Quick custom slice checkouts

Check out a custom slice in seconds.

Create a focused slice, pull only the missing blocks, and materialize the tree immediately. Plain checkout now covers local status, diff, restore, sync, and publish on its own. There is no separate local git mode to manage. When the task is smaller than a local checkout, edit the same versioned files directly with gs fs.

Custom slices: Create a focused work surface instead of dragging an entire checkout into every task.
Quick checkout: Plain checkout skips git by default and downloads only the blocks your machine is missing.
Cloud edit: Use `gs fs` for direct remote edits when a full local tree would be slower than the fix.

Quick checkout

Focused local work without the full-download penalty

gs slice create ui-refresh apps/web
mkdir ui-refresh && cd ui-refresh
gs slice checkout <slice-id-or-slug>

Cloud edit

Skip the checkout for tiny changes

Use the same versioned filesystem directly when the fix is faster than opening a worktree.

gs fs write /$USER/app/NOTICE.txt --text "hotfix shipped remotely"
gs fs snapshot -m "patch notice"

Custom slice loop

Make local work the main path when the task deserves a real checkout.

The product pitch is simple: carve out the exact slice you want, check it out fast, and merge back through changesets. Cloud edit is still there, but it is the lightweight side path instead of the whole story.

Create the slice you actually want

Branch from a folder, repo surface, or focused task boundary instead of cloning everything by default.

Check it out fast

Checkout stays cheap because the client reuses cached objects and only downloads missing blocks.

Merge with changesets

Do the local work in your editor, then publish back through the same explicit review and merge path.

Full path

From custom slice creation to no-git publish

gs slice create ui-refresh apps/web
mkdir ui-refresh && cd ui-refresh
gs slice checkout <slice-id-or-slug>
$EDITOR src/routes/settings.tsx
gs slice diff
gs slice publish --message "refresh settings page" --files src/routes/settings.tsx

Fast no-git checkout by default
Custom slice per feature or folder
No local git mode to manage

Cloud edit when local is overkill

Still versioned. Still slice-backed. Just lighter weight.

Not every change needs a worktree. For direct file edits, snapshots, and quick reads, gs fskeeps you in the same slice model without the checkout step.

Same home slice and commit history
Remote reads, writes, snapshots, and diffs
Good for hotfixes, notes, and tiny edits

Remote path

Use the cloud filesystem directly

gs fs mkdir /$USER/notes
gs fs write /$USER/notes/todo.md --text "ship the patch"
gs fs cat /$USER/notes/todo.md
gs fs snapshot -m "notes update"

Start with the right surface.