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Agent Instructions

This project uses bd (beads) for issue tracking. Run bd prime for full workflow context.

Quick Reference

bd ready              # Find available work
bd show <id>          # View issue details
bd update <id> --claim  # Claim work atomically
bd close <id>         # Complete work
bd dolt push          # Push beads data to remote

Non-Interactive Shell Commands

ALWAYS use non-interactive flags with file operations to avoid hanging on confirmation prompts.

Shell commands like cp, mv, and rm may be aliased to include -i (interactive) mode on some systems, causing the agent to hang indefinitely waiting for y/n input.

Use these forms instead:

# Force overwrite without prompting
cp -f source dest           # NOT: cp source dest
mv -f source dest           # NOT: mv source dest
rm -f file                  # NOT: rm file

# For recursive operations
rm -rf directory            # NOT: rm -r directory
cp -rf source dest          # NOT: cp -r source dest

Other commands that may prompt:

  • scp - use -o BatchMode=yes for non-interactive
  • ssh - use -o BatchMode=yes to fail instead of prompting
  • apt-get - use -y flag
  • brew - use HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 env var

Beads Issue Tracker

This project uses bd (beads) for issue tracking. Run bd prime to see full workflow context and commands.

Quick Reference

bd ready              # Find available work
bd show <id>          # View issue details
bd update <id> --claim  # Claim work
bd close <id>         # Complete work

Rules

  • Use bd for ALL task tracking — do NOT use TodoWrite, TaskCreate, or markdown TODO lists
  • Run bd prime for detailed command reference and session close protocol
  • Use bd remember for persistent knowledge — do NOT use MEMORY.md files

Session Completion

When ending a work session, you MUST complete ALL steps below. Work is NOT complete until git push succeeds.

MANDATORY WORKFLOW:

  1. File issues for remaining work - Create issues for anything that needs follow-up
  2. Run quality gates (if code changed) - Tests, linters, builds
  3. Update issue status - Close finished work, update in-progress items
  4. PUSH TO REMOTE - This is MANDATORY: 
    git pull --rebase
bd dolt push
git push
git status  # MUST show "up to date with origin"
  5. Clean up - Clear stashes, prune remote branches
  6. Verify - All changes committed AND pushed
  7. Hand off - Provide context for next session

CRITICAL RULES:

  • Work is NOT complete until git push succeeds
  • NEVER stop before pushing - that leaves work stranded locally
  • NEVER say "ready to push when you are" - YOU must push
  • If push fails, resolve and retry until it succeeds

MCP Tools: code-review-graph

IMPORTANT: This project has a knowledge graph. ALWAYS use the code-review-graph MCP tools BEFORE using Grep/Glob/Read to explore the codebase. The graph is faster, cheaper (fewer tokens), and gives you structural context (callers, dependents, test coverage) that file scanning cannot.

When to use graph tools FIRST

  • Exploring code: semantic_search_nodes or query_graph instead of Grep
  • Understanding impact: get_impact_radius instead of manually tracing imports
  • Code review: detect_changes + get_review_context instead of reading entire files
  • Finding relationships: query_graph with callers_of/callees_of/imports_of/tests_for
  • Architecture questions: get_architecture_overview + list_communities

Fall back to Grep/Glob/Read only when the graph doesn't cover what you need.

Key Tools

Tool Use when
detect_changes Reviewing code changes — gives risk-scored analysis
get_review_context Need source snippets for review — token-efficient
get_impact_radius Understanding blast radius of a change
get_affected_flows Finding which execution paths are impacted
query_graph Tracing callers, callees, imports, tests, dependencies
semantic_search_nodes Finding functions/classes by name or keyword
get_architecture_overview Understanding high-level codebase structure
refactor_tool Planning renames, finding dead code

Workflow

  1. The graph auto-updates on file changes (via hooks).
  2. Use detect_changes for code review.
  3. Use get_affected_flows to understand impact.
  4. Use query_graph pattern="tests_for" to check coverage.