Conceptual Model Beads

Run a Conceptual Model Review on the current prototype, then create Beads issues from the findings so they become trackable tasks.

This is an add-on to conceptual-model. Run the full review first, produce the complete artifact, then pipe findings into Beads.

Phase 1: Run the Conceptual Model Review

Create a conceptual model for this scope:

$ARGUMENTS

Use ultrathink. Work from the repo, prototype, docs, screenshots, routes, components, and visible states. If details are missing, infer cautiously and mark assumptions.

Output

Write docs/hci/conceptual-model.md unless the user asked for another path. Create the directory if it does not exist.

Required sections

1. Purpose of the system or feature
2. Primary actors
3. Primary objects/entities
4. Actions available on each object
5. States and transitions
6. Rules, constraints, permissions, and guardrails
7. Ambiguities or overloaded concepts
8. Recommendations to simplify the model

Tables to include

Actors

| Actor | Goal | Main tasks | Notes |

Objects

| Object | Definition | Key attributes | Related objects |

Actions

| Action | Target object | Preconditions | Result |

States

| Object | State | Meaning | Entered by | Exited by |

Note: keep this state table high-level (name and one-line meaning only). Full lifecycle definition belongs in the state-model artifact. If a state-model artifact already exists, reference it rather than repeating it.

Diagrams

Add Mermaid diagrams:

• state diagrams for major objects
• entity relationship diagrams for object relationships

Evaluation lens

A strong conceptual model should make these obvious:

• what exists in the system
• what users can do
• what state something is in
• what will happen next

Flag anything that breaks these expectations.

Deliverable style

• Clear headings
• Markdown tables
• Mermaid diagrams where useful
• Direct language
• No filler

Phase 2: Beads Integration

Step 1 -- Detect Beads

Check if the bd CLI is available:

command -v bd

If bd is not found: Stop here. Output the Conceptual Model only, and append:

## Beads Integration: Skipped

`bd` CLI not found. To install Beads and create trackable issues from this review:

  pip install beads-cli
  # or see https://github.com/steveyegge/beads

Then re-run: /conceptual-model-beads

If bd is found: Continue to Step 2.

Step 2 -- Initialize Beads (if needed)

Check if the repo is already initialized:

bd ready --json

If that fails (no .beads/ directory, not initialized):

bd init --stealth

Use --stealth so Beads metadata is not committed to the main repo.

Step 3 -- Create parent issue

Create one parent issue to group all findings from this review:

bd create "Conceptual Model Review: <branch> — <scope>" -p 1 --json

Capture the parent issue ID from the JSON output. Store scope and summary:

bd update <parent-id> --description "<1-2 sentence scope summary>" --acceptance "<quality bar from the review>" --notes "Review date: <today>. Scope: <arguments>."

Step 4 -- Create child issues per finding

For each finding (ambiguities, overloaded concepts, unclear states, missing rules):

MAJOR findings -- always create:

Fundamental model ambiguities that cause user confusion:

bd create "[MAJOR] <finding-title>" -p 0 --json

MINOR findings -- create only if the user passed --include-minor. Otherwise skip and note them in the output.

Simplification recommendations and minor naming issues:

bd create "[MINOR] <finding-title>" -p 2 --json

For each created issue, update with structured fields (do NOT use bd edit):

bd update <child-id> --description "<what/why + evidence>" --notes "<location and context>" --acceptance "<fix recommendation or verification>"

Then link child to parent:

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

Step 5 -- Show next actions

bd ready --json

Output

Return a combined report with two sections:

Section A: Conceptual Model

1. Purpose of the system or feature
2. Primary actors
3. Primary objects/entities
4. Actions available on each object
5. States and transitions
6. Rules, constraints, permissions, and guardrails
7. Ambiguities or overloaded concepts
8. Recommendations to simplify the model

Section B: Beads Integration Summary

1. Status: initialized | already-initialized | skipped (with reason)
2. Parent bead: <id> -- <title>
3. Created beads: table of Bead ID | Severity | Finding Title | Priority
4. Skipped findings: list with reasons (e.g., "MINOR, --include-minor not set")
5. Next actions: output of bd ready --json