Add bmad-skill-manifest.yaml sidecars to all 38 capabilities (tasks,
agents, workflows) declaring canonicalId as the single source of truth
for skill names. Update Claude Code and Codex installers to prefer
canonicalId over path-derived names, with graceful fallback.
- 24 manifest files covering 38 capabilities
- New shared skill-manifest.js utility for manifest loading
- resolveSkillName() in path-utils.js bridges manifest → installer
- All command generators propagate canonicalId through CSV manifests
- Drops bmm module prefix from all user-facing skill names
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat(quick-flow): add quick-dev2 unified workflow
Add the quick-dev2 workflow that unifies clarify, plan, implement,
review, and present into a single flow. Register it in the agent
menu, module-help catalog, and test fixtures.
* fix(quick-flow): rename QD2 trigger to QQ for schema compliance
COMPOUND_TRIGGER_PATTERN only allows uppercase letters in shortcuts.
Rename to QQ so quick-dev2 passes agent schema validation.
* fix(quick-flow): address PR review findings for quick-dev2
- step-04-review: fix copy-paste fallback text to say "perform all
three reviews inline sequentially" instead of "implement directly"
- workflow.md: add missing planning_artifacts to initialization list,
matching quick-spec and quick-dev siblings
- quick-flow-solo-dev.agent.yaml: change QD and QQ menu entries from
workflow: to exec: for .md files, matching the exec-for-md convention
* fix(quick-flow): use human-in-the-loop fallback for review without subagents
Sequential inline reviews in the same context suffer from anchoring
bias and context blowout. Instead, generate separate review prompt
files and ask the human to run each in a separate session.
* refactor(quick-flow): rename quick-dev2 to quick-dev-new-preview
Rename directory, update all references in agent menu, module-help,
and workflow internals.
* fix(workflows): remove ambiguous with-argument from help task chaining
The "with argument" clause in 7 workflow completion steps caused LLMs
to interpret "Read fully and follow: help.md with argument X" as a
skill/function invocation rather than a file-read instruction. Drop the
clause entirely — help.md already infers the completed workflow from
the preceding "[Workflow] complete." text in conversation context.
Closes#1637
* fix(workflows): correct broken qa/automate file references
The QA workflow was renamed to qa-generate-e2e-tests but three files
still referenced the old qa/automate path, breaking CI file-ref
validation.
* fix(test): update QA agent test to match renamed workflow path
The workflow path changed from qa/automate to qa-generate-e2e-tests
but the installation component test was not updated to match.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
- 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
Update 9 files that referenced the old path
bmm/workflows/3-solutioning/architecture/steps/ to the correct
bmm/workflows/3-solutioning/create-architecture/steps/ after the
directory was renamed.
Fixes#1625
Co-authored-by: Junie <junie@jetbrains.com>
- create-architecture/workflow.md: fix installed_path dir name
from 'architecture' to 'create-architecture'
- create-story/checklist.md: fix 2 refs from validate-workflow.xml
to workflow.xml (file does not exist with validate- prefix)
- package.json: add --strict to validate:refs so broken references
fail CI instead of logging warnings and exiting 0
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
* 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.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
The 4-backtick markdown fence closed prematurely at line 235,
orphaning template content and causing a stray 3-backtick fence
to swallow sections 9-13 into an unclosed code block.
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
* fix: remove output_folder/story_dir aliases, flatten variables sections (#1602)
Drop pointless alias variables (output_folder, story_dir, story_directory)
from Phase 4, Quick Flow, and QA workflows. Replace all references with
the canonical {implementation_artifacts} or {planning_artifacts} variables.
Also flatten unnecessary `variables:` YAML nesting in all affected
workflow.yaml files — the workflow engine treats all keys as top-level,
so the nesting added complexity with no semantic value.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: add missing config declarations, remove remaining aliases and dead variables
- Add missing document_output_language and user_skill_level to create-story
(referenced in instructions.xml but never declared)
- Remove retrospectives_folder alias, replace with canonical implementation_artifacts
- Remove unused sprint_status and duplicate validation alias from correct-course
- Remove unused date, planning_artifacts, tracking_system from sprint-status
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: address PR review findings and rename shadowed output_folder variable
- Fix single/double brace mismatch for {implementation_artifacts} in
create-story instructions.xml (F1)
- Remove escaped asterisks in glob patterns in retrospective
instructions.md (F2)
- Eliminate redundant {config_source} re-resolution for story_location
in sprint-planning workflow.yaml (F5)
- Add explicit instruction to discover previous_story_num by scanning
artifacts instead of leaving it undefined (#7)
- Rename output_folder to project_knowledge in document-project
workflows to stop shadowing the canonical core config variable (#13)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: use plural retrospectives in previous retro search instructions
The glob pattern can match multiple retrospective files for the same
epic (e.g., partial mid-sprint retro and full completion retro). Use
plural "retrospectives" to make clear the LLM should load all matches.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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>
* fix(bmm): add missing project-context references to workflows
correct-course, retrospective, and sprint-status workflows were missing
project_context entirely. quick-spec referenced it in step files but not
in the initialization sequence.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(bmm): add explicit project-context load instructions to workflows
Add Load project_context if exists action to instruction files for
correct-course, retrospective, sprint-status, and sprint-planning.
The workflow.yaml declarations alone do not cause the file to be loaded;
the instruction files must explicitly reference it.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: add custom GitHub Copilot installer handler
Adds a dedicated GitHub Copilot handler that generates:
- Agent files with .agent.md extension and enriched descriptions
- Prompt files (.prompt.md) for workflows, tasks, and agent activators
- copilot-instructions.md with project config and agent reference table
Replaces the generic config-driven handler with a custom one that
properly supports Copilot's agent/prompt file conventions.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: escape YAML descriptions and preserve user copilot-instructions
- Escape single quotes in YAML frontmatter descriptions across all prompt
generators (createWorkflowPromptContent, createTechWriterPromptContent,
createAgentActivatorPromptContent) to match createAgentContent behavior
- Make copilot-instructions.md non-destructive using BMAD markers
(<!-- BMAD:START --> / <!-- BMAD:END -->) to preserve user content
- On cleanup, only remove content between markers; skip files without markers
- Back up existing unmarked files before overwriting
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: add error handling for CSV read/parse in loadAgentManifest and loadBmadHelp
Wrap file read and csv.parse in try/catch blocks so malformed or
unreadable CSV files gracefully degrade instead of aborting setup.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: use specific detection paths instead of .github configDir
Set configDir to null and use detectionPaths with
.github/copilot-instructions.md and .github/agents/ so the base
detect() doesn't false-positive on every GitHub repo.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs: add comments explaining hardcoded bmm/config.yaml in prompts
Clarify that bmm/config.yaml is safe to hardcode in generated prompt
content because these prompts are only created when bmm module data
(bmad-help.csv, agent artifacts) exists.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: guard against missing workflow-file in bmad-help.csv entries
Skip entries where workflow-file is empty/undefined to prevent
workflowFile.endsWith() from throwing during prompt generation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: guard escapeYamlSingleQuote against undefined input
Default to empty string when value is undefined/null to prevent
replaceAll from throwing on missing CSV fields.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: preserve customised tool permissions across reinstalls
Before this change, reinstalling would overwrite any user-customised
tools arrays in agent and prompt frontmatter with the hardcoded default.
Now the installer reads existing tool permissions from .agent.md and
.prompt.md files before cleanup, and re-applies them to the regenerated
files. Falls back to the default ['read', 'edit', 'search', 'execute']
for new files or files without prior customisation.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: prevent cleanup from stripping copilot-instructions.md markers before generation
The cleanup() method was removing the BMAD marker section from
copilot-instructions.md, leaving user content without markers.
generateCopilotInstructions() then treated the markerless file as
legacy, backed it up, and overwrote user content.
Fix: remove the copilot-instructions.md block from cleanup() entirely.
generateCopilotInstructions() already handles marker-based replacement
in a single read-modify-write pass that correctly preserves user content.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* docs: update manager.js comments to include github-copilot.js
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* feat: make agent capabilities data-driven via agent YAML metadata
Replace the hardcoded getAgentCapabilities() map with a data-driven
pipeline. Capabilities are now defined in each .agent.yaml source file,
compiled into the XML output, extracted into agent-manifest.csv by the
manifest generator, and read by the GitHub Copilot handler at install
time. New agents automatically get their capabilities without code
changes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix: use this.bmadFolderName instead of hardcoded _bmad in template paths
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Removes the security-risky _module-installer pattern (code execution at
install time) in favor of a declarative `directories` key in module.yaml.
The main installer now handles directory creation centrally based on this
config, eliminating per-module installer.js scripts and their CJS/ESM issues.
Changes:
- Delete src/bmm/_module-installer/installer.js
- Delete src/core/_module-installer/installer.js
- Add `directories` key to src/bmm/module.yaml
- Rename runModuleInstaller() -> createModuleDirectories()
- Remove _module-installer from ESLint overrides
- Remove _module-installer from file-ref validator skip dirs
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)
Remove the forbidden `workflow_path` frontmatter variable from 16 step files
across 3 workflows (quick-dev, quick-spec, check-implementation-readiness).
Per BMAD workflow standards, step files should use relative paths or
{project-root} references instead.
Changes:
- quick-dev (6 files): removed workflow_path and unused thisStepFile
- quick-spec (4 files): removed workflow_path, updated templateFile to use relative path
- check-implementation-readiness (6 files): removed workflow_path, updated all references to use relative paths
Also fixes incorrect path in check-implementation-readiness that referenced
non-existent 'implementation-readiness' folder instead of 'check-implementation-readiness'.
Fixes#1546
Fixes#1547
- step-05 now correctly routes to step-06-research-synthesis.md instead of presenting itself as the final step
- Fixed step-04 stepsCompleted: [1,2,3] → [1,2,3,4]
- Fixed step-05 stepsCompleted: [1,2,3,4] → [1,2,3,4,5]
- Fixed step-06 stepsCompleted: [1,2,3,4,5] → [1,2,3,4,5,6]
- Fixed step-05 title from "Step 4" to "Step 5"
- Fixed step-06 title from "Step 5" to "Step 6"
- Updated success/failure metrics and NEXT STEP sections
This mirrors the fix applied to market research in Beta.5, ensuring the technical research workflow properly completes through all 6 steps.
- Replace "invoke the review task" with "load and follow the review task"
- Replace "run this step/task" with "load this step/task"
- Aligns with canonical phrasing from PR #1387Closes#1378
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
Connect orphaned detailed customer analysis chain (steps 02-behavior,
03-pain-points, 04-decisions) by updating step-01-init to load
step-02-customer-behavior instead of the condensed
step-02-customer-insights. Remove the now-superseded monolithic file.
Fixes#1399
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
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
---------
Co-authored-by: Alex Verkhovsky <alexey.verkhovsky@gmail.com>
- Fix workflow_path in step-01-understand.md, step-02-investigate.md, and step-03-generate.md
- Changed from non-existent 'create-tech-spec' to correct 'quick-spec'
- Aligns with step-04-review.md which already had correct path
Co-authored-by: Your Name <you@example.com>
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
* docs: radical reduction of documentation scope for v6 beta
Archive and basement unreviewed content to ship a focused, minimal doc set.
Changes:
- Archive stale how-to workflow guides (will rewrite for v6)
- Archive outdated explanation and reference content
- Move unreviewed content to basement for later review
- Reorganize TEA docs into dedicated /tea/ section
- Add workflow-map visual reference page
- Simplify getting-started tutorial and sidebar navigation
- Add explanation pages: brainstorming, adversarial-review, party-mode,
quick-flow, advanced-elicitation
- Fix base URL handling for subdirectory deployments (GitHub Pages forks)
The goal is a minimal, accurate doc set for beta rather than
comprehensive but potentially misleading content.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* refactor: restructure BMM and agents documentation by consolidating and flattening index files.
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Directory was renamed in 1da77058 but step file contents weren't updated.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>
Group "go-on" options first (Done, Begin Dev), then reasoning options
(Advanced Elicitation, Party Mode, Adversarial Review).
Follows established pattern: most common action first, related options grouped.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(quick-spec): change menu shortcuts to avoid Approve/Advanced confusion
Users were typing 'a' expecting to Approve (since it starts with A) but
triggering Advanced Elicitation instead. Changed shortcuts to:
- [C] Continue (was [Y] Approve)
- [E] Edit (was [C] Changes)
This keeps [A] for Advanced Elicitation consistent with other workflows.
Fixes user-reported UX issue with confusing menu shortcuts.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(quick-dev): standardize menu shortcuts to use intuitive letters
- Change [T] to [P] for "Plan first" (P matches the label)
- Change [1][2][3] to [W][F][S] for findings resolution:
- [W] Walk through
- [F] Fix automatically
- [S] Skip
Consistent with letter-based menu pattern used elsewhere.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---------
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Alex Verkhovsky
Brian Madison
Daniel Bates
H Paul Hammann
Brian Madison
Pablo LION
jheyworth
Michael Pursifull
murat
Murat K Ozcan
Ramiz
Vladimir Hrusovsky