diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 4cbc3675..361e8a77 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ across distributed teams of AI agents working on shared codebases.`,
 }
 
 // Commands that don't require beads to be installed/checked.
-// These are basic utility commands that should work without beads.
 // NOTE: Gas Town has migrated to Dolt for beads storage. The bd version
-// check is increasingly obsolete. Most commands are now exempt.
+// check is obsolete. Exempt all common commands.
 var beadsExemptCommands = map[string]bool{
 	"version":    true,
 	"help":       true,
@@ -44,6 +43,14 @@ var beadsExemptCommands = map[string]bool{
 	"seance":     true,
 	"doctor":     true,
 	"dolt":       true,
+	"handoff":    true,
+	"costs":      true,
+	"feed":       true,
+	"rig":        true,
+	"config":     true,
+	"install":    true,
+	"tap":        true,
+	"dnd":        true,
 }
 
 // Commands exempt from the town root branch warning.