gstack-distilled plugin
Strategy and decision-making frameworks distilled from Garry Tan's gstack — seven focused skills for what to build, how to scope, when to ship, how to review, and more.
How to install the gstack-distilled plugin
Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.
/plugin marketplace add 0xabrar/gstack-distilled
/plugin install gstack-distilled@gstack-distilledWhat's inside gstack-distilled
7 parts read from the plugin's own files.
Skills 7
Claude loads it when the task matches- agent-management
Working with AI coding agents — User Sovereignty, agreement-as-signal, Karpathy/Willison framing, per-model overlays, and the rule to measure your prompt nudges.
- estimate-and-scope
Estimate work and scope decisions in the AI-coding era. Boil the Lake, AI compression ratios, three-layer search before building.
- learning-loop
Compound knowledge across sessions. Plan-tune dual-track psychographic profile (declared vs behavior), retro philosophy that demotes LOC, the keep-or-toss test for learnings.
- review-and-debug
Code review, debugging, and incident discipline. Confidence calibration, root-cause iron law, alert-on-changes rule, the pre-existing blame protocol.
- ship-discipline
When to ship vs not ship. The single ship gate, six auto-decision principles for plan reviews, and the Confusion Protocol for when to stop and ask.
- ux-bar
UX quality bar — Krug's three laws of usability, the eight DevEx first principles, time-to-hello-world tiers, the Goodwill Reservoir, the Pit of Success.
- what-to-build
Decide what to build using YC's six forcing questions and the four CEO scope modes. Use before any new feature, product bet, or GTM angle.
Using gstack-distilled in Claude Code
Skills need no command. Claude reads them when your request matches what they describe.
Update, turn off or remove
- Update the plugin (shell)
- claude plugin update gstack-distilled@gstack-distilled
- Refresh the marketplace
- /plugin marketplace update gstack-distilled
- Turn it off for now
- /plugin disable gstack-distilled@gstack-distilled
- Remove it
- /plugin uninstall gstack-distilled@gstack-distilled
Skills in gstack-distilled
- agent-management0xabrar/gstack-distilled
Working with AI coding agents — User Sovereignty, agreement-as-signal, Karpathy/Willison framing, per-model overlays, and the rule to measure your prompt nudges.
14stars - estimate-and-scope0xabrar/gstack-distilled
Estimate work and scope decisions in the AI-coding era. Boil the Lake, AI compression ratios, three-layer search before building.
14stars - learning-loop0xabrar/gstack-distilled
Compound knowledge across sessions. Plan-tune dual-track psychographic profile (declared vs behavior), retro philosophy that demotes LOC, the keep-or-toss test for learnings.
14stars - review-and-debug0xabrar/gstack-distilled
Code review, debugging, and incident discipline. Confidence calibration, root-cause iron law, alert-on-changes rule, the pre-existing blame protocol.
14stars - ship-discipline0xabrar/gstack-distilled
When to ship vs not ship. The single ship gate, six auto-decision principles for plan reviews, and the Confusion Protocol for when to stop and ask.
14stars - ux-bar0xabrar/gstack-distilled
UX quality bar — Krug's three laws of usability, the eight DevEx first principles, time-to-hello-world tiers, the Goodwill Reservoir, the Pit of Success.
14stars - what-to-build0xabrar/gstack-distilled
Decide what to build using YC's six forcing questions and the four CEO scope modes. Use before any new feature, product bet, or GTM angle.
14stars
gstack-distilled plugin questions
How do I install the gstack-distilled plugin?
In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add 0xabrar/gstack-distilled, then /plugin install gstack-distilled@gstack-distilled.
What does the gstack-distilled plugin include?
gstack-distilled bundles 7 skills.
How do I update or remove the gstack-distilled plugin?
Update it with claude plugin update gstack-distilled@gstack-distilled in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall gstack-distilled@gstack-distilled.
What license is the gstack-distilled plugin under?
MIT, as stated in the plugin's manifest.