fix: anchor workflow commands

docs/pr-instructions-issue-872.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Pull Request Instructions for Issue #872
+
+Use this checklist to open a PR from your fork.
+
+1. Push branch `fix/872-architecture-command` to your fork (already pushed locally in this workspace).
+2. On GitHub, click **Compare & pull request** with:
+   - **Base repository:** bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
+   - **Base branch:** main
+   - **Head repository:** YOUR_FORK/BMAD-METHOD
+   - **Head branch:** fix/872-architecture-command
+3. Suggested PR title: `fix: anchor workflow commands for create-architecture`
+4. PR description (project template):
+   - **What:** Anchor generated workflow commands to `{project-root}` so IDEs don’t resolve core/workflow paths relative to module folders; add regression test for the `create-architecture` workflow command.
+   - **Why:** `*workflow-init`/`*create-architecture` commands could fail with “workflow.xml does not exist” because generated command paths were relative (e.g., `.bmad/bmm/core/tasks/workflow.xml`). Anchoring ensures commands point to `.bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml` and the correct workflow file.
+   - **How:**
+     - Update workflow command generator to prefix core/workflow paths with `{project-root}` and anchor display paths for installed workflows.
+     - Add installation component test validating anchored paths for the `create-architecture` command.
+   - **Testing:** `npm test`
+5. Submit the PR and link it to Issue #872.
+
+If reviewers ask for proof, include the `npm test` output from your latest run.

test/test-installation-components.js

@@ -157,6 +157,35 @@ async function runTests() {
 
   console.log('');
 
+  // ============================================================
+  // Test 4: Workflow command paths anchor to project root
+  // ============================================================
+  console.log(`${colors.yellow}Test Suite 4: Workflow Command Paths${colors.reset}\n`);
+
+  try {
+    const { WorkflowCommandGenerator } = require('../tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator');
+    const generator = new WorkflowCommandGenerator('.bmad');
+
+    const workflow = {
+      name: 'create-architecture',
+      module: 'bmm',
+      description: 'Architecture workflow',
+      path: '.bmad/bmm/workflows/3-solutioning/architecture/workflow.md',
+    };
+
+    const content = await generator.generateCommandContent(workflow, '');
+
+    assert(
+      content.includes('{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/workflows/3-solutioning/architecture/workflow.md'),
+      'workflow command uses project-root anchored workflow path',
+    );
+    assert(!content.includes('@.bmad/bmm'), 'workflow command avoids relative @.bmad paths that IDEs resolve incorrectly');
+  } catch (error) {
+    assert(false, 'workflow command generator anchors paths', error.message);
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+
   // ============================================================
   // Test 5: TEA Agent Special Handling
   // ============================================================

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator.js

@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ class WorkflowCommandGenerator {
     // To: {project-root}/{bmad_folder}/bmm/workflows/.../workflow.yaml
     let workflowPath = workflow.path;
 
+    const withProjectRoot = (p) => {
+      if (!p) return p;
+      return p.startsWith('{project-root}/') ? p : `{project-root}/${p}`;
+    };
+
     // Extract the relative path from source
     if (workflowPath.includes('/src/modules/')) {
       const match = workflowPath.match(/\/src\/modules\/(.+)/);
@@ -125,7 +130,11 @@ class WorkflowCommandGenerator {
       }
     }
 
-    const coreWorkflowPath = `${this.bmadFolderName}/core/tasks/workflow.xml`;
+    // Anchor paths to project root to prevent IDEs from resolving relative to module folders
+    workflowPath = withProjectRoot(workflowPath);
+
+    // Core workflow is always at the BMAD root
+    const coreWorkflowPath = withProjectRoot(`${this.bmadFolderName}/core/tasks/workflow.xml`);
 
     // Replace template variables
     return template
@@ -221,6 +230,9 @@ When running any workflow:
       if (match) {
         transformed = `{project-root}/${this.bmadFolderName}/core/${match[1]}`;
       }
+    } else if (!workflowPath.startsWith('{project-root}/')) {
+      // Already an installed path (e.g., ".bmad/bmm/...") - anchor to project root
+      transformed = `{project-root}/${workflowPath}`;
     }
 
     return transformed;