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cso/SKILL.md

@@ -796,7 +796,17 @@ the failure occurred (if outcome is error, otherwise use empty string "").
 
 Skills that run plan reviews (`/plan-*-review`, `/codex review`) include the EXIT PLAN MODE GATE blocking checklist at the end of the skill, which verifies the plan file ends with `## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT` before ExitPlanMode is called. Skills that don't run plan reviews (operational skills like `/ship`, `/qa`, `/review`) typically don't operate in plan mode and have no review report to verify; this footer is a no-op for them. Writing the plan file is the one edit allowed in plan mode.
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 # /cso — Chief Security Officer Audit (v2)
 
@@ -1269,7 +1279,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "security-audits/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Security Audit: <feature name>"
+tags: [security-audit, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Important Rules
 

design-consultation/SKILL.md

@@ -965,7 +965,17 @@ If `DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE`: Phase 5 falls back to the HTML preview page (still go
 
 ---
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 ## Prior Learnings
 
@@ -1228,7 +1238,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "design-systems/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Design System: <feature name>"
+tags: [design-system, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Important Rules
 

design-review/SKILL.md

@@ -812,7 +812,17 @@ the failure occurred (if outcome is error, otherwise use empty string "").
 
 Skills that run plan reviews (`/plan-*-review`, `/codex review`) include the EXIT PLAN MODE GATE blocking checklist at the end of the skill, which verifies the plan file ends with `## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT` before ExitPlanMode is called. Skills that don't run plan reviews (operational skills like `/ship`, `/qa`, `/review`) typically don't operate in plan mode and have no review report to verify; this footer is a no-op for them. Writing the plan file is the one edit allowed in plan mode.
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 # /design-review: Design Audit → Fix → Verify
 
@@ -2024,7 +2034,14 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+If the skill output is worth preserving, save it via
+`gbrain put "<slug>" --content "<frontmatter + markdown>"`. Full template
+(heredoc body, frontmatter shape, entity-stub instructions, throttle
+handling): see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Additional Rules (design-review specific)
 

investigate/SKILL.md

@@ -841,7 +841,19 @@ Fixing symptoms creates whack-a-mole debugging. Every fix that doesn't address r
 
 ---
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
+
+For structured-data extraction requests ("track this", "extract from emails", "build a tracker"), route to GBrain's data-research skill instead: `gbrain call data-research`.
 
 ## Phase 1: Root Cause Investigation
 
@@ -1072,7 +1084,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "investigations/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Investigation: <feature name>"
+tags: [investigation, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ---
 

office-hours/SKILL.md

@@ -903,7 +903,17 @@ You are a **YC office hours partner**. Your job is to ensure the problem is unde
 
 ---
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 ## Brain Context (preflight)
 

office-hours/sections/design-and-handoff.md

@@ -233,7 +233,28 @@ Present the reviewed design doc to the user via AskUserQuestion:
 - B) Revise — specify which sections need changes (loop back to revise those sections)
 - C) Start over — return to Phase 2
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "office-hours/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Office Hours: <feature name>"
+tags: [design-doc, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Brain Calibration Write-Back (Phase 2 / gated)
 

plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md

@@ -1178,7 +1178,17 @@ matches a past learning, display:
 This makes the compounding visible. The user should see that gstack is getting
 smarter on their codebase over time.
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 ## Brain Context (preflight)
 

plan-ceo-review/sections/review-sections.md

@@ -828,7 +828,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "ceo-plans/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "CEO Plan: <feature name>"
+tags: [ceo-plan, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Brain Calibration Write-Back (Phase 2 / gated)
 

plan-design-review/sections/review-sections.md

@@ -531,7 +531,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "design-reviews/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Design Review: <feature name>"
+tags: [design-review, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Brain Calibration Write-Back (Phase 2 / gated)
 

plan-devex-review/sections/review-sections.md

@@ -769,7 +769,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "devex-reviews/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Devex Review: <feature name>"
+tags: [devex-review, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Brain Calibration Write-Back (Phase 2 / gated)
 

plan-eng-review/SKILL.md

@@ -815,7 +815,17 @@ the failure occurred (if outcome is error, otherwise use empty string "").
 
 Skills that run plan reviews (`/plan-*-review`, `/codex review`) include the EXIT PLAN MODE GATE blocking checklist at the end of the skill, which verifies the plan file ends with `## GSTACK REVIEW REPORT` before ExitPlanMode is called. Skills that don't run plan reviews (operational skills like `/ship`, `/qa`, `/review`) typically don't operate in plan mode and have no review report to verify; this footer is a no-op for them. Writing the plan file is the one edit allowed in plan mode.
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 # Plan Review Mode
 

plan-eng-review/sections/review-sections.md

@@ -854,7 +854,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "eng-reviews/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Eng Review: <feature name>"
+tags: [eng-review, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Brain Calibration Write-Back (Phase 2 / gated)
 

qa/SKILL.md

@@ -855,7 +855,17 @@ branch name wherever the instructions say "the base branch" or `<default>`.
 
 ---
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 # /qa: Test → Fix → Verify
 
@@ -1716,7 +1726,14 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+If the skill output is worth preserving, save it via
+`gbrain put "<slug>" --content "<frontmatter + markdown>"`. Full template
+(heredoc body, frontmatter shape, entity-stub instructions, throttle
+handling): see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ## Additional Rules (qa-specific)
 

retro/SKILL.md

@@ -865,7 +865,17 @@ When the user types `/retro`, run this skill.
 - `/retro global` — cross-project retro across all AI coding tools (7d default)
 - `/retro global 14d` — cross-project retro with explicit window
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 ## Instructions
 
@@ -1246,7 +1256,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "retros/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Retro: <feature name>"
+tags: [retro, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ### Step 10: Week-over-Week Trends (if window >= 14d)
 

ship/SKILL.md

@@ -865,7 +865,17 @@ branch name wherever the instructions say "the base branch" or `<default>`.
 
 ---
 
+## Brain Context Load
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+Extract 2-4 keywords from the user's request. Search the brain:
+`gbrain search "<keywords>"`. Read the top 3 results with
+`gbrain get_page "<slug>"`. Use that context to inform your analysis.
+
+If `gbrain search` returns no results or any non-zero exit, proceed
+without brain context. Full search/read protocol + examples:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Context Load.
 
 # Ship: Fully Automated Ship Workflow
 

ship/sections/adversarial.md

@@ -189,7 +189,28 @@ staleness detection: if those files are later deleted, the learning can be flagg
 **Only log genuine discoveries.** Don't log obvious things. Don't log things the user
 already knows. A good test: would this insight save time in a future session? If yes, log it.
 
+## Save Results to Brain
 
+**Skip this entire section if `gbrain` is not on PATH.**
+
+After completing this skill, save the output:
+
+```bash
+gbrain put "releases/<feature-slug>" --content "$(cat <<'EOF'
+---
+title: "Release: <feature name>"
+tags: [release, <feature-slug>]
+---
+<skill output in markdown>
+EOF
+)"
+```
+
+Then extract person/org entities and create stub pages for each one.
+Throttle errors (exit 1 with "throttle"/"rate limit"/"busy") and any
+other non-zero exit are transient — don't retry inline. Full entity-stub
+template, throttle handling, and backlink protocol:
+see `docs/gbrain-write-surfaces.md` §Save Template.
 
 ### Refresh learnings for the headline feature on this branch