Fixes#505 - GitHub Copilot analyst chat mode is unable to create files
- Added 'new' tool to tools array in setupGitHubCopilot() method
- Enables file creation capability for all BMAD chatmode agents
- Follows pattern from PR #324 (commit 47b014e)
- Based on research showing 'editFiles' alone insufficient for new files
Research evidence:
- Issue #12568 in microsoft/vscode-copilot-release shows 'new' as distinct tool
- Issue #10253 documents editFiles limitation with creating non-existent files
- Microsoft fixed file creation bug in extension v0.28.2025052204+
Testing required:
- Run BMAD installer to regenerate chatmode files
- Test analyst agent commands: *create-project-brief, *create-competitor-analysis
- Verify existing agent functionality unchanged
- Unify BMad directory name from 'BMad' to lowercase 'bmad'
- Use shared utility functions [getAgentsFromBmad] and [getTasksFromBmad] to fetch agents and tasks
- Create independent subdirectory structures (agents, tasks) for each module
- Update file writing paths to store TOML files by module classification
- Remove legacy QWEN.md merged documentation generation logic
- Add TOML metadata header support (not available in previous versions)
- Clean up old version configuration directories (including uppercase BMad and bmad-method)
Previously, the installer created empty tasks/ directories under
.claude/commands/bmad/{module}/ and attempted to copy task files.
Since getTasksFromDir() filters for .md files only and all actual
tasks are .xml files, these directories remained empty.
Tasks are utility files referenced by agents via exec attributes
(e.g., exec="{project-root}/bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml") and
should remain in the bmad/ directory - they are not slash commands.
Changes:
- Removed tasks directory creation in module setup
- Removed tasks copying logic (15 lines)
- Removed taskCount from console output
- Removed tasks property from return value
- Removed unused getTasksFromBmad and getTasksFromDir imports
- Updated comment to clarify agents-only installation
Verified: No tasks/ directories created in .claude/commands/bmad/
while task files remain accessible in bmad/core/tasks/
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- Remember previously configured IDEs before deleting bmad directory
- During full reinstall, treat all selected IDEs as newly selected
- Properly prompt for IDE configuration questions during reinstall
- Remove debug logging
- Fix manifest reading to use manifest.yaml instead of manifest.csv
- Show previously configured IDEs as selected by default in UI
- Skip configuration prompts for already configured IDEs during updates
- Properly collect IDE configurations during full reinstall
- Handle installation cancellation without throwing errors
- Created agent-activation-web.xml with bundled file access instructions
- Updated web-bundler to inject web activation into all agent bundles
- Agents now understand how to access <file> elements instead of filesystem
- Includes workflow execution instructions for bundled environments
- Generated new web bundles with activation blocks
jhaindev
Tiki
Alex Verkhovsky
Brian Madison
Dylan Buchi