diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/install-config.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/install-config.yaml
index 5480dd52..8ec4c7c4 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/install-config.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/install-config.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ dev_story_location:
 # TEA Agent Configuration
 tea_use_mcp_enhancements:
   prompt: "Enable Playwright MCP capabilities (healing, exploratory, verification)?"
-  default: true
+  default: false
   result: "{value}"
 # kb_location:
 #   prompt: "Where should bmad knowledge base articles be stored?"
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/ide-config-manager.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/ide-config-manager.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56aa8812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/ide-config-manager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+const path = require('node:path');
+const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const yaml = require('js-yaml');
+
+/**
+ * Manages IDE configuration persistence
+ * Saves and loads IDE-specific configurations to/from bmad/_cfg/ides/
+ */
+class IdeConfigManager {
+  constructor() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Get path to IDE config directory
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @returns {string} Path to IDE config directory
+   */
+  getIdeConfigDir(bmadDir) {
+    return path.join(bmadDir, '_cfg', 'ides');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get path to specific IDE config file
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @param {string} ideName - IDE name (e.g., 'claude-code')
+   * @returns {string} Path to IDE config file
+   */
+  getIdeConfigPath(bmadDir, ideName) {
+    return path.join(this.getIdeConfigDir(bmadDir), `${ideName}.yaml`);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Save IDE configuration
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @param {string} ideName - IDE name
+   * @param {Object} configuration - IDE-specific configuration object
+   */
+  async saveIdeConfig(bmadDir, ideName, configuration) {
+    const configDir = this.getIdeConfigDir(bmadDir);
+    await fs.ensureDir(configDir);
+
+    const configPath = this.getIdeConfigPath(bmadDir, ideName);
+    const now = new Date().toISOString();
+
+    // Check if config already exists to preserve configured_date
+    let configuredDate = now;
+    if (await fs.pathExists(configPath)) {
+      try {
+        const existing = await this.loadIdeConfig(bmadDir, ideName);
+        if (existing && existing.configured_date) {
+          configuredDate = existing.configured_date;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Ignore errors reading existing config
+      }
+    }
+
+    const configData = {
+      ide: ideName,
+      configured_date: configuredDate,
+      last_updated: now,
+      configuration: configuration || {},
+    };
+
+    const yamlContent = yaml.dump(configData, {
+      indent: 2,
+      lineWidth: -1,
+      noRefs: true,
+      sortKeys: false,
+    });
+
+    await fs.writeFile(configPath, yamlContent, 'utf8');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load IDE configuration
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @param {string} ideName - IDE name
+   * @returns {Object|null} IDE configuration or null if not found
+   */
+  async loadIdeConfig(bmadDir, ideName) {
+    const configPath = this.getIdeConfigPath(bmadDir, ideName);
+
+    if (!(await fs.pathExists(configPath))) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const content = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf8');
+      const config = yaml.load(content);
+      return config;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn(`Warning: Failed to load IDE config for ${ideName}:`, error.message);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load all IDE configurations
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @returns {Object} Map of IDE name to configuration
+   */
+  async loadAllIdeConfigs(bmadDir) {
+    const configDir = this.getIdeConfigDir(bmadDir);
+    const configs = {};
+
+    if (!(await fs.pathExists(configDir))) {
+      return configs;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const files = await fs.readdir(configDir);
+      for (const file of files) {
+        if (file.endsWith('.yaml')) {
+          const ideName = file.replace('.yaml', '');
+          const config = await this.loadIdeConfig(bmadDir, ideName);
+          if (config) {
+            configs[ideName] = config.configuration;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Warning: Failed to load IDE configs:', error.message);
+    }
+
+    return configs;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if IDE has saved configuration
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @param {string} ideName - IDE name
+   * @returns {boolean} True if configuration exists
+   */
+  async hasIdeConfig(bmadDir, ideName) {
+    const configPath = this.getIdeConfigPath(bmadDir, ideName);
+    return await fs.pathExists(configPath);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete IDE configuration
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @param {string} ideName - IDE name
+   */
+  async deleteIdeConfig(bmadDir, ideName) {
+    const configPath = this.getIdeConfigPath(bmadDir, ideName);
+    if (await fs.pathExists(configPath)) {
+      await fs.remove(configPath);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { IdeConfigManager };
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js
index f52488dd..dc5367c2 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const { getProjectRoot, getSourcePath, getModulePath } = require('../../../lib/p
 const { AgentPartyGenerator } = require('../../../lib/agent-party-generator');
 const { CLIUtils } = require('../../../lib/cli-utils');
 const { ManifestGenerator } = require('./manifest-generator');
+const { IdeConfigManager } = require('./ide-config-manager');
 
 class Installer {
   constructor() {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class Installer {
     this.xmlHandler = new XmlHandler();
     this.dependencyResolver = new DependencyResolver();
     this.configCollector = new ConfigCollector();
+    this.ideConfigManager = new IdeConfigManager();
     this.installedFiles = []; // Track all installed files
   }
 
@@ -59,9 +61,19 @@ class Installer {
       previouslyConfiguredIdes = existingInstall.ides || [];
     }
 
+    // Load saved IDE configurations for already-configured IDEs
+    const savedIdeConfigs = await this.ideConfigManager.loadAllIdeConfigs(bmadDir);
+
     // Collect IDE-specific configurations if any were selected
     const ideConfigurations = {};
 
+    // First, add saved configs for already-configured IDEs
+    for (const ide of toolConfig.ides || []) {
+      if (previouslyConfiguredIdes.includes(ide) && savedIdeConfigs[ide]) {
+        ideConfigurations[ide] = savedIdeConfigs[ide];
+      }
+    }
+
     if (!toolConfig.skipIde && toolConfig.ides && toolConfig.ides.length > 0) {
       // Determine which IDEs are newly selected (not previously configured)
       const newlySelectedIdes = toolConfig.ides.filter((ide) => !previouslyConfiguredIdes.includes(ide));
@@ -358,11 +370,17 @@ class Installer {
       spinner.stop();
       let toolSelection;
       if (config._quickUpdate) {
-        // Quick update already has IDEs configured, skip prompting
-        // Set a flag to indicate all IDEs are pre-configured
+        // Quick update already has IDEs configured, use saved configurations
         const preConfiguredIdes = {};
+        const savedIdeConfigs = config._savedIdeConfigs || {};
+
         for (const ide of config.ides || []) {
-          preConfiguredIdes[ide] = { _alreadyConfigured: true };
+          // Use saved config if available, otherwise mark as already configured (legacy)
+          if (savedIdeConfigs[ide]) {
+            preConfiguredIdes[ide] = savedIdeConfigs[ide];
+          } else {
+            preConfiguredIdes[ide] = { _alreadyConfigured: true };
+          }
         }
         toolSelection = {
           ides: config.ides || [],
@@ -467,7 +485,12 @@ class Installer {
 
       // Configure IDEs and copy documentation
       if (!config.skipIde && config.ides && config.ides.length > 0) {
-        spinner.start('Configuring IDEs...');
+        // Check if any IDE might need prompting (no pre-collected config)
+        const needsPrompting = config.ides.some((ide) => !ideConfigurations[ide]);
+
+        if (!needsPrompting) {
+          spinner.start('Configuring IDEs...');
+        }
 
         // Temporarily suppress console output if not verbose
         const originalLog = console.log;
@@ -476,7 +499,16 @@ class Installer {
         }
 
         for (const ide of config.ides) {
-          spinner.text = `Configuring ${ide}...`;
+          // Only show spinner if we have pre-collected config (no prompts expected)
+          if (ideConfigurations[ide] && !needsPrompting) {
+            spinner.text = `Configuring ${ide}...`;
+          } else if (!ideConfigurations[ide]) {
+            // Stop spinner before prompting
+            if (spinner.isSpinning) {
+              spinner.stop();
+            }
+            console.log(chalk.cyan(`\nConfiguring ${ide}...`));
+          }
 
           // Pass pre-collected configuration to avoid re-prompting
           await this.ideManager.setup(ide, projectDir, bmadDir, {
@@ -484,12 +516,26 @@ class Installer {
             preCollectedConfig: ideConfigurations[ide] || null,
             verbose: config.verbose,
           });
+
+          // Save IDE configuration for future updates
+          if (ideConfigurations[ide] && !ideConfigurations[ide]._alreadyConfigured) {
+            await this.ideConfigManager.saveIdeConfig(bmadDir, ide, ideConfigurations[ide]);
+          }
+
+          // Restart spinner if we stopped it
+          if (!ideConfigurations[ide] && !spinner.isSpinning) {
+            spinner.start('Configuring IDEs...');
+          }
         }
 
         // Restore console.log
         console.log = originalLog;
 
-        spinner.succeed(`Configured ${config.ides.length} IDE${config.ides.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}`);
+        if (spinner.isSpinning) {
+          spinner.succeed(`Configured ${config.ides.length} IDE${config.ides.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}`);
+        } else {
+          console.log(chalk.green(`✓ Configured ${config.ides.length} IDE${config.ides.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}`));
+        }
 
         // Copy IDE-specific documentation
         spinner.start('Copying IDE documentation...');
@@ -1447,6 +1493,9 @@ class Installer {
       const installedModules = existingInstall.modules.map((m) => m.id);
       const configuredIdes = existingInstall.ides || [];
 
+      // Load saved IDE configurations
+      const savedIdeConfigs = await this.ideConfigManager.loadAllIdeConfigs(bmadDir);
+
       // Get available modules (what we have source for)
       const availableModules = await this.moduleManager.listAvailable();
       const availableModuleIds = new Set(availableModules.map((m) => m.id));
@@ -1506,6 +1555,7 @@ class Installer {
         actionType: 'install', // Use regular install flow
         _quickUpdate: true, // Flag to skip certain prompts
         _preserveModules: skippedModules, // Preserve these in manifest even though we didn't update them
+        _savedIdeConfigs: savedIdeConfigs, // Pass saved IDE configs to installer
       };
 
       // Call the standard install method