- A proxied-server workspace has a backup path (#6582, #6584, #6694, #6879). In v1.3.0 bd
- Fan-in no longer stalls ready work (#6716; #6719, #6942). Closing two blockers of one
- bd purge can run an orchestrator's wisp retention sweep (#6883). bd purge --wisps-plane
- Proxied-server mode catches up with direct mode. dolt.auto-commit=batch/off take effect and
- The smart migrate gate stops wedging clones that are behind the remote (#6575; #6659, #6695).
- Exit codes and output scripts can rely on. A bd close batch with a refused id exits non-zero
Beads by Gas Town Hall
Beads - A memory upgrade for your coding agent
Recently added on Oct 10, 2026. The description, category and pricing were filled in from public metadata and have not been checked by an editor yet.
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#35 in Agent tooling
Gid Score 20 / 100 · #252 of 378 overall
Trend
Gaining stars
about +28 GitHub stars a day
Development
Actively updated
latest 1.3.1, 10d ago
Community
27.8K GitHub stars
public signals
What Beads does
Key facts
| Maker | Gas Town Hall |
|---|---|
| First released | October 2025 |
| License | MIT |
| Main language | Go |
| Open issues and PRs | 1,410 |
Pricing
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (MIT)
- Closest alternativeOpenShell · all alternatives
What's new in Beads: September 2026
September brought Beads 1.3.0 and 1.3.1 with improvements to proxied-server mode, fixes for stalled work and clone wedging, and more reliable exit codes for scripting.
- Proxied-server workspace backups now work correctly.
- Fan-in no longer stalls ready work.
- Smart migrate gate prevents clones from wedging when behind the remote.
- Exit codes are now reliable for scripting and automation.
2 releases this month · summarised from the official release notes · all months
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Beads news
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Beads 1.3.1 released
A proxied-server workspace has a backup path (#6582, #6584, #6694, #6879). In v1.3.0 bd; Fan-in no longer stalls ready work (#6716; #6719, #6942). Closing two blockers of one; bd purge can run an orchestrator's wisp retention sweep (#6883). bd purge…
What changed: recent Beads releases
4 stable releases in the last 90 days · Monthly summary · Full changelog
- Title "# Gas City vX.Y.Z"; optional 1-paragraph framing intro. Section order (settled template as of
- Bullets open with a bolded operative sentence, then dense narrative prose (1-5 sentences);
- Breaking changes live inside Upgrading Notes as prescriptive imperatives with the exact command
- Contributors: "Thanks to everyone who contributed to vX (between vA and vX):" + alphabetical
- On v1.2.2 — you are running v1.1.2-era code. You receive the entire [1.2.1] section (2,236
- On v1.1.2 — identical to the above. v1.2.2 is your tree with a different version string; the
- Recommended: roll the schema cursor back to v53 (one dolt sql command; the guide has copy-paste steps; works even for databases created by 1.2.1).
- Need bd this minute: BDIGNORESCHEMASKEW=1 bd <command> is a verified-safe stopgap for this schema range.
- Upgrade every machine/clone to v1.2.2 before recovering — a leftover 1.2.1 binary will silently re-migrate the database.
- The schema-mismatch error now recognizes the accidental-release window and points at the recovery guide instead of advising "install the latest release."
- go.mod retracts v1.2.1, v1.2.0, and v1.1.1 so go install github.com/steveyegge/beads/cmd/bd@latest resolves here.
- 20e493e569c922d1253bdeff068c5e56c94957fb chore(release): bump version to 1.1.2
- e331e1c72a4ce88f2d5a2530a2db0b79a2126621 chore(release): refresh MCP lock for v1.1.1
- eea65118c15b9e9a2f917c2346b1152deea27f1d feat(gate): turn the smart remote-migrate gate on by default (#4516) (#4551)
- 75eafb6d4394eaddaaef75a3ce1b52a4a9da78ea feat(prime): remind when AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md diverge
- 527ea0c23bca76c0270eee29738320999e1ddf01 fix(embedded): let working-set reconcile commands open past dirty-table migration guard (#4567)
- b9088836c52580a6ceea6b600d3f298ef9deddd6 fix(export): auto-export JSONL in SQL-server mode via working-set state hash (#4557)
- f21a0882f421392152665f8cadfb66cad5b15fa5 fix(prime): satisfy divergence reminder CI blockers
- 80ba331a60418d34bc02de48e3e10ac92900cf27 fix(schema): repair v53 wisp dependency drift (#4558)
- ecb9542245d4e99afe4b3b8c06c26c74a7cb8bd2 feat(close): add --reason-file flag mirroring --body-file pattern
- 336728882a9d73fcc74b29a425a626f3ad607a43 feat(config): add central server config library
- 097ed1cf168b2f28f2a7cd715363a823813de8a0 feat(linear): add OAuth client-credentials support
- 6584ff8f8f9ffd77a019fab60e74f7180aa7251b feat(linear): add ambient staleness signal for auto-fresh data
- 0ec4a99ea08aba9de7ad0e7efa6d74c0b3af9103 feat(linear): add idempotency markers to prevent duplicate issue creation
- 989d0f94960dfa8e9b3abf75273adeaf7e9a5a84 feat(linear): add per-workspace concurrency lock on sync
Beads popularity and usage data
The GitHub repository has 27.8K stars, 861 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.3.1, published Sep 30, 2026; there were 2 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 1 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Download the raw daily series: beads.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption0
Community60
Attention0
Momentum52
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Beads FAQ
How much does Beads cost?
Open source under the MIT licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Beads open source?
Yes. Beads is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is Beads?
The GitHub repository has 27.8K stars, 861 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.3.1, published Sep 30, 2026; there were 2 stable releases in the past 30 days. It was mentioned in 1 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
What is the latest version of Beads?
The latest stable release we track is 1.3.1, published on Sep 30, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Beads?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are OpenShell, LiteLLM, NemoClaw, Firecrawl.
For the makers of Beads badges, corrections
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Where these numbers come from
GitHub: gastownhall/beads. Site rank: gascity.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: beads.gascity.com, github.com.