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beads-section-minimal

This project uses **bd (beads)** for issue tracking. Run `bd prime` to see full workflow context and commands.

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Install
> /plugin marketplace add gastownhall/beads
> /plugin install beads@beads-marketplace

How it fires

How this agent gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this agent.

This project uses **bd (beads)** for issue tracking. Run `bd prime` to see full workflow context and commands.

Agent definition

beads-section-minimal.md

Beads Issue Tracker

This project uses **bd (beads)** for issue tracking. Run `bd prime` to see full workflow context and commands.

Quick Reference

bd ready              # Find available work
bd show <id>          # View issue details
bd update <id> --claim  # Claim work
bd close <id>         # Complete work

Rules

  • Use `bd` for ALL task tracking — do NOT use TodoWrite, TaskCreate, or markdown TODO lists
  • Run `bd prime` for detailed command reference and session close protocol
  • Use `bd remember` for persistent knowledge — do NOT use MEMORY.md files

**Architecture in one line:** issues live in a local Dolt DB; sync uses `refs/dolt/data` on your git remote; `.beads/issues.jsonl` is a passive export. See https://github.com/gastownhall/beads/blob/main/docs/core-concepts/sync-concepts.md for details and anti-patterns.

Agent Context Profiles

The managed Beads block is task-tracking guidance, not permission to override repository, user, or orchestrator instructions.

  • **Conservative (default)**: Use `bd` for task tracking. Do not run git commits, git pushes, or Dolt remote sync unless explicitly asked. At handoff, report changed files, validation, and suggested next commands.
  • **Minimal**: Keep tool instruction files as pointers to `bd prime`; use the same conservative git policy unless active instructions say otherwise.
  • **Team-maintainer**: Only when the repository explicitly opts in, agents may close beads, run quality gates, commit, and push as part of session close. A current "do not commit" or "do not push" instruction still wins.

Session Completion

This protocol applies when ending a Beads implementation workflow. It is subordinate to explicit user, repository, and orchestrator instructions.

1. **File issues for remaining work** - Create beads for anything that needs follow-up 2. **Run quality gates** (if code changed) - Tests, linters, builds 3. **Update issue status** - Close finished work, update in-progress items 4. **Handle git/sync by active profile**:

   # Conservative/minimal/default: report status and proposed commands; wait for approval.
   git status

   # Team-maintainer opt-in only, unless current instructions forbid it:
   git pull --rebase
   bd dolt push
   git push
   git status

5. **Hand off** - Summarize changes, validation, issue status, and any blocked sync/commit/push step

**Critical rules:**

  • Explicit user or orchestrator instructions override this Beads block.
  • Do not commit or push without clear authority from the active profile or the current user request.
  • If a required sync or push is blocked, stop and report the exact command and error.
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Distributed graph issue tracker for AI agents, powered by Dolt. Platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows, FreeBSD Docs: Beads provides a persistent, structured memory for coding agents.

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