diff --git a/.beads/beads.jsonl b/.beads/beads.jsonl
index 1362f1f2..57c0c8bf 100644
--- a/.beads/beads.jsonl
+++ b/.beads/beads.jsonl
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-200","title":"Improve database naming and version management robustness","description":"Make beads architecture more robust to prevent issues like accidental vc.db usage after version upgrades.\n\nKey improvements:\n\n1. **Canonical database name enforcement**\n   - Always use beads.db, never auto-detect from multiple .db files\n   - bd init migrates/renames any old databases (vc.db → beads.db, bd.db → beads.db)\n   - Daemon refuses to start if multiple .db files exist (ambiguity error)\n\n2. **Database schema versioning**\n   - Store beads version in SQLite (PRAGMA user_version or metadata table)\n   - Daemon checks on startup: validate schema version matches\n   - Auto-migrate or fail with clear instructions on version mismatch\n\n3. **Config file with database path**\n   - .beads/config.json specifies {\"database\": \"beads.db\", \"version\": \"0.17.5\"}\n   - Daemon and clients read config first (single source of truth)\n   - No ambiguity about which file is active\n\n4. **Stricter daemon lock validation**\n   - daemon.lock includes database path and beads version (JSON)\n   - Client validates: lock says beads.db but I expect bd.db → hard error\n   - Already partially implemented, make it stricter\n\n5. **Migration tooling**\n   - bd init --migrate or auto-run on first command after upgrade\n   - Detects old databases, prompts to migrate/clean up\n   - Could be part of daemon auto-start logic\n\n**IMPORTANT**: Allow issues.jsonl to be renamed (users cycle through new names to avoid polluted git history). Only enforce database naming, not JSONL naming.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-10-27T18:34:51.546639-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-27T18:34:51.546639-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-26T19:04:07.843634-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-201","title":"Add \"bd daemons\" command for multi-daemon management","description":"Add a new \"bd daemons\" command with subcommands to manage daemon processes across all beads repositories/worktrees. Should show all running daemons with metadata (version, workspace, uptime, last sync), allow stopping/restarting individual daemons, auto-clean stale processes, view logs, and show exclusive lock status.","design":"Subcommands:\n- list: Show all running daemons with metadata (workspace, PID, version, socket path, uptime, last activity, exclusive lock status)\n- stop \u003cpath|pid\u003e: Gracefully stop a specific daemon\n- restart \u003cpath|pid\u003e: Stop and restart daemon\n- killall: Emergency stop all daemons\n- health: Verify each daemon responds to ping\n- logs \u003cpath\u003e: View daemon logs\n\nFeatures:\n- Auto-clean stale sockets/dead processes\n- Discovery: Scan for .beads/bd.sock files + running processes\n- Communication: Use existing socket protocol, add GET /status endpoint for metadata","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"epic","created_at":"2025-10-27T18:34:51.546979-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-27T18:34:51.546979-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-26T19:26:29.045738-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-202","title":"Add optional post-merge git hook example for bd sync","description":"Create example git hook that auto-runs bd sync after git pull/merge.\n\nAdd to examples/git-hooks/:\n- post-merge hook that checks if .beads/issues.jsonl changed\n- If changed: run `bd sync` automatically\n- Make it optional/documented (not auto-installed)\n\nBenefits:\n- Zero-friction sync after git pull\n- Complements auto-detection as belt-and-suspenders\n\nNote: post-merge hook already exists for pre-commit/post-merge. Extend it to support sync.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-27T18:43:48.058293-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-27T18:43:48.058293-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-27T18:25:19.888407-07:00"}
+{"id":"bd-203","title":"Update LINTING.md with current baseline","description":"After cleanup, document the remaining acceptable baseline in LINTING.md so we can track regression.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-27T18:48:50.356491-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-27T18:48:50.356491-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-27T18:37:08.880971-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-21","title":"Fix bd sync prefix mismatch error message suggesting non-existent flag","description":"GH #103: bd sync suggests using --rename-on-import flag that doesn't exist. Need to either implement the flag or fix the error message to suggest the correct workflow.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-10-22T17:54:24.473508-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.481941-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-22T17:57:46.973029-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-22","title":"Fix MCP close tool method signature error","description":"GH #107: MCP close() tool fails with \"BdDaemonClient.close() takes 1 positional argument but 2 were given\". Need to fix method signature in beads-mcp server.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-10-22T19:17:05.429429-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.482758-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-22T19:19:54.601153-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-23","title":"Update Claude Code marketplace plugin","description":"Update the beads plugin in the Claude Code marketplace to the latest version. This may help resolve some of the open GitHub issues related to marketplace installation and compatibility (#54, #112).\n\nShould include:\n- Latest beads version\n- Updated documentation\n- Any new features or bug fixes","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-22T22:29:11.293161-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.483625-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-23T22:27:37.671065-07:00"}
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@
 {"id":"bd-42","title":"Refactor high complexity functions (gocyclo)","description":"11 functions exceed cyclomatic complexity threshold (\u003e30): runDaemonLoop (42), importIssuesCore (71), TestLabelCommands (67), issueDataChanged (39), etc.","design":"Break down complex functions into smaller, testable units. Extract validation, error handling, and business logic into separate functions.","notes":"Refactored issueDataChanged from complexity 39 → 11 by extracting into fieldComparator struct with methods for each comparison type.\n\nRefactored runDaemonLoop from complexity 42 → 7 by extracting:\n- setupDaemonLogger: Logger initialization logic\n- setupDaemonLock: Lock and PID file management\n- startRPCServer: RPC server startup with error handling\n- runGlobalDaemon: Global daemon mode handling\n- createSyncFunc: Sync cycle logic (export, commit, pull, import, push)\n- runEventLoop: Signal handling and main event loop\n\nCode review fixes:\n- Fixed sync overlap: Changed initial sync from `go doSync()` to synchronous `doSync()` to prevent race with ticker\n- Fixed resource cleanup: Replaced `os.Exit(1)` with `return` after acquiring locks to ensure defers run and clean up PID files/locks\n- Added signal.Stop(sigChan) in runEventLoop and runGlobalDaemon to prevent lingering notifications\n- Added server.Stop() in serverErrChan case for consistent cleanup\n\nRefactored TestLabelCommands from complexity 67 → \u003c10 by extracting labelTestHelper with methods:\n- createIssue: Issue creation helper\n- addLabel/addLabels: Label addition helpers\n- removeLabel: Label removal helper\n- getLabels: Label retrieval helper\n- assertLabelCount/assertHasLabel/assertHasLabels/assertNotHasLabel: Assertion helpers\n- assertLabelEvent: Event verification helper\n\nRefactored TestReopenCommand from complexity 37 → \u003c10 by extracting reopenTestHelper with methods:\n- createIssue: Issue creation helper\n- closeIssue/reopenIssue: State transition helpers\n- getIssue: Issue retrieval helper\n- addComment: Comment addition helper\n- assertStatus/assertClosedAtSet/assertClosedAtNil: Status assertion helpers\n- assertCommentEvent: Event verification helper\n\nRefactored tryAutoStartDaemon from complexity 34 → \u003c10 by extracting:\n- debugLog: Centralized debug logging helper\n- isDaemonHealthy: Fast-path health check\n- acquireStartLock: Lock acquisition with wait/retry logic\n- handleStaleLock: Stale lock detection and retry\n- handleExistingSocket: Socket cleanup and validation\n- determineSocketMode: Global vs local daemon logic\n- startDaemonProcess: Process spawning and readiness wait\n- setupDaemonIO: I/O redirection setup\n\nRefactored DeleteIssues from complexity 37 → \u003c10 by extracting:\n- buildIDSet: ID deduplication\n- resolveDeleteSet: Cascade/force/validation mode routing\n- expandWithDependents: Recursive dependent collection\n- validateNoDependents: Dependency validation\n- checkSingleIssueValidation: Per-issue dependent check\n- trackOrphanedIssues: Force-mode orphan tracking\n- collectOrphansForID: Per-issue orphan collection\n- buildSQLInClause: SQL placeholder generation\n- populateDeleteStats: Dry-run statistics collection\n- executeDelete: Actual deletion execution\n\nCode review fix (via oracle):\n- Added rows.Err() check in checkSingleIssueValidation to catch iterator errors\n\nRefactored TestLibraryIntegration from complexity 32 → \u003c10 by extracting integrationTestHelper with methods:\n- createIssue/createFullIssue: Issue creation helpers\n- updateIssue/closeIssue: Issue modification helpers\n- addDependency/addLabel/addComment: Relationship helpers\n- getIssue/getDependencies/getLabels/getComments: Retrieval helpers\n- assertID/assertEqual/assertNotNil/assertCount: Assertion helpers\n\nRefactored TestExportImport from complexity 31 → \u003c10 by extracting exportImportHelper with methods:\n- createIssue/createFullIssue: Issue creation helpers\n- searchIssues/getIssue/updateIssue: Storage operations\n- encodeJSONL/validateJSONLines: JSONL encoding and validation\n- assertCount/assertEqual/assertSorted: Assertion helpers\n\nRefactored TestListCommand from complexity 31 → \u003c10 by extracting listTestHelper with methods:\n- createTestIssues: Batch test data creation\n- addLabel: Label addition\n- search: Issue search with filters\n- assertCount/assertEqual/assertAtMost: Assertion helpers\n\nRefactored TestGetEpicsEligibleForClosure from complexity 32 → \u003c10 by extracting epicTestHelper with methods:\n- createEpic/createTask: Issue creation\n- addParentChildDependency/closeIssue: Issue relationships\n- getEligibleEpics/findEpic: Epic status queries\n- assertEpicStats/assertEpicFound/assertEpicNotFound: Epic-specific assertions\n\nRefactored TestCreateIssues from complexity 35 → \u003c10 by extracting createIssuesTestHelper with methods:\n- newIssue: Issue construction helper\n- createIssues: Batch issue creation\n- assertNoError/assertError: Error assertions\n- assertCount/assertIDSet/assertTimestampSet: Field assertions\n- assertUniqueIDs/assertEqual/assertNotNil: Validation helpers\n- assertNoAutoGenID: Error-case validation\n\nAll tests pass after refactoring. ✅\n\n**importIssuesCore was already refactored** (complexity 71 → ~10) using phase-based extraction:\n- getOrCreateStore, handlePrefixMismatch, handleCollisions\n- upsertIssues, importDependencies, importLabels, importComments\n\n**Status:** All 11 high-complexity functions have been refactored to \u003c10 complexity.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-24T01:01:36.989066-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.491926-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-25T13:16:42.865768-07:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-42","depends_on_id":"bd-40","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.323992-07:00","created_by":"renumber"}]}
 {"id":"bd-43","title":"Fix revive style issues (78 issues)","description":"Style violations: unused parameters (many cmd/args in cobra commands), missing exported comments, stuttering names (SQLiteStorage), indent-error-flow issues.","design":"Rename unused params to _, add godoc comments to exported types, fix stuttering names, simplify control flow.","notes":"Fixed 19 revive issues:\n- 14 unused-parameter (renamed to _)\n- 2 redefines-builtin-id (max→maxCount, min→minInt)\n- 3 indent-error-flow (gofmt fixed 2, skipped 1 complex nested one)\n\nRemaining issues are acceptable: 11 unused-params in deeper code, 2 empty-blocks with comments, 1 complex indent case, 1 superfluous-else in test.","status":"closed","priority":3,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-24T01:01:36.99984-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.492672-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-25T18:13:45.059903-07:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-43","depends_on_id":"bd-40","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.322412-07:00","created_by":"renumber"}]}
 {"id":"bd-44","title":"Handle unchecked errors (errcheck - 683 issues)","description":"683 unchecked error returns, mostly in tests (Close, Rollback, RemoveAll). Many already excluded in config but still showing up.","design":"Review .golangci.yml exclude-rules. Most defer Close/Rollback errors in tests can be ignored. Add systematic exclusions or explicit _ = assignments where appropriate.","notes":"Fixed all errcheck warnings in production code:\n- Enabled errcheck linter (was disabled)\n- Set tests: false in .golangci.yml to focus on production code\n- Fixed 27 total errors in production code using Oracle guidance:\n  * Database patterns: defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }() and defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()\n  * Best-effort closers: _ = store.Close(), _ = client.Close()\n  * Proper error handling for file writes, fmt.Scanln(), os.Remove()\n- All tests pass\n- Only 2 \"unused\" linter warnings remain (not errcheck)","status":"closed","priority":3,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-24T01:01:37.018404-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.493306-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-25T18:44:01.656877-07:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-44","depends_on_id":"bd-40","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.324423-07:00","created_by":"renumber"}]}
-{"id":"bd-45","title":"Update LINTING.md with current baseline","description":"After cleanup, document the remaining acceptable baseline in LINTING.md so we can track regression.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-24T01:01:37.02745-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-27T18:37:08.880971-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-27T18:37:08.880971-07:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-40","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.327184-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-41","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.327422-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-42","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.327827-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-43","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.32803-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-44","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:51:54.447799-07:00","created_by":"renumber"}]}
+{"id":"bd-45","title":"Update LINTING.md with current baseline","description":"After cleanup, document the remaining acceptable baseline in LINTING.md so we can track regression.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-24T01:01:37.02745-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.493801-07:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-40","type":"parent-child","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.327184-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-41","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.327422-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-42","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.327827-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-43","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:17:40.32803-07:00","created_by":"renumber"},{"issue_id":"bd-45","depends_on_id":"bd-44","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-10-24T13:51:54.447799-07:00","created_by":"renumber"}]}
 {"id":"bd-46","title":"Fix Windows CI test failures (5 failing tests)","description":"Windows CI has 5 flaky/failing tests: TestTryDaemonLockDetectsRunning, TestIsDaemonRunning_CurrentProcess (PID detection issues), TestScripts/import, TestMetricsSnapshot/uptime, TestSocketCleanup (socket in use).","design":"Investigate Windows-specific PID/process detection and socket cleanup. These may be race conditions or platform differences in how Windows handles process IDs and file locks.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-10-24T09:28:17.976175-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.494121-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-24T09:36:59.351114-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-47","title":"Investigate GH#144: FOREIGN KEY regression in v0.16.0","description":"v0.16.0 introduced FOREIGN KEY constraint error when closing issues via MCP (daemon mode). CLI works fine.\n\n**Key Finding**: Only change between v0.15.0 and v0.16.0 that could affect FK behavior is:\n- modernc.org/sqlite bumped from 1.38.2 to 1.39.1 (commit fbe63bf)\n\n**Evidence**:\n- User reports v0.15.0 worked perfectly (Oct 24, 04:35 UTC)\n- v0.16.0 fails with 'constraint failed: FOREIGN KEY constraint failed (787)'\n- Error occurs in both close() tool and update(status=closed) smart routing\n- CLI 'bd close' works fine, only MCP/daemon fails\n- No changes to CloseIssue() implementation between versions\n- No changes to schema or RPC server handlers\n\n**Next Steps**:\n1. Test downgrading sqlite to 1.38.2\n2. Check modernc.org/sqlite changelog for FK-related changes\n3. Reproduce locally with MCP\n4. If sqlite is the culprit, either fix or pin version\n\n**Related**: GH #144","status":"closed","priority":0,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-10-24T11:24:39.423407-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.494392-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-24T11:49:16.683734-07:00"}
 {"id":"bd-48","title":"Test FK regression fix","description":"","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-10-24T11:25:36.132893-07:00","updated_at":"2025-10-25T23:15:33.494661-07:00","closed_at":"2025-10-24T11:25:38.270206-07:00"}