fix: support multi-part prefixes in issue ID extraction (#398)

cmd/bd/helpers_test.go

@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@ func TestExtractPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		{"bd-123", "bd"},
 		{"custom-1", "custom"},
 		{"TEST-999", "TEST"},
-		{"no-number", "no"},     // Has hyphen, so "no" is prefix
+		{"no-number", "no"},     // Has hyphen, suffix not numeric, first hyphen
 		{"nonumber", ""},        // No hyphen
 		{"", ""},
-		// Multi-part suffixes (bd-fasa regression tests)
+		// Multi-part non-numeric suffixes (bd-fasa regression tests)
 		{"vc-baseline-test", "vc"},
 		{"vc-92cl-gate-test", "vc"},
 		{"bd-multi-part-id", "bd"},
 		{"prefix-a-b-c-d", "prefix"},
+		// Multi-part prefixes with numeric suffixes
+		{"beads-vscode-1", "beads-vscode"},
+		{"alpha-beta-123", "alpha-beta"},
+		{"my-project-42", "my-project"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

cmd/bd/import.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/storage/sqlite"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/types"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/utils"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
@@ -335,8 +336,9 @@ NOTE: Import requires direct database access and does not work with daemon mode.
 
 		// Update last_import_hash metadata to enable content-based staleness detection (bd-khnb fix)
 		// This prevents git operations from resurrecting deleted issues by comparing content instead of mtime
-		// When --force is true, ALWAYS update metadata even if no changes were made
+		// ALWAYS update metadata after successful import, even if no changes were made (fixes staleness check)
-		if input != "" && (result.Created > 0 || result.Updated > 0 || len(result.IDMapping) > 0 || force) {
+		// This ensures that running `bd import` marks the database as fresh for staleness detection
+		if input != "" {
 			if currentHash, err := computeJSONLHash(input); err == nil {
 				if err := store.SetMetadata(ctx, "last_import_hash", currentHash); err != nil {
 					// Non-fatal warning: Metadata update failures are intentionally non-fatal to prevent blocking
@@ -694,7 +696,7 @@ func attemptAutoMerge(conflictedPath string) error {
 }
 
 // detectPrefixFromIssues extracts the common prefix from issue IDs
-// Only considers the first hyphen, so "vc-baseline-test" -> "vc"
+// Uses utils.ExtractIssuePrefix which handles multi-part prefixes correctly
 func detectPrefixFromIssues(issues []*types.Issue) string {
 	if len(issues) == 0 {
 		return ""
@@ -703,10 +705,9 @@ func detectPrefixFromIssues(issues []*types.Issue) string {
 	// Count prefix occurrences
 	prefixCounts := make(map[string]int)
 	for _, issue := range issues {
-		// Extract prefix from issue ID using first hyphen only
+		prefix := utils.ExtractIssuePrefix(issue.ID)
-		idx := strings.Index(issue.ID, "-")
+		if prefix != "" {
-		if idx > 0 {
+			prefixCounts[prefix]++
-			prefixCounts[issue.ID[:idx]]++
 		}
 	}
 

cmd/bd/info.go

@@ -249,13 +249,33 @@ Examples:
 }
 
 // extractPrefix extracts the prefix from an issue ID (e.g., "bd-123" -> "bd")
-// Only considers the first hyphen, so "vc-baseline-test" -> "vc"
+// Uses the last hyphen before a numeric suffix, so "beads-vscode-1" -> "beads-vscode"
 func extractPrefix(issueID string) string {
-	idx := strings.Index(issueID, "-")
+	// Try last hyphen first (handles multi-part prefixes like "beads-vscode-1")
-	if idx <= 0 {
+	lastIdx := strings.LastIndex(issueID, "-")
+	if lastIdx <= 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return issueID[:idx]
+
+	suffix := issueID[lastIdx+1:]
+	// Check if suffix is numeric
+	if len(suffix) > 0 {
+		numPart := suffix
+		if dotIdx := strings.Index(suffix, "."); dotIdx > 0 {
+			numPart = suffix[:dotIdx]
+		}
+		var num int
+		if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(numPart, "%d", &num); err == nil {
+			return issueID[:lastIdx]
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Suffix is not numeric, fall back to first hyphen
+	firstIdx := strings.Index(issueID, "-")
+	if firstIdx <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return issueID[:firstIdx]
 }
 
 // VersionChange represents agent-relevant changes for a specific version

cmd/bd/nodb.go

@@ -177,12 +177,33 @@ func detectPrefix(_ string, memStore *memory.MemoryStorage) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // extractIssuePrefix extracts the prefix from an issue ID like "bd-123" -> "bd"
+// Uses the last hyphen before a numeric suffix, so "beads-vscode-1" -> "beads-vscode"
 func extractIssuePrefix(issueID string) string {
-	idx := strings.Index(issueID, "-")
+	// Try last hyphen first (handles multi-part prefixes like "beads-vscode-1")
-	if idx <= 0 {
+	lastIdx := strings.LastIndex(issueID, "-")
+	if lastIdx <= 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return issueID[:idx]
+
+	suffix := issueID[lastIdx+1:]
+	// Check if suffix is numeric
+	if len(suffix) > 0 {
+		numPart := suffix
+		if dotIdx := strings.Index(suffix, "."); dotIdx > 0 {
+			numPart = suffix[:dotIdx]
+		}
+		var num int
+		if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(numPart, "%d", &num); err == nil {
+			return issueID[:lastIdx]
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Suffix is not numeric, fall back to first hyphen
+	firstIdx := strings.Index(issueID, "-")
+	if firstIdx <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return issueID[:firstIdx]
 }
 
 // writeIssuesToJSONL writes all issues from memory storage to JSONL file atomically

cmd/bd/nodb_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ func TestExtractIssuePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 		{"standard ID", "bd-123", "bd"},
 		{"custom prefix", "myproject-456", "myproject"},
 		{"hash ID", "bd-abc123def", "bd"},
-		{"multi-part suffix", "alpha-beta-1", "alpha"}, // Only first hyphen (bd-fasa)
+		{"multi-part prefix with numeric suffix", "alpha-beta-1", "alpha-beta"},
+		{"multi-part non-numeric suffix", "vc-baseline-test", "vc"}, // Falls back to first hyphen
+		{"beads-vscode style", "beads-vscode-42", "beads-vscode"},
 		{"no hyphen", "nohyphen", ""},
 		{"empty", "", ""},
 	}

internal/utils/id_parser_test.go

@@ -353,9 +353,19 @@ func TestExtractIssuePrefix(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: "bd",
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "multi-part suffix",
+			name:     "multi-part prefix with numeric suffix",
 			issueID:  "alpha-beta-1",
-			expected: "alpha", // Only first hyphen (bd-fasa)
+			expected: "alpha-beta", // Last hyphen before numeric suffix
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multi-part non-numeric suffix",
+			issueID:  "vc-baseline-test",
+			expected: "vc", // Falls back to first hyphen for non-numeric suffix
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "beads-vscode style prefix",
+			issueID:  "beads-vscode-1",
+			expected: "beads-vscode", // Last hyphen before numeric suffix
 		},
 	}
 

internal/utils/issue_id.go

@@ -6,13 +6,36 @@ import (
 )
 
 // ExtractIssuePrefix extracts the prefix from an issue ID like "bd-123" -> "bd"
-// Only considers the first hyphen, so "vc-baseline-test" -> "vc"
+// Uses the last hyphen before a numeric suffix, so "beads-vscode-1" -> "beads-vscode"
+// For non-numeric suffixes like "vc-baseline-test", returns the first segment "vc"
 func ExtractIssuePrefix(issueID string) string {
-	idx := strings.Index(issueID, "-")
+	// Try last hyphen first (handles multi-part prefixes like "beads-vscode-1")
-	if idx <= 0 {
+	lastIdx := strings.LastIndex(issueID, "-")
+	if lastIdx <= 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	return issueID[:idx]
+
+	suffix := issueID[lastIdx+1:]
+	// Check if suffix is numeric (or starts with a number for hierarchical IDs like "bd-123.1")
+	if len(suffix) > 0 {
+		// Extract just the numeric part (handle "123.1.2" -> check "123")
+		numPart := suffix
+		if dotIdx := strings.Index(suffix, "."); dotIdx > 0 {
+			numPart = suffix[:dotIdx]
+		}
+		var num int
+		if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(numPart, "%d", &num); err == nil {
+			// Suffix is numeric, use last hyphen
+			return issueID[:lastIdx]
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Suffix is not numeric (e.g., "vc-baseline-test"), fall back to first hyphen
+	firstIdx := strings.Index(issueID, "-")
+	if firstIdx <= 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return issueID[:firstIdx]
 }
 
 // ExtractIssueNumber extracts the number from an issue ID like "bd-123" -> 123