Add tests for Comments API (AddIssueComment, GetIssueComments)

Comments API currently has 0% coverage. Need tests for:
- AddIssueComment - adding comments to issues
- GetIssueComments - retrieving comments
- Comment ordering and pagination
- Edge cases (non-existent issues, empty comments)


Remove unreachable utility functions

Several small utility functions are unreachable:

Files to clean:
1. `internal/storage/sqlite/hash.go` - `computeIssueContentHash` (line 17)
   - Check if entire file can be deleted if only contains this function

2. `internal/config/config.go` - `FileUsed` (line 151)
   - Delete unused config helper

3. `cmd/bd/git_sync_test.go` - `verifyIssueOpen` (line 300)
   - Delete dead test helper

4. `internal/compact/haiku.go` - `HaikuClient.SummarizeTier2` (line 81)
   - Tier 2 summarization not implemented
   - Options: implement feature OR delete method

Impact: Removes 50-100 LOC depending on decisions


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Update AGENTS.md with event-driven mode

Document BEADS_DAEMON_MODE env var. Explain opt-in during Phase 1. Add troubleshooting for watcher failures.


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Proposal: Custom status states via config

Proposal to add 'custom status states' via `bd config`.
Users could define an optional issue status enum (e.g., awaiting_review, review_in_progress) in the config.
This would enable multi-step pipelines to process issues where each step correlates to a specific status.

Examples:
- awaiting_verification
- awaiting_docs
- awaiting_testing


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Add composite index on dependencies(depends_on_id, type)

The hierarchical blocking query does:
JOIN dependencies d ON d.depends_on_id = bt.issue_id
WHERE d.type = 'parent-child'

Currently we only have idx_dependencies_depends_on (line 41 in schema.go), which covers depends_on_id but not the type filter.

**Impact:**
- Query has to scan ALL dependencies for a given depends_on_id, then filter by type
- With 10k+ issues and many dependencies, this could cause slowdowns
- The blocker propagation happens recursively, amplifying the cost

**Solution:**
Add composite index: CREATE INDEX idx_dependencies_depends_on_type ON dependencies(depends_on_id, type)

**Testing:**
Run EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN on GetReadyWork query before/after to verify index usage.


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Fix renumbering temp ID collision bug

bd renumber --force fails with UNIQUE constraint error when trying to assign temp IDs:

Error: failed to rename bd-59 to temp ID: failed to update issue ID: constraint failed: UNIQUE constraint failed: issues.id (1555)

The temp ID generation logic in renumber.go doesn't guarantee unique IDs. Need to:
1. Use a temp ID strategy that can't collide (e.g., prefix with 'temp-', use UUIDs, or use high numbers like 999999+)
2. Verify temp IDs don't exist before using them
3. Add test case for renumbering with various ID gaps

Reproduced when renumbering 107 issues with gaps (IDs 1-344 compacting to 1-107).


Cache compiled regexes in replaceIDReferences for performance

replaceIDReferences() compiles the same regex patterns on every call. With 100 issues and 10 ID mappings, that's 1000 regex compilations. Pre-compile regexes once and reuse. Can use a struct with compiled regex, placeholder, and newID. Located in collision.go:329. Estimated performance improvement: 10-100x for large batches.


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Modify EnsureIDs to support parent resurrection

Update internal/storage/sqlite/ids.go:189-202 to call TryResurrectParent before failing on missing parent. Add resurrection mode flag, log resurrected parents for transparency. Maintain backwards compatibility with strict validation mode.


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Proposal workflow (propose/withdraw/accept)

Implement commands and state machine for moving issues between personal planning repos and canonical upstream repos, enabling contributors to propose work without polluting PRs.


Global daemon still requires database and runs sync loop

The --global flag skips git repo check (line 80) but runDaemonLoop still calls FindDatabasePath (line 500-507) and opens a store (line 512). It also runs the single-repo sync loop (lines 563-620).

Oracle correctly identified this violates the spec: 'Don't require being in a git repo when --global is used'.

Fix: Global mode should skip DB open and sync loop entirely. It should be a pure RPC router that uses per-request context (bd-92) to route to the correct repo's DB.

Impact: Users can't run 'bd daemon --global' outside a repo, defeating the purpose.


Compact command fails with daemon - requires --no-daemon workaround

The 'bd compact' command fails with 'Error: compact requires SQLite storage' when used with the daemon (default mode), but works correctly with the '--no-daemon' flag.

The daemon RPC interface doesn't properly expose the compact command, even though the daemon itself uses SQLite storage.

Reproduction:
1. Ensure daemon is running (bd daemon status)
2. Run: bd compact --stats
   Result: Error: compact requires SQLite storage
3. Run: bd compact --stats --no-daemon
   Result: Works correctly, shows statistics

Expected behavior:
The compact command should work through the daemon RPC interface just like other commands (list, create, update, delete, renumber, etc.)

Impact:
Users cannot use compact operations in the normal workflow. They must use --no-daemon which bypasses the daemon entirely.

Suggested fix:
Add compact operation support to the daemon RPC interface, similar to how renumber and other operations are exposed.


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Add integration tests for multi-repo sync

Test: Clone A deletes issue, Clone B imports Clone A's JSONL. Verify Clone B handles deletion gracefully with resurrection. Test concurrent imports with same orphans (should be idempotent). Test round-trip fidelity (export→delete parent→import→verify structure).


Final test

Testing with new binary


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Add resource limits to daemon (connections, cache, memory)

Daemon has no resource limits. Under heavy load or attack, it could:
- Accept unlimited connections
- Cache unlimited databases
- Use unbounded memory
- Exhaust file descriptors

Need limits for:
- Max concurrent RPC connections (default: 100)
- Max storage cache size (default: 50)
- Request timeout enforcement (default: 30s)
- Memory pressure detection

Location: internal/rpc/server.go


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Performance Testing Documentation

Create docs/performance-testing.md documenting the performance testing framework.

Sections:
1. Overview - What the framework does, goals
2. Running Benchmarks
   - make bench command
   - Running specific benchmarks
   - Interpreting output (ns/op, allocs/op)
3. Profiling and Analysis
   - Viewing CPU profiles with pprof
   - Reading flamegraphs
   - Memory profiling
   - Finding hotspots
4. User Diagnostics
   - bd doctor --perf usage
   - Sharing profiles with bug reports
   - Understanding the report output
5. Comparing Performance
   - Using benchstat for before/after comparisons
   - Detecting regressions
6. Tips for Optimization
   - Common patterns
   - When to profile vs benchmark

Style:
- Concise, practical examples
- Screenshots/examples of pprof output
- Clear command-line examples
- Focus on workflow, not theory


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Daemon race condition: stale export overwrites recent DB changes

**Symptom:**
Merged bd-fc2d into bd-fb05 in ~/src/beads (commit ce4d756), pushed to remote. The ~/src/fred/beads daemon then exported its stale DB state and committed (8cc1bb4), reverting bd-fc2d back to "open" status.

**Timeline:**
1. 21:45:12 - Merge committed from ~/src/beads (ce4d756): bd-fc2d closed
2. 21:49:42 - Daemon in ~/src/fred/beads exported stale state (8cc1bb4): bd-fc2d open again

**Root cause:**
The fred/beads daemon had a stale database (bd-fc2d still open) and didn't auto-import the newer JSONL before exporting. When it exported, it overwrote the merge with its stale state.

**Expected behavior:**
Daemon should detect that JSONL is newer than its last export and import before exporting.

**Actual behavior:**
Daemon exported stale DB state, creating a conflicting commit that reverted upstream changes.

**Impact:**
Multi-workspace setups with daemons can silently lose changes if one daemon has stale state and exports.


Migration tool: sequential → hash IDs

Create migration tool to convert existing sequential-ID databases to hash-ID format.

## Command: bd migrate --hash-ids

```bash
bd migrate --hash-ids [--dry-run]
```

## Migration Process

### 1. Backup Database
```bash
cp .beads/beads.db .beads/beads.db.backup-1761798384
echo "✓ Backup created: .beads/beads.db.backup-1234567890"
```

### 2. Generate Hash IDs for Existing Issues
```go
func migrateToHashIDs(db *SQLiteStorage) error {
    // Read all issues
    issues, err := db.ListIssues(ctx, ListOptions{Status: "all"})

    // Generate mapping: old ID → new hash ID
    mapping := make(map[string]string)
    for _, issue := range issues {
        hashID := GenerateHashID(
            issue.Title,
            issue.Description,
            issue.CreatedAt,
            db.workspaceID,
        )
        mapping[issue.ID] = hashID
    }

    // Detect hash collisions (extremely rare)
    if hasCollisions(mapping) {
        return fmt.Errorf("hash collision detected, aborting")
    }

    return nil
}
```

### 3. Update Database Schema
```sql
-- Add alias column
ALTER TABLE issues ADD COLUMN alias INTEGER UNIQUE;

-- Populate aliases from old IDs
UPDATE issues SET alias = CAST(SUBSTR(id, 4) AS INTEGER)
  WHERE id LIKE 'bd-%' AND SUBSTR(id, 4) GLOB '[0-9]*';

-- Create new issues_new table with hash IDs
CREATE TABLE issues_new (
    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,  -- Hash IDs now
    alias INTEGER UNIQUE,
    title TEXT NOT NULL,
    -- ... rest of schema
);

-- Copy data with ID mapping
INSERT INTO issues_new SELECT
    <new_hash_id>,  -- From mapping
    alias,
    title,
    -- ...
FROM issues;

-- Drop old table, rename new
DROP TABLE issues;
ALTER TABLE issues_new RENAME TO issues;
```

### 4. Update Dependencies
```sql
-- Update depends_on_id using mapping
UPDATE dependencies
SET issue_id = <new_hash_id>,
    depends_on_id = <new_depends_on_hash_id>
FROM mapping;
```

### 5. Update Text References
```go
// Update all text fields that mention old IDs
func updateTextReferences(db *SQLiteStorage, mapping map[string]string) error {
    for oldID, newID := range mapping {
        // Update description, notes, design, acceptance_criteria
        db.Exec(`UPDATE issues SET
            description = REPLACE(description, ?, ?),
            notes = REPLACE(notes, ?, ?),
            design = REPLACE(design, ?, ?),
            acceptance_criteria = REPLACE(acceptance_criteria, ?, ?)
        `, oldID, newID, oldID, newID, oldID, newID, oldID, newID)
    }
}
```

### 6. Export to JSONL
```bash
bd export  # Writes hash IDs to .beads/issues.jsonl
git add .beads/issues.jsonl
git commit -m "Migrate to hash-based IDs"
```

## Output
```bash
$ bd migrate --hash-ids
Migrating to hash-based IDs...
✓ Backup created: .beads/beads.db.backup-1730246400
✓ Generated 150 hash IDs
✓ No hash collisions detected
✓ Updated issues table schema
✓ Updated 150 issue IDs
✓ Updated 87 dependencies
✓ Updated 234 text references
✓ Exported to .beads/issues.jsonl
✓ Migration complete!

Next steps:
  1. Test: bd list, bd show #1, etc.
  2. Commit: git commit -m "Migrate to hash-based IDs"
  3. Push: git push origin main
  4. Notify collaborators to pull and re-init
```

## Dry Run Mode
```bash
$ bd migrate --hash-ids --dry-run
[DRY RUN] Would migrate 150 issues:
  bd-1c63eb84   → bd-af78e9a2  (alias: #1)
  bd-9063acda   → bd-e5f6a7b8  (alias: #2)
  ...
  bd-150 → bd-9a8b7c6d  (alias: #150)

[DRY RUN] Would update:
  - 150 issue IDs
  - 87 dependencies
  - 234 text references in descriptions/notes

No changes made. Run without --dry-run to apply.
```

## Files to Create
- cmd/bd/migrate.go (new command)
- internal/storage/sqlite/migrations/hash_ids.go

## Testing
- Test migration on small database (10 issues)
- Test migration on large database (1000 issues)
- Test hash collision detection (inject collision artificially)
- Test text reference updates
- Test rollback (restore from backup)
- Test migrated database works correctly

## Rollback Procedure
```bash
# If migration fails or has issues
mv .beads/beads.db.backup-1234567890 .beads/beads.db
bd export  # Restore JSONL from backup DB
```

## Multi-Clone Coordination
**Important**: All clones must migrate before syncing:

1. Coordinator sends message: "Migrating to hash IDs on 2025-10-30 at 10:00 UTC"
2. All collaborators pull latest changes
3. All run: `bd migrate --hash-ids`
4. All push changes
5. New work can continue with hash IDs

**Do NOT**:
- Mix sequential and hash IDs in same database
- Sync before all clones migrate


Add internal/ai package for AI-assisted repairs

Add AI integration package to support AI-powered repair commands.

Providers:
- Anthropic (Claude)
- OpenAI
- Ollama (local)

Features:
- Conflict resolution analysis
- Duplicate detection via embeddings
- Configuration via env vars (BEADS_AI_PROVIDER, BEADS_AI_API_KEY, etc.)

See repair_commands.md lines 357-425 for design.


Add migration guide for library consumers

The contributor-workflow-analysis.md has excellent migration examples for CLI users (lines 508-549) but lacks examples for library consumers like VC that use beadsLib in Go/TypeScript code.

Library consumers need to know:
- Whether their existing code continues to work unchanged (backward compatibility)
- How config.toml is automatically read (transparent hydration)
- When and how to use explicit multi-repo configuration
- What happens if config.toml doesn't exist (defaults)

Example needed:
```go
// Before (v0.17.3)
store, err := beadsLib.NewSQLiteStorage(".beads/vc.db")

// After (v0.18.0 with multi-repo) - still works!
store, err := beadsLib.NewSQLiteStorage(".beads/vc.db")
// Automatically reads .beads/config.toml if present

// Explicit multi-repo (if needed)
cfg := beadsLib.Config{
    Primary: ".beads/vc.db",
    Additional: []string{"~/.beads-planning"},
}
store, err := beadsLib.NewStorageWithConfig(cfg)
```


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Test Epic 2

## Overview

[Describe the high-level goal and scope of this epic]

## Success Criteria

- [ ] Criteria 1
- [ ] Criteria 2
- [ ] Criteria 3

## Background

[Provide context and motivation]

## Scope

**In Scope:**
- Item 1
- Item 2

**Out of Scope:**
- Item 1
- Item 2


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Implement bd resolve-conflicts (git merge conflicts in JSONL)

Automatically detect and resolve git merge conflicts in .beads/issues.jsonl file.

Features:
- Detect conflict markers in JSONL
- Parse conflicting issues from HEAD and BASE
- Provide mechanical resolution (remap duplicate IDs)
- Support AI-assisted resolution (requires internal/ai package)

See repair_commands.md lines 125-353 for design.


Write Agent Mail integration guide

Comprehensive guide for setting up and using Agent Mail with Beads.

Acceptance Criteria:
- Installation instructions
- Configuration (environment variables)
- Architecture diagram
- Benefits and tradeoffs
- When to use vs not use
- Troubleshooting section
- Migration from git-only mode

File: docs/AGENT_MAIL.md

Sections:
- Quick start
- How it works
- Integration points
- Graceful degradation
- Multi-machine deployment
- FAQ


Add validation for duplicate external_ref in batch imports

Currently, if a batch import contains multiple issues with the same external_ref, the behavior is undefined. We should detect and handle this case.

Current behavior:
- No validation for duplicate external_ref within a batch
- Last-write-wins or non-deterministic behavior

Proposed solution:
- Detect duplicate external_ref values in incoming batch
- Fail with clear error message OR
- Merge duplicates intelligently (use newest timestamp)
- Add test case for this scenario

Related: bd-1022


CLI tests (cli_fast_test.go) are slow and should be integration tests

The TestCLI_* tests in cmd/bd/cli_fast_test.go are taking 4-5 seconds each (40+ seconds total), making them the slowest part of the fast test suite.

Current timings:
- TestCLI_Import: 4.73s
- TestCLI_Blocked: 4.33s
- TestCLI_DepTree: 4.15s
- TestCLI_Close: 3.59s
- TestCLI_DepAdd: 3.50s
- etc.

These tests compile the bd binary once in init(), but then execute it multiple times per test with filesystem operations. Despite being named "fast", they're actually end-to-end CLI integration tests.

Options:
1. Tag with //go:build integration (move to integration suite)
2. Optimize: Use in-memory databases, reduce exec calls, better parallelization
3. Keep as-is but understand they're the baseline for "fast" tests

Total test suite currently: 13.8s (cmd/bd alone is 12.8s, and most of that is these CLI tests)

Fixed by reusing existing bd binary from repo root instead of rebuilding.

Before: 15+ minutes (rebuilding binary for every test package)
After: ~12 seconds (reuses pre-built binary)

The init() function now checks for ../../bd first before falling back to building. This means `go build && go test` is now fast.


bd status "Recent Activity" is misleading - should use git history

## Problem

`bd status` shows "Recent Activity (last 7 days)" but the numbers are wrong. It only looks at database timestamps, not git history. Says "141 issues closed in last 7 days" when thousands have actually come and go.

## Issues

1. Only queries database timestamps, not git history
2. 7 days is too long a window
3. Numbers don't reflect actual activity in JSONL git history

## Proposed Fix

Either:
- Query git history of `.beads/beads.jsonl` to get actual activity (last 24-48 hours)
- Remove "Recent Activity" section entirely if not useful
- Make time window configurable and default to 24h

## Example Output (Current)
```
Recent Activity (last 7 days):
Issues Created:    174
Issues Closed:     141
Issues Updated:    37
```
This is misleading when thousands of issues have actually cycled through.


Performance Testing Framework

Add comprehensive performance testing for beads focusing on optimization guidance and validating 10K+ database scale. Uses standard Go tooling, follows existing patterns, minimal complexity.

Components:
- Benchmark suite for critical operations at 10K-20K scale
- Fixture generator for realistic test data (epic hierarchies, cross-links)
- User diagnostics via bd doctor --perf
- Always-on profiling integration

Goals:
- Identify bottlenecks for optimization work
- Validate performance at 10K+ issue scale
- Enable users to collect diagnostics for bug reports
- Support both SQLite and JSONL import paths


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CleanupStaleInstances() never called in production - orphaned claims accumulate

The CleanupStaleInstances() method exists in storage layer but is never called in production code. This means dead executors leave orphaned claims that block work forever. Example: vc-106 claimed by executor that died 2 hours ago, still shows in_progress with execution_state record. Need to: 1) Add periodic cleanup to executor main loop (every 5 min?), 2) Make cleanup also release claimed issues (delete execution_state AND reset status to open), 3) Add comment explaining why released.


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Fix TestTwoCloneCollision timeout


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bd show --json doesn't include dependency type field

Fix GitHub issue #202. The JSON output from bd show and bd list commands should include the dependency type field (and optionally created_at, created_by) to match internal storage format and enable better tooling integration.

PR #203 updated with cleaner implementation: https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/pull/203

## Final Implementation

Cleanest possible approach - no internal helper methods needed:

**Design:**
- `GetDependenciesWithMetadata()` / `GetDependentsWithMetadata()` - canonical implementations with full SQL query
- `GetDependencies()` / `GetDependents()` - thin wrappers that strip metadata for backward compat
- `scanIssuesWithDependencyType()` - shared helper for scanning rows with dependency type

**Benefits:**
- Single source of truth - the `...WithMetadata()` methods ARE the implementation
- Eliminated ~139 lines of duplicated SQL and scanning code
- All tests passing (14 dependency-related tests)
- Backward compatible
- dependency_type field appears correctly in JSON output

**Note on scan helpers:**
The duplication between `scanIssues()` and `scanIssuesWithDependencyType()` is necessary because they handle different SQL result shapes (16 vs 17 columns). This is justified as they serve fundamentally different purposes based on query structure.


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Export deduplication breaks when JSONL and export_hashes table diverge

## Problem

The export deduplication feature (timestamp-only skipping) breaks when the JSONL file and export_hashes table get out of sync, causing exports to skip issues that aren't actually in the file.

## Symptoms

- `bd export` reports "Skipped 128 issue(s) with timestamp-only changes"
- JSONL file only has 38 lines but DB has 149 issues
- export_hashes table has 149 entries
- Auto-import doesn't trigger (hash matches despite missing data)
- Two repos on same commit show different issue counts

## Root Cause

shouldSkipExport() in autoflush.go compares current issue hash with stored export_hashes entry. If they match, it skips export assuming the issue is already in the JSONL.

This assumption fails when:
1. Git operations (pull, reset, checkout) change JSONL without clearing export_hashes
2. Manual JSONL edits or corruption
3. Import operations that modify DB but don't update export_hashes
4. Partial exports that update export_hashes but don't complete

## Impact

- **Critical data loss risk**: Issues appear to be tracked but aren't persisted to git
- Breaks multi-repo sync (root cause of today's debugging session)
- Auto-import fails to detect staleness (hash matches despite missing data)
- Silent data corruption (no error messages, just missing issues)

## Reproduction

1. Have DB with 149 issues, all in export_hashes table
2. Truncate JSONL to 38 lines (simulate git reset or corruption)
3. Run `bd export` - it skips 128 issues
4. JSONL still has only 38 lines but export thinks it succeeded

## Current Workaround

```bash
sqlite3 .beads/beads.db "DELETE FROM export_hashes"
bd export -o .beads/beads.jsonl
```

## Proposed Solutions

**Option 1: Verify JSONL integrity before skipping**
- Count lines in JSONL, compare with export_hashes count
- If mismatch, clear export_hashes and force full export
- Safe but adds I/O overhead

**Option 2: Hash-based JSONL validation**
- Store hash of entire JSONL file in metadata
- Before export, check if JSONL hash matches
- If mismatch, clear export_hashes
- More efficient, detects any JSONL corruption

**Option 3: Disable timestamp-only deduplication**
- Remove the feature entirely
- Always export all issues
- Simplest and safest, but creates larger git commits

**Option 4: Clear export_hashes on git operations**
- Add post-merge hook to clear export_hashes
- Clear on any import operation
- Defensive approach but may over-clear

## Recommended Fix

Combination of Options 2 + 4:
1. Store JSONL file hash in metadata after export
2. Check hash before export, clear export_hashes if mismatch
3. Clear export_hashes on import operations
4. Add `bd validate` check for JSONL/export_hashes sync

## Files Involved

- cmd/bd/autoflush.go (shouldSkipExport)
- cmd/bd/export.go (export with deduplication)
- internal/storage/sqlite/metadata.go (export_hashes table)


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Add test case for symmetric collision (both clones create same ID simultaneously)

TestTwoCloneCollision demonstrates the problem, but we need a simpler unit test for the collision resolver itself.

Test should verify:
- Two issues with same ID, different content
- Content hash determines winner deterministically
- Result is same regardless of which clone imports first
- No title swapping occurs

This can be a simpler test than the full integration test.


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Test npm package installation locally

Verify npm package works before publishing:

## Local testing
- Run npm pack in npm/ directory
- Install tarball globally: npm install -g beads-bd-0.21.5.tgz
- Test basic commands:
  - bd --version
  - bd init --quiet --prefix test
  - bd create "Test issue" -p 1 --json
  - bd list --json
  - bd sync

## Test environments
- macOS (darwin-arm64 and darwin-amd64)
- Linux (ubuntu docker container for linux-amd64)
- Windows (optional, if available)

## Validation
- Binary downloads during postinstall
- All bd commands work identically to native
- No permission issues
- Proper error messages on failure


Add daemon auto-start on first use

Currently users must manually start daemon with 'bd daemon'. For better UX, auto-start daemon when first bd command is run.

Implementation:

1. In PersistentPreRun, check if daemon is running
2. If not, check if auto-start is enabled (default: true)
3. Start daemon with appropriate flags (--global if configured)
4. Wait for socket to be ready (with timeout)
5. Retry connection to newly-started daemon
6. Silently fail back to direct mode if daemon won't start

Configuration:
- BEADS_AUTO_START_DAEMON env var (default: true)
- --no-auto-daemon flag to disable
- Config file option: auto_start_daemon = true

Safety considerations:
- Don't auto-start if daemon failed recently (exponential backoff)
- Log auto-start to daemon.log
- Clear error messages if auto-start fails
- Never auto-start if --no-daemon flag is set

Benefits:
- Zero-configuration experience
- Daemon benefits (speed, multi-repo) automatic
- Still supports direct mode as fallback

Depends on: Global daemon flag would make this more useful


Create Go adapter library (optional)

For agents written in Go, provide native adapter library instead of shelling out to curl.

Acceptance Criteria:
- agentmail.Client struct
- HTTP client with timeout/retry logic
- Same API as Python adapter
- Example usage in examples/go-agent/
- Unit tests

File: pkg/agentmail/client.go

Note: Lower priority - can shell out to curl initially


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Agent 4 Issue 42


Add comprehensive daemon tests for RPC integration

Add tests for:
- RPC server integration (daemon accepts connections)
- Concurrent client operations
- Socket cleanup on shutdown
- Server start failures (socket already exists)
- Graceful shutdown verification

These tests were identified in bd-83 code review but not implemented yet.


Agent 3 Batch 49 Issue 1


MCP update tool bypasses user approval when closing tasks

GH #90: update with status='closed' should trigger same approval workflow as close tool. Currently undermines user control since close requires approval but update doesn't check parameter changes.


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Agent 0 Issue 12

Created by agent 0


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Test auto-start in fred


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Implement storage cache eviction and memory limits

Implement LRU cache eviction and memory pressure detection for daemon storage cache to prevent unbounded memory growth.


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Agent 0 Issue 33


Agent 4 Issue 79

Created by agent 4


Test dependency child


Agent 3 Issue 91

Created by agent 3


Add topological sort utility functions

Create internal/importer/sort.go with utilities for depth-based sorting of issues. Functions: GetHierarchyDepth(id), SortByDepth(issues), GroupByDepth(issues). Include stable sorting for same-depth issues.


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Agent 7 Issue 36

Created by agent 7


Update LINTING.md with current baseline

After cleanup, document the remaining acceptable baseline in LINTING.md so we can track regression.


Daemon fails to auto-import after git pull updates JSONL

After git pull updates .beads/issues.jsonl, daemon doesn't automatically re-import changes, causing stale data to be shown until next sync cycle (up to 5 minutes).

Reproduction:
1. Repo A: Close issues, export, commit, push
2. Repo B: git pull (successfully updates .beads/issues.jsonl)
3. bd show <issue> shows OLD status from daemon's SQLite db
4. JSONL on disk has correct new status

Root cause: Daemon sync cycle runs on timer (5min). When user manually runs git pull, daemon doesn't detect JSONL was updated externally and continues serving stale data from SQLite.

Impact:
- High for AI agents using beads in git workflows
- Breaks fundamental git-as-source-of-truth model
- Confusing UX: git log shows commit, bd shows old state
- Data consistency issues between JSONL and daemon

See WYVERN_SYNC_ISSUE.md for full analysis.

**Fixed in v0.21.2!**

The daemon auto-import is fully implemented:
- internal/autoimport package handles staleness detection
- internal/importer package provides shared import logic (used by both CLI and daemon)
- daemon's checkAndAutoImportIfStale() calls autoimport.AutoImportIfNewer()
- importFunc uses importer.ImportIssues() with auto-rename enabled
- All tests passing

The critical data corruption bug is FIXED:
✅ After git pull, daemon detects JSONL is newer (mtime check)
✅ Daemon auto-imports before serving requests
✅ No stale data served
✅ No data loss in multi-agent workflows

Verification needed: Run two-repo test to confirm end-to-end behavior.


Agent 6 Issue 95


Update ready_issues VIEW to use hierarchical blocking

The ready_issues VIEW (schema.go:97-108) uses the OLD blocking logic that doesn't propagate through parent-child hierarchies.

**Problem:**
- GetReadyWork() function now uses recursive CTE with propagation
- But the ready_issues VIEW still uses simple NOT EXISTS check
- Any code using the VIEW will get DIFFERENT results than GetReadyWork()
- This creates inconsistency and confusion

**Impact:**
- Unknown if the VIEW is actually used anywhere in the codebase
- If it is used, it's returning incorrect results (showing children as ready when parent is blocked)

**Solution:**
Either:
1. Update VIEW to match GetReadyWork logic (complex CTE in a view)
2. Drop the VIEW entirely if unused
3. Make VIEW call GetReadyWork as a function (if SQLite supports it)

**Investigation needed:**
Grep for 'ready_issues' to see if the view is actually used.

**Investigation results:**
Grepped the codebase - the ready_issues VIEW appears in:
- schema.go (definition)
- WORKFLOW.md, DESIGN.md (documentation)
- No actual Go code queries it directly

**Conclusion:** The VIEW is defined but appears UNUSED by actual code. GetReadyWork() function is used instead.

**Recommended solution:** Drop the VIEW entirely to avoid confusion. It serves no purpose if unused and creates a maintenance burden (needs to stay in sync with GetReadyWork logic).

**Alternative:** If we want to keep it for direct SQL access, update the VIEW definition to match the new recursive CTE logic.


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Agent 4 Issue 49

Created by agent 4


Create version bump script

Create scripts/bump-version.sh to automate version syncing across all components.

The script should:
1. Take a version number as argument (e.g., ./scripts/bump-version.sh 0.9.3)
2. Update all version files:
   - cmd/bd/version.go (Version constant)
   - .claude-plugin/plugin.json (version field)
   - .claude-plugin/marketplace.json (plugins[].version)
   - integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml (version field)
   - README.md (Alpha version mention)
   - PLUGIN.md (version requirements)
3. Validate semantic versioning format
4. Show diff preview before applying
5. Optionally create git commit with standard message

This prevents the version mismatch issue that occurred when only version.go was updated.

Related: bd-43 (version sync issue)


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Agent 5 Issue 95

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Add mutation channel to internal/rpc/server.go

Add mutationChan chan MutationEvent to Server struct. Emit events on CreateIssue, UpdateIssue, DeleteIssue, AddComment. Non-blocking send with default case for full channel.


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Agent 0 Issue 0

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Agent 0 Batch 12 Issue 1


Add guidance for self-hosting projects

The contributor-workflow-analysis.md is optimized for OSS contributors making PRs to upstream projects. However, it doesn't address projects like VC that use beads for their own development (self-hosting).

Self-hosting projects differ from OSS contributors:
- No upstream/downstream distinction (they ARE the project)
- May run automated executors (not just humans)
- In bootstrap/early phase (stability matters)
- Single team/owner (not multiple contributors with permissions)

Guidance needed on:
- When self-hosting projects should stay single-repo (default, recommended)
- When they should adopt multi-repo (team planning, multi-phase dev)
- How automated executors should handle multi-repo (if at all)
- Special considerations for projects in bootstrap phase

Examples of self-hosting projects: VC (building itself with beads), internal tools, pet projects


Agent 3 Issue 94


Improve daemon visibility and status reporting

Add clear daemon status output, uptime reporting, and user-friendly error messages.


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CRDT-based architecture for guaranteed convergence (v2.0)

## Vision
Redesign beads around Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to provide mathematical guarantees for N-way collision resolution at arbitrary scale.

## Current Limitations
- Content-hash based collision resolution fails at 5+ clones
- Non-deterministic convergence in multi-round scenarios
- UNIQUE constraint violations during rename operations
- No formal proof of convergence properties

## CRDT Benefits
- Provably convergent (Strong Eventual Consistency)
- Commutative/Associative/Idempotent operations
- No coordination required between clones
- Scales to 100+ concurrent workers
- Well-understood mathematical foundations

## Proposed Architecture

### 1. UUID-Based IDs
Replace sequential IDs with UUIDs:
- Current: bd-1c63eb84, bd-9063acda, bd-4d80b7b1
- CRDT: bd-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
- Human aliases maintained separately: #42 maps to UUID

### 2. Last-Write-Wins (LWW) Elements
Each field becomes an LWW register:
- title: (timestamp, clone_id, value)
- status: (timestamp, clone_id, value)
- Deterministic conflict resolution via Lamport timestamp + clone_id tiebreaker

### 3. Operation Log
Track all operations as CRDT ops:
- CREATE(uuid, timestamp, clone_id, fields)
- UPDATE(uuid, field, timestamp, clone_id, value)
- DELETE(uuid, timestamp, clone_id) - tombstone, not hard delete

### 4. Sync as Merge
Syncing becomes merging two CRDT states:
- No merge conflicts possible
- Deterministic merge function
- Guaranteed convergence

## Implementation Phases

### Phase 1: Research & Design (4 weeks)
- Study existing CRDT implementations (Automerge, Yjs, Loro)
- Design schema for CRDT-based issue tracking
- Prototype LWW-based Issue CRDT
- Benchmark performance vs current system

### Phase 2: Parallel Implementation (6 weeks)
- Implement CRDT storage layer alongside SQLite
- Build conversion tools: SQLite ↔ CRDT
- Maintain backward compatibility with v1.x format
- Migration path for existing databases

### Phase 3: Testing & Validation (4 weeks)
- Formal verification of convergence properties
- Stress testing with 100+ clone scenario
- Performance profiling and optimization
- Documentation and examples

### Phase 4: Migration & Rollout (4 weeks)
- Release v2.0-beta with CRDT backend
- Gradual migration from v1.x
- Monitoring and bug fixes
- Final v2.0 release

## Risks & Mitigations

**Risk 1: Performance overhead**
- Mitigation: Benchmark early, optimize hot paths
- CRDTs can be slower than append-only logs
- May need compaction strategy

**Risk 2: Storage bloat**
- Mitigation: Implement operation log compaction
- Tombstone garbage collection for deleted issues
- Periodic snapshots to reduce log size

**Risk 3: Breaking changes**
- Mitigation: Maintain v1.x compatibility layer
- Gradual migration tools
- Dual-mode operation during transition

**Risk 4: Complexity**
- Mitigation: Use battle-tested CRDT libraries
- Comprehensive documentation
- Clear migration guide

## Success Criteria
- 100-clone collision test passes without failures
- Formal proof of convergence properties
- Performance within 2x of current system
- Zero manual conflict resolution required
- Backward compatible with v1.x databases

## Timeline
18-20 weeks total (4-5 months)

## References
- Automerge: https://automerge.org
- Yjs: https://docs.yjs.dev
- Loro: https://loro.dev
- CRDT theory: Shapiro et al, A comprehensive study of CRDTs
- Related issues: bd-e6d71828, bd-7a2b58fc, bd-81abb639


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Agent 5 Issue 99


MCP server loses workspace context after Amp restart - causes silent failures

**CRITICAL BUG**: The beads MCP server loses workspace context when Amp restarts, leading to silent failures and potential data corruption.

## Reproduction
1. Start Amp with beads MCP server configured
2. Call `mcp__beads__set_context(workspace_root="/path/to/project")`
3. Use MCP tools successfully (e.g., `mcp__beads__show`, `mcp__beads__list`)
4. Restart Amp (new thread/session)
5. Try to use MCP tools without calling `set_context` again
6. **Result**: "Not connected" or "No workspace set" errors

## Impact
- Amp agents silently fail when trying to read/update beads issues
- May attempt to create duplicate issues because they can't see existing ones
- Potential for data corruption if operating on wrong database
- Breaks multi-session workflows
- Creates confusion: CLI works (`./bd`) but MCP tools don't

## Current Workaround
Manually call `mcp__beads__set_context()` at start of every Amp session.

## Root Cause
MCP server is stateful and doesn't persist workspace context across restarts.

## Proposed Fix
**Option 1 (Best)**: Auto-detect workspace from current working directory
- Match behavior of CLI `./bd` commands
- Check for `.beads/` directory in current dir or parents
- No manual context setting needed

**Option 2**: Persist context in MCP server state file
- Save last workspace_root to `~/.config/beads/mcp_context.json`
- Restore on server startup

**Option 3**: Require explicit context in every MCP call
- Add optional `workspace_root` parameter to all MCP tools
- Fall back to saved context if not provided

Acceptance:
- MCP tools work across Amp restarts without manual set_context()
- Auto-detection matches CLI behavior (walks up from CWD)
- Clear error message when no workspace found
- set_context() still works for explicit override
- BEADS_WORKING_DIR env var support
- Integration test validates restart behavior


Investigate database pollution - issue count anomalies

Multiple repos showing inflated issue counts suggesting cross-repo pollution:
- ~/src/dave/beads: 895 issues (675 open) - clearly polluted
- ~/src/stevey/src/beads: 280 issues (expected ~209-220) - possibly polluted

Need to investigate:
1. Source of pollution (multi-repo sync issues?)
2. How many duplicate/foreign issues exist
3. Whether recent sync operations caused cross-contamination
4. How to clean up and prevent future pollution

Investigation findings:

**Root cause identified:**
- NOT cross-repo contamination
- NOT automated test leakage (tests properly use t.TempDir())
- Manual testing during template feature development (Nov 2-4)
- Commit ba325a2: "test issues were accidentally committed during template feature development"

**Database growth timeline:**
- Nov 3: 19 issues (baseline)
- Nov 2-5: +244 issues (massive development spike)
- Nov 6-7: +40 issues (continued growth)
- Current: 291 issues → 270 after cleanup

**Test pollution breakdown:**
- 21 issues matching "Test " prefix pattern
- Most created Nov 2-5 during feature development
- Pollution from manual `./bd create "Test issue"` commands in production workspace
- All automated tests properly isolated with t.TempDir()

**Cleanup completed:**
- Ran scripts/cleanup-test-pollution.sh successfully
- Removed 21 test issues
- Database reduced from 291 → 270 issues (7.2% cleanup)
- JSONL synced to git

**Prevention strategy:**
- Filed follow-up issue for prevention mechanisms
- Script can be deleted once prevention is in place
- Tests are already properly isolated - no code changes needed there


Agent 0 Batch 6 Issue 2


Agents confused by multiple MCP beads servers - use wrong database

When multiple beads MCP servers are configured (e.g., beads-wyvern, beads-adar), agents may use the wrong server and create issues in wrong database. In this session, created wy-22 (wyvern) when working in beads repo. Root cause: All MCP servers available simultaneously with different BEADS_WORKING_DIR/BEADS_DB env vars. Agent must manually choose correct server or use direct bd commands.

This issue is a SYMPTOM of bd-86 (missing CWD propagation). The multi-server workaround (beads-wyvern, beads-adar, etc.) doesn't solve the root cause and creates new problems (agent confusion about which server to use). See bd-86 for comprehensive analysis and architectural solutions. Should be resolved when bd-86 is fixed with Path 1 (SetContext/WhereAmI approach).


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Add UNIQUE constraint on external_ref column

The external_ref column should have a UNIQUE constraint to prevent multiple issues from having the same external reference. This ensures data integrity when syncing from external systems (Jira, GitHub, Linear).

Current behavior:
- Multiple issues can have the same external_ref
- GetIssueByExternalRef returns first match (non-deterministic with duplicates)

Proposed solution:
- Add UNIQUE constraint to external_ref column
- Add migration to check for and resolve existing duplicates
- Update tests to verify constraint enforcement

Related: bd-1022


Implement `bd setup claude` command for Claude Code integration

Create a `bd setup claude` command that installs Claude Code integration files (slash commands and hooks). This is idempotent and safe to run multiple times.


Agent 7 Issue 97


Agent 4 Issue 67

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Issue in repo2

This should go to repo2 database


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Agent 1 Issue 90


Agent 6 Issue 68

Created by agent 6


Issue with labels


Code Health & Technical Debt Cleanup

Comprehensive codebase cleanup to remove dead code, refactor monolithic files, deduplicate utilities, and improve maintainability. Based on ultrathink code health analysis conducted 2025-10-27.

Goals:
- Remove ~1,500 LOC of dead/unreachable code
- Split 2 monolithic files (server.go 2,273 LOC, sqlite.go 2,136 LOC) into focused modules
- Deduplicate scattered utility functions (normalizeLabels, BD_DEBUG checks)
- Consolidate test coverage (2,019 LOC of collision tests)
- Improve code navigation and reduce merge conflicts

Impact: Reduces codebase by ~6-8%, improves maintainability, faster CI/CD

Estimated Effort: 11 days across 4 phases


Add richer query capabilities to bd list

Current bd list filters are limited to basic field matching (status, priority, type, assignee, label). This forces users to resort to piping through jq for common queries.

Missing query capabilities:
- Pattern matching: --title-contains, --desc-contains
- Date ranges: --created-after, --updated-before, --closed-after
- Empty/null checks: --empty-description, --no-assignee, --no-labels
- Numeric ranges: --priority-min, --priority-max
- Complex boolean logic: --and, --or operators
- Full-text search: --search across all text fields
- Negation: --not-status, --exclude-label

Example use cases:
- Find issues with empty descriptions
- Find stale issues not updated in 30 days
- Find high-priority bugs with no assignee
- Search for keyword across title/description/notes

Implementation approach:
- Add query builder pattern to storage layer
- Support --query DSL for complex queries
- Keep simple flags for common cases
- Add --json output for programmatic use

## Progress Update

**Completed:**
- ✅ Extended IssueFilter struct with new fields (pattern matching, date ranges, empty/null checks, priority ranges)
- ✅ Updated SQLite SearchIssues implementation
- ✅ Added CLI flags to list.go
- ✅ Added parseTimeFlag helper
- ✅ Comprehensive tests added - all passing

**Remaining:**
- ⚠ RPC layer needs updating (internal/rpc/protocol.go ListArgs)
- ⚠ Daemon handler needs to forward new filters
- ⚠ End-to-end testing with daemon mode
- 📝 Documentation updates

**Files Modified:**
- internal/types/types.go
- internal/storage/sqlite/sqlite.go
- cmd/bd/list.go
- cmd/bd/list_test.go

**Next Steps:**
1. Update RPC protocol
2. Update daemon handler
3. Test with daemon mode
4. Update docs


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Agent 7 Issue 75


Add lifecycle management for beads-mcp processes

MCP server processes accumulate without cleanup. Each tool invocation spawns a new Python process that lingers after Claude disconnects.

Observed: 6+ beads-mcp processes running simultaneously.

Problems:
- No parent-child relationship tracking
- No cleanup on MCP client disconnect
- Processes leak over days of use
- Could accumulate hundreds of processes

Location: integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/server.py


Agent 2 Issue 1


bd resolve-conflicts - Git merge conflict resolver

Automatically resolve JSONL merge conflicts.

Modes:
- Mechanical: ID remapping (no AI)
- AI-assisted: Smart merge/keep decisions
- Interactive: Review each conflict

Handles <<<<<<< conflict markers in .beads/beads.jsonl

Files: cmd/bd/resolve_conflicts.go (new)


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Investigate TestRoutingIntegration failure

TestRoutingIntegration/maintainer_with_SSH_remote failed during pre-commit check with "expected role maintainer, got contributor".
This occurred while running `go test -short ./...` on darwin/arm64.
The failure appears unrelated to storage/sqlite changes.
Need to investigate if this is a flaky test or environmental issue.


Support Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (glibc compatibility issue)

Starting at v0.22, precompiled binaries require GLIBC 2.32+ which is not available on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). Ubuntu 20.04 has GLIBC 2.31.

Error:
```
bd: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.34' not found (required by bd)
bd: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.32' not found (required by bd)
```

Current workarounds:
1. Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04+
2. Build from source: `go build -o bd ./cmd/bd/`

Root cause: Go 1.24+ runtime requires newer glibc. CGO is already disabled in .goreleaser.yml.

Possible solutions:
- Pin Go version to 1.21 or 1.22 for releases
- Use Docker/cross-compile with older build environment
- Provide separate build for older distros
- Document minimum requirements clearly

Decision: Document minimum requirements in README instead of pinning Go version.

Rationale:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS standard support ended April 2025 (already EOL)
- Pinning Go prevents security fixes, performance improvements, and new features
- Users on EOL distros can upgrade OS or build from source
- Added Requirements section to README with clear glibc 2.32+ requirement


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Multi-repo hydration layer

Build core infrastructure to hydrate database from N repos (N≥1), with smart caching via file mtime tracking and routing writes to correct JSONL based on source_repo metadata.


Add 'bd comment' as alias for 'bd comments add'

The command 'bd comments add' is verbose and unintuitive. Add 'bd comment' as a shorter alias that works the same way.

## Rationale
- More natural: 'bd comment <issue-id> <text>' reads better than 'bd comments add <issue-id> <text>'
- Matches user expectations: users naturally try 'bd comment' first
- Follows convention: other commands like 'bd create', 'bd show', 'bd close' are verbs

## Implementation
Could be implemented as:
1. A new command that wraps bd comments add
2. An alias registered in cobra
3. Keep 'bd comments add' for backwards compatibility

## Examples
```bash
bd comment bd-1234 'This is a comment'
bd comment bd-1234 'Multi-line comment' --body 'Additional details here'
```


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Agent 1 Issue 82

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Update AGENTS.md with Agent Mail workflow

Update agent workflow section to include Agent Mail coordination as optional step.

Acceptance Criteria:
- Add Agent Mail to recommended workflow
- Show both with/without examples
- Update "Multi-Agent Patterns" section
- Cross-reference to AGENT_MAIL.md

File: AGENTS.md (lines 468-475)


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Test label


Fix: --parent flag doesn't create parent-child dependency

When using `bd create --parent <id>`, the code generates a hierarchical child ID (e.g., bd-123.1) but never creates a parent-child dependency. This causes `bd epic status` to show zero children even though child issues exist.

Root cause: create.go generates child ID using store.GetNextChildID() but never calls store.AddDependency() with type parent-child.

Fix: After creating the issue when parentID is set, automatically add a parent-child dependency linking child -> parent.


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Fix nil pointer dereference in renumber command

The 'bd renumber' command crashes with a nil pointer dereference at renumber.go:52 because store is nil. The command doesn't properly handle daemon/direct mode initialization like other commands do. Error occurs on both --dry-run and --force modes.


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Add Claude setup tip with dynamic priority

Add a predefined tip that suggests running `bd setup claude` when Claude Code is detected but not configured. This tip should have higher priority (shown more frequently) until the setup is complete.


Implement global N-way collision resolution algorithm

## Overview
Phase 3: Replace pairwise collision resolution with global N-way resolution that produces deterministic results regardless of sync order.

## Current Problem
ScoreCollisions (collision.go:228) compares issues pairwise:
```go
collision.RemapIncoming = existingHash < incomingHash
```

This works for 2-way but fails for 3+ way because:
- Each clone makes local decisions without global context
- No guarantee intermediate states are consistent
- Remapping decisions depend on sync order
- Can't detect transitive remap chains (test-1 → test-2 → test-3)

## Solution
Implement global resolution that:
1. Collects ALL versions of same logical issue
2. Sorts by content hash (deterministic)
3. Assigns sequential IDs based on sorted order
4. All clones converge to same assignments

## Implementation Tasks

### 1. Create ResolveNWayCollisions function
File: internal/storage/sqlite/collision.go

Replace ScoreCollisions with:
```go
// ResolveNWayCollisions handles N-way collisions deterministically.
// Groups all versions with same base ID, sorts by content hash,
// assigns sequential IDs. Returns mapping of old ID → new ID.
func ResolveNWayCollisions(ctx context.Context, s *SQLiteStorage,
    collisions []*CollisionDetail, incoming []*types.Issue) (map[string]string, error) {

    if len(collisions) == 0 {
        return make(map[string]string), nil
    }

    // Group by base ID pattern (e.g., test-1, test-2 → base "test-1")
    groups := groupCollisionsByBaseID(collisions)

    idMapping := make(map[string]string)

    for baseID, versions := range groups {
        // 1. Collect all unique versions by content hash
        uniqueVersions := deduplicateVersionsByContentHash(versions)

        // 2. Sort by content hash (deterministic!)
        sort.Slice(uniqueVersions, func(i, j int) bool {
            return uniqueVersions[i].ContentHash < uniqueVersions[j].ContentHash
        })

        // 3. Assign sequential IDs based on sorted order
        prefix := extractPrefix(baseID)
        baseNum := extractNumber(baseID)

        for i, version := range uniqueVersions {
            targetID := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", prefix, baseNum+i)

            // Map this version to its deterministic ID
            if version.ID != targetID {
                idMapping[version.ID] = targetID
            }
        }
    }

    return idMapping, nil
}
```

### 2. Implement helper functions

```go
// groupCollisionsByBaseID groups collisions by their logical base ID
func groupCollisionsByBaseID(collisions []*CollisionDetail) map[string][]*types.Issue {
    groups := make(map[string][]*types.Issue)
    for _, c := range collisions {
        baseID := c.ID  // All share same ID (that's why they collide)
        groups[baseID] = append(groups[baseID], c.ExistingIssue, c.IncomingIssue)
    }
    return groups
}

// deduplicateVersionsByContentHash keeps one issue per unique content hash
func deduplicateVersionsByContentHash(issues []*types.Issue) []*types.Issue {
    seen := make(map[string]*types.Issue)
    for _, issue := range issues {
        if _, found := seen[issue.ContentHash]; !found {
            seen[issue.ContentHash] = issue
        }
    }
    result := make([]*types.Issue, 0, len(seen))
    for _, issue := range seen {
        result = append(result, issue)
    }
    return result
}
```

### 3. Update handleCollisions in importer
File: internal/importer/importer.go

Replace ScoreCollisions call with:
```go
// OLD:
if err := sqlite.ScoreCollisions(ctx, sqliteStore, collisionResult.Collisions, allExistingIssues); err != nil {
    return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to score collisions: %w", err)
}

// NEW:
idMapping, err := sqlite.ResolveNWayCollisions(ctx, sqliteStore,
    collisionResult.Collisions, issues)
if err != nil {
    return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve collisions: %w", err)
}
```

### 4. Update RemapCollisions
RemapCollisions currently uses collision.RemapIncoming field. Update to use idMapping directly:
- Remove RemapIncoming logic
- Use idMapping to determine what to remap
- Simplify to just apply the computed mapping

### 5. Add comprehensive tests

Test cases:
1. 3-way collision with different content → 3 sequential IDs
2. 3-way collision with 2 identical content → 2 IDs (dedupe works)
3. Sync order independence (A→B→C vs C→A→B produce same result)
4. Content hash ordering is respected
5. Works with 5+ clones

## Acceptance Criteria
- ResolveNWayCollisions implemented and replaces ScoreCollisions
- Groups all versions of same ID together
- Deduplicates by content hash
- Sorts by content hash deterministically
- Assigns sequential IDs starting from base ID
- Returns complete mapping (old ID → new ID)
- All clones converge to same ID assignments
- Works for arbitrary N-way collisions
- TestThreeCloneCollision passes (or gets much closer)

## Files to Modify
- internal/storage/sqlite/collision.go (new function, helpers)
- internal/importer/importer.go (call new function)
- internal/storage/sqlite/collision_test.go (comprehensive tests)

## Testing Strategy

### Unit Tests
- groupCollisionsByBaseID correctly groups
- deduplicateVersionsByContentHash removes duplicates
- Sorting by hash is stable and deterministic
- Sequential ID assignment is correct

### Integration Tests
- 3-way collision resolves to 3 issues
- Sync order doesn't affect final IDs
- Content hash ordering determines winner

### Property Tests
- For any N clones with same content, all converge to same IDs
- Idempotent: running resolution twice produces same result

## Dependencies
- Requires bd-cbed9619.5 (ContentHash field) to be completed first
- Requires bd-cbed9619.4 (read-only detection) for clean integration

## Notes
This is the core algorithm that enables convergence. The key insight:
**Sort by content hash globally, not pairwise comparison.**


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Audit Current Cache Usage

Understand exactly what code depends on the storage cache


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Agent 5 Issue 32


bd doctor should check for multiple DBs, multiple JSONLs, daemon health


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Design hash ID generation algorithm

Design and specify the hash-based ID generation algorithm.

## Requirements
- Deterministic: same inputs → same ID
- Collision-resistant: ~2^32 space for 8-char hex
- Fast: <1μs per generation
- Includes timestamp for uniqueness
- Includes creator/workspace for distributed uniqueness

## Proposed Algorithm
```go
func GenerateIssueID(title, desc string, created time.Time, workspaceID string) string {
    h := sha256.New()
    h.Write([]byte(title))
    h.Write([]byte(desc))
    h.Write([]byte(created.Format(time.RFC3339Nano)))
    h.Write([]byte(workspaceID))
    hash := hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil))
    return "bd-" + hash[:8]  // 8-char prefix = 2^32 space
}
```

## Open Questions
1. 8 chars (2^32) or 16 chars (2^64) for collision resistance?
2. Include priority/type in hash? (Pro: more entropy. Con: immutable)
3. How to handle workspace ID generation? (hostname? UUID?)
4. What if title+desc change? (Answer: ID stays same - hash only used at creation)

## Deliverables
- Design doc: docs/HASH_ID_DESIGN.md
- Collision probability analysis
- Performance benchmarks
- Prototype implementation in internal/types/id_generator.go


Enforce daemon singleton per workspace with file locking

Agent in ~/src/wyvern discovered 4 simultaneous daemon processes running, causing infinite directory recursion (.beads/.beads/.beads/...). Each daemon used relative paths and created nested .beads/ directories.

Root cause: No singleton enforcement. Multiple `bd daemon` processes can start in same workspace.

Expected: One daemon per workspace (each workspace = separate .beads/ dir with bd.sock)
Actual: Multiple daemons can run simultaneously in same workspace

Note: Separate git clones = separate workspaces = separate daemons (correct). Git worktrees share .beads/ and have known limitations (documented, use --no-daemon).

## Fix Summary

Successfully prevented the nested .beads/.beads/ recursion bug by implementing two safeguards:

1. **Path Canonicalization in FindDatabasePath()** (beads.go):
   - Added filepath.Abs() + filepath.EvalSymlinks() to normalize all database paths
   - Prevents relative path edge cases that create nested directories
   - Ensures all daemons see the same canonical path

2. **Nested Directory Detection** (daemon_lifecycle.go):
   - Added explicit check for ".beads/.beads" pattern in setupDaemonLock()
   - Fails fast with clear error message if nested structure detected
   - Provides user hints about proper usage

## Root Cause

The daemon lock (added Oct 22, 2025) correctly prevents simultaneous daemons in the SAME workspace. However, when BEADS_DB used a relative path (e.g., ".beads/beads.db") from inside the .beads directory, FindDatabasePath() would resolve it to a nested path creating a separate workspace:
- First daemon: /workspace/.beads/beads.db
- Second daemon from .beads/: /workspace/.beads/.beads/beads.db ← Different lock file!

## Testing

All acceptance criteria passed:
✅ 1. Second daemon start fails with "daemon already running" error
✅ 2. Killing daemon releases lock, new daemon can start
✅ 3. No infinite .beads/ recursion possible (tested nested BEADS_DB path)
✅ 4. Works with auto-start mechanism

The fix addresses the edge case while maintaining the existing lock mechanism's correctness.


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Agent 6 Issue 57


TestHooksCheckGitHooks failing - version mismatch (0.23.0 vs 0.23.1)

The test is checking embedded hook versions and expecting 0.23.1, but got 0.23.0. This appears to be a version consistency issue that needs investigation.

Test output:
```
Hook pre-commit version mismatch: got 0.23.0, want 0.23.1
Hook post-merge version mismatch: got 0.23.0, want 0.23.1
Hook pre-push version mismatch: got 0.23.0, want 0.23.1
```

This is blocking the landing of GH #274 fix.


Modify CreateIssue to support parent resurrection

Update internal/storage/sqlite/sqlite.go:182-196 to call TryResurrectParent before failing on missing parent. Coordinate with EnsureIDs changes for consistent behavior. Handle edge case where parent never existed in JSONL (fail gracefully).


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Benchmark Suite for Critical Operations

Extend existing benchmark suite with comprehensive benchmarks for critical operations at 10K-20K scale.

Existing benchmarks (keep these):
- cycle_bench_test.go - Cycle detection up to 5K issues (linear, tree, dense graphs)
- compact_bench_test.go - Compaction candidate queries (100 issues)
- internal/rpc/bench_test.go - Daemon vs direct mode comparison

New benchmarks to add in sqlite_bench_test.go (~10-12 total):
1. GetReadyWork - Simple, deep hierarchies, cross-linked (CRITICAL - not currently benchmarked)
2. SearchIssues - No filters, complex filters (CRITICAL - not currently benchmarked)
3. CreateIssue - Single issue creation
4. UpdateIssue - Status/priority/assignee changes
5. AddDependency - Extend to 10K/20K scale (currently only up to 5K)
6. JSONL Export - Full export performance
7. JSONL Import - Import performance

Scale levels:
- Large: 10K issues (5K open, 5K closed)
- XLarge: 20K issues (10K open, 10K closed)

Implementation:
- NEW FILE: internal/storage/sqlite/sqlite_bench_test.go
- Keep existing cycle_bench_test.go and compact_bench_test.go unchanged
- Build tag: //go:build bench
- Standard testing.B benchmarks
- b.ReportAllocs() for memory tracking
- Test both SQLite and JSONL-imported databases

Always generates CPU and memory profiles for analysis.


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Add design/notes/acceptance_criteria fields to update command

Currently bd update only supports status, priority, title, assignee. Add support for --design, --notes, --acceptance-criteria flags. This makes it easier to add detailed designs to issues after creation.


Agent 9 Issue 32


Debug test


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Add daemon telemetry and metrics

Track and report daemon metrics: request count, latency, cache hits/misses, error rates.


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Test child daemon mode


Audit Current Cache Usage

AUDIT COMPLETE

getStorageForRequest() callers: 17 production + 11 test
- server_issues_epics.go: 8 calls
- server_labels_deps_comments.go: 4 calls
- server_export_import_auto.go: 2 calls
- server_compact.go: 2 calls
- server_routing_validation_diagnostics.go: 1 call
- server_eviction_test.go: 11 calls (DELETE entire file)

Pattern everywhere: store, err := s.getStorageForRequest(req) → store := s.storage

req.Cwd usage: Only for multi-repo routing. Local daemon always serves 1 repo, so routing is unused.

MCP server: Uses separate daemons per repo (no req.Cwd usage found). NOT affected by cache removal.

Cache env vars to deprecate:
- BEADS_DAEMON_MAX_CACHE_SIZE (used in server_core.go:63)
- BEADS_DAEMON_CACHE_TTL (used in server_core.go:72)
- BEADS_DAEMON_MEMORY_THRESHOLD_MB (used in server_cache_storage.go:47)

Server struct fields to remove:
- storageCache, cacheMu, maxCacheSize, cacheTTL, cleanupTicker, cacheHits, cacheMisses

Tests to delete:
- server_eviction_test.go (entire file - 9 tests)
- limits_test.go cache assertions

Special consideration: ValidateDatabase endpoint uses findDatabaseForCwd() outside cache. Verify if used, then remove or inline.

Safe to proceed with removal - cache always had 1 entry in local daemon model.


Add WaitGroup tracking to FileWatcher goroutines

FileWatcher spawns goroutines without WaitGroup tracking, causing race condition on shutdown.

Location: cmd/bd/daemon_watcher.go:123-182, 215-291

Problem:
- Goroutines spawned without sync.WaitGroup
- Close() cancels context but doesn't wait for goroutines to exit
- Race condition: goroutine may access fw.debouncer during Close() cleanup
- No guarantee goroutine stopped before fw.watcher.Close() is called

Solution:
- Add sync.WaitGroup field to FileWatcher
- Track goroutines with wg.Add(1) and defer wg.Done()
- Call wg.Wait() in Close() before cleanup

Impact: Race condition on daemon shutdown; potential panic

Effort: 2 hours


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bd doctor doesn't detect version mismatches or stale daemons


Optimize Memory backend GetIssueByExternalRef with index

Currently GetIssueByExternalRef in Memory storage uses O(n) linear search through all issues.

Current code (memory.go:282-308):
for _, issue := range m.issues {
    if issue.ExternalRef != nil && *issue.ExternalRef == externalRef {
        return &issueCopy, nil
    }
}

Proposed optimization:
- Add externalRefToID map[string]string to MemoryStorage
- Maintain it in CreateIssue, UpdateIssue, DeleteIssue
- Achieve O(1) lookup like SQLite's index

Impact: Low (--no-db mode typically has smaller datasets)
Related: bd-1022


Add 'bd stale' command to show orphaned claims and dead executors

Need visibility into orphaned claims - issues stuck in_progress with execution_state but executor is dead/stopped. Add command to show: 1) All issues with execution_state where executor status=stopped or last_heartbeat > threshold, 2) Executor instance details (when died, how long claimed), 3) Option to auto-release them. Makes manual recovery easier until auto-cleanup (bd-118) is implemented.


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Auto-flush JSONL on CRUD operations with 5-second debounce

Implemented automatic write-through from SQLite to JSONL with 5-second debouncing. After any CRUD operation (create, update, close, dep add/remove), changes are scheduled to flush to JSONL after 5 seconds of inactivity. On process exit, any pending changes are flushed immediately. This prevents .db and .jsonl from getting out of sync, solving the workflow gap where agents forget to run 'bd export'. Can be disabled with --no-auto-flush flag. Addresses bd-48.


Remove unreachable utility functions

Several small utility functions are unreachable:

Files to clean:
1. `internal/storage/sqlite/hash.go` - `computeIssueContentHash` (line 17)
   - Check if entire file can be deleted if only contains this function

2. `internal/config/config.go` - `FileUsed` (line 151)
   - Delete unused config helper

3. `cmd/bd/git_sync_test.go` - `verifyIssueOpen` (line 300)
   - Delete dead test helper

4. `internal/compact/haiku.go` - `HaikuClient.SummarizeTier2` (line 81)
   - Tier 2 summarization not implemented
   - Options: implement feature OR delete method

Impact: Removes 50-100 LOC depending on decisions


Extract hash ID generation functions to hash_ids.go

Move generateHashID, getNextChildNumber, GetNextChildID to hash_ids.go


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CRDT-based architecture for guaranteed convergence (v2.0)

## Vision
Redesign beads around Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to provide mathematical guarantees for N-way collision resolution at arbitrary scale.

## Current Limitations
- Content-hash based collision resolution fails at 5+ clones
- Non-deterministic convergence in multi-round scenarios
- UNIQUE constraint violations during rename operations
- No formal proof of convergence properties

## CRDT Benefits
- Provably convergent (Strong Eventual Consistency)
- Commutative/Associative/Idempotent operations
- No coordination required between clones
- Scales to 100+ concurrent workers
- Well-understood mathematical foundations

## Proposed Architecture

### 1. UUID-Based IDs
Replace sequential IDs with UUIDs:
- Current: bd-1c63eb84, bd-9063acda, bd-4d80b7b1
- CRDT: bd-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
- Human aliases maintained separately: #42 maps to UUID

### 2. Last-Write-Wins (LWW) Elements
Each field becomes an LWW register:
- title: (timestamp, clone_id, value)
- status: (timestamp, clone_id, value)
- Deterministic conflict resolution via Lamport timestamp + clone_id tiebreaker

### 3. Operation Log
Track all operations as CRDT ops:
- CREATE(uuid, timestamp, clone_id, fields)
- UPDATE(uuid, field, timestamp, clone_id, value)
- DELETE(uuid, timestamp, clone_id) - tombstone, not hard delete

### 4. Sync as Merge
Syncing becomes merging two CRDT states:
- No merge conflicts possible
- Deterministic merge function
- Guaranteed convergence

## Implementation Phases

### Phase 1: Research & Design (4 weeks)
- Study existing CRDT implementations (Automerge, Yjs, Loro)
- Design schema for CRDT-based issue tracking
- Prototype LWW-based Issue CRDT
- Benchmark performance vs current system

### Phase 2: Parallel Implementation (6 weeks)
- Implement CRDT storage layer alongside SQLite
- Build conversion tools: SQLite ↔ CRDT
- Maintain backward compatibility with v1.x format
- Migration path for existing databases

### Phase 3: Testing & Validation (4 weeks)
- Formal verification of convergence properties
- Stress testing with 100+ clone scenario
- Performance profiling and optimization
- Documentation and examples

### Phase 4: Migration & Rollout (4 weeks)
- Release v2.0-beta with CRDT backend
- Gradual migration from v1.x
- Monitoring and bug fixes
- Final v2.0 release

## Risks & Mitigations

**Risk 1: Performance overhead**
- Mitigation: Benchmark early, optimize hot paths
- CRDTs can be slower than append-only logs
- May need compaction strategy

**Risk 2: Storage bloat**
- Mitigation: Implement operation log compaction
- Tombstone garbage collection for deleted issues
- Periodic snapshots to reduce log size

**Risk 3: Breaking changes**
- Mitigation: Maintain v1.x compatibility layer
- Gradual migration tools
- Dual-mode operation during transition

**Risk 4: Complexity**
- Mitigation: Use battle-tested CRDT libraries
- Comprehensive documentation
- Clear migration guide

## Success Criteria
- 100-clone collision test passes without failures
- Formal proof of convergence properties
- Performance within 2x of current system
- Zero manual conflict resolution required
- Backward compatible with v1.x databases

## Timeline
18-20 weeks total (4-5 months)

## References
- Automerge: https://automerge.org
- Yjs: https://docs.yjs.dev
- Loro: https://loro.dev
- CRDT theory: Shapiro et al, A comprehensive study of CRDTs
- Related issues: bd-e6d71828, bd-7a2b58fc,-1


Test reservation expiration and renewal

Verify TTL-based reservation expiration works correctly.

Acceptance Criteria:
- Reserve with short TTL (30s)
- Verify other agents can't claim
- Wait for expiration
- Verify reservation auto-released
- Other agent can now claim
- Test renewal/heartbeat mechanism

File: tests/integration/test_reservation_ttl.py

Implemented comprehensive TTL/expiration test suite in tests/integration/test_reservation_ttl.py

Test Coverage:
✅ Short TTL reservations (30s) - verifies TTL is properly set
✅ Reservation blocking - confirms agent2 cannot claim while agent1 holds reservation
✅ Auto-release after expiration - validates expired reservations are auto-cleaned and become available
✅ Renewal/heartbeat - tests that re-reserving extends expiration time

All 4 tests passing in 56.9s total (including 30s+ wait time for expiration tests).

Mock server implements full TTL management:
- Reservation class with expiration tracking
- Auto-cleanup of expired reservations on each request
- Renewal support (same agent re-reserving)
- 409 conflict for cross-agent reservation attempts


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Investigate jujutsu VCS as potential solution for conflict-free merging

## Context
Current N-way collision resolution struggles with Git line-based merge model. When 5+ clones create issues with same ID, Git merge conflicts require manual resolution, and our collision resolver can fail during convergence rounds.

## Research Question
Could jujutsu (jj) provide better conflict handling for JSONL files?

## Jujutsu Overview
- Next-gen VCS built on libgit2
- Designed to handle conflicts as first-class citizens
- Supports conflict-free replicated data types (CRDTs) in some scenarios
- Better handling of concurrent edits
- Can work with Git repos (compatible with existing infrastructure)

## Investigation Tasks
1. JSONL Merge Behavior - How does jj handle line-by-line JSONL conflicts?
2. Integration Feasibility - Can beads use jj as backend while maintaining Git compatibility?
3. Conflict Resolution Model - Does jj conflict model map to our collision resolution?
4. Operational Transform Support - Does jj implement operational transforms?

## Deliverables
1. Technical report on jj merge algorithm for JSONL
2. Proof-of-concept: 5-clone collision test using jj instead of Git
3. Performance comparison: Git vs jj for beads workload
4. Recommendation: Adopt, experiment further, or abandon

## References
- https://github.com/martinvonz/jj
- Related to bd-e6d71828, bd-7a2b58fc


Remove unreachable RPC methods

Several RPC server and client methods are unreachable and should be removed:

Server methods (internal/rpc/server.go):
- `Server.GetLastImportTime` (line 2116)
- `Server.SetLastImportTime` (line 2123)
- `Server.findJSONLPath` (line 2255)

Client methods (internal/rpc/client.go):
- `Client.Import` (line 311) - RPC import not used (daemon uses autoimport)

Evidence:
```bash
go run golang.org/x/tools/cmd/deadcode@latest -test ./...
```

Impact: Removes ~80 LOC of unused RPC code


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Multi-clone collision resolution testing and documentation

Epic to track improvements to multi-clone collision resolution based on ultrathinking analysis of-3d844c58 and [deleted:bd-71107098].

Current state:
- 2-clone collision resolution is SOUND and working correctly
- Hash-based deterministic collision resolution works
- Test fails due to timestamp comparison, not actual logic issues

Work needed:
1. Fix TestTwoCloneCollision to compare content not timestamps
2. Add TestThreeCloneCollision for regression protection
3. Document 3-clone ID non-determinism as known behavior


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Test parent issue


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Research Claude Code plugin structure and requirements

Study the plugin format, required files, and best practices.

Tasks:
- Review official plugin documentation
- Examine example plugins if available
- Document plugin.json schema
- Understand marketplace.json requirements
- Identify slash command format


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Fix autoimport tests for content-hash collision scoring

## Overview
Three autoimport tests are failing after bd-cbed9619.4 because they expect behavior based on the old reference-counting collision resolution, but the system now uses deterministic content-hash scoring.

## Failing Tests
1. `TestAutoImportMultipleCollisionsRemapped` - expects local versions preserved
2. `TestAutoImportAllCollisionsRemapped` - expects local versions preserved
3. `TestAutoImportCollisionRemapMultipleFields` - expects specific collision resolution behavior

## Root Cause
These tests were written when ScoreCollisions used reference counting to determine which version to keep. Now it uses content-hash comparison (introduced in commit 2e87329), which produces different but deterministic results.

## Example
Old behavior: Issue with more references would be kept
New behavior: Issue with lexicographically lower content hash is kept

## Solution
Update each test to:
1. Verify the new content-hash based behavior is correct
2. Check that the remapped issue (not necessarily local/remote) has the expected content
3. Ensure dependencies are preserved on the correct remapped issue

## Acceptance Criteria
- All three autoimport tests pass
- Tests verify content-hash determinism (same collision always resolves the same way)
- Tests check dependency preservation on remapped issues
- Test documentation explains content-hash scoring expectations

## Files to Modify
- `cmd/bd/autoimport_collision_test.go`

## Testing
Run: `go test ./cmd/bd -run "TestAutoImport.*Collision" -v`


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Set up WASM build pipeline

Configure Go→WASM compilation pipeline. Child of epic bd-44d0.

## Tasks
- [ ] Create build-wasm.sh script (GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm)
- [ ] Test basic WASM module loading in Node.js
- [ ] Set up wasm_exec.js wrapper
- [ ] Add WASM build to CI/CD
- [ ] Document build process

## Validation
- bd.wasm compiles successfully
- Can load in Node.js without errors
- Bundle size <10MB


Document Claude Code for Web SessionStart hook

Create documentation for using bd in Claude Code for Web:

## Documentation locations
- README.md - Add Claude Code for Web section
- Create docs/CLAUDE_CODE_WEB.md with detailed instructions

## SessionStart hook example
```json
{
  "sessionStart": {
    "script": "npm install -g @beads/bd && bd init --quiet --prefix bd || true"
  }
}
```

## Documentation should cover
- How to configure SessionStart hook in .claude/settings.json
- Verification: Check bd is installed (bd --version)
- Basic workflow in Claude Code for Web
- Troubleshooting common issues
- Note about network restrictions and why npm approach works

## Examples
- Creating issues in web sandbox
- Syncing with git in web environment
- Using MCP server (if applicable)


Implement postinstall script for binary download

Create npm/scripts/postinstall.js that downloads platform-specific binaries:

## Platform detection
- Detect os.platform() and os.arch()
- Map to GitHub release asset names:
  - linux-amd64 → bd-linux-amd64
  - linux-arm64 → bd-linux-arm64
  - darwin-amd64 → bd-darwin-amd64
  - darwin-arm64 → bd-darwin-arm64
  - win32-x64 → bd-windows-amd64.exe

## Download logic
- Fetch from GitHub releases: https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/releases/latest/download/${asset}
- Save to npm/bin/bd (or bd.exe on Windows)
- Set executable permissions (chmod +x)
- Handle errors gracefully with helpful messages

## Error handling
- Check for unsupported platforms
- Retry on network failures
- Provide manual download instructions if automated fails
- Skip download if binary already exists (for local development)


Add workspace config file for multi-repo management (optional enhancement)

For users who want explicit control over multi-repo setup without daemon, add optional workspace config file.

Config file: ~/.beads/workspaces.toml

Example:
[workspaces]
current = "global"

[workspace.global]
db = "~/.beads/global.db"
description = "System-wide tasks"

[workspace.project1]
db = "~/src/project1/.beads/db.sqlite"
description = "Main product"

[workspace.project2]
db = "~/src/project2/.beads/db.sqlite"
description = "Internal tools"

Commands:
bd workspace list                    # Show all workspaces
bd workspace add NAME PATH           # Add workspace
bd workspace remove NAME             # Remove workspace
bd workspace use NAME                # Switch active workspace
bd workspace current                 # Show current workspace
bd --workspace NAME <command>        # Override for single command

Implementation:
- Load config in PersistentPreRun
- Override dbPath based on current workspace
- Store workspace state in config file
- Support both workspace config AND auto-discovery
- Workspace config takes precedence over auto-discovery

Priority rationale:
- Priority 3 (low) because daemon approach already solves this
- Only implement if users request explicit workspace management
- Adds complexity vs daemon's automatic discovery

Alternative: Users can use BEADS_DB env var for manual workspace switching today.


Implement full cross-type cycle prevention in AddDependency

Expand cycle prevention in AddDependency to check for cycles across ALL dependency types, not just 'blocks'. Currently only 'blocks' type dependencies are checked for cycles, allowing cross-type circular dependencies to form (e.g., A blocks B, B parent-child A). This can cause semantic confusion and is a maintenance hazard for future operations that traverse dependencies.


Add 'bd onboard' command to configure AGENTS.md for AI agents

Create a 'bd onboard' command that automatically sets up AGENTS.md (and adds a note to CLAUDE.md if present) with instructions for AI agents to use beads instead of markdown TODOs.

Problem: Users report that AI agents get confused between beads issue tracking and markdown-based planning, leading to duplicate tracking systems and confusion about which to use.

Solution: Add 'bd onboard' command that:
1. Appends (or creates) AGENTS.md with beads workflow instructions
2. Includes command examples, issue types, priorities, and workflow
3. Adds note to CLAUDE.md if it exists, directing agents to use beads
4. Makes it clear agents should abandon markdown TODOs in favor of bd
5. Idempotent - safe to run multiple times

The onboarding content should emphasize:
- Use bd for ALL task tracking, not markdown TODOs
- How to check ready work, create/update/close issues
- When to use discovered-from dependencies
- Priority and issue type conventions
- Auto-sync behavior

This will reduce onboarding friction and prevent agents from creating parallel tracking systems.


Add MCP server functions for repair commands

Expose new repair commands via MCP server for agent access:

Functions to add:
- beads_repair_deps()
- beads_detect_pollution()
- beads_validate()
- beads_resolve_conflicts() (when implemented)

Update integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/server.py

See repair_commands.md lines 803-884 for design.

Implemented all three MCP server functions:

1. **repair_deps(fix=False)** - Find/fix orphaned dependencies
2. **detect_pollution(clean=False)** - Detect/clean test issues
3. **validate(checks=None, fix_all=False)** - Run comprehensive health checks

Changes:
- Added abstract methods to BdClientBase
- Implemented in BdCliClient (CLI execution)
- Added NotImplementedError stubs in BdDaemonClient (falls back to CLI)
- Created wrapper functions in tools.py
- Registered @mcp.tool decorators in server.py

All commands tested and working with --no-daemon flag.


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Implement ID remapping with reference updates

Allocate new IDs for colliding issues. Update all text field references using word-boundary regex (\bbd-10\b). Update dependency records. Build id_mapping for reporting. Handle chain dependencies properly.


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Post-merge hook silently fails on JSONL conflicts, poor UX

When git pull results in merge conflicts in .beads/issues.jsonl, the post-merge hook runs 'bd sync --import-only' which fails, but stderr was redirected to /dev/null. User only saw generic warning.

Fixed by capturing and displaying the actual error output, so users see 'Git conflict markers detected' message immediately.


Remove Cache-Related Tests

Delete or update tests that assume multi-repo caching


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Update daemon commit logic for separate branch

Modify daemon to use worktree for commits when sync.branch configured.

Tasks:
- Update internal/daemon/server_export_import_auto.go
- Detect sync.branch configuration
- Ensure worktree exists before commit
- Sync JSONL to worktree
- Commit in worktree context
- Push to configured branch
- Fallback to current behavior if sync.branch not set
- Handle git errors (network, permissions, conflicts)

Estimated effort: 3-4 days


Wire config to import pipeline

Connect import.orphan_handling config to importer.go and sqlite validation functions. Pass mode flag through call chain. Implement all four modes (strict/resurrect/skip/allow) with proper error messages and logging.


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Test FK constraint via close


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Ready issue


Optimize GetReadyWork performance - 752ms on 10K database (target: <50ms)

# Performance Analysis (10K Issue Database)

Analyzed using CPU profiles from benchmark suite on Apple M2 Pro.

## Operation Performance

| Operation                        | Time    | Allocations | Memory |
|----------------------------------|---------|-------------|--------|
| bd ready (GetReadyWork)          | ~752ms  | 167,466     | 16MB   |
| bd list (SearchIssues no filter) | ~11.6ms | 89,214      | 5.8MB  |
| bd list (SearchIssues filtered)  | ~9.2ms  | 62,365      | 3.5MB  |
| bd create (CreateIssue)          | ~2.6ms  | 146         | 8.6KB  |
| bd update (UpdateIssue)          | ~0.32ms | 364         | 15KB   |
| bd close (UpdateIssue)           | ~0.32ms | 364         | 15KB   |

**Target: <50ms for all operations on 10K database**

**Current issue: GetReadyWork is 15x over target (752ms vs 50ms)**

## Root Cause

GetReadyWork (internal/storage/sqlite/ready.go:90-128) uses recursive CTE to propagate blocking:
- 65x slower than SearchIssues
- Recalculates entire blocked issue tree on every call
- Algorithm:
  1. Find directly blocked issues via 'blocks' dependencies
  2. Recursively propagate blockage to descendants (max depth: 50)
  3. Exclude all blocked issues from results

## CPU Profile Analysis

- Database syscalls (pthread_cond_signal, syscall6): ~75%
- SQLite engine overhead: inherent to recursive CTE
- Application code (query construction): <1%

**Bottleneck is the recursive CTE query execution, not application code.**

## Optimization Recommendations

### High Impact (Likely to achieve <50ms target)

1. **Cache blocked issue calculation**
   - Add `blocked_issues` table updated on dependency changes
   - Trade write complexity for read speed (ready called >> dependency changes)
   - Eliminates recursive CTE on every read

2. **Add/verify database indexes**
   ```sql
   CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_dependencies_blocked
     ON dependencies(issue_id, type, depends_on_id);
   CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_issues_status
     ON issues(status);
   ```

### Medium Impact

3. **Reduce allocations** (167K allocations for GetReadyWork)
   - Profile `scanIssues()` for object pooling opportunities
   - Reuse slice capacity for repeated calls

### Low Impact (Not recommended)
- Query optimization for CRUD operations (already <3ms)
- Connection pooling tuning (not showing in profiles)

## Verification

Run benchmarks to validate optimization:
```bash
make bench-quick
go tool pprof -http=:8080 internal/storage/sqlite/bench-cpu-*.prof
```

Profile files automatically generated in `internal/storage/sqlite/`.


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Agent 7 Issue 63

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Refactor duplicate flush logic in PersistentPostRun

PersistentPostRun contains a complete copy of the flush logic instead of calling flushToJSONL(). This violates DRY principle and makes maintenance harder. Refactor to use flushToJSONL() with a force parameter to bypass isDirty check, or extract shared logic into a helper function. Located in cmd/bd/main.go:104-138.


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Agent 8 Issue 28


Address gosec security warnings (102 issues)

Security linter warnings: file permissions (0755 should be 0750), G304 file inclusion via variable, G204 subprocess launches. Many are false positives but should be reviewed.


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Agent 0 Issue 51


bd find-duplicates - AI-powered duplicate detection

Find semantically duplicate issues.

Approaches:
1. Mechanical: Exact title/description matching
2. Embeddings: Cosine similarity (cheap, scalable)
3. AI: LLM-based semantic comparison (expensive, accurate)

Uses embeddings by default for >100 issues.

Files: cmd/bd/find_duplicates.go (new)


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Test parent issue


Agent 1 Issue 35

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Fix TestTwoCloneCollision to compare content not timestamps

The test at beads_twoclone_test.go:204-207 currently compares full JSON output including timestamps, causing false negative failures.

Current behavior:
- Both clones converge to identical semantic content
- Clone A: test-2="Issue from clone A", test-1="Issue from clone B"
- Clone B: test-1="Issue from clone B", test-2="Issue from clone A"
- Titles match IDs correctly, no data corruption
- Only timestamps differ (expected and acceptable)

Fix needed:
- Replace exact JSON comparison with content-aware comparison
- Normalize or ignore timestamp fields when asserting convergence
- Test should PASS after this fix

This blocks completion of bd-71107098.


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bd import silently succeeds when database matches working tree but not git HEAD

**Critical**: bd import reports '0 created, 0 updated' when database matches working tree JSONL, even when working tree is ahead of git HEAD. This gives false confidence that everything is synced with the source of truth.

## Reproduction

1. Start with database synced to working tree .beads/issues.jsonl (376 issues)
2. Git HEAD has older version of .beads/issues.jsonl (354 issues)
3. Run: bd import .beads/issues.jsonl
4. Output: 'Import complete: 0 created, 0 updated'

## Problem

User expects 'bd import' after 'git pull' to sync database with committed state, but:
- Command silently succeeds because DB already matches working tree
- No warning that working tree has uncommitted changes
- User falsely believes everything is synced with git
- Violates 'JSONL in git is source of truth' principle

## Expected Behavior

When .beads/issues.jsonl differs from git HEAD, bd import should:
1. Detect uncommitted changes: git diff --quiet HEAD .beads/issues.jsonl
2. Warn user: 'Warning: .beads/issues.jsonl has uncommitted changes (376 lines vs 354 in HEAD)'
3. Clarify status: 'Import complete: 0 created, 0 updated (already synced with working tree)'
4. Recommend: 'Run git diff .beads/issues.jsonl to review uncommitted work'

## Impact

- Users can't trust 'bd import' status messages
- Silent data loss risk if user assumes synced and runs git checkout
- Breaks mental model of 'JSONL in git = source of truth'
- Critical for VC's landing-the-plane workflow


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Add transaction support to storage layer for atomic multi-operation workflows

Currently each storage method (CreateIssue, UpdateIssue, etc.) starts its own transaction. This makes it impossible to perform atomic multi-step operations like collision resolution. Add support for passing *sql.Tx through the storage interface, or create transaction-aware versions of methods. This would make remapCollisions and other batch operations truly atomic.


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Agent 9 Issue 79


Confusing version mismatch warnings with contradictory messages

The version mismatch warning shows contradictory messages depending on which binary version is used:

When using v0.9.10 binary with v0.9.9 database:
'Your bd binary (v0.9.10) differs from the database version (v0.9.9)'
'Your binary appears to be OUTDATED.'

When using v0.9.9 binary with v0.9.10 database:
'Your bd binary (v0.9.9) differs from the database version (v0.9.10)'
'Your binary appears NEWER than the database.'

The first message is incorrect - v0.9.10 > v0.9.9, so the binary is NEWER, not outdated.

Reproduction:
1. Use ~/src/vc/adar/beads/bd (v0.9.10) with a v0.9.9 database
2. Observe warning says binary is OUTDATED when it's actually newer

Expected: Correct version comparison
Actual: Inverted comparison logic


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Agent 6 Issue 21


Extract migration functions to migrations.go

Move migrateDirtyIssuesTable, migrateExternalRefColumn, migrateCompositeIndexes, migrateClosedAtConstraint, migrateCompactionColumns, migrateSnapshotsTable, migrateCompactionConfig, migrateCompactedAtCommitColumn, migrateExportHashesTable, migrateContentHashColumn to a separate migrations.go file


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Add tests for merge driver auto-config in bd init

Add comprehensive tests for the merge driver auto-configuration functionality in `bd init`.

**Test cases needed:**
- Auto-install in quiet mode
- Skip with --skip-merge-driver flag
- Detect already-installed merge driver
- Append to existing .gitattributes
- Interactive prompt behavior (if feasible)

**File:** `cmd/bd/init_test.go`


Add --global flag to daemon for multi-repo support

Currently daemon creates socket at .beads/bd.sock in each repo. For multi-repo support, add --global flag to create socket in ~/.beads/bd.sock that can serve requests from any repository.

Implementation:
- Add --global flag to daemon command
- When --global is set, use ~/.beads/bd.sock instead of ./.beads/bd.sock
- Don't require being in a git repo when --global is used
- Update daemon discovery logic to check ~/.beads/bd.sock as fallback
- Document that global daemon can serve multiple repos simultaneously

Benefits:
- Single daemon serves all repos on the system
- No need to start daemon per-repo
- Better resource usage
- Enables system-wide task tracking

Context: Per-request context routing (bd-92) already implemented - daemon can handle multiple repos. This issue is about making the UX better.

Related: bd-43 (parent issue for multi-repo support)


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