- Standardize all workflow descriptions to follow format: [short description]. Use when the user says 'explicit action phrase' or 'another phrase'
- Remove verbose descriptions in favor of concise summaries with explicit trigger phrases
- Use max 2 phrases per workflow to minimize context and false positives
- Phrases are explicit actions (e.g., "lets create", "run X") not questions
- No slash commands in descriptions - users invoke via /name directly
- Rename qa/automate to qa-generate-e2e-tests for clarity
- Update various core tasks and workflows
* fix: replace bare _bmad/ backtick refs with {project-root}/_bmad/
Closes#1718 (partial — bare _bmad/ category only)
* fix: replace relative step refs with {project-root}/_bmad/ paths
Converts all ./step-XX.md, step-XX.md, and steps/step-XX.md
backtick references in new-format workflow and step files to
full {project-root}/_bmad/... paths.
Refs #1718
* fix: correct create-architecture installed path and remaining relative refs
- replace create-architecture with architecture in all step path refs
to match workflow.md installed_path definition
- convert ../data/ relative refs in create-prd step-05/06/11 frontmatter
- fix stale nextStepFile example in create-prd step-01b-continue
- fix bare step-01-init.md ref in create-architecture step-01b-continue
Fixes#1718
* fix: convert remaining relative data refs and fix stale examples in continue steps
* fix: inline quick-spec step navigation paths, remove frontmatter tokens
Replace {nextStepFile} and {skipToStepFile} frontmatter tokens with
explicit {project-root}/_bmad/ paths in all quick-spec step files.
These are LLM prompts, not config files -- inline paths are clearer
and carry semantic information without indirection. Also standardize
wording from "Load" to "Read fully and follow:" for consistency.
Also add .junie/ to .prettierignore to fix unrelated CI noise.
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Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
The PRD workflow step-02 was refactored to be discovery-only with
forward references to steps 2b and 2c, but those files were never
created. This left a gap where the workflow jumped from classification
directly to success criteria with no executive summary generation.
- Add step-02b-vision.md: collaborative vision/differentiator discovery
- Add step-02c-executive-summary.md: generate and append exec summary
- Update step-02 nextStepFile to chain through 02b instead of skipping to 03
When only one PRD exists in planning_artifacts, use it automatically
instead of prompting the user for its path. Still asks when multiple
PRDs are found or falls back to manual input when none are discovered.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update all references to the help task file from the old path
`_bmad/core/tasks/bmad-help.md` to the new path `_bmad/core/tasks/help.md`.
Affected files:
- 7 workflow step files across multiple workflows
- 1 IDE tool command generator (updated comments)
Adds two operational technology domains to domain-complexity.csv
in both PRD and architecture workflows. Addresses the gap in OT
domain coverage for physical process control and building systems.
process_control: industrial automation, SCADA, PLC, DCS, I&C,
P&ID — covers power/utilities, water treatment, oil & gas,
manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, mining,
and other sectors where software controls physical processes.
Key concerns include functional safety, process safety and hazard
analysis, environmental compliance, OT cybersecurity, and plant
reliability/maintainability. Requires engineering_authority PRD
section for PE/EOR credential requirements.
building_automation: BAS/BMS, HVAC, fire alarm, fire protection,
life safety, elevators, lighting, access control, commissioning —
covers commercial and institutional building systems. Key concerns
include life safety codes, multi-trade coordination, commissioning,
and indoor environmental quality.
Both domains are high complexity, include engineering_authority
as a required PRD section, and follow established entry patterns.
Fixes#1240
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
Replace /src/core/ paths with {project-root}/_bmad/core/ convention
in validation-report-prd-workflow.md lines 293-294.
These paths reference party-mode and advanced-elicitation workflows
using the source tree layout (/src/core/) instead of the installed
layout ({project-root}/_bmad/core/) that Beta.4 standardized
across all other files.
This is the remaining half of the fix for #1435, which was closed
as "will fix with .4 release" but only the brianmadison path on
line 11 and the XML syntax issue were addressed. The /src/core/
paths on lines 293-294 were missed.
Fixes#1480
The validationWorkflow reference uses ./steps-v/step-v-01-discovery.md
but steps-v/ is a sibling of steps-e/, not a child. Corrected to
../steps-v/step-v-01-discovery.md.
Fixes#1496
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
* fix: correct malformed XML syntax and remove hardcoded path
- Fix missing opening quote in activation-steps.txt: `n={HELP_STEP}"` → `n="{HELP_STEP}"`
- Remove spurious hyphen: `-Let` → `Let`
- Replace hardcoded `/Users/brianmadison/...` path with relative path
Fixes#1435
* fix: add missing HELP_STEP placeholder replacement
The activation-steps.txt template includes a {HELP_STEP} placeholder,
but activation-builder.js never calculated or replaced it. This caused
the literal string "{HELP_STEP}" to appear in compiled agent files.
Added helpStep calculation between menuStep and haltStep, and adjusted
subsequent step numbers accordingly.
Fixes#1441
* Update src/bmm/workflows/2-plan-workflows/create-prd/validation-report-prd-workflow.md
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Co-authored-by: Alex Verkhovsky <alexey.verkhovsky@gmail.com>
Replace ambiguous "execute" terminology with explicit "Read fully and follow:"
phrasing across all workflow files to prevent LLM goal-seeking behavior where
models attempt to "achieve the end result" rather than following step-by-step
instructions verbatim.
Changes:
- Update 5 handler templates with canonical phrasing
- Replace ~150 INSTRUCTIONAL patterns across 87 workflow files
- Add "[Workflow] complete." prefix to 7 workflow endpoints
- Preserve BEHAVIORAL/STRUCTURAL patterns (agent descriptions, XML tags)
- Fix gitignore and markdownlint to ignore all node_modules directories
Closes#1372
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Brian Madison
Alex Verkhovsky
Brian Madison
Michael Pursifull