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Alex Verkhovsky 665643bbc4 feat(dev-auto): restore skill-entry renderer with fail-early hardening
Reinstates the bmad-dev-auto template renderer temporarily reverted in
#2598, hardened. SKILL.md becomes a thin dispatch stub (uv run
render.py) and the workflow/step files are rendered at skill entry with
central-config values, the resolved [workflow] customization block, and
absolute sibling cross-references baked in — no runtime config loading
or resolve_customization.py call remains.

Fail-early contract: anything the renderer can detect wrong HALTs on
stdout with an error informative enough for the presiding inference to
act on — missing, empty, or non-string config keys referenced by the
sources; unknown or malformed [workflow] values (including non-scalar
layer fields); unreadable or non-UTF-8 sources; and failed publish
swaps. A publish swap lost to a concurrent renderer that already
published byte-identical content remains a success (rendering is
deterministic), and the last-good render is preserved for the next run
on any other swap failure.

Both render.py copies (dev-auto, quick-dev) change in lockstep; a drift
test pins them byte-for-byte modulo skill names. New
test/test-dev-auto-renderer.js covers rendering, overrides, review-layer
materialization, every HALT path, and injected-rename publish failures;
the quick-dev suite gains the no-op re-render and dispatch-line pins.
2026-07-17 08:51:51 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 717479bc3f fix(dev-auto): temporarily revert skill-entry renderer (#2598)
Back out the dev-auto render.py workflow entry change from #2587,
including the follow-up renderer-only fix on top of it, so the skill
returns to the pre-renderer SKILL.md flow while the longer fixes are
worked separately.
2026-07-15 13:19:03 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 64157d394c feat(dev-auto): render templates via stdlib Python at skill entry (#2587)
Propagate bmad-quick-dev's render.py pattern (#2281) to bmad-dev-auto.
SKILL.md becomes the two-line stdout-dispatch shim that runs render.py
via uv and follows the instruction it prints; the old SKILL.md body
moves to workflow.md, rendered to _bmad/render/bmad-dev-auto/ with all
compile-time values baked in.

- render.py is a copy of quick-dev's, differing only in skill-name
  references; a test guards against the two copies drifting apart.
- Compile-time config refs ({communication_language},
  {planning_artifacts}, {implementation_artifacts},
  {deferred_work_file}, {document_output_language}) become {{.var}}
  substitutions resolved from the central four-layer TOML config.
  Runtime refs ({spec_file}, {diff_output}, ...) pass through.
- [workflow] customization resolves at render time: on_complete inlines
  into the HALT On Complete section, implementation_handoff into
  step-03, and review_layers materialize as invocation blocks in
  step-04 — the runtime resolve_customization.py calls and the
  activation-time workflow-block resolution step are gone, along with
  the Load Config activation step (values are baked at point of use;
  the language rule moves into each step's RULES).
- Step files now reference workflow.md instead of SKILL.md; step-02
  resolves the spec template's date field; step-04 defines {date} for
  the triage-log header.
- tools/validate-file-refs.js whitelists render/bmad-dev-auto/;
  test:renderer now also runs the new test/test-dev-auto-renderer.js.
- docs: the dev-auto reference's Context Inputs now names the central
  _bmad/config.toml surface instead of _bmad/bmm/config.yaml.
2026-07-14 02:35:00 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 52e4c634ce feat: add stories.yaml contract between bmad-spec and bmad-dev-auto (#2549)
bmad-spec gains an optional, interactive-only Story Breakdown step that
derives stories.yaml from the memlog: a fixed-name sibling of SPEC.md
listing stories as a simple sequence (list order = execution order),
each with id, title, description, and orchestration fields
spec_checkpoint, done_checkpoint, and invoke_dev_with. Field definitions and validity rules live in
assets/stories-schema.md. Ids are pinned only once a story's spec file
exists; un-started stories may be renumbered on re-derive. stories.yaml
never carries status.

bmad-dev-auto becomes dispatchable per stories.yaml entry: invoked with a
spec folder and story id, it reads only that entry's title and
description, derives the slug, and creates or resumes the story spec at
stories/<id>-<slug>.md just in time. All HALT write-back lands at that
id-keyed path (skeletal spec for pre-planning halts). An
invocation-prompt directive halts ready-for-dev after planning;
re-dispatching the same folder+id resumes via existing status routing.
Planning accumulates context from all prior story records in the
folder. Reference docs updated to cover both halves.
2026-07-06 10:46:41 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky ac25b2cb5d feat(dev-auto): preserve the attempted change on intent-gap halts (#2564)
The intent_gap branch reverted code changes before halting, destroying
information: the attempted diff shows the human exactly which reading
the agent implemented, which is concrete evidence for repairing the
intent — and occasionally the guessed reading is simply right.

Save the attempt as a patch file in {implementation_artifacts} before
reverting, reference it from the triage log, and include its path in
the halt output. Restart stays default-clean (blocked keeps discard
semantics; the tree is reverted as before); if the human decides the
attempted reading was correct, git apply + status in-review resumes
review on it instead of paying for a full re-run.

Also unify the blocking-condition vocabulary: 'intent gaps' (step-02)
and 'intent gap in intent contract' (step-04) both become 'intent gap'
— one condition, one meaning; the artifact shows which phase raised it.

Document the artifact, the recovery affordance, and the unified
condition in the integration reference (docs/reference/dev-auto.md).
2026-07-06 07:59:54 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 33fb5a9d04 refactor(quick-dev): fold deletion audit into edge case hunter (#2525)
Replace the standalone bmad-review-deletion-contract-auditor layer with a
self-gated deletion check inside the Edge Case Hunter.

- After its edge-case pass, the hunter runs a secondary deletion check on
  the same diff it already holds (Step 4) and folds any deletion findings
  into a single JSON array, tagged kind: deletion with a confidence.
- Add kind and confidence fields to the hunter output; the existing four
  fields are unchanged. Edge cases stay primary; deletion findings are
  rare and usually empty.
- step-04-review invokes the hunter once — no deterministic deletion scan,
  no agent resume, no fallback divergence. Classify routes deletion
  findings through the same triage categories.
- Remove the standalone skill, its module-help.csv row, and its core-tools
  entry; tool count back to 12.

Rationale: the hunter already sees the full diff, so a separate detection
pass plus a context-rebilling continuation turn bought nothing; self-gating
in the existing turn is cheaper and simpler. Deletions are rare and rarely
load-bearing, so the check stays secondary to the edge-case pass.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-27 14:22:47 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky ca6dc496d4 feat(dev-auto): record final_revision in spec frontmatter at exit (#2522)
Capture the post-commit HEAD as `final_revision` alongside the existing
`baseline_revision`, so the orchestrator running immediately after a
dev-auto session can derive the session's commit range
(`baseline_revision..final_revision`) without inferring it from git state.

The artifacts directory is gitignored, so the spec frontmatter is the only
link from the out-of-tree spec to the in-tree commits. A single endpoint
suffices: `git log baseline..final` regenerates the commit list on demand,
and equal values mean no commits were made. Degrades to `NO_VCS` when
version control is unavailable.

Also documents both revision fields in docs/reference/dev-auto.md.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-27 09:02:26 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 6cbada8689 docs: retitle dev auto integration reference (#2521) 2026-06-27 08:25:20 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 53d1bf7fb9 docs: add dev auto integration reference (#2519) 2026-06-27 07:42:53 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 7b2d90a5f0 chore(bmm): retire bmad-investigate skill and its documentation (#2509)
* chore(bmm): retire bmad-investigate skill and its documentation

Removes the bmad-investigate skill, its case-file template, the EN/FR
forensic-investigation explainer docs, and every integration point:
Amelia's `IN` menu entry, the plugin marketplace manifest, module-help,
the workflow-map tables and HTML diagrams, and the agent-trigger tables.
EN/FR explanation sidebar orders are renumbered to close the gap left by
the removed doc.

Rationale: the skill's only non-redundant value was a durable, hand-off
case-file artifact — a workflow that is unproven in practice. Everything
else (evidence grading, hypothesis discipline, causal tracing) is
behavior a capable model already performs without a dedicated skill. The
skill also carried method-internal metaphor ("stronghold", "evidence
perimeter") that leaked into user-facing chat. Upstream signals agreed:
issue #2452 flagged the vocabulary leak and a maintainer noted the skill
should not auto-fire. Added in #2364.

Supersedes the in-flight cleanup in #2478 and resolves #2452 by removal.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore(bmm): add bmad-investigate to removals.txt and note retirement

The retirement commit removed the skill source and docs but did not add
the removals.txt entry that triggers cleanup of the skill directory on
existing installs during update. Add it, plus an Unreleased CHANGELOG note.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-06-24 19:42:10 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 20f7fa37e2 Add bmad-dev-auto unattended workflow (#2500)
* feat: add bmad dev auto skill

* fix: replace dev auto approval gate

* fix: remove dev auto one-shot route

* fix: tighten dev auto review step

* fix: inline dev auto finalization

* fix: clarify dev auto sprint sync

* fix: clarify dev auto epic context output

* fix: structure dev auto deferred work entries

* fix: remove dev auto sprint status coupling

* fix: run dev auto completion hook on blocked exits

* fix: persist dev auto review loop counter

* fix: remove dev auto approval-era intent marker

* fix: simplify dev auto final result handoff

* fix: tighten dev auto workflow contract

* fix: clarify dev auto verification owner

* fix: strengthen dev auto verification gates

Require the auto workflow to re-read its READY standard before judging the spec, and make implementation verification cover both tasks and acceptance criteria with a blocked HALT when missing work cannot be completed.

* fix: tighten dev auto prompt wording

Remove remaining human-interaction atavisms, make subagent wording consistent, and clarify blocked verification handling in the unattended development workflow.

* docs: clarify dev auto customization comments

Replace internal merge jargon and stale workflow comments with plain descriptions of the customization file behavior.
2026-06-23 04:53:11 -07:00
Brian 005ef1104a feat(core): add bmad-forge-idea skill + docs (#2492)
* feat(core): add bmad-forge-idea skill

Domain-agnostic idea-forging skill for BMad core. Takes a half-formed idea
and pressure-tests it in conversation until it hardens, proves out, or dies
cheaply — the quality of thinking is the product, not an artifact. One
question at a time with an always-on anti-sycophancy stance; two opt-in gears
(adversarial attack; a persona room resolved from the installed roster,
voiced by default and spawned when a branch needs independent minds); a
memlog as durable, resumable residue. Honest exits (hardened / killed /
clearer); optional brief distilled from the memlog that can feed bmad-spec or
bmad-quick-dev. Interactive and socratic; no headless mode.

Registered in core-skills/module-help.csv (menu code FI).

* Add forge-idea documentation and finalize skill scripts/conventions

Docs (Diátaxis):
- New explanation/forge-idea.md and how-to/pressure-test-an-idea.md
- core-tools.md: catalog entry + item section for bmad-forge-idea
- workflow-map.md and getting-started.md: Phase 1 (Analysis) listing
- De-collide the "forge" verb from bmad-prfaq positioning across docs

Skill:
- forge-idea SKILL.md: add term-sharpening axis, operationalize the
  existing-project ground-truth rule, and add graceful degradation
- bmad-prfaq: description de-collision; Stage 1 now redirects upstream
  to bmad-forge-idea for an unsound idea
- Unbundle the core memlog.py copy (skill references the core script at
  {project-root}/_bmad/scripts); keep skill-local resolve_personas.py + tests
- customize.toml: comment refresh; on_complete as array

* Fix review findings: resolve_personas crash + doc accuracy

- resolve_parties: resolve token once + coerce non-strings (fixes KeyError
  on mixed-case members and TypeError on unhashable members)
- Guard malformed party-mode config shapes so discovery stays best-effort
- _brief: pass through model/capabilities; register: no name-lookup hijack
- 5 new regression tests (case-insensitivity, malformed input, rename collision)
- Docs: correct bmad-review-adversarial-general name, bmad-prfaq handoff,
  recursive resume glob, broken table row, and Produces filenames across
  forge-idea/brainstorming/product-brief/architecture rows
2026-06-21 21:55:58 -05:00
Brian cd8ac7e9aa bmm: standardize memlog usage across skills (#2483)
* bmm: standardize memlog usage across skills

- Point all memlog writes at the canonical core script (uv {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/memlog.py) in bmad-spec, bmad-brainstorming, and bmad-architecture; drop the python3/{skill-root} invocations and remove the bundled memlog.py copy from bmad-brainstorming.
- Migrate bmad-prd, bmad-ux, and bmad-product-brief off the hand-authored decision-log.md onto the memlog standard: .memlog.md written only via memlog.py (init/append), distilled-toward not authored, no lifecycle status; rename the headless decision_log JSON key to memlog.
- Fix bmad-spec capability rendering: nested bullets so intent/success break onto their own lines instead of collapsing into one blob.
- Update EN + FR docs (getting-started, workflow-map, core-tools) to reference .memlog.md.
- Remove the bmad-product-brief eval suite (to be replaced with a new format).

* bmm: invoke scripts with 'uv run' instead of python3/bare uv

Bare 'uv {path}.py' does not execute (uv treats the path as a subcommand and errors); only 'uv run {path}' runs the script. Fixes the broken bare-uv memlog form shipped earlier in this branch and converts python3 script calls to 'uv run' across the 6 touched skills (memlog.py, resolve_customization.py, brain.py, lint_spine.py). Inline 'python3 -c' one-liners and .py shebangs are left as-is.

* bmm: address PR review on memlog standardization

- Delete orphaned bmad-brainstorming/scripts/tests/test_memlog.py: it
  imported the bundled memlog.py removed in this PR (ModuleNotFoundError on
  collection) and its unique tests asserted the now-removed status-lifecycle
  behavior. The canonical src/scripts/tests/test_memlog.py is the corrected
  superset, so no coverage is lost.
- Make runnable memlog command examples self-contained with the full
  'uv run {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/memlog.py ... --workspace {doc_workspace}'
  form across bmad-brainstorming (converge/finalize/headless), bmad-prd, and
  bmad-ux. Terse checklist back-references left short by design.
- bmad-product-brief Update: init .memlog.md if missing (legacy/pre-standard
  briefs), matching bmad-prd and bmad-ux; fix the --type override invocation.
2026-06-20 17:47:12 -05:00
Loic Duong e74dd8040d docs: refresh skill metadata references (#2439)
* docs: refresh skill metadata references

* docs: link BMad customization guide
2026-05-29 22:34:00 -05:00
Emmanuel Atsé cede485217 feat(docs): Add sidebar order validator for doc frontmatter (#2409)
* feat(docs): add sidebar order validator

Adds tools/validate-sidebar-order.js to validate sidebar.order values
in YAML frontmatter across English and translated docs.

Checks for duplicate orders, gaps in sequence, and missing order fields.
For translations, also warns on order drift from English counterparts.
Wired into the quality script as docs:validate-sidebar.

* fix(validate-sidebar): tighten language detection and drift guard, add docstrings

* fix(validate-sidebar): replace subdirectory heuristic with locale pattern matching

detectLanguageDirs() previously classified any top-level docs/ directory
containing subdirectories as a translation language. This was too broad —
if an English section ever gained nested subfolders it would be silently
excluded from validation.

Replaced with a BCP 47 locale-code regex (/^[a-z]{2}(?:-[a-zA-Z]{2})?$/)
that matches known patterns (cs, fr, vi-vn, zh-cn) and won't falsely
classify content sections like explanation/ or reference/.

* fix(validate-sidebar): guard drift check against undefined order values

extractSidebarOrder() returns { hasSidebar: false } when no sidebar block
exists, leaving order as undefined rather than null. The drift check only
guarded against null, allowing undefined values to emit noisy warnings
like "Order drift: ... order undefined".

Changed the guard to typeof === 'number' which correctly excludes both
undefined and null without relying on a specific sentinel value.

* chore(validate-sidebar): add JSDoc docstrings to all functions

Adds @param and @returns annotations to extractSidebarOrder,
detectLanguageDirs, getEnglishSections, checkDirectory,
checkTranslationDrift, and relativePath.

* fix(validate-sidebar): add to pre-commit hook

* refactor(validate-sidebar): harden parsing and edge-case handling

Refactor to main() wrapper with pure return-based APIs, single directory
scan, and shared reporting. Harden frontmatter parsing (anchored delimiter,
direct-child-only order extraction, flow mapping support) and validation
(Infinity/zero guard, gap flood cap, multi-segment locales, graceful ENOENT).

* docs: fix sidebar.order duplicates and gaps across all locales

Resolves all validator errors flagged by the new
tools/validate-sidebar-order.js check.

English (docs/{explanation,how-to,reference}/):
- Renumbered to remove duplicates; established reading order
  for new explanation pages added since orders were last set.

Translations (cs, fr, vi-vn, zh-cn):
- Mirrored English structural ordering where files exist, then
  compacted to 1..N within each directory to eliminate gaps
  caused by missing translation files.

Non-blocking drift warnings remain where translation directories
have fewer files than English; these are expected per the
validator's design.

---------

Co-authored-by: Brian Madison <bmadcode@gmail.com>
2026-05-25 10:15:37 -05:00
Emmanuel Atsé 189c2b85eb docs(en): add bmad-investigate / IN trigger to agent tables (#2410)
The forensic investigation feature (commit 380590aa) added the IN menu
trigger and bmad-investigate skill, but several docs that enumerate
triggers and agent capabilities were not updated.

- agents.md: add IN trigger and Forensic Investigation to Amelia's row
- named-agents.md: add forensic investigation to Amelia's capabilities

Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
2026-05-24 14:44:00 -05:00
Brian aa6dece05d feat(bmad-spec): introduce Spec kernel distiller skill (#2417)
* feat(bmad-spec): add Spec kernel distiller skill

New 2-plan-workflows skill that distills any intent input (brain dump,
PRD, transcript, brief) into a spec.md carrying the five-field kernel:
Problem, Capabilities, Constraints, Non-goals, Success signal. Headless
callers receive JSON; interactive runs close conversationally with the
spec path and gap-coverage invitations.

Includes:
- SKILL.md with activation contract and conventions
- customize.toml exposing template path, output path, run-folder pattern
- assets/spec-template.md (five-field skeleton)
- assets/headless-schemas.md (JSON IO contracts)

* remove brain-dump fallback config from bmad-spec customize.toml

* refactor(bmad-spec): companions+sources model, routing tilt, flat output path

- Collapse `related:` into `companions:`; companion paths may point inside the spec folder (spec-authored) or outside it (adopted from an upstream skill), distinguished implicitly by path
- `sources:` reserved for fully-absorbed inputs; downstream does NOT read these
- Soften mutation contract: bmad-spec owns SPEC.md and spec-authored companions; adopted companions belong to their originating skill
- Add "when to spawn a companion" tilt: multi-item catalogs, tables, diagrams (always), editorial voice rules; sub-bullets in a kernel field signal it has outgrown the kernel
- Fix Spec Law rule 7 and Pass 2: load-bearing content lands in SPEC.md or a companion, not the decision log (the log records wrapper-drops only)
- Flatten output path to `{planning_artifacts}/specs/spec-{slug}-{date}/`, mirroring `prds/` and `ux-designs/`; drop `spec_folder_name` (no longer used)
- Extract Load-bearing definition into its own section above Spec Law

* chore(core): retire bmad-distillator, promote bmad-spec to core

- Delete bmad-distillator/ and all registry + doc references (superseded by bmad-spec; no skill or workflow in any BMad module invoked it)
- Add bmad-distillator to removals.txt so installer cleans it from existing IDE skill directories on update
- Move bmad-spec from bmm-skills/2-plan-workflows/ to core-skills/ (universal scope: game design, research hypotheses, editorial briefs, policy, business plans, not just software)
- Register bmad-spec in core module-help.csv and bmad-pro-skills marketplace plugin
- Drop bmad-distillator section from core-tools.md (en, vi-vn, cs, fr, zh-cn) and vi-vn dev guide; renumber subsequent sections

* refactor(bmad-spec): add lean-prose discipline + generalize help text

- Add Spec Law rule 8: lean prose. Every sentence carries load-bearing content; cut decoration, hedges, backstory, throat-clearing. Applies to SPEC.md, companions, and decision log.
- Update Self-Validate Pass 1 to enforce rules 1-6 and 8 (rule 7 stays in Pass 2)
- Prime the operation up-front: write lean from the first pass, every sentence must earn its place
- Note in Companions section that companions follow the same lean discipline
- Generalize core module-help.csv entry: domain-agnostic framing (software, game design, research, editorial, policy, business, anything intent-bearing); call out succinct, no-fluff and "locks the WHAT before the HOW" as the value props

* fix(bmad-spec): address PR review findings (CodeRabbit + Augment)

- headless-schemas.md: rewrite spec_path examples to point at the spec folder (not a file), rename source_artifact to sources[] array, add companions[] array, update verdict from "six rules" to "eight rules", disambiguate reason requirement (only when status=blocked)
- SKILL.md activation: fix config path from {project-root}/_bmad/config.yaml to {project-root}/_bmad/core/config.yaml (matches other BMM skills)
- customize.toml + SKILL.md Workspace: drop {date} from default run_folder_pattern (spec-{slug}); same slug = same folder = trivial in-place update, no glob-and-pick-most-recent needed. Override available for users who want dated history.
- spec-template.md: rename "## Success signals" (plural) to "## Success signal" (singular) to match SKILL.md kernel naming
- SKILL.md Frontmatter conventions: fix adopted-companion example path from _bmad-output/ux-designs/foo-ux/DESIGN.md to ../../ux-designs/ux-foo-bar-2026-05-23/DESIGN.md (matches actual flat-output convention)
- SKILL.md Spec Law: fix double-period typo in rule 2 ((stack, conventions)..)
- SKILL.md Overview: fix awkward "bloat with expansive line item details the kernel" phrasing; drop software-flavored downstream consumer list since bmad-spec is now a core skill serving any domain

* fix(bmad-spec): drop {planning_artifacts} dependency; output to {output_folder}/specs

bmad-spec is a core skill but its default path used {planning_artifacts}, a bmm-module variable. Core-only installs (no bmm) would fail at activation when the resolver tried to expand the path.

Land specs directly under {output_folder}/specs/spec-{slug}/ instead. Works in any install regardless of installed modules, and aligns with the long-term BMad direction of grouping artifacts as siblings under {output_folder}/<type>/ rather than nested under planning vs implementation parents.

In bmm installs, adopted-companion paths from spec to UX/PRD pick up one extra .. (e.g., ../planning-artifacts/ux-designs/<run>/DESIGN.md) since the spec folder is now one level up from planning-artifacts. Examples in SKILL.md and headless-schemas.md updated. module-help.csv output-location updated and stale -{date} fragment removed.

* docs(bmad-spec): add reference docs, trim headless schema, tighten defaults

- Add full bmad-spec entry to docs/reference/core-tools.md and table-row
  stubs to cs/fr/vi-vn/zh-cn (full translation pending).
- Strip headless-schemas.md to a minimal {status, files} success response
  and {status, error_code, reason} blocked response. Drop spec_path,
  capabilities, verdict, decision_log_path — all derivable from the files
  themselves.
- Narrow customize.toml persistent_facts default from recursive glob to
  single {project-root}/project-context.md; document override path.
- Drop unused {doc_workspace} convention line from SKILL.md.
- Clarify Self-Validate verdict handling for interactive vs headless.
- Document missing_slug error code in SKILL.md + headless schema.
2026-05-24 14:08:34 -05:00
Brian ee47e30cf6 refactor(bmad-ux): spine-based UX skill (DESIGN.md + EXPERIENCE.md) (#2413)
* refactor(bmad-ux): replace bmad-create-ux-design with lean spine-based bmad-ux

* refactor(bmad-ux): adopt DESIGN.md spec, split into two-file spine, align prd/brief

DESIGN.md (visual identity per the Google Labs spec) and EXPERIENCE.md
(behavior, flow, IA) replace the single design.md spine. EXPERIENCE.md
cross-references DESIGN.md tokens via the spec's {path.to.token} syntax.

Example suite restructure
- 3 DESIGN.md examples: editorial (Stitch source / Linen & Logic), calm
  native mobile (Quill), shadcn-on-Tailwind web SaaS (Drift)
- 2 paired EXPERIENCE.md examples (Quill, Drift); Linen & Logic unpaired
  to model the Stitch handoff scenario
- Replaces the prior 2-example combined spine set

Discovery additions (outcome-driven, one line each)
- Source scan: glob {planning_artifacts}/ for candidates, parent never reads
- Form-factor: resolve before IA closes; journeys often derive it
- Surface closure: every stated need has a surface, every surface a journey
- Named-protagonist journeys (Mary, not "the user")
- Design handoff working mode (extensible producer registry, default: Stitch)

PRD and brief alignment with same insights
- bmad-prd: dropped standalone Primary Persona section from template;
  renamed "Personas + Journeys" entry to "Journey-led"; named-protagonist
  rule on UJs; form-factor probe; validation checklist updated
- bmad-product-brief: form-factor surfaced in Discovery topics

Quality scan fixes
- Added ## Overview heading; renamed ## Activation to ## On Activation
- Replaced ../ paths in example assets with {planning_artifacts}/
- Sources section compressed (abstract delta-only rule)
- Working mode aligned to "Fast path" / "Coaching path" BMad-wide convention

New
- references/design-md-spec.md: working summary of the spec for the LLM
- customize.toml: design_md_examples, experience_md_examples,
  design_handoffs registries
- .prettierignore: ignore .analysis/ quality-scan artifacts repo-wide

* refactor(bmad-ux): activation parity with prd/brief, opt-in reviewer gate, no headline grade

- Restructure On Activation as numbered six-step list mirroring bmad-prd
  and bmad-product-brief, restoring the explicit key-resolution list that
  earlier crammed-paragraph form had dropped (planning_artifacts and
  friends were silently unresolved at Create).
- Make Reviewer Gate opt-in and lens-selectable. At Finalize, ask before
  spending tokens on parallel reviewer subagents; at Validate intent,
  skip that question but still confirm lens picks. Stops the auto-run
  WCAG audit on hobby-stakes work.
- Drop the overall validation grade. Per-category verdicts and severity
  counts already say what is true; a single headline grade conflated
  design rigor with release readiness and led "POOR" pills landing on
  reports whose own bodies described the work as strong. Removed from
  references/validate.md (ladder rule + markdown twin), HTML template
  (grade pill div + CSS vars + classes).
- Trim creative-tools.md: drop the Custom entries section. Runtime
  prompt files should only carry what the LLM needs to act in this
  moment; how-to-extend-via-TOML is setup-time human documentation
  already covered by customize.toml comments.

* fix(bmad-ux): align validation report template with 8-category rubric

Template placeholders referenced 'Decision-readiness' and 'seven dimensions'
from the prior rubric. Replace with TEMPLATE_CATEGORY_NAME and inline the
eight canonical categories from references/validate.md so the synthesis pass
names them verbatim.

* fix(validate-skills): remove stale WF-01/WF-02 rules

WF-01/WF-02 were originally scoped to workflow.md files (now mostly gone)
but had been generalized to flag name/description in any non-SKILL.md
markdown. That over-captured legitimate spec files — e.g. DESIGN.md
examples in bmad-ux/assets/ that carry name/description per the Google
Labs DESIGN.md spec.

Step files are already covered by STEP-06. Rule count: 14 → 12.

* fix(bmad-ux): address PR review followups

- validation-report-template.html: severity badge class is badge-sev-*,
  not sev-* (the comment misled the synthesis pass).
- Sweep dangling bmad-create-ux-design references: module-help.csv,
  bmad-agent-ux-designer/customize.toml, bmad-prd/SKILL.md handoff list,
  workflow-map.md (en + 4 translations), getting-started.md (en + 4
  translations). Workflow-map output column updated to DESIGN.md +
  EXPERIENCE.md.
- references/validate.md: Markdown capitalized as a proper noun.
2026-05-22 23:16:06 -05:00
Brian c52c9b5b0e feat(bmad-prd): new PRD skill + product-brief updates (#2378)
* feat(bmm): add bmad-prd skill and extend product-brief with external integrations

Consolidates the legacy create-prd/edit-prd/validate-prd trio into a single
lean facilitator with create/update/validate intent modes, following the
bmad-product-brief pattern. Both skills gain external_sources and
external_handoffs customize.toml fields for routing through corporate MCP
tools (Confluence, Jira, etc.) with graceful degradation, plus a File roles
constraint clarifying decision-log (audit trail) vs addendum (preserved
depth for downstream docs).

* refactor(bmad-prd): tighten SKILL.md and operationalize source-extractor pattern

- Compress Overview to remove coaching prose duplicated in Discovery
- Operationalize "Extract, don't ingest" with explicit subagent return contract; reference from Update, Validate, and Finalize input reconciliation instead of inline "read N documents"
- Fix Overview H1 -> H2 (was breaking pre-pass tooling)
- Move full headless JSON schemas to assets/headless-schemas.md; keep minimal example inline
- Compress File roles bullet; tighten Finalize step 1

SKILL.md: 124 -> 105 lines, ~4729 -> ~4467 tokens

* feat(bmad-prd): open-items gate, drop distillate, persona discipline, decision-log metadata

- Add Finalize "Open-items review" step (new step 4): counts OQs / [ASSUMPTION] / [NOTE FOR PM], walks them with user, flags high density as red flag against agreed stakes
- Validate now treats open-items density as a first-class finding category
- Resume / continuity surfaces open items deterministically as the first orientation step
- Drop the PRD's own distillate output and the bmad-distillator finalize step. Downstream workflows (UX, architecture, story creation) source-extract from prd.md directly via the canonical source-extractor pattern. Headless schemas, customize.toml comments, and template updated accordingly.
- Drop "status: draft" from PRD frontmatter and template; version/state transitions logged to decision-log.md instead. Finalize step 7 records the version transition entry.
- Add PRD Discipline bullet: personas must be research-grounded or marked [ILLUSTRATIVE]; must drive decisions; 2-4 personas max. Discipline pass enforces.
- Expand File roles bullet: competitive-analysis detail beyond a one-line landscape and operational/cost mechanics (rate-limiting, compression) belong in addendum

* feat(bmad-prd): outcome-driven trim, swappable validation checklist, HTML report

SKILL.md trim (4.7K -> ~3.2K tokens, 124 -> 93 lines):
- Cut anchor enumerations (HIPAA/PCI/NIST list, API/Mobile/Web list, hobby->regulated list, "fast/easy/scalable/intuitive", input enumerations, etc.) the LLM already knows
- Cut derivable reasoning (synonyms-cause-drift explanation, hobby-vs-enterprise examples, etc.)
- Cut good/bad examples that anchor LLM attention (password/SendGrid example, persona quote, "let me also add this nearby thing")
- Drop SMART-ceremony language from Measurable bullet (keep judgment-not-ritual; SMART principles fine)

Progressive disclosure to references/:
- Headless mode rules + JSON minimal example moved to references/headless.md (loaded only when invoked headless)
- On Activation step 6 gates mode detection: headless -> read references/headless.md and follow

Swappable validation checklist:
- New assets/prd-validation-checklist.md (15 items: Quality / Discipline / Structural / Stakes-gated, each one line)
- New customize.toml field validation_checklist (override per org)
- Used by Validate intent AND Finalize Step 3 -- same subagent, same checklist, two moments
- Replaces bmad-validate-prd's 13-step micro-file architecture; kept the valuable check dimensions (density, measurability, traceability, implementation leakage, etc.) and dropped the ceremony

HTML validation report:
- New scripts/render-validation-html.py (PEP 723, stdlib only, ~175 lines) renders structured findings JSON into a styled HTML report with pass/warn/fail grade, inline SVG score bar, category grouping
- New assets/validation-report-template.html (inline CSS, native <details>, no JS, no external deps) -- swappable via customize.toml validation_report_template
- New references/validation-render.md documents the subagent output contract and renderer invocation; loaded only when validate flow runs
- Auto-opens browser on interactive runs; headless skips the open

Mode flow consistency:
- Create and Update both now explicitly "proceed to ## Finalize"
- Validate / analyze is standalone -- explicit "does NOT enter ## Finalize"; renderer auto-opens the HTML
- analyze is a synonym for validate; intent detection routes both
- Update mode no longer has its own light-close validation step (Finalize Step 3 covers it)

* refactor(product-brief,bmad-prd): remove distillation from brief and PRD workflows

Drop bmad-distillator integration from bmad-product-brief (finalize step,
update mode, headless JSON, constraints) and clean up customize.toml comments.
Distillation is the wrong layer — story self-containment via epic solution
design docs is the right answer for downstream context.

Also commit pending bmad-prd changes: working mode selector (Express vs
Facilitative), open-items triage into phase-blocking/resolvable/deferred
buckets, persistence wording fix, and facilitation-guide reference.

* refactor(bmad-prd): aggressive SKILL.md compression, remove LLM-obvious content

* feat(bmad-prd,bmad-product-brief): surface party-mode and advanced-elicitation at opening

* refactor(bmm): retire bmad-create-prd/edit/validate, point docs and PM agent at bmad-prd

Removes the three separate PRD skills (create, edit, validate) in favor of the
unified bmad-prd skill. Updates module-help.csv, PM agent menu, workflow map,
getting-started tutorial, commands reference, customize/help SKILL.md examples,
and the website workflow-map diagram. Adds Recipe 6 (Advanced Integration
Patterns) to expand-bmad-for-your-org.md covering external_sources,
external_handoffs, doc_standards, and swappable templates.

* test(bmad-product-brief): drop distillate from evals

Distillate was removed from the product-brief workflow in 1a88f001
but the eval suite still checked for distillate.md artifacts, the
bmad-distillator subagent invocation, and the polish→distillate phase
ordering. Strip all distillate references from A1/A5/B1/B2/B3/B5/B6,
remove B4 (phase-ordering eval centered on distillate) and B8 (pure
distillate eval), update _design_notes, and delete the orphan
distillate.md fixture from the forkbird-brief input set. IDs preserved
(gaps at B4, B8) so existing references stay stable.

* fix(bmad-prd): validation report only on explicit analysis request

Reconciles a contradiction across SKILL.md, validation-render.md,
headless.md, and headless-schemas.md about when validation-report.{html,md}
gets written. Rule: a report file is only written when the user has
specifically asked for analysis — Validate intent, or a mid-session
"produce a report" request. The Finalize discipline pass during
Create/Update keeps findings in-conversation: autofix obvious issues,
ask on ambiguous ones, never write a file.

- SKILL.md: Finalize step 3 no longer renders a report; Validate intent
  wording softened from "HTML report" to "validation report".
- references/validation-render.md: drops the severity-based conditional
  for markdown emission. Script now always writes both HTML and MD
  side-by-side when invoked; trigger gating happens upstream.
- assets/headless-schemas.md: drops the "may be omitted in interactive
  mode" caveat; validation_report is required for Validate intent.
- scripts/render-validation-html.py: adds render_markdown_report()
  emitting a severity-grouped markdown companion at output_path.with_suffix('.md').
  Returns markdown path in the stdout JSON summary alongside HTML path.

* fix(bmm-skills): address remaining PR review nits

- headless-schemas.md: Update schema gains `external_handoffs` to match
  SKILL.md which routes Update through Finalize (handoffs execute there).
- bmad-product-brief/SKILL.md: "Use the bmad-help skill" → "Invoke
  bmad-help" to align with REF-03 and the bmad-prd phrasing.
- bmad-product-brief/SKILL.md: hyphenate "high-quality draft".

* feat(bmm): add deprecation shims for retired PRD skills

Re-adds bmad-create-prd, bmad-edit-prd, bmad-validate-prd as thin
compatibility shims so existing invocations by name and
_bmad/custom/bmad-{create,edit,validate}-prd.toml override files keep
working post-consolidation. Each shim contains only SKILL.md and
customize.toml — no steps, data, or templates.

On activation, each shim:
1. Resolves customization via resolve_customization.py, picking up any
   legacy override files for the four legacy fields (activation_steps_*,
   persistent_facts, on_complete).
2. Emits a one-time deprecation notice in {communication_language},
   pointing at bmad-prd and the migration path for override files.
3. Invokes bmad-prd with the appropriate intent (create / update /
   validate), passes through the resolved legacy customization with
   instruction to use these values instead of re-resolving from
   bmad-prd's own customize.toml, and forwards the original user input
   verbatim.

bmad-prd continues to read its own customize.toml + bmad-prd.toml
overrides for the new-only fields (prd_template, validation_checklist,
doc_standards, output_dir, output_folder_name, external_sources,
external_handoffs, validation_report_template). Users wanting those
fields must migrate to invoking bmad-prd directly.

* polish(bmm): refine PRD deprecation shim wording

Three small revisions applied uniformly to all three shims
(bmad-create-prd, bmad-edit-prd, bmad-validate-prd):

- Tighten the frontmatter description to a single sentence naming the
  intent and signaling v7 removal.
- Drop the redundant "On failure, surface the diagnostic and halt."
  trailer from the resolve-customization step; resolve_customization.py
  surfaces errors itself.
- Extend the user-facing deprecation notice to clarify that legacy
  override fields still resolve under bmad-prd, so migration is for
  unlocking new fields rather than restoring lost functionality.

* fix(bmad-prd): normalize status casing and add friendly file errors

- compute_stats: lower-case `status` before bucketing so findings with
  any casing (e.g. "Pass") feed the stat buckets and the score bar
  fills correctly. Matches the .lower() pattern already used in
  render_finding and render_finding_md.
- main: wrap findings/template read_text calls; emit a one-line error
  to stderr and return 1 on FileNotFoundError or JSONDecodeError
  instead of dumping a raw traceback. Script is LLM-invoked, so a
  clean diagnostic is the contract.

Addresses augmentcode review comments 3235100013 and 3235100018.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(expand): refresh "five recipes" copy to reflect Recipe 6

Recipe 6 (Advanced Integration Patterns) was added but three earlier
mentions still said "five": the frontmatter description, the intro
sentence at line 8, and the "Combining Recipes" paragraph. Update all
three to "six" and extend the Combining-Recipes example to call out
Recipe 6 (external_sources / external_handoffs) alongside the others.

Addresses coderabbitai review comment 3235107194 and the two
outside-diff observations on lines 3 and 8.

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* fix(bmad-prd): utf-8 encoding on render script, correct workflow-map outputs

- render-validation-html.py reads findings/template and writes HTML/MD with
  explicit utf-8 encoding so non-ASCII content (smart quotes, em-dashes,
  non-English text under {document_output_language}) does not break on
  platforms whose default encoding is not utf-8.
- workflow-map.md 'Produces' column for bmad-prd now distinguishes
  Create/Update outputs from the Validate intent's validation-report
  artifacts.

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2026-05-13 16:45:17 -05:00
AJ Côté 380590aa8b feat(bmm): add bmad-investigate skill
Forensic case investigation under Amelia's menu (IN). Evidence-graded
findings (Confirmed / Deduced / Hypothesized), hypothesis discipline,
structured case-file artifact. Single procedure that calibrates between
defect-chasing and area-exploration based on the input.

Wires bmad-create-prd discovery to pick up case files as PRD input.
Public explainer doc, workflow-map Phase 4 row, EN + FR.
2026-05-08 12:53:00 -04:00
Alex Verkhovsky edfb405e27 fix(docs): update stale Analyst triggers and add PRFAQ link (#2238)
Analyst (Mary) triggers were listed as BP, RS, CB, WB, DP but the
actual agent source defines BP, MR, DR, TR, CB, WB, DP. Update all
locale agents.md files. Also add PRFAQ Working Backwards hyperlink
to commands.md in en, cs, and vi-vn.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-09 22:18:08 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 003c979dbc chore: remove SM agent (Bob) and migrate to Developer agent (#2186)
* chore: remove SM agent (Bob) and migrate capabilities to Developer agent

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(docs): correct agent naming and grammar from review triage

Standardize Developer agent references to bmad-agent-dev (matching
installed skill directory name) and fix possessive apostrophe in
implementation-readiness workflow.

* fix(skills): replace dev team references with Developer agent

No longer a multi-agent development team — just one Developer agent.
Remove residual Scrum Master search patterns from retrospective.

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2026-04-02 12:25:24 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 48c2324b28 chore: remove QA agent (Quinn) and migrate capability to Developer agent (#2179)
Delete the Quinn (bmad-agent-qa) agent wrapper and add QA test-generation
capability to Amelia (bmad-agent-dev). Update agent tables, testing docs
(EN/ZH-CN/FR), marketplace.json, party-mode, and checklist references.

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2026-04-02 07:13:35 -07:00
Alex Verkhovsky 1aa0903e79 chore(agents): remove Barry quick-flow-solo-dev agent (#2177)
Delete the Barry agent persona and migrate its QD (quick-dev)
capability to the Amelia dev agent. Update EN, ZH, and FR docs,
marketplace JSON, and workflow diagrams.

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2026-04-01 08:46:14 -07:00
Brian abfc56bd2c feat: add bmad-prfaq skill as alternative analysis path (#2157)
* feat: add bmad-prfaq skill as alternative to product brief

Add Working Backwards PRFAQ challenge skill for stress-testing product
concepts through Amazon's PRFAQ methodology. Includes press release
drafting, customer FAQ, internal FAQ, and verdict stages with subagent
support for artifact scanning and web research.

- New bmad-prfaq skill with 5-stage interactive gauntlet and headless mode
- Subagents for artifact analysis and web research (graceful degradation)
- Research-grounded output directive for current market/competitive data
- Always produces distillate for downstream PRD consumption
- Fix manifest array syntax in both prfaq and product-brief manifests
- Drop number prefixes from reference files
- Update docs: getting-started, workflow-map, agents, skills reference
- Add analysis-phase explainer doc with comparison table and decision guide
- Update workflow-map-diagram.html with prfaq card
- Add -H and -A args to CSV for both skills
- Add unist-util-visit as devDependency (was imported but undeclared)

* fix: harden bmad-prfaq for compaction resilience and context efficiency

Add coaching persona re-anchors to all stage prompts so the behavioral
directive survives context compaction. Add do-not-read guards at resume
detection, headless mode, and input gathering to prevent parent agent
context bloat. Add Stage 1 coaching notes capture. Adapt template and
press release stage for non-commercial concept types. Cap subagent
response token budgets.

* fix: add config.user.yaml to file-ref validator allowlist

Also update PRFAQ config path to use correct _config/bmm/ prefix.
2026-03-28 17:16:41 -05:00
Alex Verkhovsky b3cf338118 refactor(quick-dev): rename tech-spec prefix to spec (#2109)
* refactor(quick-dev): rename tech-spec prefix to spec

* docs: update tech-spec references to spec
2026-03-23 00:09:05 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky 43c59f0cff docs: replace quick-flow explainer with quick-dev, remove stale Quick Spec refs
Quick Flow was an umbrella for quick-spec + quick-dev. Quick Spec is
gone and the new preview was promoted to bmad-quick-dev, so the explainer
should be about quick-dev directly. Replaces quick-flow.md with the
original quick-dev-new-preview.md content (renamed), including the
diagram reference. zh-cn uses the original hand-written Chinese
translation. Also removes stale Quick Spec references from agents.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-18 23:47:49 -06:00
Brian 0380656de6 refactor: consolidate agents into phase-based skill directories (#2050)
* refactor: consolidate agents into phase-based skill directories

Remove separate agent/workflow/skill directories (src/bmm/agents,
src/bmm/workflows, src/core/skills, src/utility/agent-components) and
reorganize all content into phase-based structures under src/bmm-skills
(1-analysis, 2-plan-workflows, 3-solutioning, 4-implementation) and
src/core-skills. Eliminates the agent/skill distinction by treating
agents as skills within their workflow phase.

* fix: update broken file references to use new bmm-skills paths

* docs: update all references for unified bmad-quick-dev workflow

Remove all references to the old separate bmad-quick-spec and
bmad-quick-dev-new-preview workflows. The new bmad-quick-dev is a
unified workflow that handles intent clarification, planning,
implementation, review, and presentation in a single run.

Updated files across English docs, Chinese translations, source
skill manifests, website diagram, and build tooling.
2026-03-18 01:01:33 -05:00
Brian 9fa51d996b prototype preview of new version of product brief skill (#1959)
* prototype preview of new version of product brief skill

* chore: re-enable bmad-builder external module

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* config loading with existing location

* refactor: rename bmad-bmm-product-brief-preview to bmad-product-brief-preview

Drop the redundant bmm prefix from the product brief preview skill folder
to align with the standard naming convention.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add core tools reference and apply Diataxis style fixes

Add comprehensive reference doc for all 11 built-in core tools (tasks
and workflows) that ship with every BMad installation — bmad-help,
brainstorming, party-mode, distillator, advanced-elicitation, both
review tools, both editorial tools, shard-doc, and index-docs. Each
entry follows the Configuration Reference structure with purpose,
use cases, how it works, inputs, and outputs.

Style fixes across existing docs:
- reference/commands.md: convert #### headers to bold text, replace
  sparse task table with link to new core-tools reference
- how-to/get-answers-about-bmad.md: remove horizontal rule between
  sections (Diataxis violation)
- how-to/project-context.md: consolidate 4 consecutive tip admonitions
  into single admonition with bullet list, add AGENTS.md reference

Also includes:
- Add bmad-distillator task to core module with compression agents,
  format reference, splitting strategy, and analysis scripts
- Add Distillator entry to module-help.csv
- Rename supports-autonomous to supports-headless in product-brief
  manifest

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* core items to skills folder

* fix calls to invoke party mode

* fix calls to invoke party mode and AE as skills

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2026-03-15 00:05:53 -05:00
Nikolas Hor 7f7ce8c5e3 docs: document which agent triggers require arguments (#1908)
Adds a "Trigger Types" section to the agents reference page
explaining the difference between workflow triggers (no arguments)
and conversational triggers (arguments required). Lists all
Technical Writer triggers that expect user-provided input with
examples of proper usage.

Fixes #1682
2026-03-11 22:46:56 -05:00
Nikolas Hor df9a7f9b67 docs: fix contradictory Quinn workflow placement in testing reference (#1911)
The testing reference page incorrectly described Quinn's Automate
workflow as running per-story before Code Review, contradicting the
workflow map which positions it after epic completion. Align the testing
page with the workflow map: Quinn runs after all stories in an epic are
implemented and code-reviewed.
2026-03-11 22:35:27 -05:00
Alex Verkhovsky ee25fcca6f refactor: remove legacy YAML/XML workflow engine plumbing (#1864)
* refactor(augment): remove legacy YAML/XML workflow rules from code review guidelines

All workflows have been converted to markdown. Remove workflow.yaml,
workflow.xml, and config_source references from Augment review rules.
Drop the entire xml_workflows section (5 rules) and the YAML-specific
standard_workflow_instructions rule.

* refactor: extract discover_inputs protocol from workflow.xml into co-located markdown

Convert the discover_inputs XML protocol (FULL_LOAD, SELECTIVE_LOAD,
INDEX_GUIDED strategies) into standalone markdown files placed alongside
the two workflows that use it (create-story, code-review). Replace
<invoke-protocol> tags with explicit file references. This decouples
the workflows from workflow.xml, enabling its deletion in a follow-up.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: delete dead YAML/XML workflow engine files

Remove 5 files made obsolete by the workflow.yaml → workflow.md migration:
- workflow.xml (the YAML workflow interpreter engine)
- dev-story/instructions.xml (superseded by workflow.md)
- 3 installer templates for YAML workflow command generation

References in CLI code will be cleaned up in follow-up commits.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: delete obsolete workflow handler fragments

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: remove YAML workflow code paths from CLI installer pipeline

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: remove workflow.xml references from manifests and checklists

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: remove workflow.xml references from English command docs

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test: update fixtures to remove workflow.yaml references

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: update workflow.yaml example path to workflow.md in handler-multi

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: stop tracking workflow/validate-workflow as handler attributes

These handler fragments were deleted — the exec handler already covers
loading .md workflow files directly.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: rename workflow attribute to exec in agent menu items

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix: address PR review findings from triage

- Fix regex capture group index in module manager workflow path parsing
- Remove stale workflow handler references from handler-multi.txt
- Replace workflow with multi in activation-steps dispatch contract
- Remove dead validate-workflow emission from compiler and xml-builder
- Align commands.md wording to remove engine references
- Fix relativePath anchoring in _base-ide.js recursive directory scans
- Remove dead code from workflow-command-generator (unused template,
  generateCommandContent, writeColonArtifacts, writeDashArtifacts)
- Delete unused workflow-commander.md template
- Add regression test for workflow path regex

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2026-03-08 18:02:57 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky db8f856fce docs: update terminology from commands to skills across all documentation (#1850)
Align documentation with the skills-based architecture migration by
replacing references to "commands", "slash commands", and legacy command
names with the new "skills" terminology and skill names.
2026-03-07 16:14:25 -07:00
Brian Madison 1782e97731 docs: elevate bmad-help as primary on-ramp across all documentation
BMad-Help is one of V6's flagship features but was undersold in docs.
This update positions it properly as the intelligent guide that:

- Inspects project state and detects what's completed
- Understands natural language queries
- Varies options based on installed modules
- Auto-invokes after every workflow
- Recommends first required tasks

Changes:
- Add dedicated "Meet BMad-Help" section to getting-started
- Expand commands.md with full BMad-Help subsection and examples
- Reposition get-answers-about-bmad.md to start with BMad-Help
- Enhance install-bmad.md and established-projects.md with query examples
- Add index.md tip box promoting /bmad-help as quickest way to dive in
2026-02-18 00:22:12 -06:00
Brian Madison 9247146397 docs: update workflow names and standardize table formatting
- Prefix all workflows with 'bmad-bmm-' for clarity
- Standardize table column alignment
- Update workflow path references to use relative paths
- Clarify project-context documentation
- Simplify workflow loading information
2026-02-18 00:00:54 -06:00
Brian Madison d4b4bdfa12 docs: improve project-context documentation and fix folder structure
- Add explanation/how-to docs for project-context.md feature
- Update workflow-map Context Management section with comprehensive guidance
- Fix folder structure examples to show proper nested subdirectories
  (planning-artifacts/ and implementation-artifacts/ under _bmad-output/)
- Update established-projects.md with project-context creation step
- Standardize terminology: use "existing projects" instead of "brownfield"
2026-02-15 17:32:05 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky a1101534b2 fix(docs): comprehensive documentation site review fixes (#1578)
* fix(docs): comprehensive documentation site review fixes

Rehype plugins:
- Rewrite rehype-markdown-links for correct relative .md resolution
- Handle raw HTML base paths and bare .md links in rehype-base-paths
- Guard protocol-relative URLs (//...) in all link processors
- Use file.path instead of file.history[0] for vfile compatibility
- Fail build when content directory cannot be detected
- Export helpers for testability; add 107 unit tests

Build & CI:
- Revert cancel-in-progress to false to avoid mid-deploy cancellation
- Remove redundant link-validation CI step (build validates internally)
- Remove unnecessary fetch-depth:0 from docs deploy workflow
- Refuse docs build on Windows (platform guard)
- Remove dead build scripts and stale references

Tooling:
- Add DOCS_ROOT boundary check in validate-doc-links.js
- Handle directory paths and prefix stripping in link validator
- Remove dead regex and add // guard in fix-doc-links.js

Accessibility & CSS:
- Darken caution/danger aside title colors for WCAG AA 4.5:1 contrast
- Fix 100vw scrollbar overflow (banner width:100%, html overflow-x:clip)
- Add :focus-visible ring to banner link for keyboard navigation
- Remove dead CSS declaration and add missing code block lang

Documentation content:
- Convert /docs/ absolute links to relative paths and fix llms.txt URLs
- Correct command file paths and naming in commands reference
- Update stale shard-doc command to current /bmad-shard-doc format
- Fix incomplete sentence in install-bmad.md
- Add Quick Flow next steps and fix 404 link path
- Expand thin content pages with substantive detail
- Add sidebar ordering frontmatter to all content pages
- Remove BMGD docs (moved to dedicated repo)
- Remove unused assets and misleading diagram caption
- Add non-iframe fallback link to workflow map diagram
- Remove dead noscript block from workflow-map
- Standardize BMAD to BMad, fix spelling/grammar, normalize headings

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(docs): add non-interactive installation to sidebar, rewrite and reorder how-to guides

- Move non-interactive-installation.md into how-to/ directory so it appears
  in the sidebar navigation (was orphaned at docs root)
- Rewrite the page based on editorial review: consolidate redundant sections,
  add missing how-to structure (prerequisites, "What You Get"), condense
  installation modes from 5 subsections to a table, cut speculative examples
- Reorder how-to sidebar: Install (1), Non-Interactive (2), Upgrade to v6 (3),
  then the rest following user journey order
- Fix README link to point to docs site instead of repo-internal markdown path

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(docs): address documentation review findings

Fix broken directory tree, grammar errors, inconsistent naming,
missing admonition/headings, enable lastUpdated timestamps in CI,
and remove footer CSS that misapplied to the content footer.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(docs): move bleeding-edge install command out of Verify Installation

The alternative npx command for installing from main was misplaced
inside the "Verify Installation" section. Move it to a tip admonition
under Step 1 where users look for install options.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-08 11:58:22 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky fc5ef57a5a feat: add Kiro IDE support via config-driven installer (#1589)
Replace broken kiro-cli.js custom installer with config-driven approach
using platform-codes.yaml. Creates Kiro-specific templates with
inclusion: manual frontmatter and #[[file:...]] reference syntax.
2026-02-08 09:18:28 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky ecf7fbcb2c docs: add description front matter to documentation pages (#1566) 2026-02-07 10:43:16 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky 8be3713595 docs: add modules reference page and site fixes (#1540)
* docs: add official external modules reference page

* chore: remove obsolete docs and basement files

* fix: update robots.txt URLs to docs.bmad-method.org

* fix: generate robots.txt dynamically from site base URL

Replace static robots.txt with an Astro endpoint that uses the
configured site URL, so sitemap references are correct on both
fork deployments and production.

* fix: unify site URL resolution in build-docs.js

build-docs.js had its own hardcoded fallback URL
(bmad-code-org.github.io) instead of using the shared
getSiteUrl() function, causing URL mismatches between
robots.txt, llms.txt, and sitemaps. Now all components
resolve the site URL through the same function. Renamed
site-url.js to .mjs to avoid Node ESM detection warnings.

* fix: correct module names and relocate prompt file

- CIS: "Creative Innovation Suite" → "Creative Intelligence Suite"
- GDS: "Game Dev Suite" → "Game Dev Studio"
- Move _prompt-external-modules-page.md from docs/ to tools/docs/

* refactor: convert build-docs to ESM, eliminate mutable globals

- Convert build-docs.js to build-docs.mjs (CJS → ESM)
- Import getSiteUrl directly, remove async import workaround
- Kill mutable SITE_URL global, call getSiteUrl() where needed
- Clean up Banner.astro variable naming
- Update package.json and CI workflow for .mjs extension
2026-02-06 06:58:09 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky 2aab028f96 docs: rename brownfield to established projects (#1539)
* docs: rename brownfield to established projects

Flatten how-to/brownfield/ subdirectory and replace jargon term
"brownfield" with more accessible "established projects" throughout.

- brownfield/index.md → established-projects.md
- brownfield/quick-fix-in-brownfield.md → quick-fixes.md
- brownfield-faq.md → established-projects-faq.md
- Update all internal links and references

* docs: remove redundant phrase from quick-fixes description

* docs: restore natural language in established-projects body
2026-02-05 18:57:40 -06:00
murat 210bcc6a99 fix: docs llms order, bmgd draft, tea link2 2026-02-04 07:25:12 -06:00
murat 006a1f707e fix: docs llms order, bmgd draft, tea link 2026-02-04 07:16:51 -06:00
Murat K Ozcan 7ecae1d000 test: quinn to qa (#1508)
* test: quinn to qa

* Removed the TEA sidebar section from the main docs nav

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Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
2026-02-03 13:23:37 -06:00
Murat K Ozcan 98bce75905 feat: removed tea module, added sdet with 1 workflow for automate (#1443)
* feat: removed tea module, added sdet with 1 workflow for automate

* fix: addressed PR comments

* fix: addressed Alex's comments

* fix: addressed Brian 2nd round of comments
2026-01-28 22:26:04 -08:00
Brian Madison 8719d828d0 fix width and responsiveness of diagram 2026-01-26 00:06:17 -06:00
Brian 3abcefe1fb feat: make workflow diagram iframe full-width (#1409)
- Add CSS to break workflow diagram iframe out of content container
- iframe now spans full viewport width instead of max-width constraint
- Adjust iframe height to 700px for better fit
- Remove border/border-radius for seamless full-width look

Co-authored-by: Brian Madison <brianmadison@Brians-MacBook-Pro.local>
2026-01-25 23:00:04 -06:00
Brian Madison c352e03d18 add interactive diagram to test final doc build and layout 2026-01-25 22:12:23 -06:00
Brian Madison 9b12f6f86c docs updates 2026-01-25 21:18:09 -06:00
Alex Verkhovsky 91f6c41be1 docs: radical reduction of documentation scope for v6 beta (#1406)
* docs: radical reduction of documentation scope for v6 beta

Archive and basement unreviewed content to ship a focused, minimal doc set.

Changes:
- Archive stale how-to workflow guides (will rewrite for v6)
- Archive outdated explanation and reference content
- Move unreviewed content to basement for later review
- Reorganize TEA docs into dedicated /tea/ section
- Add workflow-map visual reference page
- Simplify getting-started tutorial and sidebar navigation
- Add explanation pages: brainstorming, adversarial-review, party-mode,
  quick-flow, advanced-elicitation
- Fix base URL handling for subdirectory deployments (GitHub Pages forks)

The goal is a minimal, accurate doc set for beta rather than
comprehensive but potentially misleading content.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor: restructure BMM and agents documentation by consolidating and flattening index files.

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-25 14:00:26 -06:00