---
name: "Install Garry Tan’s Claude Code operating stack with gstack"
slug: "install-garry-tans-claude-code-operating-stack-with-gstack"
description: "Use gstack to bootstrap an opinionated Claude Code workspace with specialist agent skills, commands, hooks, and operating workflows for product-building teams."
github_stars: 94771
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/garrytan/gstack"
author: "Garry Tan"
publisher_type: "individual"
category: "Templates & Workflows"
framework: "Claude Code"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "garrytan/gstack"
  github_stars: 94771
---

# Install Garry Tan’s Claude Code operating stack with gstack

Use gstack to bootstrap an opinionated Claude Code workspace with specialist agent skills, commands, hooks, and operating workflows for product-building teams.

## Prerequisites

Claude Code, gstack repository installer/assets, Git

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/garrytan/gstack.git ~/gstack

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- **Requirements:** [Claude Code](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code), [Git](https://git-scm.com/), [Bun](https://bun.sh/) v1.0+, [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (Windows only)
- (cd ~/.claude/skills/gstack && ./setup --team) && ~/.claude/skills/gstack/bin/gstack-team-init required && git add .claude/ CLAUDE.md && git commit -m "require gstack for AI-assisted work"

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- **gstack is my answer.** I've been building products for twenty years, and right now I'm shipping more products than I ever have. In the last 60 days: 3 production services, 40+ shipped features, part-time, while runn...
- Install gstack (30 seconds — see below)
- Run /office-hours — describe what you're building

- Source: https://github.com/garrytan/gstack
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/garrytan/gstack/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/garrytan/gstack

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/install-garry-tans-claude-code-operating-stack-with-gstack/)