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 {"id":"bd-44e","title":"Ensure deletions.jsonl is tracked in git","description":"Parent: bd-imj\n\nEnsure deletions.jsonl is tracked in git (not ignored).\n\nUpdate bd init and gitignore upgrade logic to:\n1. NOT add deletions.jsonl to .gitignore\n2. Ensure it is committed alongside beads.jsonl\n\nThe file must be in git for cross-clone propagation to work.\n\nAcceptance criteria:\n- bd init does not ignore deletions.jsonl\n- Existing .gitignore files are not broken\n- File appears in git status when modified","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-11-25T09:57:21.663196-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-25T16:56:18.772769-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-25T14:55:43.225883-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-4aao","title":"Fix failing integration tests in beads-mcp","description":"The `beads-mcp` test suite has failures in `tests/test_bd_client_integration.py` (assertion error in `test_init_creates_beads_directory`) and errors in `tests/test_worktree_separate_dbs.py` (setup failures finding database). These need to be investigated and fixed to ensure a reliable CI baseline.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-11-20T18:53:28.4803-05:00","updated_at":"2025-11-20T18:53:28.4803-05:00"}
 {"id":"bd-4h3","title":"Add test coverage for internal/git package","description":"","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-11-20T21:21:23.497486-05:00","updated_at":"2025-11-20T21:21:23.497486-05:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-4h3","depends_on_id":"bd-ge7","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-11-20T21:21:31.277639-05:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
-{"id":"bd-4l5","title":"bd prime: Detect ephemeral branches and adjust workflow output","description":"When 'bd prime' runs on a branch with no upstream (ephemeral branch), it should output a different SESSION CLOSE PROTOCOL.\n\n**Current output (wrong for ephemeral branches):**\n```\n[ ] 1. git status\n[ ] 2. git add \u003cfiles\u003e\n[ ] 3. bd sync\n[ ] 4. git commit -m \"...\"\n[ ] 5. bd sync\n[ ] 6. git push\n```\n\n**Needed output for ephemeral branches:**\n```\n[ ] 1. git status\n[ ] 2. git add \u003cfiles\u003e\n[ ] 3. bd sync --from-main  (pull updates from main)\n[ ] 4. git commit -m \"...\"\n[ ] 5. (no push - branch is ephemeral)\n```\n\n**Detection:** `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{u}` returns error code 128 if no upstream.\n\nAlso update Sync \u0026 Collaboration section to mention `bd sync --from-main` for ephemeral branches.\n\n**Use case:** Gastown polecats work on ephemeral local branches that are never pushed. Their code gets merged to main via local merge, and beads changes stay local (communicated via gm mail to Overseer).","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-11-25T16:55:24.984104-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-25T16:55:24.984104-08:00"}
+{"id":"bd-4l5","title":"bd prime: Detect ephemeral branches and adjust workflow output","description":"When 'bd prime' runs on a branch with no upstream (ephemeral branch), it should output a different SESSION CLOSE PROTOCOL.\n\n**Current output (wrong for ephemeral branches):**\n```\n[ ] 1. git status\n[ ] 2. git add \u003cfiles\u003e\n[ ] 3. bd sync\n[ ] 4. git commit -m \"...\"\n[ ] 5. bd sync\n[ ] 6. git push\n```\n\n**Needed output for ephemeral branches:**\n```\n[ ] 1. git status\n[ ] 2. git add \u003cfiles\u003e\n[ ] 3. bd sync --from-main  (pull updates from main)\n[ ] 4. git commit -m \"...\"\n[ ] 5. (no push - branch is ephemeral)\n```\n\n**Detection:** `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{u}` returns error code 128 if no upstream.\n\nAlso update Sync \u0026 Collaboration section to mention `bd sync --from-main` for ephemeral branches.\n\n**Use case:** Gastown polecats work on ephemeral local branches that are never pushed. Their code gets merged to main via local merge, and beads changes stay local (communicated via gm mail to Overseer).","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-11-25T16:55:24.984104-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-25T17:12:46.604978-08:00","closed_at":"2025-11-25T17:12:46.604978-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-736d","title":"Refactor path canonicalization into helper function","description":"The path canonicalization logic (filepath.Abs + EvalSymlinks) is duplicated in 3 places:\n- beads.go:131-137 (BEADS_DIR handling)\n- cmd/bd/main.go:446-451 (--no-db cleanup)\n- cmd/bd/nodb.go:26-31 (--no-db initialization)\n\nRefactoring suggestion:\nExtract to a helper function like:\n  func canonicalizePath(path string) string\n\nThis would:\n- Reduce code duplication\n- Make the logic easier to maintain\n- Ensure consistent behavior across all path handling\n\nRelated to bd-e16b implementation.","status":"open","priority":3,"issue_type":"chore","created_at":"2025-11-02T18:33:47.727443-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-02T18:33:47.727443-08:00"}
 {"id":"bd-81a","title":"Add programmatic tip injection API","description":"Allow tips to be programmatically injected at runtime based on detected conditions. This enables dynamic tips (not just pre-defined ones) to be shown with custom priority and frequency.","status":"open","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","created_at":"2025-11-11T23:29:46.645583-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-11T23:50:12.209135-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"bd-81a","depends_on_id":"bd-d4i","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-11-11T23:29:46.646327-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"bd-9e23","title":"Optimize Memory backend GetIssueByExternalRef with index","description":"Currently GetIssueByExternalRef in Memory storage uses O(n) linear search through all issues.\n\nCurrent code (memory.go:282-308):\nfor _, issue := range m.issues {\n    if issue.ExternalRef != nil \u0026\u0026 *issue.ExternalRef == externalRef {\n        return \u0026issueCopy, nil\n    }\n}\n\nProposed optimization:\n- Add externalRefToID map[string]string to MemoryStorage\n- Maintain it in CreateIssue, UpdateIssue, DeleteIssue\n- Achieve O(1) lookup like SQLite's index\n\nImpact: Low (--no-db mode typically has smaller datasets)\nRelated: bd-1022","status":"open","priority":4,"issue_type":"chore","created_at":"2025-11-02T15:32:30.242357-08:00","updated_at":"2025-11-02T15:32:30.242357-08:00"}