Gastownhall Beads
- 25.7k repo stars
- Updated July 27, 2026
- gastownhall/beads
gastownhall-beads is a Claude Code plugin that adds issue tracking and AI-supervised workflows as persistent memory for your coding agent.
About
gastownhall-beads is a Claude Code plugin that layers structured memory and issue tracking on top of your coding agent so developers stop re-explaining the same backlog every morning. Instead of scattered markdown todos, Beads gives the agent a supervised workflow surface: what is open, what blocked, and what the agent already tried. That matters when you ship alone and context switching between validate, build, and operate work is constant. The plugin count is one, which keeps setup focused—install, connect your tracker habits, and let keywords like aisupervised, beads, and workflows steer how sessions start. It is intermediate complexity because you must define how issues map to agent tasks and when supervision gates automation. Beads is not a deployment or SEO tool; it complements agent-tooling skills by making persistence explicit. Use it when your Claude Code sessions feel like amnesia; skip it if you already run a rigid external PM tool the agent cannot read.
- Positions itself as a memory upgrade so agents retain issues, status, and workflow state between sessions
- Single-plugin Claude Code bundle focused on coding-agent issue tracking
- AI-supervised workflows tie human intent to agent execution with traceable beads
- Keywords emphasize tracker, coding, and workflows—not generic chat memory
- Fits indie builders who juggle many small tasks without a full Jira stack
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| repo stars | ★ 25.7k |
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| Last updated | July 27, 2026 |
| Repository | gastownhall/beads ↗ |
What it does
Give your coding agent durable memory across sessions with Beads issue tracking and AI-supervised workflows so context does not reset every chat.
Who is it for?
Best when you're running long-horizon features in Claude Code and want lightweight issue memory without standing up a separate enterprise tracker.
Skip if: Skip if you need compliance-heavy PM, deep sprint metrics, or agents that never touch task state.
What you get
After install, beads-backed issues and supervised workflows stay addressable across chats so the agent continues work with shared memory of what matters now.
- Persistent issue and workflow records the agent can read in later sessions
- AI-supervised coding flows tied to tracker state
- Less repeated context dumping at the start of each build session
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Agent memory and issue-tracker plugin, not a repo packer or Obsidian vault skill pack.
FAQ
Who is Gastownhall Beads for?
It is for developers and small teams who use Claude Code as their primary developer and need issues and workflow state to survive across sessions.
When should I use Gastownhall Beads?
Use it when you manage a living backlog with the agent—bugs, chores, and multi-step features—and want AI-supervised handoffs instead of one-off prompts.
How do I add Gastownhall Beads to my agent?
Register the gastownhall/beads plugin in Claude Code, follow the plugin README to wire tracker workflows, then create or import beads issues before starting supervised coding tasks.