diff --git a/.beads/beads.jsonl b/.beads/beads.jsonl
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 {"id":"bd-22e0bde9","content_hash":"4c03fb79e67c0948d0d887b56fcbf71ed3b987e4bfd84628d7b9b2fa047a61fa","title":"Add TestNWayCollision for 5+ clones","description":"## Overview\nAdd comprehensive tests for N-way (5+) collision resolution to verify the solution scales beyond 3 clones.\n\n## Purpose\nWhile TestThreeCloneCollision validates the basic N-way case, we need to verify:\n1. Solution scales to arbitrary N\n2. Performance is acceptable with more clones\n3. Convergence time is bounded\n4. No edge cases in larger collision groups\n\n## Implementation Tasks\n\n### 1. Create TestFiveCloneCollision\nFile: beads_twoclone_test.go (or new beads_nway_test.go)\n\n```go\nfunc TestFiveCloneCollision(t *testing.T) {\n    // Test with 5 clones creating same ID with different content\n    // Verify all 5 clones converge after sync rounds\n    \n    t.Run(\"SequentialSync\", func(t *testing.T) {\n        testNCloneCollision(t, 5, \"A\", \"B\", \"C\", \"D\", \"E\")\n    })\n    \n    t.Run(\"ReverseSync\", func(t *testing.T) {\n        testNCloneCollision(t, 5, \"E\", \"D\", \"C\", \"B\", \"A\")\n    })\n    \n    t.Run(\"RandomSync\", func(t *testing.T) {\n        testNCloneCollision(t, 5, \"C\", \"A\", \"E\", \"B\", \"D\")\n    })\n}\n```\n\n### 2. Implement generalized testNCloneCollision\nGeneralize the 3-clone test to handle arbitrary N:\n\n```go\nfunc testNCloneCollision(t *testing.T, numClones int, syncOrder ...string) {\n    t.Helper()\n    \n    if len(syncOrder) != numClones {\n        t.Fatalf(\"syncOrder length (%d) must match numClones (%d)\", \n            len(syncOrder), numClones)\n    }\n    \n    tmpDir := t.TempDir()\n    \n    // Setup remote and N clones\n    remoteDir := setupBareRepo(t, tmpDir)\n    cloneDirs := make(map[string]string)\n    \n    for i := 0; i \u003c numClones; i++ {\n        name := string(rune('A' + i))\n        cloneDirs[name] = setupClone(t, tmpDir, remoteDir, name)\n    }\n    \n    // Each clone creates issue with same ID but different content\n    for name, dir := range cloneDirs {\n        createIssue(t, dir, fmt.Sprintf(\"Issue from clone %s\", name))\n    }\n    \n    // Sync in specified order\n    for _, name := range syncOrder {\n        syncClone(t, cloneDirs[name], name)\n    }\n    \n    // Final pull for convergence\n    for name, dir := range cloneDirs {\n        finalPull(t, dir, name)\n    }\n    \n    // Verify all clones have all N issues\n    expectedTitles := make(map[string]bool)\n    for i := 0; i \u003c numClones; i++ {\n        name := string(rune('A' + i))\n        expectedTitles[fmt.Sprintf(\"Issue from clone %s\", name)] = true\n    }\n    \n    for name, dir := range cloneDirs {\n        titles := getTitles(t, dir)\n        if !compareTitleSets(titles, expectedTitles) {\n            t.Errorf(\"Clone %s missing issues: expected %v, got %v\", \n                name, expectedTitles, titles)\n        }\n    }\n    \n    t.Log(\"✓ All\", numClones, \"clones converged successfully\")\n}\n```\n\n### 3. Add performance benchmarks\nTest convergence time and memory usage:\n\n```go\nfunc BenchmarkNWayCollision(b *testing.B) {\n    for _, n := range []int{3, 5, 10, 20} {\n        b.Run(fmt.Sprintf(\"N=%d\", n), func(b *testing.B) {\n            for i := 0; i \u003c b.N; i++ {\n                // Run N-way collision and measure time\n                testNCloneCollisionBench(b, n)\n            }\n        })\n    }\n}\n```\n\n### 4. Add convergence time tests\nVerify bounded convergence:\n\n```go\nfunc TestConvergenceTime(t *testing.T) {\n    // Test that convergence happens within expected rounds\n    // For N clones, should converge in at most N-1 sync rounds\n    \n    for n := 3; n \u003c= 10; n++ {\n        t.Run(fmt.Sprintf(\"N=%d\", n), func(t *testing.T) {\n            rounds := measureConvergenceRounds(t, n)\n            maxExpected := n - 1\n            if rounds \u003e maxExpected {\n                t.Errorf(\"Convergence took %d rounds, expected ≤ %d\", \n                    rounds, maxExpected)\n            }\n        })\n    }\n}\n```\n\n### 5. Add edge case tests\nTest boundary conditions:\n- All N clones have identical content (dedup works)\n- N-1 clones have same content, 1 differs\n- All N clones have unique content\n- Mix of collisions and non-collisions\n\n## Acceptance Criteria\n- TestFiveCloneCollision passes with all sync orders\n- All 5 clones converge to identical content\n- Performance is acceptable (\u003c 5 seconds for 5 clones)\n- Convergence time is bounded (≤ N-1 rounds)\n- Edge cases handled correctly\n- Benchmarks show scalability to 10+ clones\n\n## Files to Create/Modify\n- beads_twoclone_test.go or beads_nway_test.go\n- Add helper functions for N-clone setup\n\n## Testing Strategy\n\n### Test Matrix\n| N Clones | Sync Orders | Expected Result |\n|----------|-------------|-----------------|\n| 3        | A→B→C       | Pass            |\n| 3        | C→B→A       | Pass            |\n| 5        | A→B→C→D→E   | Pass            |\n| 5        | E→D→C→B→A   | Pass            |\n| 5        | Random      | Pass            |\n| 10       | Sequential  | Pass            |\n\n### Performance Targets\n- 3 clones: \u003c 2 seconds\n- 5 clones: \u003c 5 seconds\n- 10 clones: \u003c 15 seconds\n\n## Dependencies\n- Requires bd-cbed9619.5, bd-cbed9619.4, bd-cbed9619.3, bd-cbed9619.2 to be completed\n- TestThreeCloneCollision must pass first\n\n## Success Metrics\n- All tests pass for N ∈ {3, 5, 10}\n- Convergence time scales linearly (O(N))\n- Memory usage reasonable (\u003c 100MB for 10 clones)\n- No data corruption or loss in any scenario","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-29T23:05:13.974702-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-31T12:00:43.197709-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-31T12:00:43.197709-07:00"}
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+{"id":"bd-27ea","content_hash":"8fb8658e9f4dce96f4f92a6bfd810d964893f656107a1ce13625ea7dd9dfef02","title":"Improve cmd/bd test coverage from 21% to 40% (multi-session effort)","description":"Current coverage: 21.0% of statements in cmd/bd\nTarget: 40%\nThis is a multi-session incremental effort.\n\nFocus areas:\n- Command handler tests (create, update, close, list, etc.)\n- Flag validation and error cases\n- JSON output formatting\n- Edge cases and error handling\n\nTrack progress with 'go test -cover ./cmd/bd'","status":"in_progress","priority":0,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-31T19:35:57.558346-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-31T19:36:06.629207-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-29c128e8","content_hash":"b93b210ddad4f38c993d184e2f7c897eb00cb2f9c8183224e27ff54e129bb1f7","title":"Update AGENTS.md with event-driven mode","description":"Document BEADS_DAEMON_MODE env var. Explain opt-in during Phase 1. Add troubleshooting for watcher failures.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-28T16:20:02.433145-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-30T17:12:58.223058-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-29T15:53:24.019613-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-2f388ca7","content_hash":"27498c808874010ee62da58e12434a6ae7c73f4659b2233aaf8dcd59566a907d","title":"Fix TestTwoCloneCollision timeout","description":"","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-10-28T14:11:25.219607-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-30T17:12:58.217635-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-28T16:12:26.286611-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-317ddbbf","content_hash":"81a74ccf29037e5a780b12540a4059bab98b9a790a5a043a68118fc00a083cda","title":"Add BEADS_DAEMON_MODE flag handling","description":"Add environment variable BEADS_DAEMON_MODE (values: poll, events). Default to 'poll' for Phase 1. Wire into daemon startup to select runEventLoop vs runEventDrivenLoop.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-28T16:20:02.433638-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-30T17:12:58.224373-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-28T12:31:47.819136-07:00"}