spectrum-design-data AGENTS.md

Agent Instructions

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

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

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

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:

cp -f source dest           # NOT: cp source dest
mv -f source dest           # NOT: mv source dest
rm -f file                  # NOT: rm file
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

Session Completion

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

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. Verify — all changes committed and pushed