Add sync.branch configuration support (bd-b7d2)

- Created internal/syncbranch package with validation and env var support
- Added --branch flag to bd init command
- Enhanced bd config get/set to validate sync.branch
- Added BEADS_SYNC_BRANCH environment variable support
- Comprehensive tests for branch name validation
- Supports precedence: env var > database config > empty (current branch)

cmd/bd/config.go

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/syncbranch"
 )
 
 var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -45,9 +47,18 @@ var configSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		value := args[1]
 
 		ctx := context.Background()
-		if err := store.SetConfig(ctx, key, value); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error setting config: %v\n", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
+		
+		// Special handling for sync.branch to apply validation
+		if strings.TrimSpace(key) == syncbranch.ConfigKey {
+			if err := syncbranch.Set(ctx, store, value); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error setting config: %v\n", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err := store.SetConfig(ctx, key, value); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error setting config: %v\n", err)
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if jsonOutput {
@@ -75,7 +86,16 @@ var configGetCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		key := args[0]
 
 		ctx := context.Background()
-		value, err := store.GetConfig(ctx, key)
+		var value string
+		var err error
+		
+		// Special handling for sync.branch to support env var override
+		if strings.TrimSpace(key) == syncbranch.ConfigKey {
+			value, err = syncbranch.Get(ctx, store)
+		} else {
+			value, err = store.GetConfig(ctx, key)
+		}
+		
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error getting config: %v\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)

cmd/bd/init.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/config"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/configfile"
 	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/storage/sqlite"
+	"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/syncbranch"
 )
 
 var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ With --no-db: creates .beads/ directory and issues.jsonl file instead of SQLite
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		prefix, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("prefix")
 		quiet, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("quiet")
+		branch, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("branch")
 
 		// Initialize config (PersistentPreRun doesn't run for init command)
 		if err := config.Initialize(); err != nil {
@@ -178,6 +180,18 @@ bd.db
 		os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
+	// Set sync.branch if specified
+	if branch != "" {
+		if err := syncbranch.Set(ctx, store, branch); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: failed to set sync branch: %v\n", err)
+			_ = store.Close()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		if !quiet {
+			fmt.Printf("  Sync branch: %s\n", branch)
+		}
+	}
+
 		// Store the bd version in metadata (for version mismatch detection)
 		if err := store.SetMetadata(ctx, "bd_version", Version); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: failed to store version metadata: %v\n", err)
@@ -270,6 +284,7 @@ bd.db
 # - linear.api-key
 # - github.org
 # - github.repo
+# - sync.branch - Git branch for beads commits (use BEADS_SYNC_BRANCH env var or bd config set)
 `
 			if err := os.WriteFile(configYamlPath, []byte(configYamlTemplate), 0600); err != nil {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: failed to create config.yaml: %v\n", err)
@@ -354,6 +369,7 @@ if quiet {
 func init() {
 	initCmd.Flags().StringP("prefix", "p", "", "Issue prefix (default: current directory name)")
 	initCmd.Flags().BoolP("quiet", "q", false, "Suppress output (quiet mode)")
+	initCmd.Flags().StringP("branch", "b", "", "Git branch for beads commits (default: current branch)")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 }