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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)
npx skills add https://github.com/garrytan/gstack --skill freeze

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Installs208
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Last updatedJuly 15, 2026
Repositorygarrytan/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

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

<!-- AUTO-GENERATED from SKILL.md.tmpl — do not edit directly --> <!-- Regenerate: bun run gen:skill-docs -->

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 || 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:

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 /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

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