Implement BEADS_DIR environment variable (bd-e16b)
Add BEADS_DIR as a replacement for BEADS_DB to point to the .beads directory instead of the database file directly. Rationale: - With --no-db mode, there's no .db file to point to - The .beads directory is the logical unit (contains config.yaml, db files, jsonl files) - More intuitive: point to the beads directory not the database file Implementation: - Add BEADS_DIR environment variable support to FindDatabasePath() - Priority order: BEADS_DIR > BEADS_DB > auto-discovery - Maintain backward compatibility with BEADS_DB (now deprecated) - Update --no-db mode to respect BEADS_DIR - Update MCP integration (config.py, bd_client.py) - Update documentation to show BEADS_DIR as preferred method Testing: - Backward compatibility: BEADS_DB still works - BEADS_DIR works with regular database mode - BEADS_DIR works with --no-db mode - Priority: BEADS_DIR takes precedence over BEADS_DB Follow-up issues for refactoring: - bd-efe8: Refactor path canonicalization into helper function - bd-c362: Extract database search logic into helper function Closes bd-e16b 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ Use when parsing programmatically or extracting specific fields.
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bd finds database in this order:
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1. `--db` flag: `bd ready --db /path/to/db.db`
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2. `$BEADS_DB` environment variable
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3. `.beads/*.db` in current directory or ancestors
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4. `~/.beads/default.db` as fallback
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2. `$BEADS_DIR` environment variable (points to .beads directory)
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3. `$BEADS_DB` environment variable (deprecated, points to database file)
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4. `.beads/*.db` in current directory or ancestors
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**Project-local** (`.beads/`): Project-specific work, git-tracked
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**Global fallback** (`~/.beads/`): Cross-project tracking, personal tasks
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**Recommended**: Use `BEADS_DIR` to point to your `.beads` directory, especially when using `--no-db` mode
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