How to use this tool with existing projects?

[rutvik106]

I have some on going large projects which are in development, how can I use this tool so that it can help me do the development faster?

[aligzl]

I have some on going large projects which are in development, how can I use this tool so that it can help me do the development faster?

Type /gds:mapcodebase after it analises your project, then /gsd:newproject then tell the ai what you want to do

[rutvik106]

@aligzl can I have my workspace connected? I generally use to have a workspace in my VS Code which holds more than 6-7 repos in it from different folder locations. If I can target my whole workspace to this tool I guess it can get more context about my backend services and micro frontends.

[trek-e]

For existing projects:

1. Map your codebase first:

/gsd:map-codebase

Spawns parallel agents to analyze your stack, architecture, conventions, and concerns.

2. Initialize GSD:

/gsd:new-project

Because you ran map-codebase, GSD already knows your codebase — questions focus on what you're adding, not what exists.

3. Start building:

/gsd:discuss-phase 1
/gsd:plan-phase 1
/gsd:execute-phase 1

See the User Guide for the full workflow.

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