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+---
+name: qa-automate
+description: "Generate tests quickly for existing features using standard test patterns"
+main_config: '{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml'
+web_bundle: false
+---
+
+## Initialization
+- Load config from `{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml`.
+- Resolve variables:
+  - `user_name`
+  - `communication_language`
+  - `document_output_language`
+  - `output_folder`
+  - `implementation_artifacts`
+  - `installed_path`
+  - `config_source`
+  - `test_dir`
+  - `source_dir`
+
+# QA Automate Workflow
+
+<critical>Communicate all responses in {communication_language}</critical>
+
+<workflow>
+
+<step n="1" goal="Generate automated tests">
+  <action>Read and follow instructions at: {installed_path}/instructions.md</action>
+  <action>Validate against checklist at: {installed_path}/checklist.md</action>
+</step>
+
+</workflow>
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-# Quinn QA workflow: Automate
-name: qa-automate
-description: "Generate tests quickly for existing features using standard test patterns"
-author: "BMad"
-
-# Critical variables from config
-config_source: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
-output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
-implementation_artifacts: "{config_source}:implementation_artifacts"
-user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
-communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
-document_output_language: "{config_source}:document_output_language"
-date: system-generated
-
-# Workflow components
-installed_path: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/workflows/qa/automate"
-instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
-validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"
-template: false
-
-# Variables and inputs
-variables:
-  # Directory paths
-  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
-  source_dir: "{project-root}" # Source code directory
-
-# Output configuration
-default_output_file: "{implementation_artifacts}/tests/test-summary.md"
-
-# Required tools
-required_tools:
-  - read_file # Read source code and existing tests
-  - write_file # Create test files
-  - create_directory # Create test directories
-  - list_files # Discover features
-  - search_repo # Find patterns
-  - glob # Find files
-
-tags:
-  - qa
-  - automation
-  - testing
-
-execution_hints:
-  interactive: false
-  autonomous: true
-  iterative: false