What problem does it solve?
The Beads skill provides persistent, cross-session memory for complex, multi-day work by modeling tasks with dependency graphs and session handoffs. It ensures context survives conversation resets and supports long-running projects across repos.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Persistent memory across sessions: capture decisions, blockers, and next steps to resume work without re-reading prior chats.
- Dependency graphs & portfolio view: manage blocks, relationships, and epic hierarchies to guide what is ready to work on.
- Session handoff & compaction resilience: notes serve as the primary memory, enabling resumption after context loss.
- Cross-project coordination: view and coordinate work across repos with a read-only beads portfolio.
Quick Start
Use the beads skill to start tracking a multi-session task: create an epic with dependencies, add child tasks, and begin a session with in-progress work.