Implements three quick fixes for users stuck in sandboxed environments
(e.g., Codex) where daemon cannot be stopped:
1. **--force flag for bd import**
- Forces metadata update even when DB is synced with JSONL
- Fixes stuck state caused by stale daemon cache
- Shows: "Metadata updated (database already in sync with JSONL)"
2. **--allow-stale global flag**
- Emergency escape hatch to bypass staleness check
- Shows warning: "⚠️ Staleness check skipped (--allow-stale)"
- Allows operations on potentially stale data
3. **Improved error message**
- Added sandbox-specific guidance to staleness error
- Suggests --sandbox, --force, and --allow-stale flags
- Provides clear fix steps for different scenarios
Also fixed:
- Removed unused import in cmd/bd/duplicates_test.go
Follow-up work filed:
- bd-u3t: Phase 2 - Sandbox auto-detection
- bd-e0o: Phase 3 - Daemon robustness enhancements
- bd-9nw: Documentation updates
Fixes#353 (Phase 1)
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Critical fixes to context propagation implementation (bd-rtp, bd-yb8, bd-2o2):
1. Fix rootCtx lifecycle in main.go:
- Removed premature defer rootCancel() from PersistentPreRun (line 132)
- Added proper cleanup in PersistentPostRun (lines 544-547)
- Context now properly spans from setup through command execution to cleanup
2. Fix test context contamination in cli_fast_test.go:
- Reset rootCtx and rootCancel to nil in test cleanup (lines 139-140)
- Prevents cancelled contexts from affecting subsequent tests
3. Fix export tests missing context in export_test.go:
- Added rootCtx initialization in 5 export test subtests
- Tests now properly set up context before calling exportCmd.Run()
These fixes ensure:
- Signal-aware contexts work correctly for graceful cancellation
- Ctrl+C properly cancels import/export operations
- Database integrity is maintained after cancellation
- All cancellation tests pass (TestImportCancellation, TestExportCommand)
Tested:
- go build ./cmd/bd ✓
- go test ./cmd/bd -run TestImportCancellation ✓
- go test ./cmd/bd -run TestExportCommand ✓
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Critical fixes to code review findings:
1. Remove global state access from flushToJSONLWithState
- FlushManager now has true single ownership of flush state
- No more race conditions from concurrent global state access
- flushToJSONLWithState trusts only the flushState parameter
- Legacy wrapper handles success detection via failure count
2. Fix shutdown timeout data loss risk
- Increased timeout from 5s → 30s to prevent data loss
- Added detailed comments explaining the timeout rationale
- Better error message indicates potential data loss scenario
Implementation details:
- New FlushManager uses event-driven single-owner pattern
- Channels eliminate shared mutable state (markDirtyCh, flushNowCh, etc.)
- Comprehensive race detector tests verify concurrency safety
- Backward compatible with existing tests via legacy code path
- ARCHITECTURE.md documents design principles and guarantees
Test results:
- All race detector tests pass (TestFlushManager*)
- Legacy API compatibility verified (TestMarkDirtyAndScheduleFlush*)
- No race conditions detected under concurrent load
Future improvements tracked as beads:
- bd-gdn: Add functional tests for flush correctness verification
- bd-5xt: Log errors from timer-triggered flushes
- bd-i00: Convert magic numbers to named constants
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* feat: add performance testing framework foundation
Implements foundation for comprehensive performance testing and user
diagnostics for beads databases at 10K-20K scale.
Components added:
- Fixture generator (internal/testutil/fixtures/) for realistic test data
* LargeSQLite/XLargeSQLite: 10K/20K issues with epic hierarchies
* LargeFromJSONL/XLargeFromJSONL: test JSONL import path
* Realistic cross-linked dependencies, labels, assignees
* Reproducible with seeded RNG
- User diagnostics (bd doctor --perf) for field performance data
* Collects platform info (OS, arch, Go/SQLite versions)
* Measures key operation timings (ready, list, show, search)
* Generates CPU profiles for bug reports
* Clean separation in cmd/bd/doctor/perf.go
Test data characteristics:
- 10% epics, 30% features, 60% tasks
- 4-level hierarchies (Epic → Feature → Task → Subtask)
- 20% cross-epic blocking dependencies
- Realistic status/priority/label distributions
Supports bd-l954 (Performance Testing Framework epic)
Closes bd-6ed8, bd-q59i
* perf: optimize GetReadyWork with compound index (20x speedup)
Add compound index on dependencies(depends_on_id, type, issue_id) to
eliminate performance bottleneck in GetReadyWork recursive CTE query.
Performance improvements (10K issue database):
- GetReadyWork: 752ms → 36.6ms (20.5x faster)
- Target: <50ms ✓ ACHIEVED
- 20K database: ~1500ms → 79.4ms (19x faster)
Benchmark infrastructure enhancements:
- Add dataset caching in /tmp/beads-bench-cache/ to avoid regenerating
10K-20K issues on every benchmark run (first run: ~2min, subsequent: <5s)
- Add progress logging during fixture generation (shows 10%, 20%... completion)
- Add database size logging (17.5 MB for 10K, 35.1 MB for 20K)
- Document rationale for only benchmarking large datasets (>10K issues)
- Add CPU/trace profiling with --profile flag for performance debugging
Schema changes:
- internal/storage/sqlite/schema.go: Add idx_dependencies_depends_on_type_issue
New files:
- internal/storage/sqlite/bench_helpers_test.go: Reusable benchmark setup with caching
- internal/storage/sqlite/sqlite_bench_test.go: Comprehensive benchmarks for critical operations
- Makefile: Convenient benchmark execution (make bench-quick, make bench)
Related:
- Resolves bd-5qim (optimize GetReadyWork performance)
- Builds on bd-6ed8 (fixture generator), bd-q59i (bd doctor --perf)
* perf: add WASM compilation cache to eliminate cold-start overhead
Configure wazero compilation cache for ncruces/go-sqlite3 to avoid
~220ms JIT compilation on every process start.
Cache configuration:
- Location: ~/.cache/beads/wasm/ (platform-specific via os.UserCacheDir)
- Automatic version management: wazero keys entries by its version
- Fallback: in-memory cache if directory creation fails
- No cleanup needed: old versions are harmless (~5-10MB each)
Performance impact:
- First run: ~220ms (populate cache)
- Subsequent runs: ~20ms (load from cache)
- Savings: ~200ms per cold start
Cache invalidation:
- Automatic when wazero version changes (upgrades use new cache dir)
- Manual cleanup: rm -rf ~/.cache/beads/wasm/ (safe to delete anytime)
This complements daemon mode:
- Daemon mode: eliminates startup cost by keeping process alive
- WASM cache: reduces startup cost for one-off commands or daemon restarts
Changes:
- internal/storage/sqlite/sqlite.go: Add init() with cache setup
* refactor: improve maintainability of performance testing code
Extract common patterns and eliminate duplication across benchmarks, fixture generation, and performance diagnostics. Replace magic numbers with explicit configuration to improve readability and make it easier to tune test parameters.
* docs: clarify profiling behavior and add missing documentation
Add explanatory comments for profiling setup to clarify why --profile
forces direct mode (captures actual database operations instead of RPC
overhead) and document the stopCPUProfile function's role in flushing
profile data to disk. Also fix gosec G104 linter warning by explicitly
ignoring Close() error during cleanup.
* fix: prevent bench-quick from running indefinitely
Added //go:build bench tags and skipped timeout-prone benchmarks to
prevent make bench-quick from running for hours.
Changes:
- Add //go:build bench tag to cycle_bench_test.go and compact_bench_test.go
- Skip Dense graph benchmarks (documented to timeout >120s)
- Fix compact benchmark prefix: bd- → bd (validation expects prefix without trailing dash)
Before: make bench-quick ran for 3.5+ hours (12,699s) before manual interrupt
After: make bench-quick completes in ~25 seconds
The Dense graph benchmarks are known to timeout and represent rare edge
cases that don't need optimization for typical workflows.
- Removes noisy version mismatch warnings on every bd upgrade
- Version field in metadata.json was redundant with daemon version checking via RPC
- Daemon version mismatches still detected via HealthResponse
- Removes checkVersionMismatch() function and related test file
- Updates .beads/.gitignore to properly ignore merge artifacts
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- Skip auto-import in PersistentPreRun for delete command
- Prevents resurrection of deleted issues from stale git JSONL
- Add TestBulkDeleteNoResurrection to prevent regression
- Verified with full test suite
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Agents were failing with 'bd import' after nuking the database.
Now bd import automatically:
- Creates .beads/ directory if missing
- Detects prefix from imported issues (analyzes JSONL)
- Falls back to directory name if no issues
- Initializes database before proceeding
This fixes the common agent workflow: rm .beads/beads.db && bd import
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- Vendored beads-merge algorithm into internal/merge/ with full MIT license attribution
- Created bd merge command as native wrapper (no external binary needed)
- Updated bd init to auto-configure git merge driver (both interactive and --quiet)
- Removed obsolete test files that were incompatible with vendored version
- Added merge to noDbCommands list so it can run standalone
- Tested: successful merge and conflict detection work correctly
Closes bd-bzfy
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- bd edit now bypasses daemon to prevent broken pipe errors
- Editing in /usr/local/bin/emacsclient can take minutes, causing daemon timeout
- Added check in PersistentPreRun to set noDaemon=true for edit command
- Human-only interactive command doesn't benefit from daemon anyway
Fixes#227
Extracts duplicated path canonicalization logic (filepath.Abs + EvalSymlinks)
into a reusable helper function utils.CanonicalizePath() in internal/utils/path.go.
Changes:
- Add internal/utils/path.go with CanonicalizePath() function
- Add comprehensive tests in internal/utils/path_test.go
- Replace inline canonicalization in beads.go:131-140
- Replace inline canonicalization in cmd/bd/main.go:446-454
- Replace inline canonicalization in cmd/bd/nodb.go:25-33
The new helper maintains identical behavior:
1. Converts path to absolute form via filepath.Abs
2. Resolves symlinks via filepath.EvalSymlinks
3. Falls back gracefully on errors (returns absPath if EvalSymlinks fails,
returns original path if Abs fails)
Fixes bd-efe8
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Add BEADS_DIR as a replacement for BEADS_DB to point to the .beads
directory instead of the database file directly.
Rationale:
- With --no-db mode, there's no .db file to point to
- The .beads directory is the logical unit (contains config.yaml, db
files, jsonl files)
- More intuitive: point to the beads directory not the database file
Implementation:
- Add BEADS_DIR environment variable support to FindDatabasePath()
- Priority order: BEADS_DIR > BEADS_DB > auto-discovery
- Maintain backward compatibility with BEADS_DB (now deprecated)
- Update --no-db mode to respect BEADS_DIR
- Update MCP integration (config.py, bd_client.py)
- Update documentation to show BEADS_DIR as preferred method
Testing:
- Backward compatibility: BEADS_DB still works
- BEADS_DIR works with regular database mode
- BEADS_DIR works with --no-db mode
- Priority: BEADS_DIR takes precedence over BEADS_DB
Follow-up issues for refactoring:
- bd-efe8: Refactor path canonicalization into helper function
- bd-c362: Extract database search logic into helper function
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- Renamed config.json to metadata.json to clarify purpose (database metadata)
- Fixed config.yaml/config.json conflict by making Viper explicitly load only config.yaml
- Added automatic migration from config.json to metadata.json on first read
- Fixed jsonOutput variable shadowing across 22 command files
- Updated bd init to create both metadata.json and config.yaml template
- Fixed 5 failing JSON output tests
- All tests passing
Resolves config file confusion and makes config.yaml work correctly.
Closes#178 (global flags), addresses config issues from #193
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- Add nolint:gosec comments for safe file operations
- G304: File reads from validated/secure paths
- G306/G302: JSONL/error files need 0644 for sharing/debugging
- G204: Subprocess launches with validated arguments
- G104: Deferred file close errors are non-critical
- G115: Safe integer conversions in backoff
- G201: SQL placeholders for IN clause expansion
All warnings are for intentional behavior that is safe in context.
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- Remove broken import special case that created vc.db instead of using found database
- Add git to nativeBuildInputs in default.nix for tests
- Fix path comparison bug (symlink resolution caused prefix mismatch)
When daemon detects multiple .db files (after filtering .backup and vc.db),
it now writes detailed error to .beads/daemon-error file before exiting.
The error file is checked and displayed when:
- Daemon discovery fails to connect
- Auto-start fails to yield a running daemon
- User runs 'bd daemons list'
This makes the error immediately visible without requiring users to check
daemon logs.
Changes:
- cmd/bd/daemon.go: Write daemon-error file on multiple .db detection
- internal/daemon/discovery.go: Read and surface daemon-error in DaemonInfo.Error
- cmd/bd/main.go: Display daemon-error when auto-start fails
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* Add bd doctor command for installation health checks
Implements a comprehensive health check command similar to claude doctor
that validates beads installation and provides actionable recommendations.
Features:
- Installation check (.beads/ directory exists)
- Database version verification (compares with CLI version)
- ID format detection (hash-based vs sequential)
- CLI version check (fetches latest from GitHub)
- Storage type detection (SQLite vs JSONL-only mode)
- Tree-style output with color-coded warnings
- JSON output for scripting (--json flag)
- Actionable fix recommendations for each issue
Implementation improvements:
- Status constants instead of magic strings
- Semantic version comparison (fixes 0.10.0 vs 0.9.9 edge case)
- Documented defer pattern for intentional error ignore
- Comprehensive test coverage including version comparison edge cases
- Clean integration using slices.Contains for command list
Usage:
bd doctor # Check current directory
bd doctor /path/to/repo # Check specific repository
bd doctor --json # Machine-readable output
* Simplify bd doctor documentation in README
Reduce verbose health check section to 2 lines as requested.
* Fix bd doctor to handle JSONL-only mode for ID format check
When no SQLite database exists (JSONL-only mode), skip the ID format
check instead of showing an error. This prevents the confusing
'Unable to query issues' error when the installation is actually fine.
Skip auto-import when sync command is run with --dry-run flag to prevent
database modifications during dry-run mode. Previously, autoImportIfNewer()
would run in PersistentPreRun hook and modify the database even in dry-run,
causing the JSONL file to become dirty.
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This allows users to set --no-db mode persistently via:
1. .beads/config.yaml file (no-db: true)
2. BD_NO_DB environment variable
3. --no-db command-line flag (highest precedence)
Changes:
- Add no-db to config defaults in internal/config/config.go
- Wire no-db flag to read from config in cmd/bd/main.go
- Create example .beads/config.yaml with documentation
The configuration precedence is:
CLI flag > Environment variable > Config file > Default
This makes no-db mode repository-scoped and automatically
respected by all bd commands and the beads-mcp service.
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Implement --no-db mode to avoid SQLite database corruption in scenarios
where the same .beads directory is accessed from multiple processes
(e.g., host + container, multiple containers).
Changes:
- Add in-memory storage backend (internal/storage/memory/memory.go)
- Implements full Storage interface using in-memory data structures
- Thread-safe with mutex protection for concurrent access
- Supports all core operations: issues, dependencies, labels, comments
- Add JSONL persistence layer (cmd/bd/nodb.go)
- initializeNoDbMode(): Load .beads/issues.jsonl on startup
- writeIssuesToJSONL(): Atomic write-back after each command
- detectPrefix(): Smart prefix detection with fallback hierarchy
1. .beads/nodb_prefix.txt (explicit config)
2. Common prefix from existing issues
3. Current directory name (fallback)
- Integrate --no-db flag into command flow (cmd/bd/main.go)
- Add global --no-db flag to all commands
- PersistentPreRun: Initialize memory storage from JSONL
- PersistentPostRun: Write memory back to JSONL atomically
- Skip daemon and SQLite initialization in --no-db mode
- Extract common writeJSONLAtomic() helper to eliminate duplication
- Update bd init for --no-db mode (cmd/bd/init.go)
- Create .beads/nodb_prefix.txt instead of SQLite database
- Create empty issues.jsonl file
- Display --no-db specific initialization message
Code Quality:
- Refactored atomic JSONL writes into shared writeJSONLAtomic() helper
- Used by both flushToJSONL (SQLite mode) and writeIssuesToJSONL (--no-db mode)
- Eliminates ~90 lines of code duplication
- Ensures consistent atomic write behavior across modes
Usage:
bd --no-db init -p myproject
bd --no-db create "Fix bug" --priority 1
bd --no-db list
bd --no-db update myproject-1 --status in_progress
Benefits:
- No SQLite corruption from concurrent access
- Container-safe: perfect for multi-mount scenarios
- Git-friendly: direct JSONL diffs work seamlessly
- Simple: no daemon, no WAL files, just JSONL
Test Results (go test ./...):
- ✓ github.com/steveyegge/beads: PASS
- ✗ github.com/steveyegge/beads/cmd/bd: 1 pre-existing failure (TestAutoFlushErrorHandling)
- ✓ github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/compact: PASS
- ✗ github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/rpc: 1 pre-existing failure (TestMemoryPressureDetection)
- ✓ github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/storage/sqlite: PASS
- ✓ github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/types: PASS
- ⚠ github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/storage/memory: no tests yet
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- bd-159: Track last_import_time in metadata after auto-import
- bd-160: Add staleness check to daemon before serving requests
- Detects when JSONL mtime > last import time
- Currently logs warning (needs bd-166 for actual import trigger)
- Add lastImportTime field to RPC Server struct with getter/setter
- Add checkAndAutoImportIfStale() method to detect stale JSONL
This is part of bd-158 epic to fix daemon showing stale data after git pull.
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- Implement FindAllDatabases() to scan hierarchy for all .beads directories
- Add DatabaseInfo struct with path, beads dir, and issue count
- Add warnMultipleDatabases() with formatted warning display
- Show active database with ▶ marker and issue counts
- Add comprehensive tests for multi-database detection
- Document warning and solutions in TROUBLESHOOTING.md
- Prevent confusion and database pollution from accidental duplicates
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Fixed all unchecked error returns in production code:
- os.Remove() calls in cleanup paths
- cmd.Wait() in goroutines
- fmt.Fprintf() writes
- Type assertions with proper ok checks
Reduces linter issues from 99 to 88. CI should now pass linting.
Implements automatic daemon version detection and restart when client
and daemon versions are incompatible. Eliminates need for manual
'bd daemon --stop' after upgrades.
Changes:
- Check daemon version during health check in PersistentPreRun
- Auto-restart mismatched daemon or fall back to direct mode
- Check version when starting daemon, auto-stop old daemon if incompatible
- Robust restart logic: sets working dir, cleans stale sockets, reaps processes
- Uses waitForSocketReadiness helper for reliable startup detection
- Updated AGENTS.md with version management documentation
Closes bd-89
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Fixes#114 and #122 by adding --description/-d flag to bd update CLI
and description parameter to MCP update_issue tool.
Changes:
- CLI: Added --description flag to updateCmd
- RPC: Added Description field to UpdateArgs
- Daemon: Updated updatesFromArgs to handle description
- MCP: Added description to update_issue, UpdateIssueParams, and clients
- Storage: description already supported in allowedUpdateFields
Tested in both daemon and direct modes.
- Implement robust worktree detection using git-dir vs git-common-dir comparison
- Add prominent warning when daemon mode is active in a worktree
- Warn in 3 places: initial connection, auto-start, and daemon start command
- Show shared database path and clarify BEADS_AUTO_START_DAEMON behavior
- Document limitations and solutions in README.md and AGENTS.md
- Add comprehensive tests for detection and path truncation
Fixes#55
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- Update bd update to use --acceptance instead of --acceptance-criteria
- Update MCP client to use --acceptance flag
- Simplify SKILL.md documentation now that both commands use same flag
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- Remove ~/.beads/bd.sock fallback in getSocketPath()
- Always return local socket path (.beads/bd.sock)
- Add migration warning if old global socket exists
- Update AGENTS.md to remove global daemon references
- Document breaking change in CHANGELOG.md
- Fix test isolation: tests now use temp .beads dir and chdir
Prevents cross-project daemon connections and database pollution.
Each project must use its own local daemon.
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- Detects prefix mismatches during import
- Shows warning with mismatched prefixes and counts
- Added --rename-on-import flag to automatically fix prefixes
- Auto-import is lenient about prefixes (doesn't enforce)
- All tests passing
Previously, 'bd import' would fail if the database didn't exist, even when
importing into a directory with a .beads/ folder. This made it impossible
to recreate a database from JSONL after schema changes or database removal.
Changes:
- Allow import command to create database when .beads/ directory exists
- Prefer local .beads/vc.db over ancestor databases for import operations
- Enable the workflow: mv .beads/vc.db backup && bd import .beads/issues.jsonl
Fixes#180
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Changes to cmd/bd/main.go:
- Add BEADS_NO_DAEMON env var to explicitly disable daemon (single-user mode)
- Keep BEADS_AUTO_START_DAEMON for backward compatibility
- Lower global daemon threshold from 4+ repos to 2+ repos
- Document always-daemon mode as default behavior
Also create bd-161 epic for label enhancements with child tasks.
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