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beads/cmd/bd/quickstart.go
Patt O'Brien 78d51ea346 Fix bd quickstart link to database extension documentation (#939)
Fix broken link to database extension documentation

- Path changed from EXTENDING.md to docs/EXTENDING.md
2026-01-07 20:44:16 -08:00

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package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/spf13/cobra"
"github.com/steveyegge/beads/internal/ui"
)
var quickstartCmd = &cobra.Command{
Use: "quickstart",
GroupID: "setup",
Short: "Quick start guide for bd",
Long: `Display a quick start guide showing common bd workflows and patterns.`,
Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
fmt.Printf("\n%s\n\n", ui.RenderBold("bd - Dependency-Aware Issue Tracker"))
fmt.Printf("Issues chained together like beads.\n\n")
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("GETTING STARTED"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Initialize bd in your project\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd init"))
fmt.Printf(" Creates .beads/ directory with project-specific database\n")
fmt.Printf(" Auto-detects prefix from directory name (e.g., myapp-1, myapp-2)\n\n")
fmt.Printf(" %s Initialize with custom prefix\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd init --prefix api"))
fmt.Printf(" Issues will be named: api-<hash> (e.g., api-a3f2dd)\n\n")
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("CREATING ISSUES"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd create \"Fix login bug\""))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd create \"Add auth\" -p 0 -t feature"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd create \"Write tests\" -d \"Unit tests for auth\" --assignee alice"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("VIEWING ISSUES"))
fmt.Printf(" %s List all issues\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd list"))
fmt.Printf(" %s List by status\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd list --status open"))
fmt.Printf(" %s List by priority (0-4, 0=highest)\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd list --priority 0"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Show issue details\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd show bd-1"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("MANAGING DEPENDENCIES"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Add dependency (bd-2 blocks bd-1)\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd dep add bd-1 bd-2"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Visualize dependency tree\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd dep tree bd-1"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Detect circular dependencies\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd dep cycles"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("DEPENDENCY TYPES"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Task B must complete before task A\n", ui.RenderWarn("blocks"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Soft connection, doesn't block progress\n", ui.RenderWarn("related"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Epic/subtask hierarchical relationship\n", ui.RenderWarn("parent-child"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Auto-created when AI discovers related work\n\n", ui.RenderWarn("discovered-from"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("READY WORK"))
fmt.Printf(" %s Show issues ready to work on\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd ready"))
fmt.Printf(" Ready = status is 'open' AND no blocking dependencies\n")
fmt.Printf(" Perfect for agents to claim next work!\n\n")
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("UPDATING ISSUES"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd update bd-1 --status in_progress"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd update bd-1 --priority 0"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd update bd-1 --assignee bob"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("CLOSING ISSUES"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd close bd-1"))
fmt.Printf(" %s\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd close bd-2 bd-3 --reason \"Fixed in PR #42\""))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("DATABASE LOCATION"))
fmt.Printf(" bd automatically discovers your database:\n")
fmt.Printf(" 1. %s flag\n", ui.RenderAccent("--db /path/to/db.db"))
fmt.Printf(" 2. %s environment variable\n", ui.RenderAccent("$BEADS_DB"))
fmt.Printf(" 3. %s in current directory or ancestors\n", ui.RenderAccent(".beads/*.db"))
fmt.Printf(" 4. %s as fallback\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("~/.beads/default.db"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("AGENT INTEGRATION"))
fmt.Printf(" bd is designed for AI-supervised workflows:\n")
fmt.Printf(" • Agents create issues when discovering new work\n")
fmt.Printf(" • %s shows unblocked work ready to claim\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd ready"))
fmt.Printf(" • Use %s flags for programmatic parsing\n", ui.RenderAccent("--json"))
fmt.Printf(" • Dependencies prevent agents from duplicating effort\n\n")
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("DATABASE EXTENSION"))
fmt.Printf(" Applications can extend bd's SQLite database:\n")
fmt.Printf(" • Add your own tables (e.g., %s)\n", ui.RenderAccent("myapp_executions"))
fmt.Printf(" • Join with %s table for powerful queries\n", ui.RenderAccent("issues"))
fmt.Printf(" • See database extension docs for integration patterns:\n")
fmt.Printf(" %s\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/blob/main/docs/EXTENDING.md"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderBold("GIT WORKFLOW (AUTO-SYNC)"))
fmt.Printf(" bd automatically keeps git in sync:\n")
fmt.Printf(" • %s Export to JSONL after CRUD operations (5s debounce)\n", ui.RenderPass("✓"))
fmt.Printf(" • %s Import from JSONL when newer than DB (after %s)\n", ui.RenderPass("✓"), ui.RenderAccent("git pull"))
fmt.Printf(" • %s Works seamlessly across machines and team members\n", ui.RenderPass("✓"))
fmt.Printf(" • No manual export/import needed!\n")
fmt.Printf(" Disable with: %s or %s\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("--no-auto-flush"), ui.RenderAccent("--no-auto-import"))
fmt.Printf("%s\n", ui.RenderPass("Ready to start!"))
fmt.Printf("Run %s to create your first issue.\n\n", ui.RenderAccent("bd create \"My first issue\""))
},
}
func init() {
rootCmd.AddCommand(quickstartCmd)
}