--acceptance string Acceptance criteria
--append-notes string Append to existing notes (with newline separator)
-a, --assignee string Assignee
--body-file string Read description from file (use - for stdin)
--context string Additional context for the issue
--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
--design-file string Read design from file (use - for stdin)
--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', Linear URL)
-f, --file string Create multiple issues from markdown file
--force Force creation even if prefix doesn't match database prefix
--graph string Create a graph of issues with dependencies from JSON plan file
--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-agent), patrol (recurring ops), work (default)
--no-history Skip Dolt commit history without making GC-eligible (for permanent agent beads)
--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')
-p, --priority string Priority (0-4 or P0-P4, 0=highest) (default "2")
--repo string Target repository for issue (overrides auto-routing)
--silent Output only the issue ID (for scripting)
--skills string Required skills for this issue
--spec-id string Link to specification document
--stdin Read description from stdin (alias for --body-file -)
--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
