Flow Sync And Status

Use this lifecycle skill for status dashboards, sync, context refresh, cleanup checks, and drift reporting.

Beads mode: Skip every bd invocation when the SessionStart hook reports Beads Backend: Missing (None) or Disabled via plugin config (useBeads=false). With no backend, /flow:sync is a no-op (announce and exit) and status falls back to spec.md markers. Never halt for missing Beads. See ../flow/references/discipline.md.

Workflow

1. Read .agents/beads.json before any sync/export decision.
2. Pull Beads state and notes as the source of truth.
3. Regenerate synchronized markdown views without changing requirement text.
4. Detect drift in workflow commands, tech stack, patterns, knowledge chapters, and references.
5. Report ready, blocked, in-progress, and stale work with clear next actions.

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