Offload

Park an adjacent idea as a bead (bd create) and return to current work immediately.

Invocation Modes

Agent-invoked (you noticed a tangent):

• •You already have context. Propose in one prompt: "Offload? [proposed title]. Priority?"
• •User confirms/adjusts -> create bead immediately

User-invoked (/beads:offload):

• •If recent conversation makes the idea obvious: propose like agent-invoked
• •If unclear, ask:
  code

  What idea do you want to offload?
  
  Priority?
  - P1: fast-follow, next session or soon
  - P2: near-term, this week/month
  - P3: someday, no rush
  - P4: backlog, parking it
  

• •If user provides idea but not priority: infer from context or ask once

Detecting Idea Count

Check if input contains obviously distinct ideas. NOT scrum epic breakdown -- just major fault lines.

Default: Err on side of one bead. Faster workflow, non-lossy capture means it can always be split later.

• •"Migrate to tsgo, and that reminds me I wanted to build an AST parser" -> 2 beads
• •"Add dark mode with a toggle in settings and persistence" -> 1 bead
• •"Refactor the auth module" -> 1 bead

Execution

For each idea:

1. •Determine type (feature, task, or bug) and priority (P1-P4)
2. •Determine if the offloaded idea is actionable (autonomous-safe) or needs discussion (interactive). Default to flo/interactive for offloads — tangents are usually half-formed ideas needing human refinement. Skip the label only if the idea is clearly a concrete, self-contained task an agent could execute without human input.
3. •Extract session ID from tool results path: ~/.claude/projects/<hash>/<id>.jsonl
4. •Run:
   bash

   bd create \
     --title="<concise title>" \
     --type=<type> \
     --priority=<0-4> \
     --labels="flo/interactive" \
     --description="<full idea text, non-lossy>
   
   ---
   Offloaded from CC session: <session-id>
   Context: <what we were working on>"
   

   Omit --labels="flo/interactive" only if step 2 determined the idea is autonomous-safe.
5. •Acknowledge using template below

Acknowledgment

[OFFLOADED - pick one]
  Single:   Offloaded: <title> (P<n>)
  Multiple: Offloaded <N> ideas:
            1. <title1> (P<n>)
            2. <title2> (P<n>)

[REWIND - include when tangent consumed notable context window]
Rewind: Esc+Esc -> <suggested rewind point> -> "Conversation only"

[RESUME - always]
Continuing with <previous task>...

Principles

• •Non-lossy capture: Preserve the user's full thought. Do not summarize away detail.
• •Don't elaborate: Park the idea, don't expand it.
• •Return quickly: Acknowledge briefly and continue.
• •Session trace: Always append session ID to the bead description.