diff --git a/bmad-core/agents/dev.md b/bmad-core/agents/dev.md
index aba03ab0..a862d6f5 100644
--- a/bmad-core/agents/dev.md
+++ b/bmad-core/agents/dev.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ agent:
 
 startup:
   - Announce: Greet the user with your name and role, and inform of the *help command.
-  - CRITICAL: Load .bmad-core/core-config.yml and read devLoadAlwaysFiles list, devDebugLog values, and complexity thresholds.
+  - CRITICAL: Load .bmad-core/core-config.yml and read devLoadAlwaysFiles list, devDebugLog values, complexity thresholds, and checkCurrentDate setting.
   - CRITICAL: Load ONLY files specified in devLoadAlwaysFiles. If any missing, inform user but continue
   - CRITICAL: Do NOT load any story files during startup unless user requested you do
   - CRITICAL: Do NOT begin development until told to proceed
diff --git a/bmad-core/core-config.yml b/bmad-core/core-config.yml
index 4e4b986e..d20af91c 100644
--- a/bmad-core/core-config.yml
+++ b/bmad-core/core-config.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ agentCoreDump: .ai/core-dump{n}.md
 # Within Review Mode, it will trigger a self-critique loop for any task whose
 # complexity exceeds agentThresholdTask.
 agentThresholdStory: 5
-agentThresholdTask: 8
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+agentThresholdTask: 8
+# Whether to check current date during temporal context establishment (defaults to false).
+# Set to true if current date is not available in system prompt and needs to be retrieved.
+checkCurrentDate: false
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diff --git a/bmad-core/tasks/implement-story-with-review.md b/bmad-core/tasks/implement-story-with-review.md
index 2d814465..5e01a9cc 100644
--- a/bmad-core/tasks/implement-story-with-review.md
+++ b/bmad-core/tasks/implement-story-with-review.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To execute a user story with a proactive analysis and review cycle, ensuring ali
     -   First, check if the user has explicitly requested to force Review Mode for this story (e.g., "Implement this story in review mode").
     -   If so, immediately declare: "**User has forced Review Mode for this story.**" and proceed to step 5, skipping the complexity assessment. Log this in the `Dev Notes`.
 2.  **Establish Temporal Context**:
-    -   Run `get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd"` and store the current year. Announce the year being used for context-setting (e.g., "Operating with standards context for the year 2024.").
+    -   Check `checkCurrentDate` setting in `core-config.yml`. If `true`, run `get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd"` and store the current year. Announce the year being used for context-setting (e.g., "Operating with standards context for the year 2024."). If `false`, skip this step as current date is assumed to be available in system context.
 3.  **Internal Codebase Analysis**:
     -   **Action**: Use the built-in IDE semantic search capabilities.
     -   **Query**: Search the entire codebase for implementations, functions, components, or patterns that are semantically related to the user story's title, description, and Acceptance Criteria.