gsd-manager

To monitor milestone phases from a single terminal dashboard, open the manager to display a unified view of all phases with visual status indicators and health metrics. It consolidates visibility and control, eliminating context switching between separate phase workflows.

Background orchestration dispatches planning and execution work to background Task and Skill agents concurrently. This allows you to interactively discuss or inspect one phase while other phases run their agents in the background without leaving the manager.

Yes, you need ROADMAP.md and STATE.md files to coordinate multi-phase project workflows. The manager requires access to these files and permission to read phase directories to determine live status, resolve dependencies, and recommend next actions.

Yes, you can dispatch planning and execution agents concurrently while reviewing another phase. The manager routes work to appropriate GSD commands and background agents, allowing you to interactively inspect a UI phase while backend planning runs simultaneously.

The best way to get recommended next actions for multi-phase project milestones is to open the manager, which analyzes your live status and dependencies from phase directories to recommend optimal next steps and route work to the appropriate GSD commands automatically.

You should not use a single-terminal command center for project milestones if your workflow lacks multi-phase structures or ROADMAP.md and STATE.md files. It is designed specifically for multi-phase project workflows requiring phase visibility and concurrent agent orchestration.