diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/SKILL.md b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/SKILL.md
index 97bfee5cc..6c646c953 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/SKILL.md
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/SKILL.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ description: Install, update, remove, or list community BMAD modules. Use when t
 
 Manage community BMAD modules — installable packages of skills, agents, and supporting assets that ship as standalone GitHub repos. Modules are staged under `_bmad/<bmad.code>/` and tracked in the existing manifests. On `install`, `update`, and `remove`, the script then distributes (or prunes) the module's skills to **every coding assistant the user selected when they ran `bmad install`** — read from the `ides:` list in `_bmad/_config/manifest.yaml` — so a community module lands in Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, etc. exactly like an official module. As with official modules, the canonical end state is skills living in the IDE directories (e.g. `.claude/skills/<id>/`), not in `_bmad/`. The same artifact is also loadable as a Claude Code plugin via its `.claude-plugin/plugin.json` manifest.
 
+To match the full `bmad install` for custom modules, the script also completes the install in place: it installs npm dependencies when the module ships a `package.json` (opt out with `bmad.install.skipNpm: true`), generates the module's `[modules.<code>]` / `[agents.<code>]` blocks in `_bmad/config.toml` and `config.user.toml` from its `module.yaml` (defaults, overridable with `--set`), creates the working directories the module declares under `directories:`, and rebuilds the merged `_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv` so the module's skills show up in `bmad-help`. These steps are best-effort — a failure in any of them is reported as a warning, not a failed install. Interactive config refinement remains the job of the module's `postInstallSkill`, if it declares one.
+
 ## CRITICAL RULES
 
 - NEVER write directly to files under `_bmad/` or into IDE directories (`.claude/skills/`, `.agents/skills/`, etc.). All filesystem changes go through the Node script at `scripts/bmad-module.mjs` — it handles staging, atomic swaps, manifest updates, IDE distribution, and rollback on failure.
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ If the verb is ambiguous (e.g. the user says "manage modules"), ASK which verb t
 
 ### Step 2 — Parse the args
 
-- **install:** the user supplies `<source>` — `owner/repo` (GitHub short), a full git URL (`https://…` or `git@…`), or a local path. Optional flags: `--ref <branch-tag-or-sha>`, `--channel <stable|next|pinned>`, `--dry-run`.
-- **update:** the user supplies `<code>` (the `_bmad/<code>/` folder name) or asks for "all"; in that case use `--all`. Optional `--ref`.
+- **install:** the user supplies `<source>` — `owner/repo` (GitHub short), a full git URL (`https://…` or `git@…`), or a local path. Optional flags: `--ref <branch-tag-or-sha>`, `--channel <stable|next|pinned>`, `--set <code>.<key>=<value>` (override a module config answer; repeatable), `--dry-run`.
+- **update:** the user supplies `<code>` (the `_bmad/<code>/` folder name) or asks for "all"; in that case use `--all`. Optional `--ref`, `--set <code>.<key>=<value>`.
 - **remove:** the user supplies `<code>`. Use `--purge` only if they explicitly say "also remove customizations" or "purge".
 - **list:** no args. Use `--json` if the user asks for machine-readable.
 
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/cli.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/cli.mjs
index 24e437611..1293a3b7d 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/cli.mjs
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/cli.mjs
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
       if (val === undefined || val.startsWith('--')) {
         throw new BmadModuleError(EXIT.USAGE, `flag --${key} requires a value`);
       }
-      out.flags[key] = val;
+      // --set is repeatable; collect into an array. All other flags take the
+      // last value seen.
+      if (key === 'set') {
+        (out.flags.set ||= []).push(val);
+      } else {
+        out.flags[key] = val;
+      }
       i += 2;
       continue;
     }
@@ -71,6 +77,7 @@ export async function main() {
   }
 
   const projectDir = parsed.flags['project-dir'] || process.cwd();
+  const setOverrides = parseSetOverrides(parsed.flags.set);
 
   try {
     switch (verb) {
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ export async function main() {
           ref: parsed.flags['ref'] || null,
           channel: parsed.flags['channel'] || null,
           dryRun: !!parsed.flags['dry-run'],
+          setOverrides,
           projectDir,
         });
         break;
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ export async function main() {
           all: !!parsed.flags['all'],
           ref: parsed.flags['ref'] || null,
           channel: parsed.flags['channel'] || null,
+          setOverrides,
           projectDir,
         });
         break;
@@ -116,17 +125,38 @@ export async function main() {
   }
 }
 
+// Parse repeatable `--set <code>.<key>=<value>` flags into a nested map
+// { [code]: { [key]: value } }. Mirrors the full installer's --set spec.
+function parseSetOverrides(rawList) {
+  const out = {};
+  if (!Array.isArray(rawList)) return out;
+  for (const spec of rawList) {
+    const eq = spec.indexOf('=');
+    if (eq === -1) throw new BmadModuleError(EXIT.USAGE, `--set expects <code>.<key>=<value>, got "${spec}"`);
+    const lhs = spec.slice(0, eq);
+    const value = spec.slice(eq + 1);
+    const dot = lhs.indexOf('.');
+    if (dot === -1) throw new BmadModuleError(EXIT.USAGE, `--set expects <code>.<key>=<value>, got "${spec}"`);
+    const code = lhs.slice(0, dot);
+    const key = lhs.slice(dot + 1);
+    if (!code || !key) throw new BmadModuleError(EXIT.USAGE, `--set expects <code>.<key>=<value>, got "${spec}"`);
+    (out[code] ||= {})[key] = value;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 function printUsage() {
   process.stderr.write(`bmad-module — install, update, remove, or list BMAD community modules.
 
 USAGE
-  bmad-module install <source> [--ref <ref>] [--channel <c>] [--dry-run]
-  bmad-module update <code|--all> [--ref <ref>] [--channel <c>]
+  bmad-module install <source> [--ref <ref>] [--channel <c>] [--set <code>.<key>=<v>] [--dry-run]
+  bmad-module update <code|--all> [--ref <ref>] [--channel <c>] [--set <code>.<key>=<v>]
   bmad-module remove <code> [--purge]
   bmad-module list [--json]
 
 GLOBAL FLAGS
   --project-dir <path>   Project root containing _bmad/ (default: cwd)
+  --set <code>.<key>=<v> Override a module config answer (repeatable)
 
 EXAMPLES
   bmad-module install acme/acme-devlog
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/install.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/install.mjs
index 4d7ff7b32..ff0e28211 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/install.mjs
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/install.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import { readUserIgnores, buildIgnoreMatcher, buildCopyPlan, rewriteManifestPath
 import { stageCopyPlan, atomicSwapDir } from './lib/fs-safe.mjs';
 import { readManifestYaml, addModuleToManifest, appendSkillManifestRows, appendFilesManifestRows } from './lib/manifest-ops.mjs';
 import { distributeToIdes } from './lib/ide-sync.mjs';
+import { installModuleDeps } from './lib/npm-deps.mjs';
+import { regenerateCentralConfig, readModuleConfigValues, resolveSectionKey } from './lib/config-gen.mjs';
+import { createModuleDirectories } from './lib/module-dirs.mjs';
+import { regenerateHelpCatalog } from './lib/help-catalog.mjs';
 
 // Run the install verb. `opts` shape:
 //   { source, ref, sha, channel, dryRun, projectDir }
@@ -108,6 +112,12 @@ export async function runInstall(opts) {
     );
     process.stdout.write(`[bmad-module] copied ${destPaths.length} file(s) to ${path.relative(projectDir, targetDir)}\n`);
 
+    // §7.5. Complete the install the way the full installer does for custom
+    // modules: install JS deps, generate central config + agent roster, create
+    // declared working directories, and rebuild the merged help catalog. All are
+    // non-fatal — the module is already committed to _bmad/<code>/.
+    await finishModuleInstall({ bmadDir, code, targetDir, manifest, setOverrides: opts.setOverrides });
+
     // §8. Distribute the module's skills to the coding assistants the user chose
     // at `bmad install` time (read from _bmad/_config/manifest.yaml). This is the
     // same distribution the full installer performs; without it the skills would
@@ -142,3 +152,50 @@ export async function runInstall(opts) {
     await materialized.cleanup();
   }
 }
+
+// Shared post-copy completion for install and update: install JS deps, generate
+// the central config + agent roster, create declared working directories, and
+// rebuild the merged help catalog. Mirrors what the full installer does for a
+// custom module so a skill-driven install lands the same on-disk state. Every
+// step is non-fatal — the module files are already committed under _bmad/<code>/.
+export async function finishModuleInstall({ bmadDir, code, targetDir, manifest, setOverrides }) {
+  // 1. npm deps (in place — see npm-deps.mjs for the design note).
+  const dep = await installModuleDeps(targetDir, manifest);
+  if (dep.ran && dep.ok) process.stdout.write(`[bmad-module] installed npm dependencies for ${code}\n`);
+  else if (dep.ran && !dep.ok) process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warning: npm install failed for ${code}: ${dep.error}\n`);
+
+  // 2. Capture prior config (for directory move-detection on update) before regen.
+  const sectionKey = await resolveSectionKey(bmadDir, code);
+  let existingConfig = {};
+  try {
+    existingConfig = await readModuleConfigValues(bmadDir, sectionKey);
+  } catch {
+    /* no prior config — fine */
+  }
+
+  // 3. Central config + agent roster.
+  let resolved = { values: {} };
+  try {
+    resolved = await regenerateCentralConfig(bmadDir, code, { setOverrides: setOverrides || {} });
+  } catch (e) {
+    process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warning: config generation failed for ${code}: ${e.message}\n`);
+  }
+
+  // 4. Declared working directories.
+  try {
+    const dirs = await createModuleDirectories(bmadDir, code, resolved.values, existingConfig);
+    const made = dirs.createdDirs.length;
+    const moved = dirs.movedDirs.length;
+    if (made) process.stdout.write(`[bmad-module] created ${made} working director${made === 1 ? 'y' : 'ies'} for ${code}\n`);
+    if (moved) process.stdout.write(`[bmad-module] moved ${moved} working director${moved === 1 ? 'y' : 'ies'} for ${code}\n`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warning: directory creation failed for ${code}: ${e.message}\n`);
+  }
+
+  // 5. Merged help catalog.
+  try {
+    await regenerateHelpCatalog(bmadDir);
+  } catch (e) {
+    process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warning: help catalog rebuild failed: ${e.message}\n`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/config-gen.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/config-gen.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a735976d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/config-gen.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { parse as parseYaml } from './vendor/yaml.mjs';
+
+// Generate/patch the central TOML config for a community module, mirroring the
+// full installer's ManifestGenerator.writeCentralConfig + collectAgentsFromModuleYaml
+// (tools/installer/core/manifest-generator.js).
+//
+// Adaptation for the self-contained skill: the installer regenerates the WHOLE
+// config from the source tree (it has core/official module.yaml on disk). The
+// skill has only `_bmad/<code>/module.yaml` for the module it just installed, and
+// must NOT clobber [core] or sibling modules' interactively-collected answers it
+// cannot reconstruct. So we do a TARGETED merge: upsert just this module's
+// `[modules.<code>]` (team→config.toml, user→config.user.toml) and its
+// `[agents.<code>]` blocks, leaving every other block byte-for-byte intact.
+//
+// Values are non-interactive: each prompt key resolves from its module.yaml
+// `default` (overridable via `--set <code>.<key>=<value>`), with the same
+// `result:` template substitution the installer uses. A module's setup skill
+// (postInstallSkill) can re-run this with collected answers for interactive refinement.
+
+const TEAM_FILE = 'config.toml';
+const USER_FILE = 'config.user.toml';
+
+// ── TOML emit (port of formatTomlValue) ──────────────────────────────────────
+export function formatTomlValue(value) {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined) return '""';
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean') return value ? 'true' : 'false';
+  if (typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value)) return String(value);
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return `[${value.map((v) => formatTomlValue(v)).join(', ')}]`;
+  const str = String(value);
+  const escaped = str
+    .replaceAll('\\', '\\\\')
+    .replaceAll('"', '\\"')
+    .replaceAll('\n', '\\n')
+    .replaceAll('\r', '\\r')
+    .replaceAll('\t', '\\t');
+  return `"${escaped}"`;
+}
+
+// Minimal reverse of formatTomlValue for the scalars we read back (core values).
+function parseTomlScalar(raw) {
+  const s = raw.trim();
+  if (s === 'true') return true;
+  if (s === 'false') return false;
+  if (/^-?\d+(\.\d+)?$/.test(s)) return Number(s);
+  if (s.startsWith('"') && s.endsWith('"')) {
+    return s
+      .slice(1, -1)
+      .replaceAll('\\n', '\n')
+      .replaceAll('\\r', '\r')
+      .replaceAll('\\t', '\t')
+      .replaceAll('\\"', '"')
+      .replaceAll('\\\\', '\\');
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+// ── TOML block model ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Split a config file into a leading preamble (the comment header before the
+// first table) and an ordered list of `[header]` blocks. The file is our own
+// controlled output, so a line scanner is safer than a full TOML parser.
+function splitBlocks(content) {
+  const lines = content.split('\n');
+  const preamble = [];
+  let i = 0;
+  while (i < lines.length && !/^\[[^\]]+]\s*$/.test(lines[i])) {
+    preamble.push(lines[i]);
+    i++;
+  }
+  const blocks = [];
+  let current = null;
+  for (; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const m = lines[i].match(/^\[([^\]]+)]\s*$/);
+    if (m) {
+      if (current) blocks.push(current);
+      current = { header: m[1], lines: [lines[i]] };
+    } else if (current) {
+      current.lines.push(lines[i]);
+    }
+  }
+  if (current) blocks.push(current);
+  return { preamble, blocks };
+}
+
+function blockToText(block) {
+  const lines = [...block.lines];
+  while (lines.length > 1 && lines.at(-1).trim() === '') lines.pop();
+  return lines.join('\n');
+}
+
+function joinFile(preamble, blocks) {
+  const parts = [];
+  const pre = [...preamble];
+  while (pre.length && pre.at(-1).trim() === '') pre.pop();
+  if (pre.length) parts.push(pre.join('\n'));
+  for (const b of blocks) parts.push(blockToText(b));
+  return parts.join('\n\n').replace(/\n+$/, '') + '\n';
+}
+
+async function readFileOrNull(p) {
+  try {
+    return await fs.readFile(p, 'utf8');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+// Read the `[core]` table from config.toml as a flat {key: value} map. Used to
+// resolve `{output_folder}`-style placeholders in module defaults.
+function readCoreValues(teamContent) {
+  if (!teamContent) return {};
+  const { blocks } = splitBlocks(teamContent);
+  const core = blocks.find((b) => b.header === 'core');
+  if (!core) return {};
+  const out = {};
+  for (const line of core.lines.slice(1)) {
+    const m = line.match(/^([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)\s*=\s*(.+)$/);
+    if (m) out[m[1]] = parseTomlScalar(m[2]);
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// ── default/result resolution (port of processResultTemplate) ─────────────────
+function applyResultTemplate(template, value, lookups) {
+  if (typeof template !== 'string') return value;
+  let result = template;
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    result = result.replace('{value}', value);
+  } else if (typeof value === 'boolean' || typeof value === 'number') {
+    result = result === '{value}' ? value : result.replace('{value}', String(value));
+  } else {
+    return value;
+  }
+  if (typeof result !== 'string') return result;
+  return result.replaceAll(/{([^}]+)}/g, (match, key) => {
+    if (key === 'project-root') return '{project-root}';
+    if (key === 'value') return match;
+    let v = lookups[key];
+    if (typeof v === 'string' && v.includes('{project-root}/')) v = v.replace('{project-root}/', '');
+    return v === undefined || v === null ? match : String(v);
+  });
+}
+
+// Resolve a module.yaml into { values, scopes } where values are post-template
+// strings and scopes maps each key to 'team' | 'user'. `overrides` supplies
+// non-default values (from --set); `coreValues` feeds placeholder resolution.
+function resolveModuleConfig(moduleYaml, coreValues, overrides) {
+  const values = {};
+  const scopes = {};
+  const lookups = { ...coreValues };
+  for (const [key, entry] of Object.entries(moduleYaml || {})) {
+    if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'object' || !('prompt' in entry)) continue;
+    const raw = key in overrides ? overrides[key] : entry.default;
+    if (raw === undefined) continue;
+    const resolved = 'result' in entry ? applyResultTemplate(entry.result, raw, lookups) : raw;
+    values[key] = resolved;
+    scopes[key] = entry.scope === 'user' ? 'user' : 'team';
+    // Make this key visible to later keys' placeholder resolution.
+    lookups[key] = resolved;
+  }
+  return { values, scopes };
+}
+
+function renderModuleBlock(sectionKey, kv) {
+  const lines = [`[modules.${sectionKey}]`];
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(kv)) lines.push(`${k} = ${formatTomlValue(v)}`);
+  return { header: `modules.${sectionKey}`, lines };
+}
+
+function renderAgentBlock(agent) {
+  const lines = [`[agents.${agent.code}]`, `module = ${formatTomlValue(agent.module)}`, `team = ${formatTomlValue(agent.team)}`];
+  if (agent.name) lines.push(`name = ${formatTomlValue(agent.name)}`);
+  if (agent.title) lines.push(`title = ${formatTomlValue(agent.title)}`);
+  if (agent.icon) lines.push(`icon = ${formatTomlValue(agent.icon)}`);
+  if (agent.description) lines.push(`description = ${formatTomlValue(agent.description)}`);
+  return { header: `agents.${agent.code}`, lines };
+}
+
+const TEAM_HEADER = [
+  '# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────',
+  '# Installer-managed. Regenerated on install — treat as read-only.',
+  '# To pin a value or add custom agents, use _bmad/custom/config.toml',
+  '# (team, committed) — never touched by the installer.',
+  '# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────',
+  '',
+];
+const USER_HEADER = [
+  '# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────',
+  '# Installer-managed. Regenerated on install — treat as read-only.',
+  '# Holds install answers scoped to YOU personally.',
+  '# For pinned overrides use _bmad/custom/config.user.toml.',
+  '# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────',
+  '',
+];
+
+// Upsert `[modules.<code>]` and the module's `[agents.*]` blocks, dropping any
+// prior copies (idempotent). When no team/user keys exist the module section is
+// omitted from that file. Returns the resolved config values for downstream
+// consumers (e.g. directory creation).
+export async function regenerateCentralConfig(bmadDir, code, opts = {}) {
+  const overrides = opts.setOverrides?.[code] || {};
+  const moduleYamlPath = path.join(bmadDir, code, 'module.yaml');
+  const moduleYamlRaw = await readFileOrNull(moduleYamlPath);
+
+  const teamPath = path.join(bmadDir, TEAM_FILE);
+  const userPath = path.join(bmadDir, USER_FILE);
+  const teamContent = await readFileOrNull(teamPath);
+  const userContent = await readFileOrNull(userPath);
+
+  // No module.yaml → nothing module-specific to write, but still strip any stale
+  // blocks for this code so re-installs stay clean.
+  let moduleYaml = null;
+  if (moduleYamlRaw) {
+    try {
+      moduleYaml = parseYaml(moduleYamlRaw);
+    } catch (e) {
+      process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warn: could not parse ${code}/module.yaml: ${e.message}\n`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const sectionKey = (moduleYaml && moduleYaml.code) || code;
+  const coreValues = readCoreValues(teamContent);
+  const { values, scopes } = moduleYaml ? resolveModuleConfig(moduleYaml, coreValues, overrides) : { values: {}, scopes: {} };
+
+  const teamKv = {};
+  const userKv = {};
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(values)) {
+    if (scopes[k] === 'user') userKv[k] = v;
+    else teamKv[k] = v;
+  }
+
+  const agents = Array.isArray(moduleYaml?.agents)
+    ? moduleYaml.agents
+        .filter((a) => a && typeof a.code === 'string')
+        .map((a) => ({
+          code: a.code,
+          name: a.name || '',
+          title: a.title || '',
+          icon: a.icon || '',
+          description: a.description || '',
+          module: code,
+          team: a.team || code,
+        }))
+    : [];
+  const agentCodes = new Set(agents.map((a) => a.code));
+
+  // ── config.toml (team) ──
+  {
+    const base = teamContent || TEAM_HEADER.join('\n') + '\n';
+    const { preamble, blocks } = splitBlocks(base);
+    // Drop this module's prior [modules.<code>] and its [agents.*] (by code).
+    const kept = blocks.filter(
+      (b) => b.header !== `modules.${sectionKey}` && !(b.header.startsWith('agents.') && agentCodes.has(b.header.slice('agents.'.length))),
+    );
+    if (Object.keys(teamKv).length) kept.push(renderModuleBlock(sectionKey, teamKv));
+    for (const a of agents) kept.push(renderAgentBlock(a));
+    await fs.writeFile(teamPath, joinFile(preamble, kept), 'utf8');
+  }
+
+  // ── config.user.toml (user) ──
+  {
+    const base = userContent || USER_HEADER.join('\n') + '\n';
+    const { preamble, blocks } = splitBlocks(base);
+    const kept = blocks.filter((b) => b.header !== `modules.${sectionKey}`);
+    if (Object.keys(userKv).length) kept.push(renderModuleBlock(sectionKey, userKv));
+    await fs.writeFile(userPath, joinFile(preamble, kept), 'utf8');
+  }
+
+  return { values, scopes, sectionKey };
+}
+
+// Read a module's currently-stored config values from config.toml +
+// config.user.toml ([modules.<sectionKey>]), merged into one {key: value} map.
+// Used to detect changed directory paths across updates.
+export async function readModuleConfigValues(bmadDir, sectionKey) {
+  const out = {};
+  for (const file of [TEAM_FILE, USER_FILE]) {
+    const content = await readFileOrNull(path.join(bmadDir, file));
+    if (!content) continue;
+    const { blocks } = splitBlocks(content);
+    const block = blocks.find((b) => b.header === `modules.${sectionKey}`);
+    if (!block) continue;
+    for (const line of block.lines.slice(1)) {
+      const m = line.match(/^([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)\s*=\s*(.+)$/);
+      if (m) out[m[1]] = parseTomlScalar(m[2]);
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Resolve a module.yaml's `code` field (the TOML section key), falling back to
+// the install code when module.yaml is absent/unparseable.
+export async function resolveSectionKey(bmadDir, code) {
+  const raw = await readFileOrNull(path.join(bmadDir, code, 'module.yaml'));
+  if (!raw) return code;
+  try {
+    const y = parseYaml(raw);
+    return (y && y.code) || code;
+  } catch {
+    return code;
+  }
+}
+
+// Strip a module's `[modules.<code>]` (both files) and its `[agents.*]` blocks
+// (team file) on removal. Agent codes come from the module's module.yaml if it
+// still exists; otherwise we drop agent blocks whose `module = "<code>"`.
+export async function removeModuleFromConfig(bmadDir, code) {
+  const moduleYamlRaw = await readFileOrNull(path.join(bmadDir, code, 'module.yaml'));
+  let sectionKey = code;
+  const agentCodes = new Set();
+  if (moduleYamlRaw) {
+    try {
+      const y = parseYaml(moduleYamlRaw);
+      if (y?.code) sectionKey = y.code;
+      if (Array.isArray(y?.agents)) for (const a of y.agents) if (a?.code) agentCodes.add(a.code);
+    } catch {
+      /* fall through to module= match */
+    }
+  }
+
+  const teamPath = path.join(bmadDir, TEAM_FILE);
+  const userPath = path.join(bmadDir, USER_FILE);
+  const teamContent = await readFileOrNull(teamPath);
+  const userContent = await readFileOrNull(userPath);
+
+  if (teamContent) {
+    const { preamble, blocks } = splitBlocks(teamContent);
+    const kept = blocks.filter((b) => {
+      if (b.header === `modules.${sectionKey}` || b.header === `modules.${code}`) return false;
+      if (b.header.startsWith('agents.')) {
+        const ac = b.header.slice('agents.'.length);
+        if (agentCodes.has(ac)) return false;
+        // Fallback: drop blocks whose module line names this code.
+        if (b.lines.some((l) => /^module\s*=/.test(l) && parseTomlScalar(l.split('=').slice(1).join('=')) === code)) return false;
+      }
+      return true;
+    });
+    await fs.writeFile(teamPath, joinFile(preamble, kept), 'utf8');
+  }
+  if (userContent) {
+    const { preamble, blocks } = splitBlocks(userContent);
+    const kept = blocks.filter((b) => b.header !== `modules.${sectionKey}` && b.header !== `modules.${code}`);
+    await fs.writeFile(userPath, joinFile(preamble, kept), 'utf8');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/help-catalog.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/help-catalog.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0252c9f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/help-catalog.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+// Regenerate the merged help catalog `_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv` from every
+// installed module's `module-help.csv`. This mirrors the full installer's
+// `Installer.mergeModuleHelpCatalogs` (tools/installer/core/installer.js) so a
+// module installed via this skill is visible to the `bmad-help` skill, which
+// reads `_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv` (see src/core-skills/bmad-help/SKILL.md).
+//
+// Self-contained note: the installer scans core from its source tree
+// (`getSourcePath('core-skills')`); we instead scan `_bmad/<module>/` for every
+// installed module — including core, whose `module-help.csv` is copied into
+// `_bmad/core/` at `bmad install` time — so this needs no source checkout.
+
+// Canonical per-module CSV header. Must match
+// tools/installer/modules/module-help-schema.js (MODULE_HELP_CSV_HEADER). A
+// per-module file whose header differs is loaded positionally with a warning.
+const MODULE_HELP_CSV_HEADER =
+  'module,skill,display-name,menu-code,description,action,args,phase,preceded-by,followed-by,required,output-location,outputs';
+const COLUMN_COUNT = 13;
+const PHASE_INDEX = 7;
+
+// Top-level _bmad children that are not modules and must not be scanned.
+const NON_MODULE_DIRS = new Set(['_config', '_memory', 'memory', 'docs', 'scripts', 'custom']);
+
+// Parse a single CSV line into fields. Mirrors Installer.parseCSVLine: handles
+// `""`-escaped quotes inside quoted fields and unquoted commas as separators.
+function parseCsvLine(line) {
+  const result = [];
+  let current = '';
+  let inQuotes = false;
+  for (let i = 0; i < line.length; i++) {
+    const char = line[i];
+    const next = line[i + 1];
+    if (char === '"') {
+      if (inQuotes && next === '"') {
+        current += '"';
+        i++;
+      } else {
+        inQuotes = !inQuotes;
+      }
+    } else if (char === ',' && !inQuotes) {
+      result.push(current);
+      current = '';
+    } else {
+      current += char;
+    }
+  }
+  result.push(current);
+  return result;
+}
+
+// Quote a field only when it contains a comma, quote, or newline. Mirrors
+// Installer.escapeCSVField so the merged output is byte-compatible.
+function escapeCsvField(field) {
+  if (field === null || field === undefined) return '';
+  const str = String(field);
+  if (str.includes(',') || str.includes('"') || str.includes('\n')) {
+    return `"${str.replaceAll('"', '""')}"`;
+  }
+  return str;
+}
+
+// Read every installed module's module-help.csv, merge into the canonical
+// catalog, and write `_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv`. Returns the data-row count.
+// Re-scans the whole tree each call, so it is correct after install AND remove.
+export async function regenerateHelpCatalog(bmadDir) {
+  let entries;
+  try {
+    entries = await fs.readdir(bmadDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+  } catch {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  const moduleNames = entries
+    .filter((e) => e.isDirectory() && !NON_MODULE_DIRS.has(e.name) && !e.name.startsWith('.'))
+    .map((e) => e.name)
+    .sort();
+
+  const allRows = [];
+  for (const moduleName of moduleNames) {
+    const helpFilePath = path.join(bmadDir, moduleName, 'module-help.csv');
+    let content;
+    try {
+      content = await fs.readFile(helpFilePath, 'utf8');
+    } catch {
+      continue; // module ships no help catalog — fine
+    }
+    const lines = content.split('\n').filter((line) => line.trim() && !line.startsWith('#'));
+    let headerWarned = false;
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      // Canonical header row: warn on drift, then skip. (A non-canonical header
+      // that doesn't start with `module,` falls through and is loaded as data,
+      // matching the installer — author CSVs should use the canonical header.)
+      if (line.startsWith('module,')) {
+        if (!headerWarned && line.trim() !== MODULE_HELP_CSV_HEADER) {
+          process.stderr.write(
+            `[bmad-module] warn: ${moduleName}/module-help.csv header differs from canonical schema — data loaded positionally.\n`,
+          );
+          headerWarned = true;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+      const columns = parseCsvLine(line);
+      if (columns.length < COLUMN_COUNT - 1) continue;
+      const padded = columns.slice(0, COLUMN_COUNT);
+      while (padded.length < COLUMN_COUNT) padded.push('');
+      // Empty module column → fill with the dir name (core stays empty so its
+      // rows render as universal tools), matching the installer.
+      if ((!padded[0] || padded[0].trim() === '') && moduleName !== 'core') {
+        padded[0] = moduleName;
+      }
+      allRows.push(padded.map((c) => escapeCsvField(c)).join(','));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Sort by (module, phase); stable within a phase to preserve authored order.
+  const decorated = allRows.map((row, index) => ({ row, index, cols: parseCsvLine(row) }));
+  decorated.sort((a, b) => {
+    const moduleA = (a.cols[0] || '').toLowerCase();
+    const moduleB = (b.cols[0] || '').toLowerCase();
+    if (moduleA !== moduleB) return moduleA.localeCompare(moduleB);
+    const phaseA = a.cols[PHASE_INDEX] || '';
+    const phaseB = b.cols[PHASE_INDEX] || '';
+    if (phaseA !== phaseB) return phaseA.localeCompare(phaseB);
+    return a.index - b.index;
+  });
+  const sortedRows = decorated.map((d) => d.row);
+
+  const outputPath = path.join(bmadDir, '_config', 'bmad-help.csv');
+  await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(outputPath), { recursive: true });
+  await fs.writeFile(outputPath, [MODULE_HELP_CSV_HEADER, ...sortedRows].join('\n'), 'utf8');
+  return sortedRows.length;
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/install-plan.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/install-plan.mjs
index 485dad460..2d039ffe2 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/install-plan.mjs
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/install-plan.mjs
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ export async function buildCopyList(sourceDir, ignoreMatch) {
 }
 
 // Top-level files we always copy if present (and not ignored). Authors don't
-// have to declare these — they're conventional repo metadata.
+// have to declare these — they're conventional repo metadata. package.json /
+// package-lock.json are included so a module that ships JS runtime deps can have
+// them installed in place post-copy (see npm-deps.mjs); node_modules itself is
+// never copied (it's in DEFAULT_IGNORES) and is regenerated by npm install.
 const ALWAYS_TOPLEVEL = new Set([
   'README.md',
   'README',
@@ -135,6 +138,8 @@ const ALWAYS_TOPLEVEL = new Set([
   'LICENCE.md',
   'NOTICE',
   'NOTICE.md',
+  'package.json',
+  'package-lock.json',
 ]);
 
 function stripDotSlash(p) {
@@ -198,11 +203,17 @@ export async function buildCopyPlan(sourceDir, manifest, ignoreMatch) {
   const claimedSrc = new Set();
   const claimedDest = new Set();
 
-  const addFile = (srcRel, destRel) => {
+  // `allowDupSrc` lets a single source file be copied to a second destination
+  // even if it was already claimed by an earlier (recursive) copy. Needed for
+  // moduleDefinition / moduleHelpCsv, which commonly live INSIDE a declared
+  // skill dir (e.g. `<setup-skill>/assets/module.yaml`): they must also be
+  // flattened to the canonical `_bmad/<code>/module.yaml` root slot that the
+  // rewritten plugin.json points at and that config / help-catalog read.
+  const addFile = (srcRel, destRel, allowDupSrc = false) => {
     if (!srcRel || !destRel) return;
-    if (claimedSrc.has(srcRel)) return;
+    if (!allowDupSrc && claimedSrc.has(srcRel)) return;
     if (claimedDest.has(destRel)) return;
-    claimedSrc.add(srcRel);
+    if (!allowDupSrc) claimedSrc.add(srcRel);
     claimedDest.add(destRel);
     plan.push({ srcRel, destRel });
   };
@@ -217,12 +228,12 @@ export async function buildCopyPlan(sourceDir, manifest, ignoreMatch) {
   };
 
   // Helper: if `srcRel` exists as a file in source, queue it.
-  const queueFileIfExists = async (srcRel, destRel) => {
+  const queueFileIfExists = async (srcRel, destRel, allowDupSrc = false) => {
     if (!srcRel) return;
     if (ignoreMatch && ignoreMatch(srcRel)) return;
     try {
       const stat = await fs.stat(path.join(sourceDir, srcRel));
-      if (stat.isFile()) addFile(srcRel, destRel);
+      if (stat.isFile()) addFile(srcRel, destRel, allowDupSrc);
     } catch {
       /* missing — silently skip; validateDeclaredPaths surfaces declared misses */
     }
@@ -264,11 +275,15 @@ export async function buildCopyPlan(sourceDir, manifest, ignoreMatch) {
   }
 
   // moduleDefinition / moduleHelpCsv — flatten to canonical names at root.
+  // allowDupSrc: these often live inside a declared skill dir, so the source
+  // file may already be claimed by that skill's recursive copy; we still want
+  // the canonical root copy that the rewritten manifest, config-gen, and the
+  // help catalog all rely on.
   if (typeof manifest.bmad?.moduleDefinition === 'string') {
-    await queueFileIfExists(stripDotSlash(manifest.bmad.moduleDefinition), 'module.yaml');
+    await queueFileIfExists(stripDotSlash(manifest.bmad.moduleDefinition), 'module.yaml', true);
   }
   if (typeof manifest.bmad?.moduleHelpCsv === 'string') {
-    await queueFileIfExists(stripDotSlash(manifest.bmad.moduleHelpCsv), 'module-help.csv');
+    await queueFileIfExists(stripDotSlash(manifest.bmad.moduleHelpCsv), 'module-help.csv', true);
   }
 
   // Top-level docs declared in the manifest — keep at root by basename.
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/module-dirs.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/module-dirs.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47e42c918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/module-dirs.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { parse as parseYaml } from './vendor/yaml.mjs';
+
+// Create the project working directories a module declares in its module.yaml
+// `directories:` key, mirroring the full installer's
+// OfficialModules.createModuleDirectories (tools/installer/modules/official-modules.js).
+//
+// Each entry is a `{config_key}` reference resolved against the module's config
+// values (produced by config-gen). `{project-root}` is stripped to a project-
+// relative path; the dir is created under the project root (the parent of
+// `_bmad/`). On update, a changed path moves the old directory to the new one.
+// All failures are non-fatal warnings — the module itself is already installed.
+
+const warn = (msg) => process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warn: ${msg}\n`);
+
+async function pathExists(p) {
+  try {
+    await fs.stat(p);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// `moduleConfig` / `existingConfig`: {configKey: resolvedValue} maps, where a
+// value may carry a leading `{project-root}/`. Returns a summary for display.
+export async function createModuleDirectories(bmadDir, code, moduleConfig = {}, existingConfig = {}) {
+  const projectRoot = path.dirname(bmadDir);
+  const empty = { createdDirs: [], movedDirs: [], createdWdsFolders: [] };
+
+  let moduleYamlRaw;
+  try {
+    moduleYamlRaw = await fs.readFile(path.join(bmadDir, code, 'module.yaml'), 'utf8');
+  } catch {
+    return empty; // no module.yaml flattened into the install — nothing to do
+  }
+  let moduleYaml;
+  try {
+    moduleYaml = parseYaml(moduleYamlRaw);
+  } catch (e) {
+    warn(`invalid ${code}/module.yaml: ${e.message}`);
+    return empty;
+  }
+  if (!moduleYaml || !Array.isArray(moduleYaml.directories)) return empty;
+
+  const wdsFolders = Array.isArray(moduleYaml.wds_folders) ? moduleYaml.wds_folders : [];
+  const createdDirs = [];
+  const movedDirs = [];
+  const createdWdsFolders = [];
+  const normalizedRoot = path.normalize(projectRoot);
+
+  const toRelPath = (value) => path.normalize(value.replace(/^\{project-root\}\/?/, '').replaceAll('{project-root}', ''));
+
+  for (const dirRef of moduleYaml.directories) {
+    const varMatch = typeof dirRef === 'string' && dirRef.match(/^\{([^}]+)\}$/);
+    if (!varMatch) continue; // only variable references are honored
+    const configKey = varMatch[1];
+    const dirValue = moduleConfig[configKey];
+    if (!dirValue || typeof dirValue !== 'string') continue;
+
+    const dirPath = toRelPath(dirValue);
+    const fullPath = path.join(projectRoot, dirPath);
+    const normalizedNewAbs = path.normalize(fullPath);
+    if (normalizedNewAbs !== normalizedRoot && !normalizedNewAbs.startsWith(normalizedRoot + path.sep)) {
+      warn(`${configKey} path escapes project root, skipping: ${dirPath}`);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    // Detect a changed path vs the previous install for a move.
+    let oldFullPath = null;
+    let oldDirPath = null;
+    const oldValue = existingConfig[configKey];
+    if (oldValue && typeof oldValue === 'string') {
+      const normalizedOld = toRelPath(oldValue);
+      if (normalizedOld !== dirPath) {
+        oldDirPath = normalizedOld;
+        oldFullPath = path.join(projectRoot, oldDirPath);
+        const normalizedOldAbs = path.normalize(oldFullPath);
+        if (normalizedOldAbs !== normalizedRoot && !normalizedOldAbs.startsWith(normalizedRoot + path.sep)) {
+          oldFullPath = null; // old path escapes root — ignore
+        } else if (normalizedOldAbs.startsWith(normalizedNewAbs + path.sep) || normalizedNewAbs.startsWith(normalizedOldAbs + path.sep)) {
+          warn(`${configKey}: cannot move between parent/child paths (${oldDirPath} / ${dirPath}); creating new directory`);
+          oldFullPath = null;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const dirName = configKey.replaceAll('_', ' ');
+    const newExists = await pathExists(fullPath);
+    if (oldFullPath && (await pathExists(oldFullPath)) && !newExists) {
+      try {
+        await fs.mkdir(path.dirname(fullPath), { recursive: true });
+        await fs.rename(oldFullPath, fullPath);
+        movedDirs.push(`${dirName}: ${oldDirPath} → ${dirPath}`);
+      } catch (moveErr) {
+        warn(`failed to move ${oldDirPath} → ${dirPath}: ${moveErr.message}. Creating new directory; move contents manually.`);
+        await fs.mkdir(fullPath, { recursive: true });
+        createdDirs.push(`${dirName}: ${dirPath}`);
+      }
+    } else if (oldFullPath && (await pathExists(oldFullPath)) && newExists) {
+      warn(`${dirName}: path changed but both old (${oldDirPath}) and new (${dirPath}) exist — review/merge manually.`);
+    } else if (!newExists) {
+      await fs.mkdir(fullPath, { recursive: true });
+      createdDirs.push(`${dirName}: ${dirPath}`);
+    }
+
+    // WDS subfolders under design_artifacts.
+    if (configKey === 'design_artifacts' && wdsFolders.length) {
+      for (const sub of wdsFolders) {
+        const subPath = path.join(fullPath, sub);
+        if (!(await pathExists(subPath))) {
+          await fs.mkdir(subPath, { recursive: true });
+          createdWdsFolders.push(sub);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { createdDirs, movedDirs, createdWdsFolders };
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/npm-deps.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/npm-deps.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81e5546b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/lib/npm-deps.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'node:util';
+
+const execFileP = promisify(execFile);
+
+// Install a module's runtime dependencies when it ships a package.json, mirroring
+// the full installer's CustomModuleManager.cloneRepo npm step
+// (tools/installer/modules/custom-module-manager.js). Unlike the installer — which
+// installs into its ~/.bmad cache and copies node_modules across — the skill never
+// copies node_modules (it's in DEFAULT_IGNORES), so we install in place inside the
+// committed `_bmad/<code>/`.
+//
+// This relaxes the skill's "no npm in _bmad/" principle, but it is the only way a
+// module whose skills shell out to JS deps works after a skill-driven install.
+// Gated on package.json presence and opt-out via `bmad.install.skipNpm: true`.
+// Always non-fatal: the module files are already committed; a failed dep install
+// is a warning, not an install failure.
+
+const NPM_ARGS = ['install', '--omit=dev', '--no-audit', '--no-fund', '--no-progress', '--legacy-peer-deps'];
+const TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000;
+
+export async function installModuleDeps(moduleDir, manifest) {
+  if (manifest?.bmad?.install?.skipNpm === true) return { ran: false, skipped: 'opted out (bmad.install.skipNpm)' };
+
+  const pkgPath = path.join(moduleDir, 'package.json');
+  try {
+    const stat = await fs.stat(pkgPath);
+    if (!stat.isFile()) return { ran: false };
+  } catch {
+    return { ran: false }; // no package.json — nothing to install
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await execFileP('npm', NPM_ARGS, { cwd: moduleDir, timeout: TIMEOUT_MS });
+    return { ran: true, ok: true };
+  } catch (e) {
+    return { ran: true, ok: false, error: e.shortMessage || e.message };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/remove.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/remove.mjs
index 787173daa..d9a544a2e 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/remove.mjs
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/remove.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   readSkillCanonicalIdsForModule,
 } from './lib/manifest-ops.mjs';
 import { distributeToIdes } from './lib/ide-sync.mjs';
+import { removeModuleFromConfig } from './lib/config-gen.mjs';
+import { regenerateHelpCatalog } from './lib/help-catalog.mjs';
 
 // Remove a module's installed files and manifest entries. With `--purge` also
 // deletes `_bmad/custom/<code>/` (user customization dir). Without it, customs
@@ -43,6 +45,14 @@ export async function runRemove(opts) {
   // rows, so we can prune them from the IDE directories afterward.
   const removedSkillIds = await readSkillCanonicalIdsForModule(bmadDir, code);
 
+  // Strip the module's central-config blocks ([modules.<code>] + its [agents.*])
+  // while its module.yaml still exists on disk to identify the agent codes.
+  try {
+    await removeModuleFromConfig(bmadDir, code);
+  } catch (e) {
+    process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warning: failed to update config for removal of ${code}: ${e.message}\n`);
+  }
+
   // Delete each file tracked in files-manifest.csv; prune empty dirs after.
   const fileEntries = await readFileEntriesForModule(bmadDir, code);
   const moduleRoot = path.join(bmadDir, code);
@@ -71,6 +81,14 @@ export async function runRemove(opts) {
   await removeSkillManifestRows(bmadDir, code);
   await removeModuleFromManifest(bmadDir, code);
 
+  // Rebuild the merged help catalog now that the module's module-help.csv is
+  // gone, so its skills disappear from `bmad-help`.
+  try {
+    await regenerateHelpCatalog(bmadDir);
+  } catch (e) {
+    process.stderr.write(`[bmad-module] warning: help catalog rebuild failed: ${e.message}\n`);
+  }
+
   // Prune the module's skills from every configured coding assistant. The
   // manifest no longer lists the module, so ide-sync removes its skill dirs +
   // command pointers and re-syncs the rest.
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/update.mjs b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/update.mjs
index ffe634356..f7bb2d936 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/update.mjs
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/scripts/update.mjs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   readSkillCanonicalIdsForModule,
 } from './lib/manifest-ops.mjs';
 import { distributeToIdes } from './lib/ide-sync.mjs';
+import { finishModuleInstall } from './install.mjs';
 
 // Update one installed module (or all when opts.all is true). v1 semantics:
 //   - Re-resolves the original source (or new --ref) and re-clones.
@@ -138,6 +139,10 @@ async function updateOne(bmadDir, projectDir, entry, opts) {
     );
     process.stdout.write(`[bmad-module] previous ${oldEntries.length} file(s) → new ${destPaths.length} file(s)\n`);
 
+    // Re-run the same post-copy completion as install: deps, config + agent
+    // roster, working directories (moves if a path changed), and help catalog.
+    await finishModuleInstall({ bmadDir, code, targetDir, manifest, setOverrides: opts.setOverrides });
+
     // Re-distribute to the configured coding assistants: prune skills that no
     // longer exist in this version, refresh the rest.
     const ideResult = await distributeToIdes({ projectDir, bmadDir, prune: oldSkillIds });
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/comprehensive/acme-devlog/skills/bmad-devlog-setup/assets/module-help.csv b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/comprehensive/acme-devlog/skills/bmad-devlog-setup/assets/module-help.csv
index fa8fef8e8..6bf829b6c 100644
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/comprehensive/acme-devlog/skills/bmad-devlog-setup/assets/module-help.csv
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/comprehensive/acme-devlog/skills/bmad-devlog-setup/assets/module-help.csv
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-canonical_id,name,description,module,path,kind,team,agent,visible,deprecated,version,tags,help_text
-bmad-devlog-write,bmad-devlog-write,Write today's devlog entry from a template.,devlog,skills/bmad-devlog-write,skill,knowledge-management,,true,false,0.4.0,"devlog,write,daily",Use `/bmad-devlog-write` to create today's entry.
-bmad-devlog-summarize,bmad-devlog-summarize,Summarize devlog entries across a date range.,devlog,skills/bmad-devlog-summarize,skill,knowledge-management,,true,false,0.4.0,"devlog,summarize,history",Use `/bmad-devlog-summarize <range>` (e.g. `last-week`, `2026-05`).
-bmad-agent-historian,bmad-agent-historian,Clio the Historian — persona-agent for narrative recall and pattern detection.,devlog,skills/bmad-agent-historian,persona-agent,knowledge-management,Clio,true,false,0.4.0,"devlog,history,persona",Use `/bmad-agent-historian` or ask to "talk to Clio".
+module,skill,display-name,menu-code,description,action,args,phase,preceded-by,followed-by,required,output-location,outputs
+devlog,bmad-devlog-write,Write Devlog Entry,dw,Write today's devlog entry from a template.,bmad-devlog-write,,daily,,,,{devlog_path},entry.md
+devlog,bmad-devlog-summarize,Summarize Devlog,ds,Summarize devlog entries across a date range.,bmad-devlog-summarize,<range>,history,,,,,summary.md
+devlog,bmad-agent-historian,Clio the Historian,ch,Persona-agent for narrative recall and pattern detection.,bmad-agent-historian,,,,,,,
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..026f0a3c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "acme-npmtool",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "A module that ships a package.json so install exercises npm dependency setup.",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "author": { "name": "Acme Corp" },
+  "skills": ["./skills/acme-npmtool"],
+  "bmad": {
+    "specVersion": "1.0.0",
+    "code": "npmtool",
+    "category": "developer-tools",
+    "compatibility": { "bmadMethod": ">=6.6.0" }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/package.json b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f20b23a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "acme-npmtool",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "No runtime dependencies — npm install resolves cleanly offline.",
+  "dependencies": {}
+}
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/skills/acme-npmtool/SKILL.md b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/skills/acme-npmtool/SKILL.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f82a3172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/fixtures/examples/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool/skills/acme-npmtool/SKILL.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: acme-npmtool
+description: A trivial skill whose module ships a package.json to exercise npm dependency install.
+---
+
+# Acme NPM Tool
+
+This skill exists only so its module can carry a `package.json`, exercising the
+installer's npm dependency setup step. It has no runtime dependencies.
diff --git a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/integration.test.sh b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/integration.test.sh
index 7ca2cc611..5dc9dcf18 100755
--- a/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/integration.test.sh
+++ b/src/core-skills/bmad-module/tests/integration.test.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ ides: []
 YAML
 printf 'canonicalId,name,description,module,path\n' > _bmad/_config/skill-manifest.csv
 printf 'type,name,module,path,hash\n' > _bmad/_config/files-manifest.csv
+# Central config as `bmad install` would leave it: [core] supplies output_folder
+# so module defaults that reference {output_folder} resolve during config-gen.
+cat > _bmad/config.toml <<'TOML'
+# Installer-managed. Regenerated on install.
+
+[core]
+user_name = "Tester"
+output_folder = "{project-root}/_bmad-output"
+TOML
+printf '# Installer-managed.\n\n[core]\ncommunication_language = "English"\n' > _bmad/config.user.toml
+# Core ships a canonical module-help.csv so the merged catalog has a baseline row.
+printf 'module,skill,display-name,menu-code,description,action,args,phase,preceded-by,followed-by,required,output-location,outputs\n,bmad-help,Help,h,Show the BMAD help catalog,bmad-help,,,,,,,\n' > _bmad/core/module-help.csv
 ok "skeleton seeded at ${WORKDIR}/_bmad/"
 
 # ─── 1. list (empty) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -161,8 +173,8 @@ run install "${FIXTURES}/module-bad-missing-fields"
 assert_exit 20 "missing required fields"
 
 # ─── 9. comprehensive module install ─────────────────────────────────────────
-note "install examples/comprehensive/acme-devlog"
-run install "${EXAMPLES}/comprehensive/acme-devlog"
+note "install examples/comprehensive/acme-devlog (with --set override)"
+run install "${EXAMPLES}/comprehensive/acme-devlog" --set devlog.devlog_path='{output_folder}/journal'
 assert_exit 0 "install comprehensive"
 assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/skills/bmad-devlog-write/SKILL.md"
 assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/skills/bmad-devlog-setup/SKILL.md"
@@ -170,6 +182,10 @@ assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/agents/changelog-archivist.md"
 # hooks/mcpServers are flattened to canonical root slots (see rewriteManifestPaths)
 assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/hooks.json"
 assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/.mcp.json"
+# moduleDefinition / moduleHelpCsv are also flattened to the module root even
+# though they live inside the setup skill's assets/ dir.
+assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/module.yaml"
+assert_path_exists "_bmad/devlog/module-help.csv"
 # install.ignore excludes docs/ and tests/ and README.md / CHANGELOG.md
 assert_path_absent "_bmad/devlog/docs"
 assert_path_absent "_bmad/devlog/README.md"
@@ -177,6 +193,33 @@ assert_path_absent "_bmad/devlog/CHANGELOG.md"
 [[ "${STDOUT}" == *"hooks"* ]] && ok "warns about hooks not auto-activated" \
   || ko "expected hooks warning in stdout: ${STDOUT}"
 
+# ─── 9a. parity: central config + agent roster (gap #3) ──────────────────────
+note "config generation + agent roster"
+assert_grep '^\[modules\.devlog]' "_bmad/config.toml"
+# --set override resolves {output_folder} from [core] and applies the result template
+assert_grep 'devlog_path = "\{project-root}/_bmad-output/journal"' "_bmad/config.toml"
+assert_grep '^\[agents\.bmad-agent-historian]' "_bmad/config.toml"
+assert_grep 'module = "devlog"' "_bmad/config.toml"
+# [core] is preserved untouched
+assert_grep '^user_name = "Tester"' "_bmad/config.toml"
+# user-scoped answer lands in config.user.toml, not config.toml
+assert_grep '^\[modules\.devlog]' "_bmad/config.user.toml"
+assert_grep 'entry_format = "iso"' "_bmad/config.user.toml"
+
+# ─── 9b. parity: module working directories (gap #2) ─────────────────────────
+note "module directory creation"
+assert_path_exists "_bmad-output/journal"
+
+# ─── 9c. parity: merged help catalog (gap #1) ────────────────────────────────
+note "bmad-help.csv merge"
+assert_path_exists "_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv"
+head -1 _bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv | grep -q '^module,skill,display-name,' \
+  && ok "bmad-help.csv has canonical header" || ko "bmad-help.csv header wrong"
+assert_grep '^devlog,bmad-devlog-write,' "_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv"
+assert_grep '^devlog,bmad-agent-historian,' "_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv"
+# the core baseline row is still present
+assert_grep ',bmad-help,Help,' "_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv"
+
 # ─── 10. remove minimal (no purge), preserve custom ─────────────────────────
 note "create _bmad/custom/mdlint to test preservation, then remove"
 mkdir -p _bmad/custom/mdlint
@@ -201,6 +244,17 @@ run remove devlog --purge
 assert_exit 0 "remove --purge"
 assert_path_absent "_bmad/devlog"
 assert_path_absent "_bmad/custom/devlog"
+# config blocks and help rows for devlog are stripped on removal
+grep -q '\[modules\.devlog]' _bmad/config.toml \
+  && ko "[modules.devlog] still in config.toml" || ok "config.toml [modules.devlog] stripped"
+grep -q '\[agents\.bmad-agent-historian]' _bmad/config.toml \
+  && ko "[agents.bmad-agent-historian] still in config.toml" || ok "config.toml agent block stripped"
+grep -q '\[modules\.devlog]' _bmad/config.user.toml \
+  && ko "[modules.devlog] still in config.user.toml" || ok "config.user.toml [modules.devlog] stripped"
+grep -q '^devlog,' _bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv \
+  && ko "devlog rows still in bmad-help.csv" || ok "bmad-help.csv devlog rows removed"
+# [core] survives the removal
+assert_grep '^user_name = "Tester"' "_bmad/config.toml"
 
 # ─── 12. remove unknown ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 note "remove unknown code"
@@ -245,6 +299,26 @@ assert_exit 0 "remove from IDE project"
 assert_path_absent "${IDEPROJ}/.claude/skills/acme-md-lint"
 assert_path_absent "${IDEPROJ}/.agents/skills/acme-md-lint"
 
+# ─── 14. npm dependency install (gap #4) ─────────────────────────────────────
+# A module shipping package.json. package.json/package-lock.json are copied to
+# the module root; if npm is available, deps are installed in place. The fixture
+# has no dependencies, so npm resolves offline. Guarded on npm availability so
+# CI sandboxes without npm still pass.
+note "npm fixture: package.json copied + deps installed in place"
+run install "${EXAMPLES}/minimal-npm/acme-npmtool"
+assert_exit 0 "install npm fixture"
+assert_path_exists "_bmad/npmtool/package.json"
+if command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  [[ "${STDOUT}" == *"installed npm dependencies for npmtool"* ]] \
+    && ok "npm dependencies installed" \
+    || ko "expected npm install confirmation in stdout: ${STDOUT}"
+  # The fixture has zero deps, so npm writes package-lock.json (not node_modules);
+  # its presence proves npm actually ran inside the installed module dir.
+  assert_path_exists "_bmad/npmtool/package-lock.json"
+else
+  ok "npm not on PATH — skipping dependency-install assertion"
+fi
+
 # ─── Summary ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 echo
 echo "──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────"