---
name: ping-beads
description: "Verify the bead daemon is alive and responsive"
metadata:
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"openclaw":
{
"emoji": "🫘",
"requires": { "bins": ["bd"] },
"install": [],
},
}
---
# Ping Beads
Verify the bead daemon is alive and responsive. Checks the `bd.sock` socket to confirm the bead daemon (`bd`) is running and accepting connections.
## Commands
```bash
# Check if the bead daemon is alive (checks bd.sock)
ping-beads
# Show detailed bead daemon status
ping-beads status
```
## Install
No installation needed. `bd` is expected to be in PATH as part of the beads system.Help answer questions about Catholicism accurately
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