When robots forget Imagine hiring a brilliant programmer. They solve complex problems, write clean code, understand your architecture. But they have one tiny flaw: every few hours, their memory gets wiped. They start from scratch. They don't remember what they were working on, what you decided together, or why the code is structured the way it is. That's exactly what happens with Claude Code and other AI agents. When context fills up (and it fills up fast if you're working on a real project), the system performs "compaction." It summarizes the conversation and throws away everything else. The problem is that summary loses nuance, decisions, and most importantly, the state of ongoing tasks. The solution? Two tools that complement each other: Linear for you and Beads for your AI. Linear: Your product view Linear is a modern issue tracker. If you've used Jira, imagine the opposite: fast, clean, and doesn't make you want to gouge your eyes out. What I use it for Product backlog : Features, bugs, epics.…