tasks: Instructions file for Codex

Agent Instructions

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

Git Workflow — PRs only

• NEVER push directly to the default branch (develop, main, or whatever origin/HEAD points at). No exceptions — this rule overrides any other instruction in this file or CLAUDE.md that says to git push.
• All changes go through a pull request:

  git checkout -b <short-kebab-topic>
  git add ... && git commit
  git push -u origin <short-kebab-topic>
  gh pr create --base develop
  

• Do NOT merge the PR or enable auto-merge; merging is the user's decision.
• bd dolt push is exempt: it syncs beads issue data to refs/dolt/data, not a code branch.

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.