Create a new issue (or multiple issues from markdown file)

Usage:
  bd create [title] [flags]

Aliases:
  create, new

Flags:
      --acceptance string       Acceptance criteria
      --agent-rig string        Agent's rig name (requires --type=agent)
      --append-notes string     Append to existing notes (with newline separator)
  -a, --assignee string         Assignee
      --body-file string        Read description from file (use - for stdin)
      --defer string            Defer until date (issue hidden from bd ready until then). Same formats as --due
      --deps strings            Dependencies in format 'type:id' or 'id' (e.g., 'discovered-from:bd-20,blocks:bd-15' or 'bd-20')
  -d, --description string      Issue description
      --design string           Design notes
      --dry-run                 Preview what would be created without actually creating
      --due string              Due date/time. Formats: +6h, +1d, +2w, tomorrow, next monday, 2025-01-15
      --ephemeral               Create as ephemeral (short-lived, subject to TTL compaction)
  -e, --estimate int            Time estimate in minutes (e.g., 60 for 1 hour)
      --event-actor string      Entity URI who caused this event (requires --type=event)
      --event-category string   Event category (e.g., patrol.muted, agent.started) (requires --type=event)
      --event-payload string    Event-specific JSON data (requires --type=event)
      --event-target string     Entity URI or bead ID affected (requires --type=event)
      --external-ref string     External reference (e.g., 'gh-9', 'jira-ABC')
  -f, --file string             Create multiple issues from markdown file
      --force                   Force creation even if prefix doesn't match database prefix
  -h, --help                    help for create
      --id string               Explicit issue ID (e.g., 'bd-42' for partitioning)
  -l, --labels strings          Labels (comma-separated)
      --metadata string         Set custom metadata (JSON string or @file.json to read from file)
      --mol-type string         Molecule type: swarm (multi-polecat), patrol (recurring ops), work (default)
      --no-inherit-labels       Don't inherit labels from parent issue
      --notes string            Additional notes
      --parent string           Parent issue ID for hierarchical child (e.g., 'bd-a3f8e9')
      --prefix string           Create issue in rig by prefix (e.g., --prefix bd- or --prefix bd or --prefix beads)
  -p, --priority string         Priority (0-4 or P0-P4, 0=highest) (default "2")
      --repo string             Target repository for issue (overrides auto-routing)
      --rig string              Create issue in a different rig (e.g., --rig beads)
      --silent                  Output only the issue ID (for scripting)
      --spec-id string          Link to specification document
      --title string            Issue title (alternative to positional argument)
  -t, --type string             Issue type (bug|feature|task|epic|chore|decision); custom types require types.custom config; aliases: enhancement/feat→feature, dec/adr→decision (default "task")
      --validate                Validate description contains required sections for issue type
      --waits-for string        Spawner issue ID to wait for (creates waits-for dependency for fanout gate)
      --waits-for-gate string   Gate type: all-children (wait for all) or any-children (wait for first) (default "all-children")
      --wisp-type string        Wisp type for TTL-based compaction: heartbeat, ping, patrol, gc_report, recovery, error, escalation

Global Flags:
      --actor string              Actor name for audit trail (default: $BD_ACTOR, git user.name, $USER)
      --allow-stale               Allow operations on potentially stale data (skip staleness check)
      --db string                 Database path (default: auto-discover .beads/*.db)
      --dolt-auto-commit string   Dolt auto-commit policy (off|on|batch). 'on': commit after each write. 'batch': defer commits to bd sync / bd dolt commit; uncommitted changes persist in the working set until then. SIGTERM/SIGHUP flush pending batch commits. Default: off. Override via config key dolt.auto-commit
      --json                      Output in JSON format
      --profile                   Generate CPU profile for performance analysis
  -q, --quiet                     Suppress non-essential output (errors only)
      --readonly                  Read-only mode: block write operations (for worker sandboxes)
      --sandbox                   Sandbox mode: disables auto-sync
  -v, --verbose                   Enable verbose/debug output