diff --git a/.agents/workflow.md b/.agents/workflow.md
index 165c01c8..98f7ba48 100644
--- a/.agents/workflow.md
+++ b/.agents/workflow.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This file expands [AGENTS.md](../AGENTS.md) for day-to-day repo work: tracker ha
 - Keep private launcher names, local paths, session aliases, dispatch policy, and operator workspace details outside this public repository.
 - GitHub remains the PR, CI, review, and merge surface. Use GitHub Issues or Projects for external collaboration only when the user or operator explicitly asks for that workflow.
 - Do not add repo-local tracker directories, tracker JSONL exports, dispatch logs, cross-repo research records, or operator decision records to AgentV commits unless the user explicitly asks for repository-local tracker artifacts.
-- If using Beads, follow the global Beads skill. The only repo-local Beads files intentionally tracked are `.beads/config.yaml` and `.beads/.gitignore`; `.beads/metadata.json` and runtime state stay checkout-local.
+- The only repo-local Beads files intentionally tracked are `.beads/config.yaml`, `.beads/metadata.json`, and `.beads/.gitignore`. Never commit the embedded Dolt database, JSONL exports, backups, locks, logs, or runtime state.
 - Do not commit project-local coordination config files. The safe Beads defaults above are the exception.
 - Do not use `git stash` on shared checkouts. Inspect `git status`, stage only your files, use a dedicated worktree, or ask before moving uncommitted changes.
 
diff --git a/.beads/.gitignore b/.beads/.gitignore
index edb84a5e..cda3a0ae 100644
--- a/.beads/.gitignore
+++ b/.beads/.gitignore
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ backup/
 *.db-shm
 db.sqlite
 bd.db
-
-# Checkout-local identity. `bd bootstrap` recreates this per checkout.
-metadata.json
-
 # NOTE: Do NOT add negation patterns here.
 # They would override fork protection in .git/info/exclude.
-# config.yaml stays tracked so each checkout knows the AgentV Beads remote.
+# Config files (metadata.json, config.yaml) are tracked by git by default
+# since no pattern above ignores them.
diff --git a/.beads/config.yaml b/.beads/config.yaml
index 900c258d..55488546 100644
--- a/.beads/config.yaml
+++ b/.beads/config.yaml
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@
 # - github.repo
 
 federation.remote: "git+https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv-beads.git"
+sync.remote: "git+https://github.com/EntityProcess/agentv-beads.git"
diff --git a/.beads/metadata.json b/.beads/metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94ac64ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.beads/metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "database": "dolt",
+  "backend": "dolt",
+  "dolt_mode": "embedded",
+  "dolt_database": "av",
+  "project_id": "a7aea826-0087-45fc-93f5-9084e9924e8b"
+}
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 242249c7..bb40cb78 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ Read the full rationale and examples in [.agents/product-boundary.md](.agents/pr
 - Start every repo change with `git fetch origin` and `git status --short --branch`.
 - Use `bun` for package and script operations.
 - Use the operator-supplied tracker when present. Do not commit tracker runtime state, local coordination config, or other machine-local artifacts.
-- If using Beads, follow the global Beads skill. AgentV Beads data belongs in `EntityProcess/agentv-beads`; never commit `.beads/metadata.json` or Beads runtime state.
 - Do not use `git stash` on shared checkouts. Stage explicit paths only, and never push directly to `main`.
 - Prefer the primary checkout only for small, clean, bounded work. Use a dedicated worktree from the latest `origin/main` for non-trivial, risky, long-running, or parallel changes.
 - Non-trivial work needs a plan or task list. If the implementation surface starts to balloon, stop and re-plan.