> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://beads.gascity.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# bd github

> GitHub integration commands

Generated from `bd help --doc github`.

Commands for syncing issues between beads and GitHub.

Configuration can be set via 'bd config' or environment variables:
github.token / GITHUB\_TOKEN           - Personal access token
github.owner / GITHUB\_OWNER           - Repository owner
github.repo / GITHUB\_REPO             - Repository name
github.repository / GITHUB\_REPOSITORY - Combined "owner/repo" format
github.url / GITHUB\_API\_URL           - Custom API URL (GitHub Enterprise)

```
bd github [command]
```

## bd github pull

Pull one or more items from GitHub.

Accepts bead IDs or external references as positional arguments.
Equivalent to: bd github sync --pull-only --issues \<refs>

```
bd github pull [refs...] [flags]
```

**Flags:**

```
      --dry-run   Preview pull without making changes
```

## bd github push

Push one or more beads issues to GitHub.

Accepts bead IDs as positional arguments.
Equivalent to: bd github sync --push-only --issues \<ids>

```
bd github push [bead-ids...] [flags]
```

**Flags:**

```
      --dry-run   Preview push without making changes
```

## bd github repos

List GitHub repositories that the configured token has access to.

```
bd github repos [flags]
```

## bd github status

Display current GitHub configuration and sync status.

```
bd github status [flags]
```

## bd github sync

Synchronize issues between beads and GitHub.

By default, performs bidirectional sync:

* Pulls new/updated issues from GitHub to beads
* Pushes local beads issues to GitHub

Use --pull-only or --push-only to limit direction.

```
bd github sync [flags]
```

**Flags:**

```
      --dry-run         Show what would be synced without making changes
      --issues string   Comma-separated bead IDs to sync selectively (e.g., bd-abc,bd-def). Mutually exclusive with --parent.
      --parent string   Limit push to this bead and its descendants (push only). Mutually exclusive with --issues.
      --prefer-github   On conflict, use GitHub version
      --prefer-local    On conflict, keep local beads version
      --prefer-newer    On conflict, use most recent version (default)
      --pull-only       Only pull issues from GitHub
      --push-only       Only push issues to GitHub
```