fix: Resolve import test failures and add git to Nix build

- Remove broken import special case that created vc.db instead of using found database
- Add git to nativeBuildInputs in default.nix for tests
- Fix path comparison bug (symlink resolution caused prefix mismatch)

cmd/bd/main.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -154,45 +153,16 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		// Initialize database path
 		if dbPath == "" {
-			cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+		// Use public API to find database (same logic as extensions)
-			localBeadsDir := ""
+		if foundDB := beads.FindDatabasePath(); foundDB != "" {
-			if err == nil {
+		 dbPath = foundDB
-				localBeadsDir = filepath.Join(cwd, ".beads")
+		} else {
-			}
+		 // No database found - error out instead of falling back to ~/.beads
-
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: no beads database found\n")
-			// Use public API to find database (same logic as extensions)
+		 fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Hint: run 'bd init' to create a database in the current directory\n")
-			if foundDB := beads.FindDatabasePath(); foundDB != "" {
+		 fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      or set BEADS_DB environment variable to specify a database\n")
-				dbPath = foundDB
+		os.Exit(1)
-
+		}
-				// Special case for import: if we found a database but there's a local .beads/
-				// directory without a database, prefer creating a local database
-				if cmd.Name() == cmdImport && localBeadsDir != "" {
-					if _, err := os.Stat(localBeadsDir); err == nil {
-						// Check if found database is NOT in the local .beads/ directory
-						if !strings.HasPrefix(dbPath, localBeadsDir+string(filepath.Separator)) {
-							// Use local .beads/vc.db instead for import
-							dbPath = filepath.Join(localBeadsDir, "vc.db")
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			} else {
-				// For import command, allow creating database if .beads/ directory exists
-				if cmd.Name() == cmdImport && localBeadsDir != "" {
-					if _, err := os.Stat(localBeadsDir); err == nil {
-						// .beads/ directory exists - set dbPath for import to create
-						dbPath = filepath.Join(localBeadsDir, "vc.db")
-					}
-				}
-
-				// If dbPath still not set, error out
-				if dbPath == "" {
-					// No database found - error out instead of falling back to ~/.beads
-					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: no beads database found\n")
-					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Hint: run 'bd init' to create a database in the current directory\n")
-					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      or set BEADS_DB environment variable to specify a database\n")
-					os.Exit(1)
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		// Set actor from flag, viper (env), or default

default.nix

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ pkgs.buildGoModule {
   # Go module dependencies hash (computed via nix build)
   vendorHash = "sha256-DJqTiLGLZNGhHXag50gHFXTVXCBdj8ytbYbPL3QAq8M=";
 
+  # Git is required for tests
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.git ];
+
   meta = with pkgs.lib; {
     description = "beads (bd) - An issue tracker designed for AI-supervised coding workflows";
     homepage = "https://github.com/steveyegge/beads";