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id: daemon
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title: Daemon Architecture
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sidebar_position: 3
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---
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# Daemon Architecture
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Beads runs a background daemon for auto-sync and performance.
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## Overview
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Each workspace gets its own daemon process:
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- Auto-starts on first `bd` command
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- Handles database ↔ JSONL synchronization
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- Listens on `.beads/bd.sock` (Unix) or `.beads/bd.pipe` (Windows)
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- Version checking prevents mismatches after upgrades
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## How It Works
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```
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CLI Command
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↓
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RPC to Daemon
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↓
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Daemon executes
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↓
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Auto-sync to JSONL (5s debounce)
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```
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Without daemon, commands access the database directly (slower, no auto-sync).
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## Managing Daemons
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```bash
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# List all running daemons
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bd daemons list
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bd daemons list --json
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# Check health and version mismatches
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bd daemons health
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bd daemons health --json
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# View daemon logs
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bd daemons logs . -n 100
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# Restart all daemons
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bd daemons killall
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bd daemons killall --json
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```
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## Daemon Info
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```bash
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bd info
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```
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Shows:
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- Daemon status (running/stopped)
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- Daemon version vs CLI version
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- Socket location
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- Auto-sync status
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## Disabling Daemon
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Use `--no-daemon` flag to bypass the daemon:
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```bash
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bd --no-daemon ready
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bd --no-daemon list
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```
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**When to disable:**
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- Git worktrees (required)
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- CI/CD pipelines
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- Resource-constrained environments
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- Debugging sync issues
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## Event-Driven Mode (Experimental)
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Event-driven mode replaces 5-second polling with instant reactivity:
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```bash
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# Enable globally
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export BEADS_DAEMON_MODE=events
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bd daemons killall # Restart to apply
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```
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**Benefits:**
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- Less than 500ms latency (vs 5s polling)
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- ~60% less CPU usage
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- Instant sync after changes
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**How to verify:**
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```bash
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bd info | grep "daemon mode"
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```
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## Troubleshooting
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### Daemon not starting
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```bash
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# Check if socket exists
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ls -la .beads/bd.sock
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# Try direct mode
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bd --no-daemon info
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# Restart daemon
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bd daemons killall
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bd info
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```
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### Version mismatch
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After upgrading bd:
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```bash
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bd daemons killall
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bd info # Should show matching versions
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```
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### Sync not happening
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```bash
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# Force sync
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bd sync
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# Check daemon logs
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bd daemons logs . -n 50
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# Verify git status
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git status .beads/
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```
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### Port/socket conflicts
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```bash
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# Kill all daemons
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bd daemons killall
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# Remove stale socket
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rm -f .beads/bd.sock
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# Restart
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bd info
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```
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## Configuration
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Daemon behavior can be configured:
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```bash
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# Set sync debounce interval
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bd config set daemon.sync_interval 10s
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# Disable auto-start
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bd config set daemon.auto_start false
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# Set log level
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bd config set daemon.log_level debug
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```
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See [Configuration](/reference/configuration) for all options.
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