use INIT_CWD as default dir cause it's current working dir

tools/builders/web-builder.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const yamlUtilities = require('../lib/yaml-utils');
 
 class WebBuilder {
   constructor(options = {}) {
-    this.rootDir = options.rootDir || process.cwd();
+    this.rootDir = options.rootDir || process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd();
     this.outputDirs = options.outputDirs || [path.join(this.rootDir, 'dist')];
     this.resolver = new DependencyResolver(this.rootDir);
     this.templatePath = path.join(

tools/cli.js

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ program
   .option('--no-clean', 'Skip cleaning output directories')
   .action(async (options) => {
     const builder = new WebBuilder({
-      rootDir: process.cwd(),
+      rootDir: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
     });
 
     try {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ program
   .option('--no-clean', 'Skip cleaning output directories')
   .action(async (options) => {
     const builder = new WebBuilder({
-      rootDir: process.cwd(),
+      rootDir: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
     });
 
     try {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ program
   .command('list:agents')
   .description('List all available agents')
   .action(async () => {
-    const builder = new WebBuilder({ rootDir: process.cwd() });
+    const builder = new WebBuilder({ rootDir: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd() });
     const agents = await builder.resolver.listAgents();
     console.log('Available agents:');
     for (const agent of agents) console.log(`  - ${agent}`);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ program
   .command('list:expansions')
   .description('List all available expansion packs')
   .action(async () => {
-    const builder = new WebBuilder({ rootDir: process.cwd() });
+    const builder = new WebBuilder({ rootDir: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd() });
     const expansions = await builder.listExpansionPacks();
     console.log('Available expansion packs:');
     for (const expansion of expansions) console.log(`  - ${expansion}`);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ program
   .command('validate')
   .description('Validate agent and team configurations')
   .action(async () => {
-    const builder = new WebBuilder({ rootDir: process.cwd() });
+    const builder = new WebBuilder({ rootDir: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd() });
     try {
       // Validate by attempting to build all agents and teams
       const agents = await builder.resolver.listAgents();

tools/flattener/main.js

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ program
   .name('bmad-flatten')
   .description('BMAD-METHOD™ codebase flattener tool')
   .version('1.0.0')
-  .option('-i, --input <path>', 'Input directory to flatten', process.cwd())
+  .option('-i, --input <path>', 'Input directory to flatten', process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd())
   .option('-o, --output <path>', 'Output file path', 'flattened-codebase.xml')
   .action(async (options) => {
     let inputDir = path.resolve(options.input);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ program
     const noPathArguments = !userSpecifiedInput && !userSpecifiedOutput;
 
     if (noPathArguments) {
-      const detectedRoot = await findProjectRoot(process.cwd());
+      const detectedRoot = await findProjectRoot(process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd());
       const suggestedOutput = detectedRoot
         ? path.join(detectedRoot, 'flattened-codebase.xml')
         : path.resolve('flattened-codebase.xml');
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ program
           inputDir = detectedRoot;
           outputPath = suggestedOutput;
         } else {
-          inputDir = await promptPath('Enter input directory path', process.cwd());
+          inputDir = await promptPath(
+            'Enter input directory path',
+            process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
+          );
           outputPath = await promptPath(
             'Enter output file path',
             path.join(inputDir, 'flattened-codebase.xml'),
@@ -109,7 +112,10 @@ program
         }
       } else {
         console.log('Could not auto-detect a project root.');
-        inputDir = await promptPath('Enter input directory path', process.cwd());
+        inputDir = await promptPath(
+          'Enter input directory path',
+          process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
+        );
         outputPath = await promptPath(
           'Enter output file path',
           path.join(inputDir, 'flattened-codebase.xml'),

tools/installer/bin/bmad.js

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ program
 program
   .command('flatten')
   .description('Flatten codebase to XML format')
-  .option('-i, --input <path>', 'Input directory to flatten', process.cwd())
+  .option('-i, --input <path>', 'Input directory to flatten', process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd())
   .option('-o, --output <path>', 'Output file path', 'flattened-codebase.xml')
   .action(async (options) => {
     try {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ async function promptInstallation() {
       type: 'input',
       name: 'directory',
       message: 'Enter the full path to your project directory where BMad should be installed:',
-      default: path.resolve('.'),
+      default: path.resolve(process.env.INIT_CWD || '.'),
       validate: (input) => {
         if (!input.trim()) {
           return 'Please enter a valid project path';

tools/installer/lib/installer.js

@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ class Installer {
 
   async findInstallation() {
     // Look for .bmad-core in current directory or parent directories
-    let currentDir = process.cwd();
+    let currentDir = process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd();
 
     while (currentDir !== path.dirname(currentDir)) {
       const bmadDir = path.join(currentDir, '.bmad-core');
@@ -1977,10 +1977,13 @@ class Installer {
     }
 
     // Also check if we're inside a .bmad-core directory
-    if (path.basename(process.cwd()) === '.bmad-core') {
-      const manifestPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'install-manifest.yaml');
+    if (path.basename(process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd()) === '.bmad-core') {
+      const manifestPath = path.join(
+        process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
+        'install-manifest.yaml',
+      );
       if (await fileManager.pathExists(manifestPath)) {
-        return path.dirname(process.cwd()); // Return parent directory
+        return path.dirname(process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd()); // Return parent directory
       }
     }
 
@@ -2001,7 +2004,7 @@ class Installer {
 
     const child = spawn('node', [flattenerPath, ...arguments_], {
       stdio: 'inherit',
-      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      cwd: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
     });
 
     child.on('exit', (code) => {

tools/upgraders/v3-to-v4-upgrader.js

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class V3ToV4Upgrader {
         type: 'input',
         name: 'projectPath',
         message: 'Please enter the path to your V3 project:',
-        default: process.cwd(),
+        default: process.env.INIT_CWD || process.cwd(),
       },
     ]);