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 {"id":"bd-e2e6","content_hash":"2f1cf4362e6a12a0e599efd7f13267a7a81a499f56e89a5e0bfe5efc67f213c0","title":"Implement postinstall script for binary download","description":"Create npm/scripts/postinstall.js that downloads platform-specific binaries:\n\n## Platform detection\n- Detect os.platform() and os.arch()\n- Map to GitHub release asset names:\n  - linux-amd64 → bd-linux-amd64\n  - linux-arm64 → bd-linux-arm64\n  - darwin-amd64 → bd-darwin-amd64\n  - darwin-arm64 → bd-darwin-arm64\n  - win32-x64 → bd-windows-amd64.exe\n\n## Download logic\n- Fetch from GitHub releases: https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/releases/latest/download/${asset}\n- Save to npm/bin/bd (or bd.exe on Windows)\n- Set executable permissions (chmod +x)\n- Handle errors gracefully with helpful messages\n\n## Error handling\n- Check for unsupported platforms\n- Retry on network failures\n- Provide manual download instructions if automated fails\n- Skip download if binary already exists (for local development)","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-11-02T23:39:56.652829-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-03T10:31:45.382215-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-03T10:31:45.382215-08:00","source_repo":".","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-e2e6","depends_on_id":"bd-febc","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-11-02T23:40:32.94671-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-e98221b3","content_hash":"4a4f6912d8de8bf0f9ae867be1a25d83c5a6991383e3aa192537747500bebc6a","title":"Update AGENTS.md and README.md with \"bd daemons\" documentation","description":"Document the new \"bd daemons\" command and all subcommands in AGENTS.md and README.md. Include examples and troubleshooting guidance.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-26T19:41:11.099254-07:00","updated_at":"2025-11-06T20:16:47.976948-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-06T19:51:57.75321-08:00","source_repo":"."}
 {"id":"bd-eb3c","content_hash":"6c7a46d58e565a27e3a7a5375bb1ad8345094bdef422dce52239ee4b7e559143","title":"UX nightmare: multiple ways daemon can fail with misleading messages","description":"","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-10-31T21:08:09.090553-07:00","updated_at":"2025-11-01T20:27:42.79962-07:00","closed_at":"2025-11-01T20:27:42.79962-07:00","source_repo":"."}
+{"id":"bd-eqjc","content_hash":"ce62bef71029a692680c7428ae7b11d31bb8cc11c85c30d18e2d43e7d3f1072f","title":"bd init creates nested .beads directories","description":"bd init sometimes creates .beads/.beads/ nested directories, which should never happen. This occurs fairly often and can cause confusion about which .beads directory is active. Need to add validation to detect if already inside a .beads directory and either error or use the parent .beads location.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-11-06T22:21:22.948727-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-06T22:22:41.04958-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-06T22:22:41.04958-08:00","source_repo":"."}
 {"id":"bd-f282","content_hash":"90043e5e39cbb062ce0ff6a323ce2d0a16465783742d06ac9da1df66d837e025","title":"Test npm package installation locally","description":"Verify npm package works before publishing:\n\n## Local testing\n- Run npm pack in npm/ directory\n- Install tarball globally: npm install -g beads-bd-0.21.5.tgz\n- Test basic commands:\n  - bd --version\n  - bd init --quiet --prefix test\n  - bd create \"Test issue\" -p 1 --json\n  - bd list --json\n  - bd sync\n\n## Test environments\n- macOS (darwin-arm64 and darwin-amd64)\n- Linux (ubuntu docker container for linux-amd64)\n- Windows (optional, if available)\n\n## Validation\n- Binary downloads during postinstall\n- All bd commands work identically to native\n- No permission issues\n- Proper error messages on failure","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-11-02T23:40:05.71835-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-03T10:31:45.382577-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-03T10:31:45.382577-08:00","source_repo":".","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-f282","depends_on_id":"bd-febc","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-11-02T23:40:32.968748-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-f9a1","content_hash":"97f9387b20f741a9f71ee43b0671b5d970bd594098db299dc871d0b3074c5384","title":"Add index usage verification test for external_ref lookups","description":"Currently we test that idx_issues_external_ref index exists, but we don't verify that it's actually being used by the query planner.\n\nProposed solution:\n- Add test using EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN\n- Verify that 'SEARCH TABLE issues USING INDEX idx_issues_external_ref' appears in plan\n- Ensures O(1) lookup performance is maintained\n\nRelated: bd-1022\nFiles: internal/storage/sqlite/external_ref_test.go:260","status":"closed","priority":3,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-11-02T15:32:09.85419-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-02T16:04:47.221064-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-02T16:04:47.221064-08:00","source_repo":"."}
 {"id":"bd-fb05","content_hash":"1d99061e4ac1564982acc5e141674adf3bb7db789d546c12deb9108435af6450","title":"Refactor sqlite.go into focused modules","description":"Split sqlite.go (2,298 lines) into focused modules: migrations.go, ids.go, issues.go, events.go, dirty.go, db.go. This will improve maintainability and reduce cognitive load.","design":"Files to create:\n- migrations.go: Migration registry + runner\n- ids.go: ID generation/validation \n- issues.go: CRUD helpers\n- events.go: Event helpers\n- dirty.go: dirty_issues helpers\n- db.go: New/open, DSN construction\n- tx.go: Transaction helper","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-11-01T11:41:14.805895-07:00","updated_at":"2025-11-01T22:30:09.833675-07:00","closed_at":"2025-11-01T22:30:09.833675-07:00","source_repo":"."}