/version
Check beads and plugin versions
> /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
/version
Context preview
What this command does when you run it.
Check beads and plugin versions
Command definition
version.mddescription: Check beads and plugin versions
Check the installed versions of beads components and verify compatibility.
**Note:** The MCP server automatically checks bd CLI version >= 0.9.0 on startup. This command provides detailed version info and update instructions.
Use the beads MCP tools to: 1. Run `bd version` via bash to get the CLI version 2. Check the plugin version (0.9.2) 3. Compare versions and report any mismatches
Display:
- bd CLI version (from `bd version`)
- Plugin version (0.9.2)
- MCP server version (0.9.2)
- MCP server status (from `stats` tool or connection test)
- Compatibility status (✓ compatible or ⚠️ update needed)
If versions are mismatched, provide instructions:
- Update bd CLI: `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gastownhall/beads/main/scripts/install.sh | bash`
- Update plugin: `/plugin update beads`
- Restart Claude Code after updating
Suggest checking for updates if the user is on an older version.
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.
Repo: steveyegge/beads
Other commands on beads.
- /plan-to-beads
Convert a Claude Code plan file into beads epic + tasks for cross-session tracking.
Open command - /audit
Log and label agent interactions (append-only JSONL)
Open command - /blocked
Show blocked issues
Open command - /close
Close a completed issue
Open command - /comments
View or manage comments on an issue
Open command - /compact
Compact old closed issues using semantic summarization
Open command

