refactor(cmd): migrate sort.Slice to slices.SortFunc (bd-u2sc.2)

Modernize sorting code to use Go 1.21+ slices package:
- Replace sort.Slice with slices.SortFunc across 16 files
- Use cmp.Compare for orderable types (strings, ints)
- Use time.Time.Compare for time comparisons
- Use cmp.Or for multi-field sorting
- Use slices.SortStableFunc where stability matters

Benefits: cleaner 3-way comparison, slightly better performance,
modern idiomatic Go.

Part of GH#692 refactoring epic.

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

cmd/bd/autoflush.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -218,8 +219,8 @@ func autoImportIfNewer() {
 		for oldID, newID := range result.IDMapping {
 			mappings = append(mappings, mapping{oldID, newID})
 		}
-		sort.Slice(mappings, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortFunc(mappings, func(a, b mapping) int {
-			return mappings[i].oldID < mappings[j].oldID
+			return cmp.Compare(a.oldID, b.oldID)
 		})
 
 		maxShow := 10
@@ -442,8 +443,8 @@ func validateJSONLIntegrity(ctx context.Context, jsonlPath string) (bool, error)
 
 func writeJSONLAtomic(jsonlPath string, issues []*types.Issue) ([]string, error) {
 	// Sort issues by ID for consistent output
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 	})
 
 	// Create temp file with PID suffix to avoid collisions (bd-306)

cmd/bd/count.go

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -205,8 +206,11 @@ Examples:
 					outputJSON(result)
 				} else {
 					// Sort groups for consistent output
-					sort.Slice(result.Groups, func(i, j int) bool {
+					slices.SortFunc(result.Groups, func(a, b struct {
-						return result.Groups[i].Group < result.Groups[j].Group
+						Group string `json:"group"`
+						Count int    `json:"count"`
+					}) int {
+						return cmp.Compare(a.Group, b.Group)
 					})
 
 					fmt.Printf("Total: %d\n\n", result.Total)
@@ -397,8 +401,8 @@ Examples:
 		}
 
 		// Sort for consistent output
-		sort.Slice(groups, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortFunc(groups, func(a, b GroupCount) int {
-			return groups[i].Group < groups[j].Group
+			return cmp.Compare(a.Group, b.Group)
 		})
 
 		if jsonOutput {

cmd/bd/daemon_sync.go

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ func exportToJSONLWithStore(ctx context.Context, store storage.Storage, jsonlPat
 	}
 
 	// Sort by ID for consistent output
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 	})
 
 	// Populate dependencies for all issues

cmd/bd/doctor.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -895,15 +895,15 @@ func printDiagnostics(result doctorResult) {
 		fmt.Println(ui.RenderWarn(ui.IconWarn + "  WARNINGS"))
 
 		// Sort by severity: errors first, then warnings
-		sort.Slice(warnings, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortStableFunc(warnings, func(a, b doctorCheck) int {
 			// Errors (statusError) come before warnings (statusWarning)
-			if warnings[i].Status == statusError && warnings[j].Status != statusError {
+			if a.Status == statusError && b.Status != statusError {
-				return true
+				return -1
 			}
-			if warnings[i].Status != statusError && warnings[j].Status == statusError {
+			if a.Status != statusError && b.Status == statusError {
-				return false
+				return 1
 			}
-			return false // maintain original order within same severity
+			return 0 // maintain original order within same severity
 		})
 
 		for i, check := range warnings {

cmd/bd/export.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ Examples:
 					len(jsonlIDs), len(issues), len(missingIDs))
 				
 				if len(missingIDs) > 0 {
-					sort.Strings(missingIDs)
+					slices.Sort(missingIDs)
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: refusing to export stale database that would lose issues\n")
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  Database has %d issues\n", len(issues))
 					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  JSONL has %d issues\n", len(jsonlIDs))
@@ -357,8 +358,8 @@ Examples:
 		issues = filtered
 
 		// Sort by ID for consistent output
-		sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+		slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-			return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+			return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 		})
 
 		// Populate dependencies for all issues in one query (avoids N+1 problem)

cmd/bd/import.go

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -359,8 +360,8 @@ NOTE: Import requires direct database access and does not work with daemon mode.
 			for oldID, newID := range result.IDMapping {
 				mappings = append(mappings, mapping{oldID, newID})
 			}
-			sort.Slice(mappings, func(i, j int) bool {
+			slices.SortFunc(mappings, func(a, b mapping) int {
-				return mappings[i].oldID < mappings[j].oldID
+				return cmp.Compare(a.oldID, b.oldID)
 			})
 
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Remappings:\n")

cmd/bd/integrity.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"database/sql"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/storage"
@@ -431,8 +432,8 @@ func computeDBHash(ctx context.Context, store storage.Storage) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Sort by ID for consistent hash
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 	})
 
 	// Populate dependencies

cmd/bd/jira.go

@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -479,8 +480,8 @@ func doPushToJira(ctx context.Context, dryRun bool, createOnly bool, updateRefs
 	}
 
 	// Sort by ID for consistent output
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 	})
 
 	// Generate JSONL for export

cmd/bd/list.go

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@@ -53,50 +54,50 @@ func sortIssues(issues []*types.Issue, sortBy string, reverse bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		var less bool
+		var result int
 
 		switch sortBy {
 		case "priority":
 			// Lower priority numbers come first (P0 > P1 > P2 > P3 > P4)
-			less = issues[i].Priority < issues[j].Priority
+			result = cmp.Compare(a.Priority, b.Priority)
 		case "created":
 			// Default: newest first (descending)
-			less = issues[i].CreatedAt.After(issues[j].CreatedAt)
+			result = b.CreatedAt.Compare(a.CreatedAt)
 		case "updated":
 			// Default: newest first (descending)
-			less = issues[i].UpdatedAt.After(issues[j].UpdatedAt)
+			result = b.UpdatedAt.Compare(a.UpdatedAt)
 		case "closed":
 			// Default: newest first (descending)
 			// Handle nil ClosedAt values
-			if issues[i].ClosedAt == nil && issues[j].ClosedAt == nil {
+			if a.ClosedAt == nil && b.ClosedAt == nil {
-				less = false
+				result = 0
-			} else if issues[i].ClosedAt == nil {
+			} else if a.ClosedAt == nil {
-				less = false // nil sorts last
+				result = 1 // nil sorts last
-			} else if issues[j].ClosedAt == nil {
+			} else if b.ClosedAt == nil {
-				less = true // non-nil sorts before nil
+				result = -1 // non-nil sorts before nil
 			} else {
-				less = issues[i].ClosedAt.After(*issues[j].ClosedAt)
+				result = b.ClosedAt.Compare(*a.ClosedAt)
 			}
 		case "status":
-			less = issues[i].Status < issues[j].Status
+			result = cmp.Compare(a.Status, b.Status)
 		case "id":
-			less = issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+			result = cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 		case "title":
-			less = strings.ToLower(issues[i].Title) < strings.ToLower(issues[j].Title)
+			result = cmp.Compare(strings.ToLower(a.Title), strings.ToLower(b.Title))
 		case "type":
-			less = issues[i].IssueType < issues[j].IssueType
+			result = cmp.Compare(a.IssueType, b.IssueType)
 		case "assignee":
-			less = issues[i].Assignee < issues[j].Assignee
+			result = cmp.Compare(a.Assignee, b.Assignee)
 		default:
 			// Unknown sort field, no sorting
-			less = false
+			result = 0
 		}
 
 		if reverse {
-			return !less
+			return -result
 		}
-		return less
+		return result
 	})
 }
 

cmd/bd/migrate_hash_ids.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -272,8 +273,8 @@ func migrateToHashIDs(ctx context.Context, store *sqlite.SQLiteStorage, issues [
 	// We need to also update text references in descriptions, notes, design, acceptance criteria
 	
 	// Sort issues by ID to process parents before children
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 	})
 	
 	// Update all issues
@@ -394,8 +395,8 @@ func saveMappingFile(path string, mapping map[string]string) error {
 	}
 	
 	// Sort by old ID for readability
-	sort.Slice(entries, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(entries, func(a, b mappingEntry) int {
-		return entries[i].OldID < entries[j].OldID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.OldID, b.OldID)
 	})
 	
 	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(map[string]interface{}{

cmd/bd/rename_prefix.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -247,11 +248,11 @@ func repairPrefixes(ctx context.Context, st storage.Storage, actorName string, t
 	}
 
 	// Sort incorrect issues: first by prefix lexicographically, then by number
-	sort.Slice(incorrectIssues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(incorrectIssues, func(a, b issueSort) int {
-		if incorrectIssues[i].prefix != incorrectIssues[j].prefix {
+		return cmp.Or(
-			return incorrectIssues[i].prefix < incorrectIssues[j].prefix
+			cmp.Compare(a.prefix, b.prefix),
-		}
+			cmp.Compare(a.number, b.number),
-		return incorrectIssues[i].number < incorrectIssues[j].number
+		)
 	})
 
 	// Get a database connection for ID generation

cmd/bd/show.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -1204,8 +1204,8 @@ func showMessageThread(ctx context.Context, messageID string, jsonOutput bool) {
 	}
 
 	// Sort by creation time
-	sort.Slice(threadMessages, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(threadMessages, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return threadMessages[i].CreatedAt.Before(threadMessages[j].CreatedAt)
+		return a.CreatedAt.Compare(b.CreatedAt)
 	})
 
 	if jsonOutput {

cmd/bd/sync.go

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -1346,8 +1347,8 @@ func exportToJSONL(ctx context.Context, jsonlPath string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Sort by ID for consistent output
-	sort.Slice(issues, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(issues, func(a, b *types.Issue) int {
-		return issues[i].ID < issues[j].ID
+		return cmp.Compare(a.ID, b.ID)
 	})
 
 	// Populate dependencies for all issues (avoid N+1)

cmd/bd/thanks.go

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"fmt"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -130,8 +131,8 @@ func getContributorsSorted() []string {
 	for name, commits := range beadsContributors {
 		sorted = append(sorted, kv{name, commits})
 	}
-	sort.Slice(sorted, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(sorted, func(a, b kv) int {
-		return sorted[i].commits > sorted[j].commits
+		return cmp.Compare(b.commits, a.commits) // descending order
 	})
 	names := make([]string, len(sorted))
 	for i, kv := range sorted {

cmd/bd/tips.go

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"cmp"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ func selectNextTip(store storage.Storage) *Tip {
 	}
 
 	// Sort by priority (highest first)
-	sort.Slice(eligibleTips, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(eligibleTips, func(a, b Tip) int {
-		return eligibleTips[i].Priority > eligibleTips[j].Priority
+		return cmp.Compare(b.Priority, a.Priority) // descending order
 	})
 
 	// Apply probability roll (in priority order)

cmd/bd/wisp.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"sort"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ func runWispList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 
 	// Sort by updated_at descending (most recent first)
-	sort.Slice(items, func(i, j int) bool {
+	slices.SortFunc(items, func(a, b WispListItem) int {
-		return items[i].UpdatedAt.After(items[j].UpdatedAt)
+		return b.UpdatedAt.Compare(a.UpdatedAt) // descending order
 	})
 
 	result := WispListResult{