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90,394TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

gstack gives Claude Code 23 role-based slash commands, CEO, engineering manager, security officer, release engineer, and more, so AI behaves like a structured virtual team instead of a generic chatbot.

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    What it does
      Role-based slash commands
      Virtual engineering team
      Structured AI output
    Agent Roles
      CEO
      Engineering manager
      Security officer
      Release engineer
    Use Cases
      Code review
      Security audits
      Product decisions
      Release automation
    Setup
      Git clone
      Setup script
      Team mode
    Audience
      Solo founders
      Tech leads
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Have a CEO agent challenge your product decisions before you build a feature, so you ship the right thing.

USE CASE 2

Run a security officer audit on every pull request without writing a security review prompt from scratch.

USE CASE 3

Use a release engineer slash command to automate creating pull requests and changelogs.

USE CASE 4

Bootstrap a new repo in team mode so all collaborators get the same AI agent roles installed automatically.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptMarkdownShell

How does it compare?

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Stars90,39489,85988,113
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity1/53/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Requires Claude Code to be installed, setup is a single git clone followed by running the setup script.

MIT licence, use freely for any purpose, including commercial, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

gstack is a collection of opinionated tools designed for use with Claude Code, the AI coding assistant. It treats Claude Code like a virtual engineering team rather than a single chatbot. Instead of writing one prompt and hoping for good output, you invoke specialized roles through slash commands: a CEO who challenges product decisions, an engineering manager who locks down architecture, a designer who catches AI sloppy output, a code reviewer, a quality assurance lead, a security officer who runs audits, and a release engineer who ships pull requests. The package includes 23 such role-based tools plus 8 power tools, all written as Markdown slash commands. The idea is that a single builder using AI agents can move faster than a traditional team, but only if the AI has structure. Without prompts that put it in a specific role with clear standards, AI tends to produce mediocre work. gstack provides that structure as a free, MIT-licensed system you install once and reuse across projects. You would use this if you are a founder or technical CEO who still wants to ship code, a first-time Claude Code user looking for structured starting points instead of a blank prompt, or a tech lead who wants rigorous review and release automation on every change. Setup is a single git clone and a setup script, with a team mode that bootstraps a repo so collaborators get the same tools automatically. The package supports several other AI coding agents besides Claude Code through a host detection system.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I've installed gstack into Claude Code. Invoke the engineering manager to lock down the architecture for my new SaaS project and list the constraints I must follow.
Prompt 2
Using the gstack code reviewer role, review my latest pull request and flag any issues that would fail a senior engineer's bar.
Prompt 3
Run the gstack security officer audit on my Express API and give me a prioritised list of vulnerabilities to fix.
Prompt 4
I'm a solo founder using gstack. Which agents should I activate first when starting a new feature, and in what order?

Frequently asked questions

What is gstack?

gstack gives Claude Code 23 role-based slash commands, CEO, engineering manager, security officer, release engineer, and more, so AI behaves like a structured virtual team instead of a generic chatbot.

What language is gstack written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Markdown, Shell.

What license does gstack use?

MIT licence, use freely for any purpose, including commercial, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is gstack to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is gstack for?

Mainly developer.

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