beads

Show blocked issues

> Close a beads issue that's been completed.

View or manage comments on an issue

> Reduce database size by summarizing closed issues no longer actively referenced.

> Create a new beads issue. If arguments are provided:

> Run a per-project background daemon that manages database connections and syncs with git.

> Manage beads daemon processes across all repositories and worktrees.

> Delete one or more issues and clean up all references.

> Manage dependencies between beads issues.

Epic management commands

Export issues to JSONL format

Import issues from JSONL format

Initialize beads in the current project

> Manage labels on beads issues. Labels provide flexible cross-cutting metadata beyond structured fields (status, priority, type).

> List beads issues with optional filtering.

Quick start guide for beads workflows

Find ready-to-work tasks with no blockers

Rename the issue prefix for all issues

> Reopen one or more closed issues.

Restore full history of compacted issue from git

Show detailed information about an issue

> Show issues stuck in_progress with execution_state where the executor is dead or stopped.

Show project statistics and progress

> Synchronize issues with git remote in a single operation.

> Update a beads issue.

Check beads and plugin versions

Show the Agent issue workflow guide