time-attack · time-attack · Jul 23, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,40 @@
 > completion state and remaining P0 gates. No version bump or release claim is
 > made here while that status holds.
 
+## [1.61.2.0] - 2026-07-23
+
+## **The founder-resources pitch now takes no for an answer.**
+## **Never means never.**
+
+Office-hours ends by recommending 2-3 items from a 34-item pool of Paul Graham essays and Garry Tan / YC videos, every single session. Until now your only choices were open them or skip them this once, and the reporter on issue #538 found that even memory instructions telling the agent to stop kept getting overridden on every update. This release adds a "Never show me these again" option to that offer. Pick it once and the opt-out is stored in config, where session context cannot override it: every future session skips the entire resources phase silently, no resources, no "skipped as requested" mention. The rest of the handoff is untouched.
+
+### The three numbers that matter
+
+Source: the executable parity inventory (`bun run scripts/gstack2/run-parity.ts`) and the office-hours resource pool in `skills/plan/references/sections/office-hours/design-and-handoff.md`.
+
+| Metric | Before | After |
+|---|---|---|
+| Ways to permanently decline the 34-resource pool | 0 | 1 selection |
+| Sessions that re-pitch after you decline | every one | 0 |
+| Judgment overlays / parity checks | 29 / 5,027 | 30 / 5,032 |
+
+The middle row is the fix. A stored `false` in `~/.gstack` beats a memory instruction because config survives updates and the overlay forbids the agent from re-litigating it.
+
+### What this means for builders
+
+Run `/plan` product mode as often as you want. The essays and videos show up until the day you say never, and then they stay gone. Changed your mind later? `gstack-config set founder_resources true` brings them back. That is the whole contract.
+
+### Itemized changes
+
+#### Added
+
+- **"Never show me these again"** option in the office-hours Founder Resources offer. Selecting it runs `gstack-config set founder_resources false`, confirms in one line with the re-enable command, and continues the handoff.
+- New `founder_resources` config key (default `true`, validated to `true`/`false`), shipped with the managed runtime.
+
+#### For contributors
+
+- Judgment overlay #538 (`GSTACK2_FIX_538_FOUNDER_RESOURCES_OPTOUT`, office-hours only) with executable regression fixture `evals/parity/regressions/pr-538.json`; parity inventory grows 5,027 to 5,032.
+
 ## [1.61.1.0] - 2026-07-22
 
 ## **Design docs now read like decision records.**

diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.61.1.0
+1.61.2.0
diff --git a/bin/gstack-config b/bin/gstack-config
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ const defaults = Object.freeze({
   plan_tune_hooks: "prompt",
   redact_repo_visibility: "",
   redact_prepush_hook: false,
+  // Founder resources (PG essays, YC videos) in /office-hours. "Never show
+  // me these again" sets this to false.
+  founder_resources: true,
   salience_allowlist: "",
   // Remote pair-agent (ngrok tunnel) is opt-in: OFF exposes nothing to the
   // internet. Set "on" to allow the tunnel to start.
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ function validateClosedValue(key, value) {
     [/^artifacts_sync_mode$/, ["off", "artifacts-only", "full"], "off"],
     [/^redact_repo_visibility$/, ["public", "private", "unknown"], "unknown"],
     [/^redact_prepush_hook$/, ["true", "false"], "false"],
+    [/^founder_resources$/, ["true", "false"], "true"],
     [/^plan_tune_hooks$/, ["prompt", "yes", "no"], "prompt"],
     [/^pair_agent$/, ["off", "on"], "off"],
   ];

diff --git a/docs/gstack-2/JUDGMENT-PARITY.md b/docs/gstack-2/JUDGMENT-PARITY.md
diff --git a/docs/gstack-2/JUDGMENT-PROVENANCE.json b/docs/gstack-2/JUDGMENT-PROVENANCE.json
diff --git a/docs/gstack-2/SKILL-MIGRATION.md b/docs/gstack-2/SKILL-MIGRATION.md
diff --git a/evals/parity/contracts/office-hours.json b/evals/parity/contracts/office-hours.json
diff --git a/evals/parity/manifest.json b/evals/parity/manifest.json
diff --git a/evals/parity/regressions/pr-538.json b/evals/parity/regressions/pr-538.json
diff --git a/evals/parity/runtime-helper-closure.json b/evals/parity/runtime-helper-closure.json
diff --git a/evals/parity/transcripts/deterministic/office-hours.json b/evals/parity/transcripts/deterministic/office-hours.json
diff --git a/scripts/gstack2/bug-fix-overlays.ts b/scripts/gstack2/bug-fix-overlays.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,25 @@ A question is only answerable if the user can see what it refers to. Before any
       },
     },
   },
+  {
+    pr: 538,
+    url: 'https://github.com/garrytan/gstack/issues/538',
+    title: 'Founder resources honor a persistent never-show-again opt-out',
+    targets: ['office-hours'],
+    anchor: 'GSTACK2_FIX_538_FOUNDER_RESOURCES_OPTOUT',
+    body: `### Founder-resources opt-out
+
+Before sharing any founder resources (Paul Graham essays, Garry Tan or YC videos, or similar motivational recommendations), check the persistent opt-out with \`"$GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config" get founder_resources\`. If it prints \`false\`, skip the entire resources phase silently — no resources, no mention that they were skipped — and continue with the rest of the handoff, which is unaffected. When resources are shown, the offer-to-open question must include a **"Never show me these again"** option alongside the open/skip options. Choosing it runs \`"$GSTACK_BIN/gstack-config" set founder_resources false\`, confirms in one line that resources will not be recommended again and that \`gstack-config set founder_resources true\` re-enables them, then continues. The opt-out is a durable user decision: never re-pitch the resources, never ask the user to reconsider, and never let a session's context override the stored \`false\`.`,
+    regression: {
+      input: { founder_resources_config: 'false', phase: 'founder-resources' },
+      expected: {
+        resources_shown: false,
+        skip_is_silent: true,
+        never_again_option_when_shown: true,
+        opt_out_persisted_via: 'gstack-config set founder_resources false',
+      },
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 export function overlaysForSource(source: string): BugFixOverlay[] {
@@ -663,6 +682,15 @@ export function evaluateBugFixRegression(pr: number, rawInput: unknown): Record<
         step_unit: ['hours', 'days', 'weeks', 'stage-appropriate', 'stage-appropriate'][rank],
       };
     }
+    case 538: {
+      const optedOut = String(input.founder_resources_config ?? '') === 'false';
+      return {
+        resources_shown: !optedOut,
+        skip_is_silent: optedOut,
+        never_again_option_when_shown: true,
+        opt_out_persisted_via: 'gstack-config set founder_resources false',
+      };
+    }
     default:
       throw new Error(`No executable GStack 2 regression evaluator for PR #${pr}`);
   }

diff --git a/scripts/gstack2/generate-skill-tree.ts b/scripts/gstack2/generate-skill-tree.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function assertInventory(): void {
   }
   if (legacySections().length !== 16) throw new Error(`Expected 16 section templates, found ${legacySections().length}`);
   if (SCENARIOS.length !== 25) throw new Error(`Expected 25 parity scenarios, found ${SCENARIOS.length}`);
-  if (BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length !== 29) throw new Error(`Expected 29 upstream judgment overlays, found ${BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length}`);
+  if (BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length !== 30) throw new Error(`Expected 30 upstream judgment overlays, found ${BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length}`);
 }
 
 function toc(body: string): string {

diff --git a/scripts/gstack2/run-parity.ts b/scripts/gstack2/run-parity.ts
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ const ALLOWED_DISPOSITIONS = new Set(['VERBATIM_PORT', 'MECHANICAL_PORT', 'JUDGM
 // targets) added 13 more. The design-doc concision overlay for issue #2000
 // (27 -> 28, office-hours only) added 5 more. The self-contained-questions
 // overlay for issue #879 (28 -> 29, targets '*', all 55 modules) added 113
-// more (2 per module + 3 regression checks).
-export const EXPECTED_PARITY_CHECKS = 5027;
+// more (2 per module + 3 regression checks). The founder-resources opt-out
+// overlay for issue #538 (29 -> 30, office-hours only) added 5 more.
+export const EXPECTED_PARITY_CHECKS = 5032;
 
 function sha256(value: string | Uint8Array): string {
   return createHash('sha256').update(value).digest('hex');
@@ -260,8 +261,8 @@ export function runParity(): ParityResult {
     check(JSON.stringify(json(path.join(ROOT, 'evals', 'parity', 'scenarios', `${scenario.id}.json`))) === JSON.stringify(scenario), `${scenario.id} generated fixture drift`);
   }
 
-  check(BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length === 29, `Expected 29 regression definitions; got ${BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length}`);
-  check(files(path.join(ROOT, 'evals', 'parity', 'regressions'), '.json').length === 29, 'Generated regression fixture count is not 29');
+  check(BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length === 30, `Expected 30 regression definitions; got ${BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS.length}`);
+  check(files(path.join(ROOT, 'evals', 'parity', 'regressions'), '.json').length === 30, 'Generated regression fixture count is not 30');
   for (const overlay of BUG_FIX_OVERLAYS) {
     const fixture = json(path.join(ROOT, 'evals', 'parity', 'regressions', `pr-${overlay.pr}.json`));
     check(JSON.stringify(fixture) === JSON.stringify(overlay), `PR #${overlay.pr} regression fixture drift`);

diff --git a/skills/plan/references/legacy/office-hours.md b/skills/plan/references/legacy/office-hours.md
diff --git a/test/gstack2-skills.test.ts b/test/gstack2-skills.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('GStack 2 skill parity', () => {
     const result = runParity();
     expect(result.sources).toBe(55);
     expect(result.sections).toBe(16);
-    expect(result.regressions).toBe(29);
+    expect(result.regressions).toBe(30);
   }, 30_000);
 
   test('keeps image generation host-native, optional, and provider-free', () => {