From 1d5a3caec5fa0c949795060a0320920a4cfc8fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Madison Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 19:59:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: draft v6.3.0 changelog --- CHANGELOG.md | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index 391f809c8..b67ee2f62 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,5 +1,56 @@ # Changelog +## v6.3.0 - 2026-04-09 + +### 💥 Breaking Changes + +* Remove custom content installation feature; use marketplace-based plugin installation instead (#2227) +* Remove bmad-init skill; all agents and skills now load config directly from `{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml` (#2159) +* Remove spec-wip.md singleton; quick-dev now writes directly to `spec-{slug}.md` with status field, enabling parallel sessions (#2214) +* Consolidate three agent personas into Developer agent (Amelia): remove Barry quick-flow-solo-dev (#2177), Quinn QA agent (#2179), and Bob Scrum Master agent (#2186) + +### 🎁 Features + +* Universal source support for custom module installs with 5-strategy PluginResolver cascade supporting any Git host (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted) and local file paths (#2233) +* Community module browser with three-tier selection: official, community (category drill-down from marketplace index), and custom URL with unverified source warning (#2229) +* Switch module source of truth from bundled config to remote marketplace registry with network-failure fallback (#2228) +* Add bmad-prfaq skill implementing Amazon's Working Backwards methodology as alternative Phase 1 analysis path with 5-stage coached workflow and subagent architecture (#2157) +* Add bmad-checkpoint-preview skill for guided, concern-ordered human review of commits, branches, or PRs (#2145) +* Epic context compilation for quick-dev step-01: sub-agent compiles planning docs into cached `epic-{N}-context.md` for story implementation (#2218) +* Previous story continuity in quick-dev: load completed spec from same epic as implementation context (#2201) +* Planning artifact awareness in quick-dev: selectively load PRD, architecture, UX, and epics docs for context-informed specs (#2185) +* One-shot route now generates lightweight spec trace file for consistent artifact tracking (#2121) +* Improve checkpoint-preview UX with clickable spec paths, external edit detection, and missing-file halt (#2217) +* Add Junie (JetBrains AI) platform support (#2142) +* Restore KiloCoder support with native-skills installation (#2151) +* Add bmad-help support for llms.txt general questions (#2230) + +### ♻️ Refactoring + +* Consolidate party-mode into single SKILL.md with real subagent spawning via Agent tool, replacing multi-file workflow architecture (#2160) + +### 🐛 Bug Fixes + +* Fix version display bug where marketplace.json walk-up reported wrong version (#2233) +* Fix checkpoint-preview step-05 advancing without user confirmation by adding explicit HALT (#2184) +* Address adversarial triage findings: clarify review_mode transitions, label walkthrough branches, fix terse commit handling (#2180) +* Preserve local custom module sources during quick update (#2172) +* Support skills/ folder as fallback module source location for bmb compatibility (#2149) + +### 🔧 Maintenance + +* Overhaul installer branding with responsive BMAD METHOD logo, blue color scheme, unified version sourcing from marketplace.json, and surgical manifest-based skill cleanup (#2223) +* Stop copying skill prompts to _bmad by default (#2182) +* Add Python 3.10+ and uv as documented prerequisites (#2221) + +### 📚 Documentation + +* Complete Czech (cs-CZ) documentation translation (#2134) +* Complete Vietnamese (vi-VN) documentation translation (#2110, #2192) +* Rewrite get-answers-about-bmad as 1-2-3 escalation flow, remove deprecated references (#2213) +* Add checkpoint-preview explainer page and workflow diagram (#2183) +* Update docs theme to match bmadcode.com with responsive logo and blue color scheme (#2176) + ## v6.2.2 - 2026-03-25 ### ♻️ Refactoring