GSD for Cursor IDE

Get Shit Done — A meta-prompting, context engineering, and spec-driven development system adapted for Cursor IDE.

Overview

This is the Cursor IDE adaptation of the Get Shit Done (GSD) system, originally built for Claude Code. GSD provides a structured workflow for solo developers using AI tools to build software reliably.

What GSD Provides

• 27 slash commands for project lifecycle management
• 11 specialized agents for different tasks (planning, execution, verification, research)
• Workflow documents with detailed process logic
• Templates for generated artifacts
• Reference documents for deep guidance

Screenshots

Prerequisites

• Cursor IDE version 2.4 or later

Quick Start

Installation

# Windows (PowerShell)
.\scripts\install.ps1

# macOS/Linux
./scripts/install.sh

Basic Workflow

/gsd/map-codebase     # Map existing codebase ? when needed
/gsd/new-project      # Initialize project with questioning → research → requirements → roadmap
/gsd/discuss-phase 1  # Capture implementation decisions
/gsd/plan-phase 1     # Create executable plans
/gsd/execute-phase 1  # Execute plans with atomic commits
/gsd/verify-work 1    # User acceptance testing

Documentation

Document	Description
GSD-CURSOR-ADAPTATION.md	Complete technical adaptation guide
MIGRATION.md	How to update from GSD master
CHANGELOG.md	Version history

Directory Structure

gsd-for-cursor/
├── README.md                    # This file
├── MIGRATION.md                 # Migration guide for updates
├── CHANGELOG.md                 # Version history
├── docs/
│   └── GSD-CURSOR-ADAPTATION.md # Complete adaptation reference
├── scripts/
│   ├── install.ps1              # Windows installer
│   ├── install.sh               # macOS/Linux installer
│   ├── migrate.ps1              # Windows migration script
│   └── migrate.sh               # macOS/Linux migration script
└── src/
    ├── commands/                # Adapted slash commands
    ├── agents/                  # Adapted agent definitions
    ├── workflows/               # Workflow documents
    ├── templates/               # Output templates
    ├── references/              # Deep guidance documents
    └── hooks/                   # Session hooks

Key Differences from Claude Code GSD

Aspect	Claude Code	Cursor
Command prefix	/gsd:command	/gsd/command
Config directory	~/.claude/	~/.cursor/
Tool names	PascalCase (Read)	snake_case (read)
Tools frontmatter	allowed-tools: [Read, Write]	tools: { read: true, write: true }
Colors	Names (yellow)	Hex (#FFFF00)

Migration from GSD Master

To update this adaptation when the upstream GSD repository is updated:

# Windows
.\scripts\migrate.ps1 -SourcePath "path/to/gsd-master"

# macOS/Linux
./scripts/migrate.sh --source "path/to/gsd-master"

See MIGRATION.md for detailed instructions.

Contributing

1. Fork this repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Credits

• Original GSD system: glittercowboy/get-shit-done
• Cursor migration adaptation created by Royi Mindel