beads

Name: beads
Author: gastownhall

Skill by gastownhall · updated today · ★ 28k

Score 91

Dolt-powered issue tracker for multi-session work with dependencies and persistent memory across conversation compaction. Use when work spans sessions, has blockers, or needs context recovery after compaction. Trigger with "create task", "what's ready", "track this work", "resume after compaction". Make sure to use this skill whenever managing multi-session work, tracking dependencies, or recovering context. beads is published by gastownhall on GitHub.

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Install beads

Built from the published package, never by AI

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gastownhall/beads /tmp/beads && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/beads/plugins/beads/skills/beads ~/.claude/skills/beads

Run in your terminal. Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills automatically.

Step-by-step: install beads in Claude Code

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/gastownhall/beads /tmp/beads && mkdir -p ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/skills && cp -r /tmp/beads/plugins/beads/skills/beads ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/skills/beads

Antigravity CLI loads skills from ~/.gemini/antigravity-cli/skills, or .agents/skills for one project.

Step-by-step: install beads in Antigravity CLI

Skills can run scripts on your machine. Some need an API key: check the README.

Maintenance

Last commit in the past day

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Clear description, installs from GitHub, 28,165 stars, original repository

Security

No risky patterns in the files we checked

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Security check

No download-and-run commands, hidden instructions or signs of sending keys out were found.

Checked automatically: plugins/beads/skills/beads/SKILL.md. This looks for known risky patterns and is not a full audit. How grades work

Inside the skill

Allowed tools: ReadBash(bd:*)

CLAUDE.md3 KB
README.md5 KB
SKILL.md5 KB
adr/0001-bd-prime-as-source-of-truth.md2 KB
agents/openai.yaml175 B
commands/audit.md956 B
commands/blocked.md561 B
commands/close.md585 B
commands/comments.md967 B
commands/compact.md1 KB
commands/create.md651 B
commands/decision.md3 KB
commands/delete.md961 B
commands/dep.md3 KB
commands/epic.md1 KB
commands/export.md800 B
commands/import.md4 KB
commands/init.md753 B
commands/label.md898 B
commands/list.md3 KB
commands/prime.md363 B
commands/quickstart.md537 B
commands/ready.md568 B
commands/rename-prefix.md574 B
commands/reopen.md595 B
commands/restore.md714 B
commands/search.md3 KB
commands/show.md563 B
commands/stats.md617 B
commands/sync.md5 KB

And 19 more files.

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beads: common questions

How do I install beads?

Run the command above to copy the skill into ~/.claude/skills/. Claude Code picks it up automatically.

Is beads free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is beads safe to use?

It scores 91 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality A. Security check: grade A, no risky patterns found in the files checked. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

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