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> You installed Beads, completely oblivious to the fact that it's basically uninstallable malware. Did I miss something? I haven't used it in a minute, but why

by jaffee 6mo ago

> You installed Beads, completely oblivious to the fact that it's basically uninstallable malware. Did I miss something? I haven't used it in a minute, but why is the author claiming that it's "uninstallable malware"?

vardalab 6mo ago
It's not really malware, but it's a mess. It installed so much shit and it interfered with your git hooks and stuff. It was kind of messy. I kind of gave up on it. I just went back to using built-in claude code todowrite tasks.
- the_mitsuhiko 6mo ago
  It managed to throw itself into a global file for me that Claude used which caused beads to appear in random projects on my machine. Because of how it was there the agent attempted to re-install beads after I already removed it because the guy hook errored.
- skybrian 6mo ago
  Haven't tried it, but this rewrite might be better? https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_rust https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_rust
- moeffju 6mo ago
  Try https://github.com/hmans/beans https://github.com/hmans/beans - I find it a refreshingly pragmatic take that works great with my agents use.
michaelbarton 6mo ago
Malware might be a bit of stretch but could refer to this issue? https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/issues/1857 https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/issues/1857
dwaltrip 6mo ago
Maybe they meant un-uninstallable?
- jaffee 6mo ago
  oh yeah, that's actually how I read it though now I realize it's nonsensical... like when someone says "I could care less" when they actually mean "couldn't"
wild_egg 6mo ago
Have a read through everything that's needed for a full uninstall: https://gist.github.com/banteg/1a539b88b3c8945cd71e4b958f319d8d https://gist.github.com/banteg/1a539b88b3c8945cd71e4b958f319... Minimalist alternative with no hooks or dependencies for the curious: https://github.com/wedow/ticket https://github.com/wedow/ticket
- stavros 6mo ago
  Ticket looks great, thanks!

by jaffee 6mo ago

vardalab 6mo ago

It's not really malware, but it's a mess. It installed so much shit and it interfered with your git hooks and stuff. It was kind of messy. I kind of gave up on it. I just went back to using built-in claude code todowrite tasks.

the_mitsuhiko 6mo ago
It managed to throw itself into a global file for me that Claude used which caused beads to appear in random projects on my machine. Because of how it was there the agent attempted to re-install beads after I already removed it because the guy hook errored.
skybrian 6mo ago
Haven't tried it, but this rewrite might be better? https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_rust https://github.com/Dicklesworthstone/beads_rust
moeffju 6mo ago
Try https://github.com/hmans/beans https://github.com/hmans/beans - I find it a refreshingly pragmatic take that works great with my agents use.

michaelbarton 6mo ago

Malware might be a bit of stretch but could refer to this issue? https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/issues/1857 https://github.com/steveyegge/beads/issues/1857

dwaltrip 6mo ago

Maybe they meant un-uninstallable?

jaffee 6mo ago
oh yeah, that's actually how I read it though now I realize it's nonsensical... like when someone says "I could care less" when they actually mean "couldn't"

wild_egg 6mo ago

Have a read through everything that's needed for a full uninstall: https://gist.github.com/banteg/1a539b88b3c8945cd71e4b958f319d8d https://gist.github.com/banteg/1a539b88b3c8945cd71e4b958f319... Minimalist alternative with no hooks or dependencies for the curious: https://github.com/wedow/ticket https://github.com/wedow/ticket

stavros 6mo ago
Ticket looks great, thanks!