
Freeze
- 208 installs
- 126k repo stars
- Updated July 15, 2026
- garrytan/gstack
Freeze the current gstack deployment or dependency state before release so reviewers ship a known, immutable snapshot instead of a moving target.
About
The freeze skill from garrytan/gstack captures and locks the current stack state—dependencies, configuration, or deployment snapshot—so teams can review and ship a fixed build. It prevents silent changes from invalidating QA results and gives release reviewers a dependable baseline to approve.
- Pins stack state before release
- Creates immutable deploy snapshot
- Reduces last-minute dependency drift
- Supports review and sign-off workflows
- Pairs with gstack release discipline
Freeze by the numbers
- 208 all-time installs (skills.sh)
- Ranked #77 of 248 Release Management skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
- Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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| Installs | 208 |
|---|---|
| repo stars | ★ 126k |
| Last updated | July 15, 2026 |
| Repository | garrytan/gstack ↗ |
What it does
Freeze the current gstack deployment or dependency state before release so reviewers ship a known, immutable snapshot instead of a moving target.
Files
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When to invoke this skill
Blocks Edit and Write outside the allowed path. Use when debugging to prevent accidentally "fixing" unrelated code, or when you want to scope changes to one module. Use when asked to "freeze", "restrict edits", "only edit this folder", or "lock down edits".
/freeze — Restrict Edits to a Directory
Lock file edits to a specific directory. Any Edit or Write operation targeting a file outside the allowed path will be blocked (not just warned).
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
echo '{"skill":"freeze","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || trueSetup
Ask the user which directory to restrict edits to. Use AskUserQuestion:
- Question: "Which directory should I restrict edits to? Files outside this path will be blocked from editing."
- Text input (not multiple choice) — the user types a path.
Once the user provides a directory path:
1. Resolve it to an absolute path:
FREEZE_DIR=$(cd "<user-provided-path>" 2>/dev/null && pwd)
echo "$FREEZE_DIR"2. Ensure trailing slash and save to the freeze state file:
FREEZE_DIR="${FREEZE_DIR%/}/"
eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-paths)"
STATE_DIR="$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT"
mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR"
echo "$FREEZE_DIR" > "$STATE_DIR/freeze-dir.txt"
echo "Freeze boundary set: $FREEZE_DIR"Tell the user: "Edits are now restricted to <path>/. Any Edit or Write outside this directory will be blocked. To change the boundary, run /freeze again. To remove it, run /unfreeze or end the session."
How it works
The hook reads file_path from the Edit/Write tool input JSON, then checks whether the path starts with the freeze directory. If not, it returns permissionDecision: "deny" to block the operation.
The freeze boundary persists for the session via the state file. The hook script reads it on every Edit/Write invocation.
Notes
- The trailing
/on the freeze directory prevents/srcfrom matching/src-old - Freeze applies to Edit and Write tools only — Read, Bash, Glob, Grep are unaffected
- This prevents accidental edits, not a security boundary — Bash commands like
sedcan still modify files outside the boundary - To deactivate, run
/unfreezeor end the conversation
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# check-freeze.sh — PreToolUse hook for /freeze skill
# Reads JSON from stdin, checks if file_path is within the freeze boundary.
# Returns {"permissionDecision":"deny","message":"..."} to block, or {} to allow.
set -euo pipefail
# Read stdin
INPUT=$(cat)
# Locate the freeze directory state file
STATE_DIR="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA:-$HOME/.gstack}"
FREEZE_FILE="$STATE_DIR/freeze-dir.txt"
# If no freeze file exists, allow everything (not yet configured)
if [ ! -f "$FREEZE_FILE" ]; then
echo '{}'
exit 0
fi
FREEZE_DIR=$(tr -d '[:space:]' < "$FREEZE_FILE")
# If freeze dir is empty, allow
if [ -z "$FREEZE_DIR" ]; then
echo '{}'
exit 0
fi
# Extract file_path from tool_input JSON
# Try grep/sed first, fall back to Python for escaped quotes
FILE_PATH=$(printf '%s' "$INPUT" | grep -o '"file_path"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"[^"]*"' | head -1 | sed 's/.*:[[:space:]]*"//;s/"$//' || true)
# Python fallback if grep returned empty
if [ -z "$FILE_PATH" ]; then
FILE_PATH=$(printf '%s' "$INPUT" | python3 -c 'import sys,json; print(json.loads(sys.stdin.read()).get("tool_input",{}).get("file_path",""))' 2>/dev/null || true)
fi
# If we couldn't extract a file path, allow (don't block on parse failure)
if [ -z "$FILE_PATH" ]; then
echo '{}'
exit 0
fi
# Resolve file_path to absolute if it isn't already
case "$FILE_PATH" in
/*) ;; # already absolute
*)
FILE_PATH="$(pwd)/$FILE_PATH"
;;
esac
# Normalize: remove double slashes and trailing slash
FILE_PATH=$(printf '%s' "$FILE_PATH" | sed 's|/\+|/|g;s|/$||')
# Resolve symlinks and .. sequences (POSIX-portable, works on macOS)
_resolve_path() {
local _dir _base
_dir="$(dirname "$1")"
_base="$(basename "$1")"
_dir="$(cd "$_dir" 2>/dev/null && pwd -P || printf '%s' "$_dir")"
printf '%s/%s' "$_dir" "$_base"
}
FILE_PATH=$(_resolve_path "$FILE_PATH")
FREEZE_DIR=$(_resolve_path "$FREEZE_DIR")
# Check: does the file path start with the freeze directory?
case "$FILE_PATH" in
"${FREEZE_DIR}/"*|"${FREEZE_DIR}")
# Inside freeze boundary — allow
echo '{}'
;;
*)
# Outside freeze boundary — deny
# Log hook fire event
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics 2>/dev/null || true
echo '{"event":"hook_fire","skill":"freeze","pattern":"boundary_deny","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
printf '{"permissionDecision":"deny","message":"[freeze] Blocked: %s is outside the freeze boundary (%s). Only edits within the frozen directory are allowed."}\n' "$FILE_PATH" "$FREEZE_DIR"
;;
esac
---
name: freeze
version: 0.1.0
description: |
Restrict file edits to a specific directory for the session. Blocks Edit and
Write outside the allowed path. Use when debugging to prevent accidentally
"fixing" unrelated code, or when you want to scope changes to one module.
Use when asked to "freeze", "restrict edits", "only edit this folder",
or "lock down edits". (gstack)
triggers:
- freeze edits to directory
- lock editing scope
- restrict file changes
allowed-tools:
- Bash
- Read
- AskUserQuestion
hooks:
PreToolUse:
- matcher: "Edit"
hooks:
- type: command
command: "bash $HOME/.claude/skills/gstack/freeze/bin/check-freeze.sh"
statusMessage: "Checking freeze boundary..."
- matcher: "Write"
hooks:
- type: command
command: "bash $HOME/.claude/skills/gstack/freeze/bin/check-freeze.sh"
statusMessage: "Checking freeze boundary..."
sensitive: true
---
# /freeze — Restrict Edits to a Directory
Lock file edits to a specific directory. Any Edit or Write operation targeting
a file outside the allowed path will be **blocked** (not just warned).
```bash
mkdir -p ~/.gstack/analytics
echo '{"skill":"freeze","ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","repo":"'$(basename "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")'"}' >> ~/.gstack/analytics/skill-usage.jsonl 2>/dev/null || true
```
## Setup
Ask the user which directory to restrict edits to. Use AskUserQuestion:
- Question: "Which directory should I restrict edits to? Files outside this path will be blocked from editing."
- Text input (not multiple choice) — the user types a path.
Once the user provides a directory path:
1. Resolve it to an absolute path:
```bash
FREEZE_DIR=$(cd "<user-provided-path>" 2>/dev/null && pwd)
echo "$FREEZE_DIR"
```
2. Ensure trailing slash and save to the freeze state file:
```bash
FREEZE_DIR="${FREEZE_DIR%/}/"
eval "$(~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-paths)"
STATE_DIR="$GSTACK_STATE_ROOT"
mkdir -p "$STATE_DIR"
echo "$FREEZE_DIR" > "$STATE_DIR/freeze-dir.txt"
echo "Freeze boundary set: $FREEZE_DIR"
```
Tell the user: "Edits are now restricted to `<path>/`. Any Edit or Write
outside this directory will be blocked. To change the boundary, run `/freeze`
again. To remove it, run `/unfreeze` or end the session."
## How it works
The hook reads `file_path` from the Edit/Write tool input JSON, then checks
whether the path starts with the freeze directory. If not, it returns
`permissionDecision: "deny"` to block the operation.
The freeze boundary persists for the session via the state file. The hook
script reads it on every Edit/Write invocation.
## Notes
- The trailing `/` on the freeze directory prevents `/src` from matching `/src-old`
- Freeze applies to Edit and Write tools only — Read, Bash, Glob, Grep are unaffected
- This prevents accidental edits, not a security boundary — Bash commands like `sed` can still modify files outside the boundary
- To deactivate, run `/unfreeze` or end the conversation