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docs(prime): warn agents about bd edit opening interactive editor

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Add warning to bd prime output that bd edit opens $EDITOR which blocks
autonomous agents. Recommends bd update with --title/--description/etc
flags instead. Fixes #1061.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-01-17 00:24:34 -08:00
committed by Steve Yegge
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@@ -390,10 +390,12 @@ bd sync # Push to remote
- Priority: 0-4 or P0-P4 (0=critical, 2=medium, 4=backlog). NOT "high"/"medium"/"low" - Priority: 0-4 or P0-P4 (0=critical, 2=medium, 4=backlog). NOT "high"/"medium"/"low"
- ` + "`bd update <id> --status=in_progress`" + ` - Claim work - ` + "`bd update <id> --status=in_progress`" + ` - Claim work
- ` + "`bd update <id> --assignee=username`" + ` - Assign to someone - ` + "`bd update <id> --assignee=username`" + ` - Assign to someone
- ` + "`bd update <id> --title/--description/--notes/--design`" + ` - Update fields inline
- ` + "`bd close <id>`" + ` - Mark complete - ` + "`bd close <id>`" + ` - Mark complete
- ` + "`bd close <id1> <id2> ...`" + ` - Close multiple issues at once (more efficient) - ` + "`bd close <id1> <id2> ...`" + ` - Close multiple issues at once (more efficient)
- ` + "`bd close <id> --reason=\"explanation\"`" + ` - Close with reason - ` + "`bd close <id> --reason=\"explanation\"`" + ` - Close with reason
- **Tip**: When creating multiple issues/tasks/epics, use parallel subagents for efficiency - **Tip**: When creating multiple issues/tasks/epics, use parallel subagents for efficiency
- **WARNING**: Do NOT use ` + "`bd edit`" + ` - it opens $EDITOR (vim/nano) which blocks agents
### Dependencies & Blocking ### Dependencies & Blocking
- ` + "`bd dep add <issue> <depends-on>`" + ` - Add dependency (issue depends on depends-on) - ` + "`bd dep add <issue> <depends-on>`" + ` - Add dependency (issue depends on depends-on)