diff --git a/.beads/identity.toml b/.beads/identity.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4998184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.beads/identity.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# .beads/identity.toml — canonical, git-tracked.
+# Edited only at scope creation or by deliberate human/`gc` migration.
+
+[project]
+id = "1518dba2-66d1-4adc-a422-c622e0dd68b8"
diff --git a/.beads/metadata.json b/.beads/metadata.json
index f4e1b85..48b19df 100644
--- a/.beads/metadata.json
+++ b/.beads/metadata.json
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "database": "dolt",
   "backend": "dolt",
-  "dolt_mode": "server",
-  "dolt_server_host": "127.0.0.1",
-  "dolt_server_port": 37325,
+  "database": "dolt",
   "dolt_database": "fc",
+  "dolt_mode": "server",
   "project_id": "1518dba2-66d1-4adc-a422-c622e0dd68b8"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index da1556a..5eed3dc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ flicknote-tui/flicknote-tui
 *.db
 .beads-credential-key
 .beads/proxieddb/
+
+# Gas City
+.beads/*
+!.beads/identity.toml