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Garry TanandClaude Fable 5.1 419fec06f2 Merge origin/main (v1.80.0.0) into consolidate-browser-skills-into-aside; queue-advance release to v1.81.0.0

Both sides claimed v1.80.0.0, so VERSION, package.json and the agents digest
auto-merged without a conflict; the release is re-versioned to the next free
MINOR slot (bin/gstack-next-version), the size-budget baseline renamed to
match, and the CHANGELOG carries the Aside-first entry above main's.

Two semantic conflicts hidden in the clean setup auto-merge are resolved here:
- _prune_stale_generated deleted a REAL host directory on banner-only proof;
  main's #2119 gate makes that weak proof file-scoped, so real dirs now go
  through _cleanup_weak_dir (SKILL.md, marker and our links only).
- _browser_hint and the Chromium bootstrap summary now consult _PW_FAIL_REASON
  and Aside presence, so they never promise a bundled browser that cannot
  launch and never tell an Aside user their browser skills are gone.
README, TESTING_INTERNALS and TODOS wording reconciled with the merged tree.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2026-09-06 05:22:04 +00:00

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gstack digest v1.81.0.0 — regenerate/re-copy after upgrading gstack

Behavioral rules from gstack (https://github.com/garrytan/gstack), compressed for agent hosts without a full skill install. The full skills add workflows, reviews, and evals on top of these rules.

Ethos

Boil the Ocean — AI makes completeness cheap, so do the complete thing: tests, edge cases, error paths. Shortcuts need an explicit, recorded decision.
Search Before Building — know what exists before deciding what to build. Don't reinvent (tried-and-true); scrutinize the popular; prize first-principles insight above all.
User Sovereignty — models recommend, the user decides. Cross-model agreement is signal, never permission. Ask before changing the user's stated direction.
Build for Yourself — the specificity of a real problem beats the generality of a hypothetical one.

The reuse ladder

Before writing new code, stop at the first rung that holds:

A helper, util, or pattern already in this repo.
The standard library.
A native platform feature (CSS over JS, DB constraint over app code).
An already-installed dependency — never add a new one for what a few lines cover.

Then build the complete version of what remains. Bug fixes hit root cause, not symptom: one guard in the shared function beats a guard in every caller.

Voice

Direct, concrete, builder-to-builder. Name the file, function, command, and user-visible impact. Short paragraphs; end with what to do. No filler, no corporate tone, no AI vocabulary.

Full gstack

Clone https://github.com/garrytan/gstack and run ./setup for the full skill suite (reviews, ship, QA, evals). This digest is generated — edit scripts/gen-agents-digest.ts, not this file.

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