## Duplicate and stale issue checks (emBEADings)

This project uses emBEADings (`embead`), a read-only tool that finds related issues.

- Before filing an issue, run:  embead match --title "<title>" --body "<one-line summary>"
  If a result describes the same work, update that issue instead of filing a new one.
- Before starting an issue, run:  embead neighbors <issue-id> --orphans-only
  Related work with no link may already be in progress. Link it or ask.
- After merging, run:  embead superseded --since <date or commit>
  Tell the human which open issues look finished. Never close issues labelled
  owner-run, or in progress under someone else.
- emBEADings never changes the tracker. Make changes with bd (or in Linear) yourself.