Overview
This series explains how gstack moves agent-assisted software work from vague intent to an approved plan, observable browser behavior, structural review, QA, fresh release evidence, and post-deploy checks. It then separates human consent, untrusted page content, scoped remote access, receipts, memory, tested browser procedures, and generated host skills. The organizing thesis is governable speed: durable handoffs and bounded evidence make work more inspectable and repeatable, but do not guarantee correctness, provide a complete sandbox, replace professional security testing, or remove human release authority.
Learning outcomes
- gstack’s value comes from connecting product decisions, implementation, browser observation, review, and release evidence—not from its role count.
- Durable artifacts preserve intent, failure paths, browser results, and release freshness across handoffs.
- Human consent remains necessary for consequential choices, credentials, and non-local browser mutations.
- Scoped controls and tested memory reduce risk or repetition, but do not guarantee security, correctness, or current context.
- gstack’s reported productivity gains support a design claim, not independent proof of universal causal gains.
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PlansFAQ
What is gstack?
gstack is an open-source project that structures agent-assisted software work through planning, building, observation, review, testing, shipping, and reflection.
How does gstack make AI coding more reliable?
It makes the goal explicit, carries decisions into plans, observes running behavior, and ties fixes and release claims to labelled, current evidence; it does not guarantee correctness.
Does gstack replace human judgment or security testing?
No. gstack keeps users responsible for consequential choices, credentials, and release authority, and its security guidance says AI-assisted findings do not replace professional security testing.
How does gstack handle browser state and remote agents?
gstack preserves state in its fallback browser and can pair a remote agent through a scoped tunnel, but neither is equivalent to permission or multi-user tenancy.
When is gstack worth adopting?
It is most useful when work combines product, architectural, browser, external-service, or release uncertainty; a small change may not need the full workflow.