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 {"id":"gt-y0t","title":"session stop: --force flag is defined but not used","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-16T13:55:12.848848-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-16T13:56:39.09003-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-16T13:56:39.09003-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-y2p6","title":"Merge: gt-3x1.5","description":"branch: polecat/Immortan\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: gt-3x1.5\nrig: gastown","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-19T14:53:53.544887-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-19T18:26:14.106598-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-19T17:49:09.215705-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-y5o","title":"Daemon: verify requesting_cycle before kill","description":"Per gt-gby spec, daemon should verify agent state shows requesting_cycle=true before killing session. Currently kills on any lifecycle request without verification.\n\nRequires state.json in agent workspace with requesting_cycle field.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-18T13:38:13.049988-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-19T17:22:52.55078-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-19T16:28:41.779271-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-y5o","depends_on_id":"gt-99m","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-18T13:38:26.590883-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
-{"id":"gt-yd98","title":"Molecule format bridge: convert embedded markdown to child issues","description":"## Problem\n\nTwo molecule formats exist:\n1. **Old (gastown builtin)**: Steps embedded as markdown in Description field, parsed by ParseMoleculeSteps()\n2. **New (bd mol)**: Steps as child issues in proper beads DAG\n\nThe daemon's InstantiateMolecule() uses the old format. bd mol spawn uses the new format.\n\n## Options\n\n### Option A: Require child issues (new format)\n- Update daemon to use bd mol spawn instead of InstantiateMolecule\n- Deprecate embedded markdown format\n- Pro: One format, simpler\n- Con: Breaking change for existing molecules\n\n### Option B: Build a bridge\n- In InstantiateMolecule, detect format:\n  - If Description has ## Step: markers → parse to child issues\n  - If issue has children with template label → use directly\n- Convert old format to new format on instantiation\n- Pro: Backward compatible\n- Con: More complexity\n\n## Recommendation\n\nOption B - build the bridge. On instantiation, convert markdown steps to child issues. This unifies execution while preserving authoring flexibility.","status":"open","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-21T17:55:15.751168-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-21T17:55:15.751168-08:00"}
+{"id":"gt-yd98","title":"Molecule format bridge: convert embedded markdown to child issues","description":"## Problem\n\nTwo molecule formats exist:\n1. **Old (gastown builtin)**: Steps embedded as markdown in Description field, parsed by ParseMoleculeSteps()\n2. **New (bd mol)**: Steps as child issues in proper beads DAG\n\nThe daemon's InstantiateMolecule() uses the old format. bd mol spawn uses the new format.\n\n## Options\n\n### Option A: Require child issues (new format)\n- Update daemon to use bd mol spawn instead of InstantiateMolecule\n- Deprecate embedded markdown format\n- Pro: One format, simpler\n- Con: Breaking change for existing molecules\n\n### Option B: Build a bridge\n- In InstantiateMolecule, detect format:\n  - If Description has ## Step: markers → parse to child issues\n  - If issue has children with template label → use directly\n- Convert old format to new format on instantiation\n- Pro: Backward compatible\n- Con: More complexity\n\n## Recommendation\n\nOption B - build the bridge. On instantiation, convert markdown steps to child issues. This unifies execution while preserving authoring flexibility.","status":"in_progress","priority":1,"issue_type":"task","assignee":"gastown/valkyrie","created_at":"2025-12-21T17:55:15.751168-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-23T00:17:50.715325-08:00"}
 {"id":"gt-ye8l","title":"Merge: gt-3x1","description":"branch: polecat/Slit\ntarget: main\nsource_issue: gt-3x1\nrig: gastown","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"merge-request","created_at":"2025-12-19T14:53:52.344849-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-20T23:17:25.78961-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-20T23:17:25.78961-08:00","close_reason":"Branches nuked, MRs obsolete"}
 {"id":"gt-yls","title":"Document merge queue architecture","description":"Update docs/architecture.md with:\n\n- Merge Queue section explaining Beads-native approach\n- Engineer role (renamed from Refinery)\n- Session restart protocol\n- gt mq command reference\n- Federation considerations for queue\n\nAlso update any references to .gastown/ → config/.","status":"closed","priority":2,"issue_type":"task","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:02:41.533065-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-17T13:43:41.657433-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-17T13:43:41.657433-08:00","dependencies":[{"issue_id":"gt-yls","depends_on_id":"gt-h5n","type":"blocks","created_at":"2025-12-16T23:02:56.043373-08:00","created_by":"daemon"}]}
 {"id":"gt-yx4","title":"Town root .beads has schema mismatch with bd","description":"The .beads directory at town root (/Users/stevey/gt/.beads) has an incompatible schema:\n\n```\nError: failed to open database: failed to initialize schema: sqlite3: SQL logic error: no such column: thread_id\n```\n\nMeanwhile, gastown/.beads (symlinked to mayor/rig/.beads) works fine.\n\n## Impact\n\n- gt mail inbox fails at town root\n- gt handoff sends mail to broken db\n- Daemon can't check its inbox\n\n## Options\n\n1. Delete town root .beads/beads.db and let it recreate\n2. Symlink town root .beads to gastown/.beads\n3. Run schema migration on existing db\n\n## Root Cause\n\nLikely a beads version upgrade that added thread_id column, but the town root db was created before that.","status":"closed","priority":1,"issue_type":"bug","created_at":"2025-12-18T14:31:35.559042-08:00","updated_at":"2025-12-19T00:39:32.211083-08:00","closed_at":"2025-12-19T00:39:32.211083-08:00"}