fix: issue 55 config paths (#2113)

* fix: issue 55 config paths

* Fix: ci test failure

test/test-installation-components.js

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 const path = require('node:path');
 const os = require('node:os');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
+const { ConfigCollector } = require('../tools/cli/installers/lib/core/config-collector');
 const { ManifestGenerator } = require('../tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest-generator');
 const { IdeManager } = require('../tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/manager');
 const { clearCache, loadPlatformCodes } = require('../tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes');
@@ -1853,6 +1854,93 @@ async function runTests() {
 
   console.log('');
 
+  // ============================================================
+  // Test Suite 33: ConfigCollector Prompt Normalization
+  // ============================================================
+  console.log(`${colors.yellow}Test Suite 33: ConfigCollector Prompt Normalization${colors.reset}\n`);
+
+  try {
+    const teaModuleConfig33 = {
+      test_artifacts: {
+        default: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts',
+      },
+      test_design_output: {
+        prompt: 'Where should test design documents be stored?',
+        default: 'test-design',
+        result: '{test_artifacts}/{value}',
+      },
+      test_review_output: {
+        prompt: 'Where should test review reports be stored?',
+        default: 'test-reviews',
+        result: '{test_artifacts}/{value}',
+      },
+      trace_output: {
+        prompt: 'Where should traceability reports be stored?',
+        default: 'traceability',
+        result: '{test_artifacts}/{value}',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const collector33 = new ConfigCollector();
+    collector33.currentProjectDir = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'bmad-config-normalization');
+    collector33.allAnswers = {};
+    collector33.collectedConfig = {
+      tea: {
+        test_artifacts: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts',
+      },
+    };
+    collector33.existingConfig = {
+      tea: {
+        test_artifacts: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts',
+        test_design_output: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts/test-design',
+        test_review_output: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts/test-reviews',
+        trace_output: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts/traceability',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const testDesignQuestion33 = await collector33.buildQuestion(
+      'tea',
+      'test_design_output',
+      teaModuleConfig33.test_design_output,
+      teaModuleConfig33,
+    );
+    const testReviewQuestion33 = await collector33.buildQuestion(
+      'tea',
+      'test_review_output',
+      teaModuleConfig33.test_review_output,
+      teaModuleConfig33,
+    );
+    const traceQuestion33 = await collector33.buildQuestion('tea', 'trace_output', teaModuleConfig33.trace_output, teaModuleConfig33);
+
+    assert(testDesignQuestion33.default === 'test-design', 'ConfigCollector normalizes existing test_design_output prompt default');
+    assert(testReviewQuestion33.default === 'test-reviews', 'ConfigCollector normalizes existing test_review_output prompt default');
+    assert(traceQuestion33.default === 'traceability', 'ConfigCollector normalizes existing trace_output prompt default');
+
+    collector33.allAnswers = {
+      tea_test_artifacts: '_bmad-output/test-artifacts',
+    };
+
+    assert(
+      collector33.processResultTemplate(teaModuleConfig33.test_design_output.result, testDesignQuestion33.default) ===
+        '_bmad-output/test-artifacts/test-design',
+      'ConfigCollector re-applies test_design_output template without duplicating prefix',
+    );
+    assert(
+      collector33.processResultTemplate(teaModuleConfig33.test_review_output.result, testReviewQuestion33.default) ===
+        '_bmad-output/test-artifacts/test-reviews',
+      'ConfigCollector re-applies test_review_output template without duplicating prefix',
+    );
+    assert(
+      collector33.processResultTemplate(teaModuleConfig33.trace_output.result, traceQuestion33.default) ===
+        '_bmad-output/test-artifacts/traceability',
+      'ConfigCollector re-applies trace_output template without duplicating prefix',
+    );
+  } catch (error) {
+    assert(false, 'ConfigCollector prompt normalization test succeeds', error.message);
+  }
+
+  console.log('');
+
   // ============================================================
   // Summary
   // ============================================================

tools/cli/installers/lib/core/config-collector.js

@@ -954,8 +954,49 @@ class ConfigCollector {
         return match;
       }
 
+      const configValue = this.resolveConfigValue(configKey, currentModule, moduleConfig);
+
+      return configValue || match;
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clean a stored path-like value for prompt display/input reuse.
+   * @param {*} value - Stored value
+   * @returns {*} Cleaned value
+   */
+  cleanPromptValue(value) {
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && value.startsWith('{project-root}/')) {
+      return value.replace('{project-root}/', '');
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolve a config key from answers, collected config, existing config, or schema defaults.
+   * @param {string} configKey - Config key to resolve
+   * @param {string} currentModule - Current module name
+   * @param {Object} moduleConfig - Current module config schema
+   * @returns {*} Resolved value
+   */
+  resolveConfigValue(configKey, currentModule = null, moduleConfig = null) {
     // Look for the config value in allAnswers (already answered questions)
-      let configValue = this.allAnswers[configKey] || this.allAnswers[`core_${configKey}`];
+    let configValue = this.allAnswers?.[configKey] || this.allAnswers?.[`core_${configKey}`];
+
+    if (!configValue && this.allAnswers) {
+      for (const [answerKey, answerValue] of Object.entries(this.allAnswers)) {
+        if (answerKey.endsWith(`_${configKey}`)) {
+          configValue = answerValue;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Prefer the current module's persisted value when re-prompting an existing install
+    if (!configValue && currentModule && this.existingConfig?.[currentModule]?.[configKey] !== undefined) {
+      configValue = this.existingConfig[currentModule][configKey];
+    }
 
     // Check in already collected config
     if (!configValue) {
@@ -967,6 +1008,16 @@ class ConfigCollector {
       }
     }
 
+    // Fall back to other existing module config values
+    if (!configValue && this.existingConfig) {
+      for (const mod of Object.keys(this.existingConfig)) {
+        if (mod !== '_meta' && this.existingConfig[mod] && this.existingConfig[mod][configKey]) {
+          configValue = this.existingConfig[mod][configKey];
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     // If still not found and we're in the same module, use the default from the config schema
     if (!configValue && currentModule && moduleConfig && moduleConfig[configKey]) {
       const referencedItem = moduleConfig[configKey];
@@ -975,8 +1026,49 @@ class ConfigCollector {
       }
     }
 
-      return configValue || match;
+    return this.cleanPromptValue(configValue);
-    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Convert an existing stored value back into the prompt-facing value for templated fields.
+   * For example, "{test_artifacts}/{value}" + "_bmad-output/test-artifacts/test-design"
+   * becomes "test-design" so the template is not applied twice on modify.
+   * @param {*} existingValue - Stored config value
+   * @param {string} moduleName - Module name
+   * @param {Object} item - Config item definition
+   * @param {Object} moduleConfig - Current module config schema
+   * @returns {*} Prompt-facing default value
+   */
+  normalizeExistingValueForPrompt(existingValue, moduleName, item, moduleConfig = null) {
+    const cleanedValue = this.cleanPromptValue(existingValue);
+
+    if (typeof cleanedValue !== 'string' || typeof item?.result !== 'string' || !item.result.includes('{value}')) {
+      return cleanedValue;
+    }
+
+    const [prefixTemplate = '', suffixTemplate = ''] = item.result.split('{value}');
+    const prefix = this.cleanPromptValue(this.replacePlaceholders(prefixTemplate, moduleName, moduleConfig));
+    const suffix = this.cleanPromptValue(this.replacePlaceholders(suffixTemplate, moduleName, moduleConfig));
+
+    if ((prefix && !cleanedValue.startsWith(prefix)) || (suffix && !cleanedValue.endsWith(suffix))) {
+      return cleanedValue;
+    }
+
+    const startIndex = prefix.length;
+    const endIndex = suffix ? cleanedValue.length - suffix.length : cleanedValue.length;
+    if (endIndex < startIndex) {
+      return cleanedValue;
+    }
+
+    let promptValue = cleanedValue.slice(startIndex, endIndex);
+    if (promptValue.startsWith('/')) {
+      promptValue = promptValue.slice(1);
+    }
+    if (promptValue.endsWith('/')) {
+      promptValue = promptValue.slice(0, -1);
+    }
+
+    return promptValue || cleanedValue;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -993,12 +1085,7 @@ class ConfigCollector {
     let existingValue = null;
     if (this.existingConfig && this.existingConfig[moduleName]) {
       existingValue = this.existingConfig[moduleName][key];
-
+      existingValue = this.normalizeExistingValueForPrompt(existingValue, moduleName, item, moduleConfig);
-      // Clean up existing value - remove {project-root}/ prefix if present
-      // This prevents duplication when the result template adds it back
-      if (typeof existingValue === 'string' && existingValue.startsWith('{project-root}/')) {
-        existingValue = existingValue.replace('{project-root}/', '');
-      }
     }
 
     // Special handling for user_name: default to system user