---
name: 'e-03b-validate-persona'
description: 'Validate persona (before edit) - no menu, auto-advance'

nextStepFile: './e-03c-validate-menu.md'
editPlan: '{bmb_creations_output_folder}/edit-plan-{agent-name}.md'
personaProperties: ../data/persona-properties.md
principlesCrafting: ../data/principles-crafting.md
---

# Edit Step 3b: Validate Persona (Before Edit)

## STEP GOAL:

Validate the agent's persona fields against BMAD standards. Record findings to editPlan and auto-advance.

## MANDATORY EXECUTION RULES:

- 📖 CRITICAL: Read the complete step file before taking any action
- 🔄 CRITICAL: Read editPlan and persona references first
- 🚫 NO MENU in this step - record findings and auto-advance
- ✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the config `{communication_language}`

### Step-Specific Rules:

- 🎯 Validate persona four-field system
- 📊 Record findings to editPlan frontmatter
- 🚫 FORBIDDEN to present menu - auto-advance when complete

## EXECUTION PROTOCOLS:

- 🎯 Load personaProperties.md and principlesCrafting.md
- 📊 Validate persona fields
- 💾 Record findings to editPlan
- ➡️ Auto-advance to next validation step when complete

## Sequence of Instructions:

### 1. Load References

Read `{personaProperties}` and `{principlesCrafting}`.
Read `{editPlan}` to get agent file path and persona.

### 2. Validate Persona

Perform checks on:
- **role**: present, specific, not generic
- **identity**: present, defines who agent is
- **communication_style**: present, speech patterns only (no behavioral words)
- **principles**: present, first principle activates expert knowledge, not generic duties

### 3. Record Findings

Append to editPlan frontmatter:

```yaml
  persona:
    status: [pass|fail|warning]
    findings:
      - {check}: [pass|fail]
      - {check}: [pass|fail]
```

### 4. Auto-Advance

When validation complete, load and execute `{nextStepFile}` immediately.

## SUCCESS METRICS

✅ All persona checks performed and recorded
✅ Findings saved to editPlan
✅ Auto-advanced to next step

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**Auto-advancing to menu validation...**