AI agent engineering comparison
Beads vs Markdown TODO: Should AI Agents Still Use TODO.md?
Use Markdown TODOs for tiny tasks. Move to Beads when the work spans more than a day, has more than five dependent subtasks, or needs handoff between…
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Beads
2 wins
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Markdown TODO
1 wins
Use Markdown TODOs for tiny tasks. Move to Beads when the work spans more than a day, has more than five dependent subtasks, or needs handoff between agents or humans.
Side-by-side comparison
Category
Beads
Markdown TODO
轻量程度
需要安装和初始化
新建一个 Markdown 文件即可
结构化
issue、状态、依赖更结构化
靠人工格式约定
长任务恢复
ready/blocking/dependency 更适合恢复
agent 需要重新读全文并推断
Git 友好
仓库内任务状态，可同步
纯文本天然 Git 友好
最佳场景
多步骤、多依赖、跨 session
一次性小任务、简单清单