From e11bcb931eb11646a12f7e79362020039d56d5c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gastown/witness <katzfeyalex+akatzgh@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2026 20:28:28 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(sling): Format cross-rig beads as external refs in convoy
 tracking

When creating auto-convoys for cross-rig beads (e.g., gt-xxx or gu-xxx),
the tracking relation was failing because bd couldn't resolve the bead ID
from HQ context. Now formats non-HQ beads as external:prefix:id for proper
resolution.

Fixes convoy tracking for cross-rig sling operations.
---
 internal/cmd/sling.go | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/cmd/sling.go b/internal/cmd/sling.go
index 39da5e46..011fb5c9 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/sling.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/sling.go
@@ -1240,7 +1240,16 @@ func createAutoConvoy(beadID, beadTitle string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Add tracking relation: convoy tracks the issue
-	depArgs := []string{"dep", "add", convoyID, beadID, "--type=tracks"}
+	// Format cross-prefix beads as external refs so bd can resolve them
+	trackBeadID := beadID
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(beadID, "hq-") {
+		parts := strings.SplitN(beadID, "-", 3)
+		if len(parts) >= 2 {
+			rigPrefix := parts[0] + "-" + parts[1]
+			trackBeadID = fmt.Sprintf("external:%s:%s", rigPrefix, beadID)
+		}
+	}
+	depArgs := []string{"dep", "add", convoyID, trackBeadID, "--type=tracks"}
 	depCmd := exec.Command("bd", depArgs...)
 	depCmd.Dir = townBeads
 	depCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -1278,10 +1287,10 @@ func runBatchSling(beadIDs []string, rigName string, townBeadsDir string) error
 
 	// Track results for summary
 	type slingResult struct {
-		beadID   string
-		polecat  string
-		success  bool
-		errMsg   string
+		beadID  string
+		polecat string
+		success bool
+		errMsg  string
 	}
 	results := make([]slingResult, 0, len(beadIDs))