diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/dependency-resolver.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/dependency-resolver.js
index 317b07f8..ee8a8a12 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/dependency-resolver.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/dependency-resolver.js
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class DependencyResolver {
       const content = await fs.readFile(file.path, 'utf8');
 
       // Parse YAML frontmatter for explicit dependencies
-      const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
+      const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
       if (frontmatterMatch) {
         try {
           // Pre-process to handle backticks in YAML values
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest-generator.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest-generator.js
index 100164d5..33e5d0cb 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest-generator.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest-generator.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class ManifestGenerator {
               workflow = yaml.parse(content);
             } else {
               // Parse MD workflow with YAML frontmatter
-              const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
+              const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
               if (!frontmatterMatch) {
                 if (debug) {
                   console.log(`[DEBUG] Skipped (no frontmatter): ${fullPath}`);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class ManifestGenerator {
 
         if (file.endsWith('.md')) {
           // Parse YAML frontmatter for .md tasks
-          const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
+          const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
           if (frontmatterMatch) {
             try {
               const frontmatter = yaml.parse(frontmatterMatch[1]);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ class ManifestGenerator {
 
         if (file.endsWith('.md')) {
           // Parse YAML frontmatter for .md tools
-          const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\n([\s\S]*?)\n---/);
+          const frontmatterMatch = content.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
           if (frontmatterMatch) {
             try {
               const frontmatter = yaml.parse(frontmatterMatch[1]);
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_base-ide.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_base-ide.js
index b16ee518..8cf48601 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_base-ide.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_base-ide.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class BaseIdeSetup {
     this.configFile = null; // Override in subclasses when detection is file-based
     this.detectionPaths = []; // Additional paths that indicate the IDE is configured
     this.xmlHandler = new XmlHandler();
-    this.bmadFolderName = 'bmad'; // Default, can be overridden
+    this.bmadFolderName = '_bmad'; // Default, can be overridden
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js
index 87be7300..1da397e7 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
       results.workflows = await this.writeWorkflowArtifacts(targetPath, artifacts, template_type, config);
     }
 
-    // Install tasks and tools
+    // Install tasks and tools using template system (supports TOML for Gemini, MD for others)
     if (!artifact_types || artifact_types.includes('tasks') || artifact_types.includes('tools')) {
-      const taskToolGen = new TaskToolCommandGenerator();
-      const taskToolResult = await taskToolGen.generateDashTaskToolCommands(projectDir, bmadDir, targetPath);
+      const taskToolGen = new TaskToolCommandGenerator(this.bmadFolderName);
+      const { artifacts } = await taskToolGen.collectTaskToolArtifacts(bmadDir);
+      const taskToolResult = await this.writeTaskToolArtifacts(targetPath, artifacts, template_type, config);
       results.tasks = taskToolResult.tasks || 0;
       results.tools = taskToolResult.tools || 0;
     }
@@ -180,6 +181,53 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
     return count;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Write task/tool artifacts to target directory using templates
+   * @param {string} targetPath - Target directory path
+   * @param {Array} artifacts - Task/tool artifacts
+   * @param {string} templateType - Template type to use
+   * @param {Object} config - Installation configuration
+   * @returns {Promise<Object>} Counts of tasks and tools written
+   */
+  async writeTaskToolArtifacts(targetPath, artifacts, templateType, config = {}) {
+    let taskCount = 0;
+    let toolCount = 0;
+
+    // Pre-load templates to avoid repeated file I/O in the loop
+    const taskTemplate = await this.loadTemplate(templateType, 'task', config, 'default-task');
+    const toolTemplate = await this.loadTemplate(templateType, 'tool', config, 'default-tool');
+
+    const { artifact_types } = config;
+
+    for (const artifact of artifacts) {
+      if (artifact.type !== 'task' && artifact.type !== 'tool') {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // Skip if the specific artifact type is not requested in config
+      if (artifact_types) {
+        if (artifact.type === 'task' && !artifact_types.includes('tasks')) continue;
+        if (artifact.type === 'tool' && !artifact_types.includes('tools')) continue;
+      }
+
+      // Use pre-loaded template based on artifact type
+      const { content: template, extension } = artifact.type === 'task' ? taskTemplate : toolTemplate;
+
+      const content = this.renderTemplate(template, artifact);
+      const filename = this.generateFilename(artifact, artifact.type, extension);
+      const filePath = path.join(targetPath, filename);
+      await this.writeFile(filePath, content);
+
+      if (artifact.type === 'task') {
+        taskCount++;
+      } else {
+        toolCount++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { tasks: taskCount, tools: toolCount };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Load template based on type and configuration
    * @param {string} templateType - Template type (claude, windsurf, etc.)
@@ -316,10 +364,24 @@ LOAD and execute from: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
   renderTemplate(template, artifact) {
     // Use the appropriate path property based on artifact type
     let pathToUse = artifact.relativePath || '';
-    if (artifact.type === 'agent-launcher') {
-      pathToUse = artifact.agentPath || artifact.relativePath || '';
-    } else if (artifact.type === 'workflow-command') {
-      pathToUse = artifact.workflowPath || artifact.relativePath || '';
+    switch (artifact.type) {
+      case 'agent-launcher': {
+        pathToUse = artifact.agentPath || artifact.relativePath || '';
+
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'workflow-command': {
+        pathToUse = artifact.workflowPath || artifact.relativePath || '';
+
+        break;
+      }
+      case 'task':
+      case 'tool': {
+        pathToUse = artifact.path || artifact.relativePath || '';
+
+        break;
+      }
+      // No default
     }
 
     let rendered = template
@@ -351,8 +413,9 @@ LOAD and execute from: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
     // Reuse central logic to ensure consistent naming conventions
     const standardName = toDashPath(artifact.relativePath);
 
-    // Clean up potential double extensions from source files (e.g. .yaml.md -> .md)
-    const baseName = standardName.replace(/\.(yaml|yml)\.md$/, '.md');
+    // Clean up potential double extensions from source files (e.g. .yaml.md, .xml.md -> .md)
+    // This handles any extensions that might slip through toDashPath()
+    const baseName = standardName.replace(/\.(md|yaml|yml|json|xml|toml)\.md$/i, '.md');
 
     // If using default markdown, preserve the bmad-agent- prefix for agents
     if (extension === '.md') {
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js
index 5cd503e2..29f595f6 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/codex.js
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ class CodexSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
       );
       taskArtifacts.push({
         type: 'task',
+        name: task.name,
+        displayName: task.name,
         module: task.module,
+        path: task.path,
         sourcePath: task.path,
         relativePath: path.join(task.module, 'tasks', `${task.name}.md`),
         content,
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ class CodexSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
     const workflowCount = await workflowGenerator.writeDashArtifacts(destDir, workflowArtifacts);
 
     // Also write tasks using underscore format
-    const ttGen = new TaskToolCommandGenerator();
+    const ttGen = new TaskToolCommandGenerator(this.bmadFolderName);
     const tasksWritten = await ttGen.writeDashArtifacts(destDir, taskArtifacts);
 
     const written = agentCount + workflowCount + tasksWritten;
@@ -214,7 +217,10 @@ class CodexSetup extends BaseIdeSetup {
 
       artifacts.push({
         type: 'task',
+        name: task.name,
+        displayName: task.name,
         module: task.module,
+        path: task.path,
         sourcePath: task.path,
         relativePath: path.join(task.module, 'tasks', `${task.name}.md`),
         content,
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/manager.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/manager.js
index 2b68dfad..94573d53 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/manager.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/manager.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class IdeManager {
   constructor() {
     this.handlers = new Map();
     this._initialized = false;
-    this.bmadFolderName = 'bmad'; // Default, can be overridden
+    this.bmadFolderName = '_bmad'; // Default, can be overridden
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class IdeManager {
         if (HandlerClass) {
           const instance = new HandlerClass();
           if (instance.name && typeof instance.name === 'string') {
+            instance.setBmadFolderName(this.bmadFolderName);
             this.handlers.set(instance.name, instance);
           }
         }
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/agent-command-generator.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/agent-command-generator.js
index dec22a12..a0e48fbb 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/agent-command-generator.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/agent-command-generator.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { toColonPath, toDashPath, customAgentColonName, customAgentDashName } = r
  * Similar to WorkflowCommandGenerator but for agents
  */
 class AgentCommandGenerator {
-  constructor(bmadFolderName = 'bmad') {
+  constructor(bmadFolderName = '_bmad') {
     this.templatePath = path.join(__dirname, '../templates/agent-command-template.md');
     this.bmadFolderName = bmadFolderName;
   }
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/path-utils.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/path-utils.js
index d6ad00f5..561a9029 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/path-utils.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/path-utils.js
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ function toDashPath(relativePath) {
     return 'bmad-unknown.md';
   }
 
-  const withoutExt = relativePath.replace('.md', '');
+  // Strip common file extensions to avoid double extensions in generated filenames
+  // e.g., 'create-story.xml' → 'create-story', 'workflow.yaml' → 'workflow'
+  const withoutExt = relativePath.replace(/\.(md|yaml|yml|json|xml|toml)$/i, '');
   const parts = withoutExt.split(/[/\\]/);
 
   const module = parts[0];
@@ -183,7 +185,8 @@ function toUnderscoreName(module, type, name) {
  * @deprecated Use toDashPath instead
  */
 function toUnderscorePath(relativePath) {
-  const withoutExt = relativePath.replace('.md', '');
+  // Strip common file extensions (same as toDashPath for consistency)
+  const withoutExt = relativePath.replace(/\.(md|yaml|yml|json|xml|toml)$/i, '');
   const parts = withoutExt.split(/[/\\]/);
 
   const module = parts[0];
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/task-tool-command-generator.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/task-tool-command-generator.js
index a0c4bcf8..4f1f589e 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/task-tool-command-generator.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/task-tool-command-generator.js
@@ -8,6 +8,83 @@ const { toColonName, toColonPath, toDashPath } = require('./path-utils');
  * Generates command files for standalone tasks and tools
  */
 class TaskToolCommandGenerator {
+  /**
+   * @param {string} bmadFolderName - Name of the BMAD folder for template rendering (default: 'bmad')
+   * Note: This parameter is accepted for API consistency with AgentCommandGenerator and
+   * WorkflowCommandGenerator, but is not used for path stripping. The manifest always stores
+   * filesystem paths with '_bmad/' prefix (the actual folder name), while bmadFolderName is
+   * used for template placeholder rendering ({{bmadFolderName}}).
+   */
+  constructor(bmadFolderName = '_bmad') {
+    this.bmadFolderName = bmadFolderName;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Collect task and tool artifacts for IDE installation
+   * @param {string} bmadDir - BMAD installation directory
+   * @returns {Promise<Object>} Artifacts array with metadata
+   */
+  async collectTaskToolArtifacts(bmadDir) {
+    const tasks = await this.loadTaskManifest(bmadDir);
+    const tools = await this.loadToolManifest(bmadDir);
+
+    // Filter to only standalone items
+    const standaloneTasks = tasks ? tasks.filter((t) => t.standalone === 'true' || t.standalone === true) : [];
+    const standaloneTools = tools ? tools.filter((t) => t.standalone === 'true' || t.standalone === true) : [];
+
+    const artifacts = [];
+
+    // Collect task artifacts
+    for (const task of standaloneTasks) {
+      let taskPath = (task.path || '').replaceAll('\\', '/');
+      // Remove _bmad/ prefix if present to get relative path within bmad folder
+      if (taskPath.startsWith('_bmad/')) {
+        taskPath = taskPath.slice(6); // Remove '_bmad/'
+      }
+
+      const taskExt = path.extname(taskPath) || '.md';
+      artifacts.push({
+        type: 'task',
+        name: task.name,
+        displayName: task.displayName || task.name,
+        description: task.description || `Execute ${task.displayName || task.name}`,
+        module: task.module,
+        // Use forward slashes for cross-platform consistency (not path.join which uses backslashes on Windows)
+        relativePath: `${task.module}/tasks/${task.name}${taskExt}`,
+        path: taskPath,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Collect tool artifacts
+    for (const tool of standaloneTools) {
+      let toolPath = (tool.path || '').replaceAll('\\', '/');
+      // Remove _bmad/ prefix if present to get relative path within bmad folder
+      if (toolPath.startsWith('_bmad/')) {
+        toolPath = toolPath.slice(6); // Remove '_bmad/'
+      }
+
+      const toolExt = path.extname(toolPath) || '.md';
+      artifacts.push({
+        type: 'tool',
+        name: tool.name,
+        displayName: tool.displayName || tool.name,
+        description: tool.description || `Execute ${tool.displayName || tool.name}`,
+        module: tool.module,
+        // Use forward slashes for cross-platform consistency (not path.join which uses backslashes on Windows)
+        relativePath: `${tool.module}/tools/${tool.name}${toolExt}`,
+        path: toolPath,
+      });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      artifacts,
+      counts: {
+        tasks: standaloneTasks.length,
+        tools: standaloneTools.length,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Generate task and tool commands from manifest CSVs
    * @param {string} projectDir - Project directory
@@ -65,9 +142,33 @@ class TaskToolCommandGenerator {
     const description = item.description || `Execute ${item.displayName || item.name}`;
 
     // Convert path to use {project-root} placeholder
+    // Handle undefined/missing path by constructing from module and name
     let itemPath = item.path;
-    if (itemPath && typeof itemPath === 'string' && itemPath.startsWith('bmad/')) {
-      itemPath = `{project-root}/${itemPath}`;
+    if (!itemPath || typeof itemPath !== 'string') {
+      // Fallback: construct path from module and name if path is missing
+      const typePlural = type === 'task' ? 'tasks' : 'tools';
+      itemPath = `{project-root}/${this.bmadFolderName}/${item.module}/${typePlural}/${item.name}.md`;
+    } else {
+      // Normalize path separators to forward slashes
+      itemPath = itemPath.replaceAll('\\', '/');
+
+      // Extract relative path from absolute paths (Windows or Unix)
+      // Look for _bmad/ or bmad/ in the path and extract everything after it
+      // Match patterns like: /_bmad/core/tasks/... or /bmad/core/tasks/...
+      const bmadMatch = itemPath.match(/\/_bmad\/(.+)$/) || itemPath.match(/\/bmad\/(.+)$/);
+      if (bmadMatch) {
+        // Found /_bmad/ or /bmad/ - use relative path after it
+        itemPath = `{project-root}/${this.bmadFolderName}/${bmadMatch[1]}`;
+      } else if (itemPath.startsWith('_bmad/')) {
+        // Relative path starting with _bmad/
+        itemPath = `{project-root}/${this.bmadFolderName}/${itemPath.slice(6)}`;
+      } else if (itemPath.startsWith('bmad/')) {
+        // Relative path starting with bmad/
+        itemPath = `{project-root}/${this.bmadFolderName}/${itemPath.slice(5)}`;
+      } else if (!itemPath.startsWith('{project-root}')) {
+        // For other relative paths, prefix with project root and bmad folder
+        itemPath = `{project-root}/${this.bmadFolderName}/${itemPath}`;
+      }
     }
 
     return `---
@@ -187,7 +288,7 @@ Follow all instructions in the ${type} file exactly as written.
     // Generate command files for tasks
     for (const task of standaloneTasks) {
       const commandContent = this.generateCommandContent(task, 'task');
-      // Use underscore format: bmad_bmm_name.md
+      // Use dash format: bmad-bmm-name.md
       const flatName = toDashPath(`${task.module}/tasks/${task.name}.md`);
       const commandPath = path.join(baseCommandsDir, flatName);
       await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(commandPath));
@@ -198,7 +299,7 @@ Follow all instructions in the ${type} file exactly as written.
     // Generate command files for tools
     for (const tool of standaloneTools) {
       const commandContent = this.generateCommandContent(tool, 'tool');
-      // Use underscore format: bmad_bmm_name.md
+      // Use dash format: bmad-bmm-name.md
       const flatName = toDashPath(`${tool.module}/tools/${tool.name}.md`);
       const commandPath = path.join(baseCommandsDir, flatName);
       await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(commandPath));
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator.js
index 6dab1a3f..c3f804c4 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { toColonPath, toDashPath, customAgentColonName, customAgentDashName } = r
  * Generates command files for each workflow in the manifest
  */
 class WorkflowCommandGenerator {
-  constructor(bmadFolderName = 'bmad') {
+  constructor(bmadFolderName = '_bmad') {
     this.templatePath = path.join(__dirname, '../templates/workflow-command-template.md');
     this.bmadFolderName = bmadFolderName;
   }
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/default-task.md b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/default-task.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b865d6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/default-task.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+name: '{{name}}'
+description: '{{description}}'
+---
+
+# {{name}}
+
+Read the entire task file at: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
+
+Follow all instructions in the task file exactly as written.
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/default-tool.md b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/default-tool.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11c6aac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/default-tool.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+name: '{{name}}'
+description: '{{description}}'
+---
+
+# {{name}}
+
+Read the entire tool file at: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
+
+Follow all instructions in the tool file exactly as written.
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/gemini-task.toml b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/gemini-task.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d15e216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/gemini-task.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description = "Executes the {{name}} task from the BMAD Method."
+prompt = """
+Execute the BMAD '{{name}}' task.
+
+TASK INSTRUCTIONS:
+1. LOAD the task file from {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
+2. READ its entire contents
+3. FOLLOW every instruction precisely as specified
+
+TASK FILE: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
+"""
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/gemini-tool.toml b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/gemini-tool.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc78c6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/templates/combined/gemini-tool.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description = "Executes the {{name}} tool from the BMAD Method."
+prompt = """
+Execute the BMAD '{{name}}' tool.
+
+TOOL INSTRUCTIONS:
+1. LOAD the tool file from {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
+2. READ its entire contents
+3. FOLLOW every instruction precisely as specified
+
+TOOL FILE: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
+"""
diff --git a/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js b/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js
index 60c087b1..4ba49bf6 100644
--- a/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js
+++ b/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const { ExternalModuleManager } = require('./external-manager');
 class ModuleManager {
   constructor(options = {}) {
     this.xmlHandler = new XmlHandler();
-    this.bmadFolderName = 'bmad'; // Default, can be overridden
+    this.bmadFolderName = '_bmad'; // Default, can be overridden
     this.customModulePaths = new Map(); // Initialize custom module paths
     this.externalModuleManager = new ExternalModuleManager(); // For external official modules
   }
diff --git a/tools/cli/lib/agent/installer.js b/tools/cli/lib/agent/installer.js
index b55502ed..a7650453 100644
--- a/tools/cli/lib/agent/installer.js
+++ b/tools/cli/lib/agent/installer.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function findBmadConfig(startPath = process.cwd()) {
  * @returns {string} Resolved path
  */
 function resolvePath(pathStr, context) {
-  return pathStr.replaceAll('{project-root}', context.projectRoot).replaceAll('{bmad-folder}', context_bmadFolder);
+  return pathStr.replaceAll('{project-root}', context.projectRoot).replaceAll('{bmad-folder}', context.bmadFolder);
 }
 
 /**