# Implementation Plan: Beads Mode Integration

## Phase 1: Environment & Core Configuration
- [ ] Task: Audit existing `AppController` and `project_manager.py` for project mode handling.
- [ ] Task: Write Tests: Verify `manual_slop.toml` can parse and store the `execution_mode` (native/beads).
- [ ] Task: Implement: Add `execution_mode` toggle to `AppController` state and persistence logic.
- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Environment & Core Configuration' (Protocol in workflow.md)

## Phase 2: Beads Backend & Tooling
- [ ] Task: Write Tests: Verify a basic Beads/Dolt repository can be initialized and queried via a Python wrapper.
- [ ] Task: Implement: Create `src/beads_client.py` to interface with the `bd` CLI or direct Dolt SQL backend.
- [ ] Task: Write Tests: Verify agents can create and update Beads using a mock Beads environment.
- [ ] Task: Implement: Add a suite of MCP tools (`bd_create`, `bd_update`, `bd_ready`, `bd_list`) to `src/mcp_client.py`.
- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Beads Backend & Tooling' (Protocol in workflow.md)

## Phase 3: GUI Integration & Visual DAG
- [ ] Task: Write Tests: Verify the Visual DAG can load node data from a non-markdown source (Beads graph).
- [ ] Task: Implement: Refactor `_render_mma_dashboard` and the DAG renderer to pull from the active mode's backend.
- [ ] Task: Implement: Add a "Beads" tab to the MMA Dashboard for browsing the raw Dolt-backed issue graph.
- [ ] Task: Implement: Update Tier Streams to include metadata for Beads-specific status changes.
- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 3: GUI Integration & Visual DAG' (Protocol in workflow.md)

## Phase 4: Context Optimization & Polish
- [ ] Task: Write Tests: Verify that "Compaction" correctly summarizes completed Beads into a concise text block.
- [ ] Task: Implement: Add Compaction logic to the context aggregation pipeline for Beads Mode.
- [ ] Task: Implement: Final UI polish, icons for Bead nodes, and robust error handling for missing `dolt`/`bd` binaries.
- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 4: Context Optimization & Polish' (Protocol in workflow.md)