ghostex-manage-beads

Productivity

Use this skill when managing Ghostex project board beads with Ghostex's bundled `gx bd` Beads CLI wrapper: creating, updating, commenting on, reviewing, closing, or associating beads with the current Ghostex or Codex session. It covers the project swimlane workflow, session-link comments, external refs, and safe examples for making review beads like the current session association workflow.

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ghostex-manage-beads

Use this skill when a user asks to manage project board beads, create or update review tasks, move work through bead statuses, add bead comments, or associate a bead with the current Ghostex or Codex session.

Requirements

Run bead commands from the repository root so Beads finds the project database and .beads JSONL export.
Use gx bd, not raw bd, so commands run through Ghostex's bundled Beads binary instead of a shell-installed version.
Prefer gx bd --help and gx bd <command> --help as the source of truth for the bundled Beads version.
Inspect nearby beads before creating a new one so title, labels, status, and external-ref style match the project.

Core Workflow

Inspect current work:

gx bd list --json
gx bd show <id> --json
gx bd comments <id> --json

Move the bead through project swimlanes:

gx bd update <id> --status in_progress
gx bd update <id> --status test
gx bd update <id> --status review
gx bd close <id>

After each meaningful turn, add a short human-readable comment:
```
gx bd comment <id> "<summary>"
```

Keep comments focused on user-facing requirements delivered and high-level technical approach. Do not require humans to read the agent transcript to know what changed.

Create A Review Bead

Use a review bead when the implementation is ready for another pass:

gx bd create "Review <specific change>" \
  --type task \
  --priority P2 \
  --labels review,<area> \
  --external-ref "codex-thread:$CODEX_THREAD_ID" \
  --description "<review focus, files or areas, verification, known blockers>" \
  --json
gx bd update <id> --status review

If CODEX_THREAD_ID is missing, omit the external ref rather than inventing one.

Associate A Bead With The Current Session

Prefer a bead comment for full session association because external-ref holds one stable reference and comments can include both Ghostex and Codex ids:

gx bd comment <id> "Associated session: Ghostex ${GHOSTEX_GLOBAL_SESSION_REF:-unknown} / ${GHOSTEX_NATIVE_SESSION_ID:-unknown}, Codex thread ${CODEX_THREAD_ID:-unknown}. <brief work summary and verification status>."

Useful environment variables when present:

GHOSTEX_GLOBAL_SESSION_REF: full Ghostex session reference, such as S90:P3lv0:G5jjo.
GHOSTEX_NATIVE_SESSION_ID: native project/session id, such as P3lv0:G5jjo.
GHOSTEX_SESSION_ID: provider session id, such as G5jjo.
CODEX_THREAD_ID: current Codex thread id.

When creating a new bead for the current agent session, set --external-ref "codex-thread:$CODEX_THREAD_ID" and add the Ghostex session ids in a comment.

Example: Session-Associated Review Bead

gx bd create "Review companion CEF flicker layout-key fix" \
  --type task \
  --priority P2 \
  --labels cef,native-sidebar,review \
  --external-ref "codex-thread:$CODEX_THREAD_ID" \
  --description "Review the geometry-only native layout-key extraction for companion terminal focus changes. Verify focused tests, typecheck, and any known unrelated blockers." \
  --json
gx bd update <new-id> --status review
gx bd comment <new-id> "Associated session: Ghostex ${GHOSTEX_GLOBAL_SESSION_REF:-unknown} / ${GHOSTEX_NATIVE_SESSION_ID:-unknown}, Codex thread ${CODEX_THREAD_ID:-unknown}. Implemented geometry-only native layout-key extraction so companion session clicks no longer classify active-tab focus changes as AppKit layout changes; focused tests and typecheck passed."

Safety

Do not delete or close beads unless the user explicitly asks or the work is genuinely done.
Do not overwrite unrelated bead descriptions or labels when a comment is enough.
Keep bead comments free of secrets, command output, private file contents, and unnecessary paths.