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From: Steve Yegge <steve.yegge@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:22:42 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] feat(update): add --type flag to bd update command
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Allows changing issue type (task/epic/bug/feature/chore) via bd update --type.
Storage layer already supported it, this adds CLI and RPC support.

Fixes GH#522.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 cmd/bd/show.go                      | 13 +++++++++++++
 internal/rpc/protocol.go            |  1 +
 internal/rpc/server_issues_epics.go |  3 +++
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/bd/show.go b/cmd/bd/show.go
index ca7fd925..9d5f78ad 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/show.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/show.go
@@ -514,6 +514,15 @@ var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			}
 			updates["estimated_minutes"] = estimate
 		}
+		if cmd.Flags().Changed("type") {
+			issueType, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("type")
+			// Validate issue type
+			if !types.IssueType(issueType).IsValid() {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: invalid issue type %q. Valid types: bug, feature, task, epic, chore\n", issueType)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+			updates["issue_type"] = issueType
+		}
 		if cmd.Flags().Changed("add-label") {
 			addLabels, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("add-label")
 			updates["add_labels"] = addLabels
@@ -597,6 +606,9 @@ var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				if estimate, ok := updates["estimated_minutes"].(int); ok {
 					updateArgs.EstimatedMinutes = &estimate
 				}
+				if issueType, ok := updates["issue_type"].(string); ok {
+					updateArgs.IssueType = &issueType
+				}
 				if addLabels, ok := updates["add_labels"].([]string); ok {
 					updateArgs.AddLabels = addLabels
 				}
@@ -1024,6 +1036,7 @@ func init() {
 	updateCmd.Flags().String("acceptance-criteria", "", "DEPRECATED: use --acceptance")
 	_ = updateCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("acceptance-criteria")
 	updateCmd.Flags().IntP("estimate", "e", 0, "Time estimate in minutes (e.g., 60 for 1 hour)")
+	updateCmd.Flags().StringP("type", "t", "", "Issue type (bug|feature|task|epic|chore)")
 	updateCmd.Flags().StringSlice("add-label", nil, "Add labels (repeatable)")
 	updateCmd.Flags().StringSlice("remove-label", nil, "Remove labels (repeatable)")
 	updateCmd.Flags().StringSlice("set-labels", nil, "Set labels, replacing all existing (repeatable)")
diff --git a/internal/rpc/protocol.go b/internal/rpc/protocol.go
index 35ded488..76835248 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/protocol.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/protocol.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ type UpdateArgs struct {
 	Assignee           *string  `json:"assignee,omitempty"`
 	ExternalRef        *string  `json:"external_ref,omitempty"` // Link to external issue trackers
 	EstimatedMinutes   *int     `json:"estimated_minutes,omitempty"` // Time estimate in minutes
+	IssueType          *string  `json:"issue_type,omitempty"`        // Issue type (bug|feature|task|epic|chore)
 	AddLabels          []string `json:"add_labels,omitempty"`
 	RemoveLabels       []string `json:"remove_labels,omitempty"`
 	SetLabels          []string `json:"set_labels,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/rpc/server_issues_epics.go b/internal/rpc/server_issues_epics.go
index 737b605a..6617764d 100644
--- a/internal/rpc/server_issues_epics.go
+++ b/internal/rpc/server_issues_epics.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ func updatesFromArgs(a UpdateArgs) map[string]interface{} {
 	if a.EstimatedMinutes != nil {
 		u["estimated_minutes"] = *a.EstimatedMinutes
 	}
+	if a.IssueType != nil {
+		u["issue_type"] = *a.IssueType
+	}
 	return u
 }