feat(installer): overhaul branding, versioning, and skill cleanup

Logo and branding:
- Responsive logo: full "BMAD METHOD" at >=95 cols, "BMAD" for narrower terminals
- Color scheme updated from yellow to blue (matching bmadcode.com brand)
- Added copyright notice and tagline in white for contrast
- Removed version number from logo (individual module versions shown in summary)
- Added ™ to both wide and narrow logo variants

Installer start message:
- Replaced outdated V6 launch announcement with clean welcome
- Consolidated redundant module/platform messaging into single intro
- Tightened open source manifesto (same spirit, fewer words)
- Merged speaking/media into support section with contact email
- Added full social links: Website, Discord, YouTube, X, Facebook
- Replaced docs.bmad-method.org and changelog links with bmadcode.com hub

Install summary improvements:
- Module names now show full display names from module.yaml (not abbreviations)
- All module versions sourced from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json exclusively
- Summary shows version transitions: "v6.2.2 -> v6.3.0", "v6.3.0, no change",
  or "v6.3.0, installed" for fresh installs
- Switched summary from clack note() to box() for full-brightness text
- Removed dim/gray styling that was hard to read on dark terminals
- Links styled with color.blue instead of color.dim
- Get started section leads with actionable steps (launch agent, run bmad-help)
- Removed redundant social links (already shown in start message)

Version source unification:
- All module versions now come from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json only
- Removed package.json as version source for core/bmm modules
- Updated manifest.js getModuleVersionInfo() to use marketplace.json
- Updated installer.js _getMarketplaceVersion() helper
- Updated ui.js getMarketplaceVersion() for module selection display
- Quick Update menu no longer shows misleading version (was using package.json)
- Module selection list now shows versions next to each module name

Skill cleanup overhaul:
- Replaced blunt-force bmad-* prefix deletion with surgical removal system
- Added removals.txt support: optional per-project file listing skills to remove
- Created initial removals.txt with all skills removed since v6.2.0
- Install/update: captures previously installed skill IDs from skill-manifest.csv
  before manifest regeneration, then removes those + removals.txt entries
- Uninstall: removes all installed skills via skill-manifest.csv + removals.txt
- Deselecting modules now correctly removes their skills from IDE directories
- User-created bmad-* skills in IDE directories are no longer destroyed
- Legacy directory cleanup retains prefix matching (those dirs are abandoned)

Bug fixes:
- Fixed duplicate "CORE module already up to date" during quick update
- Fixed version display showing package.json version instead of actual module version
- Updated test fixture for bmad-os-* preservation test to use skill-manifest.csv

removals.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# BMad Method - Skill Removal List
+# Entries listed here will be removed from IDE skill directories during install/update.
+# One entry per line. Lines starting with # are comments.
+# Each entry is a skill directory name (canonicalId) that was removed or renamed.
+
+# Removed agents (v6.2.0 - v6.2.2)
+bmad-agent-sm
+bmad-agent-qa
+bmad-agent-quick-flow-solo-dev
+
+# Removed skills (v6.2.0 - v6.2.2)
+bmad-create-product-brief
+bmad-product-brief-preview
+bmad-quick-spec
+bmad-quick-flow
+bmad-quick-dev-new-preview
+bmad-init

test/test-installation-components.js

@@ -1301,6 +1301,14 @@ async function runTests() {
       '---\nname: bmad-architect\ndescription: Architect\n---\nOld skill content\n',
     );
 
+    // Add bmad-architect to the existing skill-manifest.csv so cleanup knows it was previously installed
+    const configDir27 = path.join(installedBmadDir27, '_config');
+    const existingCsv27 = await fs.readFile(path.join(configDir27, 'skill-manifest.csv'), 'utf8');
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      path.join(configDir27, 'skill-manifest.csv'),
+      existingCsv27.trimEnd() + '\n"bmad-architect","bmad-architect","Architect","bmm","_bmad/bmm/agents/bmad-architect/SKILL.md","true"\n',
+    );
+
     // Run Claude Code setup (which triggers cleanup then install)
     const ideManager27 = new IdeManager();
     await ideManager27.ensureInitialized();

tools/installer/cli-utils.js

@@ -19,24 +19,33 @@ const CLIUtils = {
    * Display BMAD logo and version using @clack intro + box
    */
   async displayLogo() {
-    const version = this.getVersion();
     const color = await prompts.getColor();
+    const termWidth = process.stdout.columns || 80;
 
-    // ASCII art logo
+    // Full "BMad Method" logo for wide terminals, "BMad" only for narrow
-    const logo = [
+    const logoWide = [
+      ' ██████╗ ███╗   ███╗ █████╗ ██████╗     ███╗   ███╗███████╗████████╗██╗  ██╗ ██████╗ ██████╗ ™',
+      '██╔══██╗████╗ ████║██╔══██╗██╔══██╗    ████╗ ████║██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝██║  ██║██╔═══██╗██╔══██╗',
+      '██████╔╝██╔████╔██║███████║██║  ██║    ██╔████╔██║█████╗     ██║   ███████║██║   ██║██║  ██║',
+      '██╔══██╗██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══██║██║  ██║    ██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══╝     ██║   ██╔══██║██║   ██║██║  ██║',
+      '██████╔╝██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║  ██║██████╔╝    ██║ ╚═╝ ██║███████╗   ██║   ██║  ██║╚██████╔╝██████╔╝',
+      '╚═════╝ ╚═╝     ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝     ╚═╝     ╚═╝╚══════╝   ╚═╝   ╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ',
+    ];
+
+    const logoNarrow = [
       '    ██████╗ ███╗   ███╗ █████╗ ██████╗ ™',
       '    ██╔══██╗████╗ ████║██╔══██╗██╔══██╗',
       '    ██████╔╝██╔████╔██║███████║██║  ██║',
       '    ██╔══██╗██║╚██╔╝██║██╔══██║██║  ██║',
       '    ██████╔╝██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║  ██║██████╔╝',
       '    ╚═════╝ ╚═╝     ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═════╝',
-    ]
+    ];
-      .map((line) => color.yellow(line))
-      .join('\n');
 
-    const tagline = '    Build More, Architect Dreams';
+    const logoLines = termWidth >= 95 ? logoWide : logoNarrow;
+    const logo = logoLines.map((line) => color.blue(line)).join('\n');
+    const tagline = color.white('    Build More, Architect Dreams\n    © BMad Code');
 
-    await prompts.box(`${logo}\n${tagline}`, `v${version}`, {
+    await prompts.box(`${logo}\n${tagline}`, '', {
       contentAlign: 'center',
       rounded: true,
       formatBorder: color.blue,

tools/installer/core/installer.js

@@ -26,6 +26,31 @@ class Installer {
     this.bmadFolderName = BMAD_FOLDER_NAME;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Read the module version from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+   * Walks up from sourcePath looking for .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+   * @param {string} sourcePath - Module source directory
+   * @returns {string} Version string or empty string
+   */
+  async _getMarketplaceVersion(sourcePath) {
+    let dir = sourcePath;
+    for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+      const marketplacePath = path.join(dir, '.claude-plugin', 'marketplace.json');
+      if (await fs.pathExists(marketplacePath)) {
+        try {
+          const data = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(marketplacePath, 'utf8'));
+          return data.plugins?.[0]?.version || '';
+        } catch {
+          return '';
+        }
+      }
+      const parent = path.dirname(dir);
+      if (parent === dir) break;
+      dir = parent;
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
   /**
    * Main installation method
    * @param {Object} config - Installation configuration
@@ -52,9 +77,36 @@ class Installer {
 
       await this._validateIdeSelection(config);
 
+      // Capture pre-install module versions for from→to display
+      const preInstallVersions = new Map();
+      if (existingInstall.installed) {
+        const existingModules = await this.manifest.getAllModuleVersions(paths.bmadDir);
+        for (const mod of existingModules) {
+          if (mod.name && mod.version) {
+            preInstallVersions.set(mod.name, mod.version);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       // Results collector for consolidated summary
       const results = [];
-      const addResult = (step, status, detail = '') => results.push({ step, status, detail });
+      const addResult = (step, status, detail = '', meta = {}) => results.push({ step, status, detail, ...meta });
+
+      // Capture previously installed skill IDs before they get overwritten
+      const previousSkillIds = new Set();
+      const prevCsvPath = path.join(paths.bmadDir, '_config', 'skill-manifest.csv');
+      try {
+        if (await fs.pathExists(prevCsvPath)) {
+          const csvParse = require('csv-parse/sync');
+          const content = await fs.readFile(prevCsvPath, 'utf8');
+          const records = csvParse.parse(content, { columns: true, skip_empty_lines: true });
+          for (const r of records) {
+            if (r.canonicalId) previousSkillIds.add(r.canonicalId);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // No previous manifest - fresh install
+      }
 
       await this._cacheCustomModules(paths, addResult);
 
@@ -65,7 +117,7 @@ class Installer {
 
       await this._installAndConfigure(config, originalConfig, paths, officialModuleIds, allModules, addResult, officialModules);
 
-      await this._setupIdes(config, allModules, paths, addResult);
+      await this._setupIdes(config, allModules, paths, addResult, previousSkillIds);
 
       const restoreResult = await this._restoreUserFiles(paths, updateState);
 
@@ -76,6 +128,7 @@ class Installer {
         ides: config.ides,
         customFiles: restoreResult.customFiles.length > 0 ? restoreResult.customFiles : undefined,
         modifiedFiles: restoreResult.modifiedFiles.length > 0 ? restoreResult.modifiedFiles : undefined,
+        preInstallVersions,
       });
 
       return {
@@ -321,7 +374,7 @@ class Installer {
   /**
    * Set up IDE integrations for each selected IDE.
    */
-  async _setupIdes(config, allModules, paths, addResult) {
+  async _setupIdes(config, allModules, paths, addResult, previousSkillIds = new Set()) {
     if (config.skipIde || !config.ides || config.ides.length === 0) return;
 
     await this.ideManager.ensureInitialized();
@@ -336,6 +389,7 @@ class Installer {
       const setupResult = await this.ideManager.setup(ide, paths.projectRoot, paths.bmadDir, {
         selectedModules: allModules || [],
         verbose: config.verbose,
+        previousSkillIds,
       });
 
       if (setupResult.success) {
@@ -556,7 +610,7 @@ class Installer {
       message(`${isQuickUpdate ? 'Updating' : 'Installing'} ${moduleName}...`);
 
       const moduleConfig = officialModules.moduleConfigs[moduleName] || {};
-      await officialModules.install(
+      const installResult = await officialModules.install(
         moduleName,
         paths.bmadDir,
         (filePath) => {
@@ -570,7 +624,12 @@ class Installer {
         },
       );
 
-      addResult(`Module: ${moduleName}`, 'ok', isQuickUpdate ? 'updated' : 'installed');
+      // Get display name from source module.yaml; version from marketplace.json
+      const sourcePath = await officialModules.findModuleSource(moduleName, { silent: true });
+      const moduleInfo = sourcePath ? await officialModules.getModuleInfo(sourcePath, moduleName, '') : null;
+      const displayName = moduleInfo?.name || moduleName;
+      const version = sourcePath ? await this._getMarketplaceVersion(sourcePath) : '';
+      addResult(displayName, 'ok', '', { moduleCode: moduleName, newVersion: version });
     }
   }
 
@@ -598,7 +657,11 @@ class Installer {
         [moduleName]: { ...config.coreConfig, ...result.moduleConfig, ...collectedModuleConfig },
       });
 
-      addResult(`Module: ${moduleName}`, 'ok', isQuickUpdate ? 'updated' : 'installed');
+      // Get display name from source module.yaml; version from marketplace.json
+      const moduleInfo = await officialModules.getModuleInfo(sourcePath, moduleName, '');
+      const displayName = moduleInfo?.name || moduleName;
+      const version = await this._getMarketplaceVersion(sourcePath);
+      addResult(displayName, 'ok', '', { moduleCode: moduleName, newVersion: version });
     }
   }
 
@@ -1062,23 +1125,10 @@ class Installer {
     const selectedIdes = new Set((context.ides || []).map((ide) => String(ide).toLowerCase()));
 
     // Build step lines with status indicators
+    const preVersions = context.preInstallVersions || new Map();
     const lines = [];
     for (const r of results) {
-      let stepLabel = null;
+      const stepLabel = r.step;
-
-      if (r.status !== 'ok') {
-        stepLabel = r.step;
-      } else if (r.step === 'Core') {
-        stepLabel = 'BMAD';
-      } else if (r.step.startsWith('Module: ')) {
-        stepLabel = r.step;
-      } else if (selectedIdes.has(String(r.step).toLowerCase())) {
-        stepLabel = r.step;
-      }
-
-      if (!stepLabel) {
-        continue;
-      }
 
       let icon;
       if (r.status === 'ok') {
@@ -1088,18 +1138,32 @@ class Installer {
       } else {
         icon = color.red('\u2717');
       }
-      const detail = r.detail ? color.dim(` (${r.detail})`) : '';
+
+      // Build version detail for module results
+      let detail = '';
+      if (r.moduleCode && r.newVersion) {
+        const oldVersion = preVersions.get(r.moduleCode);
+        if (oldVersion && oldVersion === r.newVersion) {
+          detail = ` (v${r.newVersion}, no change)`;
+        } else if (oldVersion) {
+          detail = ` (v${oldVersion} → v${r.newVersion})`;
+        } else {
+          detail = ` (v${r.newVersion}, installed)`;
+        }
+      } else if (r.detail) {
+        detail = ` (${r.detail})`;
+      }
       lines.push(`  ${icon}  ${stepLabel}${detail}`);
     }
 
     if ((context.ides || []).length === 0) {
-      lines.push(`  ${color.green('\u2713')}  No IDE selected ${color.dim('(installed in _bmad only)')}`);
+      lines.push(`  ${color.green('\u2713')}  No IDE selected (installed in _bmad only)`);
     }
 
     // Context and warnings
     lines.push('');
     if (context.bmadDir) {
-      lines.push(`  Installed to: ${color.dim(context.bmadDir)}`);
+      lines.push(`  Installed to: ${context.bmadDir}`);
     }
     if (context.customFiles && context.customFiles.length > 0) {
       lines.push(`  ${color.cyan(`Custom files preserved: ${context.customFiles.length}`)}`);
@@ -1111,17 +1175,18 @@ class Installer {
     // Next steps
     lines.push(
       '',
-      '  Next steps:',
+      '  Get started:',
-      `    Read our new Docs Site: ${color.dim('https://docs.bmad-method.org/')}`,
+      `    1. Launch your AI agent from your project folder`,
-      `    Join our Discord: ${color.dim('https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj')}`,
+      `    2. Not sure what to do? Invoke the ${color.cyan('bmad-help')} skill and ask it what to do!`,
-      `    Star us on GitHub: ${color.dim('https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/')}`,
+      '',
-      `    Subscribe on YouTube: ${color.dim('https://www.youtube.com/@BMadCode')}`,
+      `    Blog, Docs and Guides: ${color.blue('https://bmadcode.com/')}`,
+      `    Community: ${color.blue('https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj')}`,
     );
-    if (context.ides && context.ides.length > 0) {
-      lines.push(`    Invoke the ${color.cyan('bmad-help')} skill in your IDE Agent to get started`);
-    }
 
-    await prompts.note(lines.join('\n'), 'BMAD is ready to use!');
+    await prompts.box(lines.join('\n'), 'BMAD is ready to use!', {
+      rounded: true,
+      formatBorder: color.green,
+    });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1231,6 +1296,7 @@ class Installer {
     }
 
     for (const moduleName of modulesToUpdate) {
+      if (moduleName === 'core') continue; // Already collected above
       const modulePrompted = await quickModules.collectModuleConfigQuick(moduleName, projectDir, true);
       if (modulePrompted) {
         promptedForNewFields = true;

tools/installer/core/manifest.js

@@ -840,11 +840,13 @@ class Manifest {
     const os = require('node:os');
     const yaml = require('yaml');
 
-    // Built-in modules use BMad version (only core and bmm are in BMAD-METHOD repo)
+    // All module versions come from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+    const version = await this._readMarketplaceVersion(moduleName);
+
+    // Determine source type
     if (['core', 'bmm'].includes(moduleName)) {
-      const bmadVersion = require(path.join(getProjectRoot(), 'package.json')).version;
       return {
-        version: bmadVersion,
+        version,
         source: 'built-in',
         npmPackage: null,
         repoUrl: null,
@@ -857,35 +859,8 @@ class Manifest {
     const moduleInfo = await extMgr.getModuleByCode(moduleName);
 
     if (moduleInfo) {
-      // External module - try to get version from npm registry first, then fall back to cache
-      let version = null;
-
-      if (moduleInfo.npmPackage) {
-        // Fetch version from npm registry
-        try {
-          version = await this.fetchNpmVersion(moduleInfo.npmPackage);
-        } catch {
-          // npm fetch failed, try cache as fallback
-        }
-      }
-
-      // If npm didn't work, try reading from cached repo's package.json
-      if (!version) {
-        const cacheDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.bmad', 'cache', 'external-modules', moduleName);
-        const packageJsonPath = path.join(cacheDir, 'package.json');
-
-        if (await fs.pathExists(packageJsonPath)) {
-          try {
-            const pkg = require(packageJsonPath);
-            version = pkg.version;
-          } catch (error) {
-            await prompts.log.warn(`Failed to read package.json for ${moduleName}: ${error.message}`);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
       return {
-        version: version,
+        version,
         source: 'external',
         npmPackage: moduleInfo.npmPackage || null,
         repoUrl: moduleInfo.url || null,
@@ -901,7 +876,7 @@ class Manifest {
         const yamlContent = await fs.readFile(moduleYamlPath, 'utf8');
         const moduleConfig = yaml.parse(yamlContent);
         return {
-          version: moduleConfig.version || null,
+          version: version || moduleConfig.version || null,
           source: 'custom',
           npmPackage: moduleConfig.npmPackage || null,
           repoUrl: moduleConfig.repoUrl || null,
@@ -913,13 +888,40 @@ class Manifest {
 
     // Unknown module
     return {
-      version: null,
+      version,
       source: 'unknown',
       npmPackage: null,
       repoUrl: null,
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Read version from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json for a module
+   * @param {string} moduleName - Module code
+   * @returns {string|null} Version or null
+   */
+  async _readMarketplaceVersion(moduleName) {
+    const os = require('node:os');
+    let marketplacePath;
+
+    if (['core', 'bmm'].includes(moduleName)) {
+      marketplacePath = path.join(getProjectRoot(), '.claude-plugin', 'marketplace.json');
+    } else {
+      const cacheDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.bmad', 'cache', 'external-modules', moduleName);
+      marketplacePath = path.join(cacheDir, '.claude-plugin', 'marketplace.json');
+    }
+
+    try {
+      if (await fs.pathExists(marketplacePath)) {
+        const data = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(marketplacePath, 'utf8'));
+        return data.plugins?.[0]?.version || null;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // ignore
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Fetch latest version from npm for a package
    * @param {string} packageName - npm package name

tools/installer/ide/_config-driven.js

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
     if (!options.silent) await prompts.log.info(`Setting up ${this.name}...`);
 
     // Clean up any old BMAD installation first
-    await this.cleanup(projectDir, options);
+    await this.cleanup(projectDir, options, bmadDir);
 
     if (!this.installerConfig) {
       return { success: false, reason: 'no-config' };
@@ -215,15 +215,34 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
    * Cleanup IDE configuration
    * @param {string} projectDir - Project directory
    */
-  async cleanup(projectDir, options = {}) {
+  async cleanup(projectDir, options = {}, bmadDir = null) {
+    const resolvedBmadDir = bmadDir || (await this._findBmadDir(projectDir));
+
+    // Build removal set: previously installed skills + removals.txt entries
+    let removalSet;
+    if (options.previousSkillIds && options.previousSkillIds.size > 0) {
+      // Install/update flow: use pre-captured skill IDs (before manifest was overwritten)
+      removalSet = new Set(options.previousSkillIds);
+      if (resolvedBmadDir) {
+        const removals = await this.loadRemovalLists(resolvedBmadDir);
+        for (const entry of removals) removalSet.add(entry);
+      }
+    } else if (resolvedBmadDir) {
+      // Uninstall flow: read from current skill-manifest.csv + removals.txt
+      removalSet = await this._buildUninstallSet(resolvedBmadDir);
+    } else {
+      removalSet = new Set();
+    }
+
     // Migrate legacy target directories (e.g. .opencode/agent → .opencode/agents)
+    // Legacy dirs are abandoned entirely, so use prefix matching (null removalSet)
     if (this.installerConfig?.legacy_targets) {
       if (!options.silent) await prompts.log.message('  Migrating legacy directories...');
       for (const legacyDir of this.installerConfig.legacy_targets) {
         if (this.isGlobalPath(legacyDir)) {
           await this.warnGlobalLegacy(legacyDir, options);
         } else {
-          await this.cleanupTarget(projectDir, legacyDir, options);
+          await this.cleanupTarget(projectDir, legacyDir, options, null);
           await this.removeEmptyParents(projectDir, legacyDir);
         }
       }
@@ -244,9 +263,9 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
       await this.cleanupRovoDevPrompts(projectDir, options);
     }
 
-    // Clean target directory
+    // Clean current target directory
     if (this.installerConfig?.target_dir) {
-      await this.cleanupTarget(projectDir, this.installerConfig.target_dir, options);
+      await this.cleanupTarget(projectDir, this.installerConfig.target_dir, options, removalSet);
     }
   }
 
@@ -286,23 +305,117 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Cleanup a specific target directory
+   * Find the _bmad directory in a project
+   * @param {string} projectDir - Project directory
+   * @returns {string|null} Path to bmad dir or null
+   */
+  async _findBmadDir(projectDir) {
+    const bmadDir = path.join(projectDir, BMAD_FOLDER_NAME);
+    return (await fs.pathExists(bmadDir)) ? bmadDir : null;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build the full set of entries to remove for uninstall.
+   * Reads skill-manifest.csv to know exactly what was installed, plus removal lists.
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @returns {Set<string>} Set of entries to remove
+   */
+  async _buildUninstallSet(bmadDir) {
+    const removals = await this.loadRemovalLists(bmadDir);
+
+    // Also add all currently installed skills from skill-manifest.csv
+    const csvPath = path.join(bmadDir, '_config', 'skill-manifest.csv');
+    try {
+      if (await fs.pathExists(csvPath)) {
+        const content = await fs.readFile(csvPath, 'utf8');
+        const records = csv.parse(content, { columns: true, skip_empty_lines: true });
+        for (const record of records) {
+          if (record.canonicalId) {
+            removals.add(record.canonicalId);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // If we can't read the manifest, we still have the removal lists
+    }
+
+    return removals;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load removal lists from all module sources in the bmad directory.
+   * Each module can have an optional removals.txt listing entries to remove.
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @returns {Set<string>} Set of entries to remove
+   */
+  async loadRemovalLists(bmadDir) {
+    const removals = new Set();
+    const { getProjectRoot } = require('../project-root');
+
+    // Read project-level removals.txt (covers core and bmm)
+    const projectRemovalsPath = path.join(getProjectRoot(), 'removals.txt');
+    await this._readRemovalFile(projectRemovalsPath, removals);
+
+    // Read per-module removals.txt from installed module directories
+    try {
+      const entries = await fs.readdir(bmadDir);
+      for (const entry of entries) {
+        if (entry.startsWith('_')) continue;
+        const removalPath = path.join(bmadDir, entry, 'removals.txt');
+        await this._readRemovalFile(removalPath, removals);
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // bmadDir may not exist yet on fresh install
+    }
+
+    return removals;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read a removals.txt file and add entries to the set
+   * @param {string} filePath - Path to removals.txt
+   * @param {Set<string>} removals - Set to add entries to
+   */
+  async _readRemovalFile(filePath, removals) {
+    try {
+      if (await fs.pathExists(filePath)) {
+        const content = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
+        for (const line of content.split('\n')) {
+          const trimmed = line.trim();
+          if (trimmed && !trimmed.startsWith('#')) {
+            removals.add(trimmed);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Optional file — ignore errors
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cleanup a specific target directory.
+   * When removalSet is provided, only removes entries in that set.
+   * When removalSet is null (legacy dirs), removes all bmad-prefixed entries.
    * @param {string} projectDir - Project directory
    * @param {string} targetDir - Target directory to clean
+   * @param {Object} options - Cleanup options
+   * @param {Set<string>|null} removalSet - Entries to remove, or null for legacy prefix matching
    */
-  async cleanupTarget(projectDir, targetDir, options = {}) {
+  async cleanupTarget(projectDir, targetDir, options = {}, removalSet = new Set()) {
     const targetPath = path.join(projectDir, targetDir);
 
     if (!(await fs.pathExists(targetPath))) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Remove all bmad* files
+    if (removalSet && removalSet.size === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     let entries;
     try {
       entries = await fs.readdir(targetPath);
     } catch {
-      // Directory exists but can't be read - skip cleanup
       return;
     }
 
@@ -313,23 +426,23 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
     let removedCount = 0;
 
     for (const entry of entries) {
-      if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'string') {
+      if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'string') continue;
-        continue;
+
-      }
+      // Surgical removal from set, or legacy prefix matching when set is null
-      if (entry.startsWith('bmad') && !entry.startsWith('bmad-os-')) {
+      const shouldRemove = removalSet ? removalSet.has(entry) : entry.startsWith('bmad') && !entry.startsWith('bmad-os-');
-        const entryPath = path.join(targetPath, entry);
+
+      if (shouldRemove) {
         try {
-          await fs.remove(entryPath);
+          await fs.remove(path.join(targetPath, entry));
           removedCount++;
         } catch {
-          // Skip entries that can't be removed (broken symlinks, permission errors)
+          // Skip entries that can't be removed
         }
       }
     }
 
-    if (removedCount > 0 && !options.silent) {
+    // Only log cleanup when it's not a routine reinstall (legacy dir cleanup or actual removals)
-      await prompts.log.message(`  Cleaned ${removedCount} BMAD files from ${targetDir}`);
+    // Suppress for current target_dir since it's always cleaned before a fresh write
-    }
 
     // Remove empty directory after cleanup
     if (removedCount > 0) {
@@ -339,7 +452,7 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
           await fs.remove(targetPath);
         }
       } catch {
-        // Directory may already be gone or in use — skip
+        // Directory may already be gone or in use
       }
     }
   }

tools/installer/install-messages.yaml

@@ -6,32 +6,25 @@
 startMessage: |
   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 
-  🎉 V6 IS HERE! Welcome to BMad Method V6 - Official Stable Release!
+  Agile AI-Driven Development. Powered by BMad Core and a growing module ecosystem.
+  Install official and community modules during setup to customize your experience.
 
-  The BMad Method is now a Platform powered by the BMad Method Core and Module Ecosystem!
+  🌟 100% free. 100% open source. Always.
-    - Select and install modules during setup - customize your experience
+     No paywalls. No gated content. Knowledge shared, not sold.
-    - New BMad Method for Agile AI-Driven Development (the evolution of V4)
-    - Exciting new modules available during installation, with community modules coming soon
-    - Documentation: https://docs.bmad-method.org
 
-  🌟 BMad is 100% free and open source.
+  🌐 CONNECT:
-    - No gated Discord. No paywalls. No gated content.
+    Website:   https://bmadcode.com/
-    - We believe in empowering everyone, not just those who can pay.
+    Discord:   https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj
-    - Knowledge should be shared, not sold.
+    YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/@BMadCode
+    X:         https://x.com/BMadCode
+    Facebook:  https://facebook.com/@BMadCode
 
-  🎤 SPEAKING & MEDIA:
+  ⭐ SUPPORT THE PROJECT:
-    - Available for conferences, podcasts, and media appearances
+    Star us:   https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/
-    - Topics: AI-Native Transformation, Spec and Context Engineering, BMad Method
+    Donate:    https://buymeacoffee.com/bmad
-    - For speaking inquiries or interviews, reach out to BMad on Discord!
+    Corporate sponsorship and speaking inquiries: contact@bmadcode.com
 
-  ⭐ HELP US GROW:
+  Docs, blog, and latest updates: https://bmadcode.com/
-    - Star us on GitHub: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/
-    - Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BMadCode
-    - Free Community and Support: https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj
-    - Donate: https://buymeacoffee.com/bmad
-    - Corporate Sponsorship available
-
-  Latest updates: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
 
   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
 

tools/installer/ui.js

@@ -4,8 +4,33 @@ const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const { CLIUtils } = require('./cli-utils');
 const { CustomHandler } = require('./custom-handler');
 const { ExternalModuleManager } = require('./modules/external-manager');
+const { getProjectRoot } = require('./project-root');
 const prompts = require('./prompts');
 
+/**
+ * Read module version from .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+ * @param {string} moduleCode - Module code (e.g., 'core', 'bmm', 'cis')
+ * @returns {string} Version string or empty string
+ */
+async function getMarketplaceVersion(moduleCode) {
+  let marketplacePath;
+  if (moduleCode === 'core' || moduleCode === 'bmm') {
+    marketplacePath = path.join(getProjectRoot(), '.claude-plugin', 'marketplace.json');
+  } else {
+    const cacheDir = path.join(os.homedir(), '.bmad', 'cache', 'external-modules', moduleCode);
+    marketplacePath = path.join(cacheDir, '.claude-plugin', 'marketplace.json');
+  }
+  try {
+    if (await fs.pathExists(marketplacePath)) {
+      const data = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(marketplacePath, 'utf8'));
+      return data.plugins?.[0]?.version || '';
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+  return '';
+}
+
 // Separator class for visual grouping in select/multiselect prompts
 // Note: @clack/prompts doesn't support separators natively, they are filtered out
 class Separator {
@@ -70,17 +95,14 @@ class UI {
     if (hasExistingInstall) {
       // Get version information
       const { existingInstall, bmadDir } = await this.getExistingInstallation(confirmedDirectory);
-      const packageJsonPath = path.join(__dirname, '../../package.json');
-      const currentVersion = require(packageJsonPath).version;
-      const installedVersion = existingInstall.installed ? existingInstall.version || 'unknown' : 'unknown';
 
       // Build menu choices dynamically
       const choices = [];
 
       // Always show Quick Update first (allows refreshing installation even on same version)
-      if (installedVersion !== 'unknown') {
+      if (existingInstall.installed) {
         choices.push({
-          name: `Quick Update (v${installedVersion} → v${currentVersion})`,
+          name: 'Quick Update',
           value: 'quick-update',
         });
       }
@@ -880,14 +902,18 @@ class UI {
     const lockedValues = ['core'];
 
     // Core module is always installed — show it locked at the top
-    allOptions.push({ label: 'BMad Core Module', value: 'core', hint: 'Core configuration and shared resources' });
+    const coreVersion = await getMarketplaceVersion('core');
+    const coreLabel = coreVersion ? `BMad Core Module (v${coreVersion})` : 'BMad Core Module';
+    allOptions.push({ label: coreLabel, value: 'core', hint: 'Core configuration and shared resources' });
     initialValues.push('core');
 
     // Helper to build module entry with proper sorting and selection
-    const buildModuleEntry = (mod, value, group) => {
+    const buildModuleEntry = async (mod, value, group) => {
       const isInstalled = installedModuleIds.has(value);
+      const version = await getMarketplaceVersion(value);
+      const label = version ? `${mod.name} (v${version})` : mod.name;
       return {
-        label: mod.name,
+        label,
         value,
         hint: mod.description || group,
         // Pre-select only if already installed (not on fresh install)
@@ -899,7 +925,7 @@ class UI {
     const localEntries = [];
     for (const mod of localModules) {
       if (!mod.isCustom && mod.id !== 'core') {
-        const entry = buildModuleEntry(mod, mod.id, 'Local');
+        const entry = await buildModuleEntry(mod, mod.id, 'Local');
         localEntries.push(entry);
         if (entry.selected) {
           initialValues.push(mod.id);
@@ -912,7 +938,7 @@ class UI {
     const officialModules = [];
     for (const mod of externalModules) {
       if (mod.type === 'bmad-org') {
-        const entry = buildModuleEntry(mod, mod.code, 'Official');
+        const entry = await buildModuleEntry(mod, mod.code, 'Official');
         officialModules.push(entry);
         if (entry.selected) {
           initialValues.push(mod.code);
@@ -925,7 +951,7 @@ class UI {
     const communityModules = [];
     for (const mod of externalModules) {
       if (mod.type === 'community') {
-        const entry = buildModuleEntry(mod, mod.code, 'Community');
+        const entry = await buildModuleEntry(mod, mod.code, 'Community');
         communityModules.push(entry);
         if (entry.selected) {
           initialValues.push(mod.code);