diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index afb0efa77286..d5bb1f419f0c 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -13522,6 +13522,11 @@
     githubId = 37185887;
     name = "Calvin Kim";
   };
+  kedry = {
+    name = "Kevin Edry";
+    github = "kedry";
+    githubId = 12020122;
+  };
   keegancsmith = {
     email = "keegan.csmith@gmail.com";
     name = "Keegan Carruthers-Smith";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/be/beads/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/be/beads/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d84dd6ca0e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/be/beads/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  buildGoModule,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  gitMinimal,
+  installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
+}:
+
+buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "beads";
+  version = "0.27.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "steveyegge";
+    repo = "beads";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-PpuyQCQocmOqt4EYDsjx1nh0dRxt2e7Vu1/KQ74B88Q=";
+  };
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-5p4bHTBB6X30FosIn6rkMDJoap8tOvB7bLmVKsy09D8=";
+
+  subPackages = [ "cmd/bd" ];
+
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    gitMinimal
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
+  # Skip security tests on Darwin - they check for /etc/passwd which isn't available in sandbox
+  checkFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
+    "-skip=TestCleanupMergeArtifacts_CommandInjectionPrevention"
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export PATH="$out/bin:$PATH"
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
+    installShellCompletion --cmd bd \
+      --bash <($out/bin/bd completion bash) \
+      --fish <($out/bin/bd completion fish) \
+      --zsh <($out/bin/bd completion zsh)
+  '';
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Lightweight memory system for AI coding agents with graph-based issue tracking";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/steveyegge/beads";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ kedry ];
+    mainProgram = "bd";
+  };
+})