// Translate a polished markdown plan into self-contained beads in .beads/beads.jsonl. Every bead must be executable without reopening the plan. Use after the plan has converged.
| name | plan-to-beads |
| description | Translate a polished markdown plan into self-contained beads in .beads/beads.jsonl. Every bead must be executable without reopening the plan. Use after the plan has converged. |
Treat this as a translation problem, not task extraction.
Use the verbatim prompt at .flywheel/prompts/plan-to-beads.md,
pointing it at the target plan file in .flywheel/plans/.
Each new bead in .beads/beads.jsonl requires:
id with fg- prefix (continue from the last existing number;
preserve fg-0),type, status, priority (P0–P4), labels,depends_on and blocks edges,description rich enough to execute without the plan (rationale,
acceptance criteria, failure modes, Forge invariants touched),tests list with concrete unit and e2e obligations,created_at (ISO-8601 UTC).Do NOT write pseudo-beads in markdown. Edit .beads/beads.jsonl
directly.
Do NOT simplify during translation. If unsure, embed more context.
After: run polish-beads 4–6 times. If 20+ beads were added,
also run .flywheel/prompts/dedupe-beads.md.
Deep review — random exploration + cross-agent review, alternating. Finds integration bugs that self-review misses. Run every 30–60 min during active implementation.
Overview of Forge's Agentic Coding Flywheel methodology. Use to route between plan, bead, and code space. See FLYWHEEL.md at the repo root.
End-of-session ritual. Close finished beads, file new ones for remaining work, run verify, commit in logical groupings, push. Work is not complete until git push succeeds.
Start a new Flywheel planning round. Produce initial markdown plan, route to competing frontier models, synthesize hybrid, refine 4–5×. Use before any coding begins on a new feature.
Polishing pass over all open beads. Run 4–6 times. "Check your beads N times, implement once." Use after plan-to-beads and between refinement rounds.
Break the spell of local productivity. Ask whether completing all open beads actually closes the gap to the project goal. Use at milestones or when busy agents feel directionally off.