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gstack — Garry Tan's Claude Code setup

The YC CEO's personal engineering-team-in-a-box for Claude Code. 23 tools, 6 roles, one install command, completely free.

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$0cost, MIT license

What it actually is

Garry Tan — President & CEO of Y Combinator — open sourced the exact Claude Code configuration he uses to run his own engineering work. It's built entirely on Claude Code's native slash commands, so there's nothing extra to run — just markdown files that slot into your existing setup.

Install it

Requirements

Claude Code installed + an active Anthropic API account

Then

Clone the repo from github.com/garrytan/gstack, then copy the command files into your project's .claude/commands/ folder.

Always verify the exact steps on the repo's README before installing — Garry ships updates frequently, so setup details can shift.

The 6 roles inside gstack

CEO
Product rethink

Pressure-tests your idea before you build the wrong thing.

Designer
Catches AI slop

Flags the generic, low-effort output Claude can produce if left unchecked.

Eng Manager
Locks architecture

Keeps your codebase's structure consistent as it grows.

QA
Real browser testing

Opens an actual browser and clicks through your app before anything ships.

Release Mgr
Ships it

Handles the actual deploy once everything's reviewed and tested.

Doc Engineer
Documents everything

Writes and maintains docs as the codebase changes, so nothing goes stale.