Beads - Persistent Task Memory for AI Agents Graph-based issue tracker that survives conversation compaction. Provides persistent memory for multi-session work with complex dependencies. bd vs TodoWrite Decision test : "Will I need this context in 2 weeks?" YES = bd, NO = TodoWrite. | bd (persistent) | TodoWrite (ephemeral) | |-----------------|----------------------| | Multi-session, dependencies, compaction survival | Single-session linear tasks | | Dolt-backed team sync | Conversation-scoped | See BOUNDARIES.md for detailed comparison. Prerequisites - bd CLI installed and in PATH - Git rep…