When quick-dev infers the intent is an epic story, it now scans for
completed specs from the same epic and loads the most recent one to
extract Code Map, Design Notes, Spec Change Log, and task list as
continuity context for planning.
Teach quick-dev step-01 what BMAD phase 1-3 planning artifacts are (PRD,
architecture, UX, epics, product brief) so it can selectively load relevant
docs instead of guessing from code alone. Remove hard cap of 3 on spec
context field, replacing with judgment guidance. Instruct step-03 to
explicitly pass context files to the implementation sub-agent.
* chore: remove SM agent (Bob) and migrate capabilities to Developer agent
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* fix(docs): correct agent naming and grammar from review triage
Standardize Developer agent references to bmad-agent-dev (matching
installed skill directory name) and fix possessive apostrophe in
implementation-readiness workflow.
* fix(skills): replace dev team references with Developer agent
No longer a multi-agent development team — just one Developer agent.
Remove residual Scrum Master search patterns from retrospective.
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Skill validator (STEP-04) flagged the decision menu in step-05 as
missing an explicit halt instruction between presenting the menu and
acting on the user's choice, risking LLM auto-advance.
Clarify review_mode state transition intent in generate-trail, label
step-02 walkthrough branches as normal vs fallback, replace circular
communication style rule with config variable refs, swap confirm gate
for [inferred] flag, and clarify stats data source as full diff.
* feat: add bmad-checkpoint skill for guided human change review
Copies the av-human-review experiment skill into BMAD-METHOD as
bmad-checkpoint, following established multi-step skill conventions
(SKILL.md → workflow.md → step chain). Registered in module-help.csv
under 4-implementation phase.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* chore: rename bmad-checkpoint to bmad-checkpoint-preview
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(checkpoint): inline workflow into SKILL.md and add global step rules
Remove separate workflow.md — its content now lives directly in SKILL.md
with merged frontmatter. Replace scattered standing rules with a structured
Global Step Rules section (path:line format, front-load output, comm style).
* refactor(checkpoint): reference global step rules from SKILL.md in step-01
* refactor(checkpoint): deduplicate step rules against global step rules
Steps 2–4 now reference Global Step Rules in SKILL.md instead of
restating path:line format, front-load, and silence rules locally.
Step-specific rules (concern-based org, design judgment, risk
awareness, experiential testing) are preserved.
* fix(checkpoint): move main_config out of SKILL.md frontmatter
SKILL.md frontmatter should only contain name and description.
Hardcode the config path inline in the INITIALIZATION section.
* docs(checkpoint): update skill description and trigger phrases
Rewrite description to reflect the skills purpose as an LLM-assisted
human-in-the-loop review. Add checkpoint trigger, drop stale triggers.
* fix(checkpoint): align trail format with global step rules and add token budget
Use CWD-relative path:line in fallback trail (not markdown links),
cap full-file reads at ~50k tokens, remove over-prompted empty-tree SHA.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(checkpoint): rewrite FIND THE CHANGE as numbered priority cascade
Replace the ad-hoc change-finding logic with a clean 1-5 cascade
modeled after quick-dev Intent Check: explicit argument, recent
conversation, sprint tracking, current git state, ask. Extract
spec/commit pairing into a separate ENRICH step that runs after
any cascade level resolves. Add planning_artifacts to SKILL.md
initialization.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(checkpoint): clarify review_mode and terse-commit instructions in step-01
Replace opaque Review Mode table with explicit set-variable instructions.
Scope terse commit message handling to bare-commit mode only.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(checkpoint): make review_mode a numbered cascade, not independent bullets
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(checkpoint): simplify change_type from table to one-liner
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(checkpoint): make link-to-source conditional on source existing
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* fix(checkpoint): make surface area stats best-effort with baseline cascade
Replace rigid with-spec/bare-commit split with a 4-level fallback:
baseline_commit, merge-base, HEAD~1, skip. Omit metrics that
cannot be computed rather than failing.
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* refactor(checkpoint): extract fallback trail generation into generate-trail.md
Reduce step-01 bloat by moving the conditional trail generation
sub-routine into its own file, loaded only when review mode is
not full-trail.
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* fix(checkpoint): add early-exit routing and wrap-up step
Replace undefined "I've seen enough" exits with proper early-exit
handling across steps 02-04. Extract wrap-up logic into dedicated
step-05-wrapup.md. Fix step-02 menu text that incorrectly promised
"code review" when step-03 does risk surfacing.
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Delete the Barry agent persona and migrate its QD (quick-dev)
capability to the Amelia dev agent. Update EN, ZH, and FR docs,
marketplace JSON, and workflow diagrams.
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* feat(quick-dev): generate spec trace file for one-shot route
One-shot changes now leave a lightweight spec file with frontmatter,
intent summary, and suggested review order — eliminating numbering
gaps when quick-dev is used as the primary dev loop.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(quick-dev): reference spec template instead of inlining structure
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor(quick-dev): deduplicate slug derivation and clarify title variable
Extract shared slug derivation logic above the route fork in step-01 so
both one-shot and plan-code-review routes use a single instruction block.
Add explicit title variable assignment in step-oneshot before it is
referenced in the Generate Spec Trace section.
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* clear up contradiction and config mispath
* fix(party-mode): clarify solo mode behavior and improve response presentation rules
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Replace the multi-file workflow architecture (workflow.md + 3 step files)
with a self-contained SKILL.md that spawns each agent as an independent
subagent via the Agent tool. This produces genuinely diverse perspectives
instead of one LLM roleplaying multiple characters. Adds --model and
--solo flags for flexibility.
* refactor: remove bmad-init skill and standardize config loading across all skills
Remove the bmad-init core skill entirely — all agents and workflow skills now
load config directly from their module's config.yaml instead of delegating to
bmad-init as an intermediary. This eliminates the Python script dependency and
simplifies the activation path for every skill.
Changes across all skill types:
- Agents (9 skills): Replace "Load config via bmad-init skill" block with
direct config loading from `{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml`, resolving
user_name, communication_language, document_output_language,
planning_artifacts, and project_knowledge
- Workflow skills (12 skills): Standardize INITIALIZATION/Configuration Loading
sections to a consistent Activation format matching the agent pattern
- bmad-prfaq: Align activation to standard config pattern, convert scripted
dialogue to outcome-focused instructions (no direct quotes)
- bmad-product-brief: Remove External Skills section referencing bmad-init
- bmad-party-mode: Standardize initialization to Activation format
- bmad-advanced-elicitation: Inline agent_party path instead of config var
- bmad-distillator: Remove unused argument-hint frontmatter
- Delete legacy create-prd/ directory (superseded by bmad-create-prd)
- Delete bmad-init skill entirely: SKILL.md, bmad_init.py, core-module.yaml,
and test suite
* fix: remove remaining bmad-init references from marketplace.json and distillate examples
Clean up missed references: remove bmad-init from marketplace.json skills
list, replace bmad-init examples in distillate-format-reference.md with
bmad-help/bmad-setup to keep examples valid without referencing a removed skill.
* fix: update broken file references in bmad-edit-prd after create-prd deletion
Point prdPurpose refs from deleted create-prd/data/ to bmad-create-prd/data/
and validationWorkflow ref from create-prd/steps-v/ to bmad-validate-prd/steps-v/.
* feat: add bmad-prfaq skill as alternative to product brief
Add Working Backwards PRFAQ challenge skill for stress-testing product
concepts through Amazon's PRFAQ methodology. Includes press release
drafting, customer FAQ, internal FAQ, and verdict stages with subagent
support for artifact scanning and web research.
- New bmad-prfaq skill with 5-stage interactive gauntlet and headless mode
- Subagents for artifact analysis and web research (graceful degradation)
- Research-grounded output directive for current market/competitive data
- Always produces distillate for downstream PRD consumption
- Fix manifest array syntax in both prfaq and product-brief manifests
- Drop number prefixes from reference files
- Update docs: getting-started, workflow-map, agents, skills reference
- Add analysis-phase explainer doc with comparison table and decision guide
- Update workflow-map-diagram.html with prfaq card
- Add -H and -A args to CSV for both skills
- Add unist-util-visit as devDependency (was imported but undeclared)
* fix: harden bmad-prfaq for compaction resilience and context efficiency
Add coaching persona re-anchors to all stage prompts so the behavioral
directive survives context compaction. Add do-not-read guards at resume
detection, headless mode, and input gathering to prevent parent agent
context bloat. Add Stage 1 coaching notes capture. Adapt template and
press release stage for non-commercial concept types. Cap subagent
response token budgets.
* fix: add config.user.yaml to file-ref validator allowlist
Also update PRFAQ config path to use correct _config/bmm/ prefix.
* refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns
Move tools/cli/ to tools/installer/ with major structural cleanup:
- InstallPaths async factory for path resolution and directory creation
- Config value object (frozen) replaces mutable config bag
- ExistingInstall value object replaces stateful Detector class
- OfficialModules + CustomModules + ExternalModuleManager replace monolithic ModuleManager
- install() is prompt-free; all user interaction in ui.js
- Update state returned explicitly instead of mutating customConfig
- Delete dead code: dependency-resolver, _base-ide, IdeConfigManager,
platform-codes helpers, npx wrapper, xml-utils
- Flatten directory structure: custom/handler → custom-handler,
tools/cli/ → tools/installer/, lib/ directories removed
- Update all path references in package.json, tests, CI, and docs
* fix(installer): guard ExistingInstall.version and surface module.yaml errors
Guard ExistingInstall.version access with .installed check in
uninstall.js, ui.js, and installer.js to prevent throwing on
empty/partial _bmad dirs. Surface invalid module.yaml parse errors
as warnings instead of silently returning empty results.
* fix(bmad-init): correctly resolve output_folder paths outside project root
When output_folder was set to an absolute path (e.g. /Users/me/outputs),
the {project-root}/{value} result template stored it as
{project-root}//absolute/path. resolve_project_root_placeholder then did
a naive string replace, producing /project//absolute/path — a broken path
that workflows could not resolve.
For relative paths outside the root (e.g. ../../sibling), the same naive
replace left un-normalized paths like /project/../../sibling in the
resolved config, which some tools mishandled.
Fix resolve_project_root_placeholder to strip the {project-root} token,
detect whether the remainder is absolute (returning it directly) or
relative (joining with project root and normalizing via os.path.normpath).
Fix apply_result_template to skip the template entirely when raw_value is
already an absolute path, and to normalize the result for relative-but-
outside paths. This covers the bmad-init SKILL write path, which bakes
the resolved path directly into config.yaml.
Add 7 tests covering all three path cases (absolute, relative-with-
traversal, normal in-project) for both functions.
* Address review comments
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Two bugs combined to produce an empty agent-manifest.csv:
1. collectAgents() only scanned {module}/agents/ directories, but agents
live at various paths (bmm/1-analysis/bmad-agent-analyst/,
cis/skills/bmad-cis-agent-*, etc.). Now walks the full module tree.
2. All 9 BMM agent manifests declared type: skill instead of type: agent.
The manifest generator requires type: agent to include a directory in
agent-manifest.csv. CIS, GDS, TEA, and WDS already had the correct type.
Changes:
- Fix 9 BMM bmad-skill-manifest.yaml files: type: skill → type: agent
- Replace collectAgents/getAgentsFromDir with full-tree recursive scan
- Module field from manifest file always takes precedence over directory
- Remove dead skillManifest load (legacy .md agent support removed)
- Add TODO in bmad-artifacts.js documenting legacy agent pipeline as dead code
- Add 10 regression tests covering BMM, CIS, and GDS directory layouts
The frontmatter `title` field is the single source of truth.
The duplicate `# {title}` H1 heading was redundant and has been removed.
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Short-circuit evaluation in step-01: explicit argument → conversation
context → full artifact scan. Stops prompting as soon as intent is
unambiguous. All existing scan behaviors preserved in tier 3.
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Adds a Self-Check subsection at the end of step-03 that forces the
implementing agent to verify all tasks are complete and mark checkboxes
before handing off to the review step.
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* fix(quick-dev): use absolute paths in code -r invocations
Agent CWD may differ from the project root in worktree setups,
causing relative paths to silently fail. Resolve paths via
git rev-parse --show-toplevel before invoking code -r.
* fix(quick-dev): add CWD fallback when git rev-parse fails
Adds graceful fallback to current working directory when
git rev-parse --show-toplevel fails (VCS unavailable).
* fix(quick-dev): make file path references clickable
Spec-file links use paths relative to the spec file's
directory (clickable in VS Code). Terminal output paths
use CWD-relative format for terminal clickability.
* fix(quick-dev): add :line suffix to step-oneshot path example
Aligns the file path example in step-oneshot.md with the clickable
`:line` format already enforced in step-03-implement.md and
step-05-present.md.
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Switch skill discovery gate from requiring bmad-skill-manifest.yaml with
type: skill to detecting any directory with a valid SKILL.md (frontmatter
name + description, name matches directory name). Delete 34 stub manifests
that carried no data beyond type: skill. Agent manifests (9) are retained
for persona metadata consumed by agent-manifest.csv.
Inline workflow.md content directly into SKILL.md for: editorial-review-prose,
editorial-review-structure, help, index-docs, review-adversarial-general,
review-edge-case-hunter, and shard-doc. Deletes the now-redundant workflow.md
files. No behavioral change — same pattern as advanced-elicitation in PR #2076.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Merge workflow.md content directly into SKILL.md and delete the
now-redundant workflow file. The frontmatter `agent_party` variable
moves into SKILL.md; all relative file references (`./methods.csv`)
remain valid.
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* fix(code-review): update sprint-status to done after review completes
The code-review workflow ended without updating sprint-status.yaml from
"review" to "done", leaving stories stuck in review status. The dev-story
workflow implies code-review handles this transition but it was dropped
during the v6.2.0 step-file architecture refactor.
- Add sprint_status path to workflow initialization
- Track story_key in step-01 when discovered from sprint status
- Add step-04 section 6 to update sprint-status.yaml and story file
- Add step-04 section 7 with next-step options
Closes#2043
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* fix(code-review): address PR review findings — split gating, story_key guard, HALT
- Split section 6 guard: story file status gated on spec_file only,
sprint-status sync sub-gated on story_key separately
- Add conditional branch for manual choice in multi-story path so
story_key is cleared when user declines a story selection
- Add HALT directive after Next steps menu to prevent LLM runaway
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* fix(code-review): restore actionable review output with interactive choices
The March 15 rewrite (PR #2007) removed the ability to auto-fix patches,
create action items in story files, and handle deferred/spec findings.
This restores interactive post-review actions:
- Deferred findings: auto-written to deferred-work.md and checked off in story
- Intent gap/bad spec: conversation with downgrade-to-patch, patch-spec,
reset-to-ready-for-dev, or dismiss options
- Patch findings: fix automatically, create action items, or show details
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* refactor(code-review): simplify triage to decision-needed/patch/defer/dismiss
Replace 5-bucket classification (intent_gap, bad_spec, patch, defer, reject)
with 4 pragmatic buckets. Findings always written to story file first.
Decision-needed findings gate patch handling — resolve ambiguity before fixing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(code-review): address PR review findings in step-04-present
Replace undefined curly-brace placeholders with angle-bracket syntax,
add HALT guard before patch menu, guard spec_file references for
no-spec mode, and backtick category names for consistency.
* feat(code-review): add HALT guards, batch option, defer reason, final summary
Add strong HALT guards after decision-needed and patch menus to prevent
auto-progression. Add batch-apply option 0 for >3 patch findings. Prompt
for defer reason and append to story file and deferred-work.md. Show
boxed final summary with counts. Polish clean-review shortcut in triage.
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* fix: separate subagent launch from skill invocation in code review
The step-02-review prompt fused "invoke skill X" with "in a subagent"
into one instruction, causing LLMs to search for a named agent instead
of launching a generic subagent that uses the skill. Aligns with the
working pattern in quick-dev step-04: upfront gate with inline fallback,
and "Invoke via the skill" as a separate concern from subagent setup.
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* fix(code-review): address PR review findings on subagent fallback wording
Capitalize "Markdown" (proper noun) in Acceptance Auditor prompt and
simplify fallback trigger from "context-free subagents" to "subagents"
to eliminate ambiguity about when the fallback activates.
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Replace bmad-create-product-brief (step-based wizard) and
bmad-product-brief-preview (multi-agent) with a single unified
bmad-product-brief skill. Remove accidentally duplicated market
research step files and template. Update research skill
descriptions to use more natural trigger language.
Step-02 now displays the finalized spec file path as a CWD-relative
clickable link after approval. Step-05 clarifies the dual convention:
project-root-relative paths (leading /) for spec-file content, CWD-relative
paths (no leading /) for terminal/conversation output. One-shot review
order explicitly uses CWD-relative path:line format.
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* refactor: consolidate agents into phase-based skill directories
Remove separate agent/workflow/skill directories (src/bmm/agents,
src/bmm/workflows, src/core/skills, src/utility/agent-components) and
reorganize all content into phase-based structures under src/bmm-skills
(1-analysis, 2-plan-workflows, 3-solutioning, 4-implementation) and
src/core-skills. Eliminates the agent/skill distinction by treating
agents as skills within their workflow phase.
* fix: update broken file references to use new bmm-skills paths
* docs: update all references for unified bmad-quick-dev workflow
Remove all references to the old separate bmad-quick-spec and
bmad-quick-dev-new-preview workflows. The new bmad-quick-dev is a
unified workflow that handles intent clarification, planning,
implementation, review, and presentation in a single run.
Updated files across English docs, Chinese translations, source
skill manifests, website diagram, and build tooling.
- Remove name/description from step-03-implement.md frontmatter (STEP-06)
- Remove name/description from step-oneshot.md frontmatter (STEP-06)
- Fix {project_root} to {project-root} placeholder convention
- Replace undefined {changed_files} with natural language
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The "elite developer" role with "implement autonomously" and "minimum
ceremony" language actively encouraged the model to skip workflow steps
when it judged the task was simple enough. Replaced with a concrete goal
and a critical rule enforcing step-file compliance.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
One-shot and plan-code-review shared steps 3-5 which depend on spec
files one-shot never creates. Give one-shot its own step-oneshot.md
with implement/review/classify/commit/present. Clean all one-shot
and execution_mode references from steps 3-5. Restructure step-01
routing with EARLY EXIT pattern for one-shot and artifact-scan resume.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
One-shot mode displays the review order in conversation output and has
no spec file to open. Guard the code -r step and spec-specific summary
items behind plan-code-review.
Replace vscode://file/ absolute URI links with workspace-root-relative
markdown links using #L anchors — portable across machines and worktrees.
Add code -r open-in-editor step with graceful fallback, and Ctrl+click
navigation tip for reviewers.
Step 5 now builds a concern-ordered trail of clickable vscode://file/
links with brief framing and appends it to the spec before committing.
Stops are sequenced by concern (not by file), lead with the entry point,
and use ≤15-word framing focused on design rationale. Single-concern
trails omit grouping labels. The trail is a standalone review artifact
useful without any skill.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update per-agent bmad-skill-manifest.yaml files and remove the
now-redundant shared bmad-skill-manifest.yaml after capabilities
were inlined into SKILL.md.
Replace dynamic manifest loading with static Capabilities tables directly
in each agent's SKILL.md. This eliminates the bmad-manifest.json files and
simplifies agent activation by removing the manifest parsing step.
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default-party.csv and team-fullstack.yaml are never read by any code.
Party mode reads from the installed agent-manifest.csv generated by
manifest-generator.js during install.
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