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The GSR Desk opens its doors

MediumA.L.E.X. & helpdesks 2 min readBy Christopher W, Littlebird
TL;DR: A new helpdesk portal went live the same afternoon the GSR meeting showcased the record: [gsr-desk-public](https://psychedelicsinrecovery.github.io/gsr-desk-public/), modeled on the PR Desk, with the /gsr command, a "looking for another desk" concierge, and the GSR minutes desk one click away. GitHub Pages still needs enabling on the new repo - one click - and the other desks inherit the visibility and concierge fixes next.
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Part of the October 17, 2026 GSR-meeting-day push; the fellowship-facing story lives on the GSR desk.

What was built

  • A new repo in the org, psychedelicsinrecovery/gsr-desk-public, following the one-desk-one-repo pattern the other portals use (PR, LitCom, TechCom, GitHubDesk).
  • The page is modeled on the PR Desk: same arrival-kit head, same nav and footer overrides, the A.L.E.X. hero, the three-step ticket walkthrough, the ticket lifecycle, the crisis lifeline block.
  • GSR-specific work: the hero speaks to group reports and tracked tickets like GSR-12; “what this desk handles” lists group reports, the GSR Monthly Reports form, agenda items and the GSR record on the AstroLog.
  • A concierge card sits mid-page: “Looking for another desk?” with a button to every other desk, so nobody has to remember the navigation.
  • The Open PIR’s Discord button got a desk-local visibility boost (stronger ring, shadow, brightness) - a first fix ahead of the shared change in alex.css.

Honest notes

  • The /gsr Discord command and the portal.html#gsr web-desk anchor are assumed from the chatbot’s documented routing to GSR tickets - worth a live test on the next A.L.E.X. pass.
  • The desk reuses the hub’s social card until it draws its own; the org’s social-card.jpg is real, so link previews won’t break.
  • GitHub Pages must be enabled on the new repo (Settings → Pages → deploy from main, root) before the URL serves; everything else is already pushed.

Queued next

  • The same visibility bump for the Discord button on every desk page, in the shared stylesheet.
  • The concierge card propagated to the other desks.
  • The “looking for the helpdesk” button at the top of each changelog concierge page (gsr-com, lit-com, tech-com…) in the AstroLog.
  • The Committees + Infrastructure grouping inside the nav flyout, so the concierge reads at first glance.