gastownhall/beads

Beads is a local-first, AI-supervised issue tracking system that manages tasks, dependencies, and workflows through a unified CLI and HTTP API. It supports multiple storage backends, including embedded Dolt and external databases, while providing robust synchronization with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Azure DevOps. The system features advanced AI agent integration, automated issue compaction, and comprehensive tooling for development, testing, and release management.

This period focused on completing the migration from SQLite to Dolt, removing legacy storage backends and CLI commands while introducing granular storage interfaces. Concurrently, the project expanded its AI agent ecosystem with new examples, automated task management capabilities, and deep integrations with Linear and MCP servers.

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This period focused on overhauling the storage layer with an embedded Dolt backend, deterministic ID generation, and field-level merge resolution to eliminate merge conflicts. It also introduced a unified sync engine and dedicated packages for GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Azure DevOps integrations. Additionally, the work established a robust test suite for conformance, migration, and protocol stability.

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