indicator when external modules are being downloaded during install so installer does not appear to be frozen / unresponsive.

* docs: apply style guide to TEA Lite quickstart

- Remove duplicate H1 header (frontmatter provides title)
- Remove horizontal rules throughout
- Convert Prerequisites to admonition
- Add Quick Path TL;DR admonition
- Convert Key Takeaway to tip admonition
- Convert TEA Workflows list to Quick Reference table
- Convert Troubleshooting to Common Questions FAQ format
- Rename Need Help to Getting Help section
- Remove redundant Feedback section

Also adds missing @clack/prompts dependency from upstream merge.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: spell out acronyms in TEA Lite quickstart

- MCP → Model Context Protocol
- E2E → End-to-end (also fix missing article)
- CI/CD → Continuous integration/continuous deployment
- ATDD → Acceptance Test-Driven Development
- TDD → Test-Driven Development
- NFR → non-functional requirements
- Remove inaccurate CRUD reference

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: spell out TDD in ATDD link text

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: update branding with new wordmark logo and banner

- Add banner image to README header
- Replace website logo with wordmark, hiding title text
- Left-align logo with sidebar by reducing header padding

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: update README banner to new design with waveform

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add banner to docs website welcome page

- Revert README to original banner
- Add waveform banner to docs site welcome page

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: use waveform banner as website header logo

- Remove banner from welcome page content
- Update header logo to use banner-bmad-method2.png

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: add separate logo for dark mode

Use banner-bmad-method-dark.png in dark mode for better blending

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: update header logos for light and dark modes

- Light mode: bmad-light.png (dark blue background with lightning)
- Dark mode: bmad-dark.png (light background variant)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: clean up unused banner images and add readme2

- Remove unused banner-bmad-method2.png and bmad-wordmark.png
- Add readme2.md with upcoming features section
- Update banner-bmad-method-dark.png

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore: remove unused banner image variants

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat: finalize header logo graphics

- Rename bmad-light2.png to bmad-light.png as final version
- Remove readme2.md draft

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Brian <bmadcode@gmail.com>

.gitignore

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ _bmad-output
 .claude
 .codex
 .github/chatmodes
+.github/agents
 .agent
 .agentvibes/
 .kiro/

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# BMad Method
+![BMad Method](banner-bmad-method.png)
 
 [![Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/bmad-method?color=blue&label=version)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bmad-method)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE)

docs/tutorials/getting-started/tea-lite-quickstart.md

@@ -13,17 +13,15 @@ By the end of this 30-minute tutorial, you'll have:
 - Passing tests for an existing demo app feature
 
 :::note[Prerequisites]
-- Node.js installed (v18 or later)
+- Node.js installed (v20 or later)
 - 30 minutes of focused time
-
+- We'll use TodoMVC (<https://todomvc.com/examples/react/>) as our demo app
-- We'll use TodoMVC (<https://todomvc.com/examples/react/dist/>) as our demo app
 :::
 
 :::tip[Quick Path]
 Load TEA (`*tea`) → scaffold framework (`*framework`) → create test plan (`*test-design`) → generate tests (`*automate`) → run with `npx playwright test`.
 :::
 
-
 ## TEA Approaches Explained
 
 Before we start, understand the three ways to use TEA:

tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('node:path');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const yaml = require('yaml');
 const chalk = require('chalk');
+const ora = require('ora');
 const { XmlHandler } = require('../../../lib/xml-handler');
 const { getProjectRoot, getSourcePath, getModulePath } = require('../../../lib/project-root');
 const { filterCustomizationData } = require('../../../lib/agent/compiler');
@@ -414,27 +415,48 @@ class ModuleManager {
     // Create cache directory if it doesn't exist
     await fs.ensureDir(cacheDir);
 
+    // Track if we need to install dependencies
+    let needsDependencyInstall = false;
+    let wasNewClone = false;
+
     // Check if already cloned
     if (await fs.pathExists(moduleCacheDir)) {
       // Try to update if it's a git repo
+      const updateSpinner = ora(`Updating ${moduleInfo.name} from remote repository...`).start();
       try {
+        const currentRef = execSync('git rev-parse HEAD', { cwd: moduleCacheDir, stdio: 'pipe' }).toString().trim();
         execSync('git fetch --depth 1', { cwd: moduleCacheDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
         execSync('git checkout -f', { cwd: moduleCacheDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
         execSync('git pull --ff-only', { cwd: moduleCacheDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
+        const newRef = execSync('git rev-parse HEAD', { cwd: moduleCacheDir, stdio: 'pipe' }).toString().trim();
+
+        if (currentRef === newRef) {
+          updateSpinner.succeed(`${moduleInfo.name} is already up to date`);
+        } else {
+          updateSpinner.succeed(`Updated ${moduleInfo.name} to latest version`);
+          // Force dependency install since we got new code
+          needsDependencyInstall = true;
+        }
       } catch {
+        updateSpinner.warn(`Update failed, re-downloading ${moduleInfo.name}`);
         // If update fails, remove and re-clone
         await fs.remove(moduleCacheDir);
+        wasNewClone = true;
       }
+    } else {
+      wasNewClone = true;
     }
 
     // Clone if not exists or was removed
-    if (!(await fs.pathExists(moduleCacheDir))) {
+    if (wasNewClone) {
-      console.log(chalk.dim(`  Cloning external module: ${moduleInfo.name}`));
+      const cloneSpinner = ora(`Downloading ${moduleInfo.name} from remote repository...`).start();
       try {
         execSync(`git clone --depth 1 "${moduleInfo.url}" "${moduleCacheDir}"`, {
           stdio: 'pipe',
         });
+        cloneSpinner.succeed(`Downloaded ${moduleInfo.name}`);
       } catch (error) {
+        cloneSpinner.fail(`Failed to download ${moduleInfo.name}`);
         throw new Error(`Failed to clone external module '${moduleCode}': ${error.message}`);
       }
     }
@@ -444,11 +466,25 @@ class ModuleManager {
     const nodeModulesPath = path.join(moduleCacheDir, 'node_modules');
     if (await fs.pathExists(packageJsonPath)) {
       // Install if node_modules doesn't exist, or if package.json is newer (dependencies changed)
-      const needsInstall = !(await fs.pathExists(nodeModulesPath));
+      const nodeModulesMissing = !(await fs.pathExists(nodeModulesPath));
-      let packageJsonNewer = false;
 
-      if (!needsInstall) {
+      // Force install if we updated or cloned new
+      if (needsDependencyInstall || wasNewClone || nodeModulesMissing) {
+        const installSpinner = ora(`Installing dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}...`).start();
+        try {
+          execSync('npm install --production --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline --no-progress', {
+            cwd: moduleCacheDir,
+            stdio: 'pipe',
+            timeout: 120_000, // 2 minute timeout
+          });
+          installSpinner.succeed(`Installed dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}`);
+        } catch (error) {
+          installSpinner.warn(`Failed to install dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}`);
+          console.warn(chalk.yellow(`  Warning: ${error.message}`));
+        }
+      } else {
         // Check if package.json is newer than node_modules
+        let packageJsonNewer = false;
         try {
           const packageStats = await fs.stat(packageJsonPath);
           const nodeModulesStats = await fs.stat(nodeModulesPath);
@@ -457,18 +493,20 @@ class ModuleManager {
           // If stat fails, assume we need to install
           packageJsonNewer = true;
         }
-      }
 
-      if (needsInstall || packageJsonNewer) {
+        if (packageJsonNewer) {
-        console.log(chalk.dim(`  Installing dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}...`));
+          const installSpinner = ora(`Installing dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}...`).start();
           try {
             execSync('npm install --production --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-offline --no-progress', {
               cwd: moduleCacheDir,
-            stdio: 'inherit',
+              stdio: 'pipe',
               timeout: 120_000, // 2 minute timeout
             });
+            installSpinner.succeed(`Installed dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}`);
           } catch (error) {
-          console.warn(chalk.yellow(`  Warning: Failed to install dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}: ${error.message}`));
+            installSpinner.warn(`Failed to install dependencies for ${moduleInfo.name}`);
+            console.warn(chalk.yellow(`  Warning: ${error.message}`));
+          }
         }
       }
     }

website/astro.config.mjs

@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
       tagline: 'AI-driven agile development with specialized agents and workflows that scale from bug fixes to enterprise platforms.',
 
       logo: {
-        src: './public/img/logo.svg',
+        light: './public/img/bmad-light.png',
-        alt: 'BMAD Logo',
+        dark: './public/img/bmad-dark.png',
+        alt: 'BMAD Method',
+        replacesTitle: true,
       },
       favicon: '/favicon.ico',
 

website/src/styles/custom.css

@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ header.header .header.sl-flex {
 
 .site-title {
   font-weight: 700;
+  margin-left: 0;
+  padding-left: 0;
 }
 
 /* Logo sizing - constrain to reasonable size */
@@ -470,14 +472,14 @@ footer {
 /* Responsive padding on navbar row only - banner stays full-width */
 @media (min-width: 50rem) {
   header.header .header.sl-flex {
-    padding-left: 2.5rem;
+    padding-left: 1rem;
     padding-right: 2.5rem;
   }
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 72rem) {
   header.header .header.sl-flex {
-    padding-left: 3rem;
+    padding-left: 1rem;
     padding-right: 3rem;
   }
 }