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name: beads-task-dep-add description: Add a dependency relationship between Beads tasks

Beads: add dependency

Semantics

This skill links two tasks so that one depends on (is blocked by / is a child of) another.

Note: Beads supports several relationship types; the essential command from the README is:

bd dep add <child> <parent>

Procedure

1. Confirm which task is the child and which is the parent (blocker).
2. Run:

Copybd dep add <child-id> <parent-id>

1. Optionally verify by showing the child:

Copybd show <child-id> --json

Notes

• Follow up with bd sync before ending the session if you made changes.