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/list

List issues with optional filters

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

How it fires

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

  • Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/list

Context preview

What this command does when you run it.

List issues with optional filters

Command definition

list.md
description: List issues with optional filters
argument-hint: "[--status] [--priority] [--type] [--assignee] [--label]"

List beads issues with optional filtering.

Basic Filters

  • **--status, -s**: Filter by status (open, in_progress, blocked, closed)
  • **--priority, -p**: Filter by priority (0-4: 0=critical, 1=high, 2=medium, 3=low, 4=backlog)
  • **--type, -t**: Filter by type (bug, feature, task, epic, chore, decision)
  • **--assignee, -a**: Filter by assignee
  • **--label, -l**: Filter by labels (comma-separated, must have ALL labels)
  • **--label-any**: Filter by labels (OR semantics, must have AT LEAST ONE)
  • **--title**: Filter by title text (case-insensitive substring match)
  • **--limit, -n**: Limit number of results

Advanced Filters

Pattern Matching

  • **--title-contains**: Search for text in title (case-insensitive)
  • **--desc-contains**: Search for text in description (case-insensitive)
  • **--notes-contains**: Search for text in notes (case-insensitive)

Date Ranges

  • **--created-after**: Issues created after date (YYYY-MM-DD or ISO 8601)
  • **--created-before**: Issues created before date
  • **--updated-after**: Issues updated after date
  • **--updated-before**: Issues updated before date
  • **--closed-after**: Issues closed after date
  • **--closed-before**: Issues closed before date

Priority Range

  • **--priority-min**: Minimum priority (inclusive)
  • **--priority-max**: Maximum priority (inclusive)

Empty/Null Checks

  • **--empty-description**: Find issues with no description
  • **--no-assignee**: Find unassigned issues
  • **--no-labels**: Find issues with no labels

Examples

Basic Usage

  • `bd list --status open --priority 1`: High priority open issues
  • `bd list --type bug --assignee alice`: Alice's assigned bugs
  • `bd list --label backend,needs-review`: Backend issues needing review
  • `bd list --title "auth"`: Issues with "auth" in the title

Advanced Usage

  • `bd list --title-contains "auth" --status open`: Search open issues for auth-related work
  • `bd list --priority-min 0 --priority-max 1`: Critical and high priority issues only
  • `bd list --created-after 2025-01-01 --status open`: Recent open issues
  • `bd list --empty-description --status open`: Open issues missing descriptions
  • `bd list --no-assignee --priority 1`: High priority unassigned work
  • `bd list --desc-contains "TODO" --notes-contains "review"`: Find items needing attention

Output Formats

  • Default: Human-readable table
  • `--json`: JSON format for scripting
  • `--format digraph`: Graph format for golang.org/x/tools/cmd/digraph
  • `--format dot`: Graphviz DOT format
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