# Workflow Audit Report

**Workflow:** tech-spec
**Audit Date:** 2025-10-21
**Auditor:** Audit Workflow (BMAD v6)
**Workflow Type:** Document (template-based)
**Workflow Path:** /Users/brianmadison/dev/BMAD-METHOD/src/modules/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context

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## Executive Summary

**Overall Status:** ⚠️ ISSUES FOUND - Requires fixes before production use

**Issue Breakdown:**

- Critical Issues: **2**
- Important Issues: **1**
- Cleanup Recommendations: **4**

**Primary Concerns:**

1. Web bundle missing critical workflow dependencies
2. Output path hardcoded instead of using config variable
3. Configuration bloat (40% unused variables)

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## 1. Standard Config Block Validation

### ✅ Status: PASS

All required standard config variables are present and correctly formatted:

**Required Variables:**

- ✅ `config_source: "{project-root}/bmad/bmm/config.yaml"`
- ✅ `output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"`
- ✅ `user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"`
- ✅ `communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"`
- ✅ `date: system-generated`

**Additional Config Variables Found:**

- ⚠️ `document_output_language` (non-standard, potentially unused)
- ⚠️ `user_skill_level` (non-standard, potentially unused)

**Recommendation:** Verify usage of additional config variables or remove if unused.

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## 2. YAML/Instruction/Template Alignment

### ❌ Issues Found: Configuration Bloat

**Variables Analyzed:** 5 custom fields
**Used in Instructions:** 3
**Used in Template:** N/A (config variables)
**Unused (Bloat):** 2

### Unused Variables (BLOAT):

1. **`document_output_language`**
   - Location: workflow.yaml line 10
   - Status: Defined but never referenced in instructions.md or template.md
   - Impact: Configuration bloat
   - **Action Required:** Remove from yaml

2. **`user_skill_level`**
   - Location: workflow.yaml line 11
   - Status: Defined but never referenced in instructions.md or template.md
   - Impact: Configuration bloat
   - **Action Required:** Remove from yaml

### Properly Used Variables:

- ✅ `output_folder` → Used in instructions.md (lines 12, 129)
- ✅ `user_name` → Used in instructions.md (lines 143, 166) and template.md (line 4)
- ✅ `communication_language` → Used in instructions.md (line 6)
- ✅ `date` → Used in template.md (line 3) and output file naming
- ✅ `non_interactive` → Used in instructions.md (lines 8, 66, 68)

**Bloat Metrics:**

- Total custom yaml fields: 5
- Used fields: 3
- Unused fields: 2
- **Bloat Percentage: 40%**

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## 3. Config Variable Usage

### Overall Status: ⚠️ IMPORTANT ISSUE FOUND

**Communication Language:**

- ✅ Properly used on line 6: `Communicate all responses in {communication_language}`
- ✅ No inappropriate usage in template headers
- Status: **CORRECT**

**User Name:**

- ✅ Used for personalization on lines 143, 166
- ✅ Optional metadata usage in template (line 4)
- Status: **CORRECT**

**Output Folder:**

- ✅ Properly used for file searches (lines 12, 129)
- ❌ **ISSUE:** `default_output_file` hardcodes path instead of using variable
  - Current: `"{project-root}/docs/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md"`
  - Should be: `"{output_folder}/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md"`
  - Impact: Ignores user's configured output folder preference
  - Severity: **IMPORTANT**

**Date:**

- ✅ System-generated and available
- ✅ Used in template metadata (line 3)
- ✅ Used in output file naming
- Status: **CORRECT**

### Action Required:

**Fix default_output_file in workflow.yaml:**

```yaml
# Current (line 29):
default_output_file: "{project-root}/docs/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md"

# Should be:
default_output_file: "{output_folder}/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md"
```

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## 4. Web Bundle Validation

### 🚨 Status: CRITICAL ISSUES FOUND

**Current Web Bundle Configuration:**

```yaml
web_bundle:
  name: 'tech-spec'
  description: '...'
  author: 'BMAD BMM'
  web_bundle_files:
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/template.md'
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/instructions.md'
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/checklist.md'
```

### Path Validation:

- ✅ All paths use bmad/-relative format (NOT {project-root})
- ✅ No {config_source} variables in web_bundle section
- ✅ Paths match actual file locations

### Completeness Check:

- ✅ instructions.md listed
- ✅ template.md listed (document workflow)
- ✅ checklist.md listed

### 🚨 Critical Issues:

**Issue 1: Missing Workflow Dependency**

- Severity: **CRITICAL**
- Location: instructions.md line 133
- Problem: Workflow invokes `workflow-status` but dependency not in web_bundle_files
- Invocation: `<invoke-workflow path="{project-root}/bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status">`
- Missing files:
  - `bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/workflow.yaml`
  - `bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/instructions.md` (if exists)

**Issue 2: Missing existing_workflows Field**

- Severity: **CRITICAL**
- Problem: When `<invoke-workflow>` calls exist, web_bundle MUST include `existing_workflows` field
- Current: Field not present
- Required: Mapping of workflow variables to paths

### Required Fix:

```yaml
web_bundle:
  name: 'tech-spec'
  description: 'Generate a comprehensive Technical Specification from PRD and Architecture with acceptance criteria and traceability mapping'
  author: 'BMAD BMM'
  existing_workflows:
    - workflow_status: 'bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/workflow.yaml'
  web_bundle_files:
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/template.md'
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/instructions.md'
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/checklist.md'
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/workflow.yaml'
    - 'bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/instructions.md'
```

**Web Bundle Status:**

- Web Bundle Present: ✅ Yes
- Files Listed: 3
- Missing Files: 2+
- Completeness: ❌ **INCOMPLETE**

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## 5. Bloat Detection

### Bloat Summary

**Unused YAML Fields: 2**

1. `document_output_language`
   - Type: Config variable
   - Usage: Not referenced anywhere
   - Recommendation: **Remove**

2. `user_skill_level`
   - Type: Config variable
   - Usage: Not referenced anywhere
   - Recommendation: **Remove**

**Hardcoded Values: 1**

3. `default_output_file` path
   - Current: `{project-root}/docs/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md`
   - Should use: `{output_folder}`
   - Impact: Ignores user configuration
   - Recommendation: **Fix to use {output_folder}**

**Redundant Configuration: 3 fields**

4. Metadata duplication between top-level and web_bundle:
   - `name` appears on yaml line 1 AND web_bundle line 36
   - `description` appears on yaml line 2 AND web_bundle line 37
   - `author` appears on yaml line 3 AND web_bundle line 38
   - Recommendation: **Remove duplication** (keep in one location)

### Bloat Metrics:

- Total custom yaml fields analyzed: 5
- Used fields: 3
- Unused fields: 2
- **Bloat Percentage: 40%**
- Redundant metadata fields: 3
- **Cleanup Potential: HIGH** (~30% configuration reduction possible)

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## 6. Template Variable Mapping

### ✅ Status: EXCELLENT - No Issues

**Template Variables:** 20
**Mapped via template-output:** 15
**Config Variables:** 2
**Runtime Variables:** 3
**Missing Mappings:** 0
**Orphaned Outputs:** 0

### All Template Variables Accounted For:

**Generated via template-output (15):**

- overview, objectives_scope, system_arch_alignment
- services_modules, data_models, apis_interfaces, workflows_sequencing
- nfr_performance, nfr_security, nfr_reliability, nfr_observability
- dependencies_integrations
- acceptance_criteria, traceability_mapping
- risks_assumptions_questions, test_strategy

**Standard Config Variables (2):**

- date (system-generated)
- user_name (from config)

**Runtime/Extracted Variables (3):**

- epic_title (extracted from PRD)
- epic_id (extracted from PRD)

### Validation:

- ✅ All variables use snake_case naming
- ✅ Variable names are descriptive and clear
- ✅ Logical grouping in template-output sections
- ✅ No orphaned template-output tags
- ✅ Complete 1:1 mapping coverage

**No action required** - Template variable mapping is exemplary.

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## Recommendations

### 🚨 Critical (Fix Immediately)

**Priority 1: Fix Web Bundle Dependencies**

- Add `existing_workflows` field to web_bundle section
- Include workflow-status workflow files in web_bundle_files
- Impact: Without this, workflow cannot be bundled for web use
- File: `workflow.yaml` lines 35-43

**Priority 2: Add Missing Workflow Files**

- Include: `bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/workflow.yaml`
- Include: `bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/instructions.md` (if exists)
- Impact: Web bundle incomplete, workflow invocations will fail
- File: `workflow.yaml` web_bundle_files section

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### ⚠️ Important (Address Soon)

**Priority 3: Fix Output Path Configuration**

- Change `default_output_file` to use `{output_folder}` variable
- Current: `{project-root}/docs/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md`
- Fixed: `{output_folder}/tech-spec-epic-{{epic_id}}.md`
- Impact: Respects user's configured output preferences
- File: `workflow.yaml` line 29

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### 🧹 Cleanup (Nice to Have)

**Priority 4: Remove Unused Config Variables**

- Remove: `document_output_language` (line 10)
- Remove: `user_skill_level` (line 11)
- Impact: Reduces configuration bloat by 40%
- File: `workflow.yaml` config section

**Priority 5: Eliminate Metadata Duplication**

- Remove duplicate `name`, `description`, `author` from either top-level or web_bundle
- Keep metadata in one location only
- Impact: Cleaner configuration, easier maintenance
- File: `workflow.yaml` lines 1-3 or 36-38

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## Validation Checklist

Use this checklist to verify fixes:

- [ ] **Web Bundle:** existing_workflows field added with workflow_status mapping
- [ ] **Web Bundle:** workflow-status/workflow.yaml added to web_bundle_files
- [ ] **Config:** default_output_file uses {output_folder} instead of hardcoded path
- [ ] **Bloat:** document_output_language removed from yaml
- [ ] **Bloat:** user_skill_level removed from yaml
- [ ] **Redundancy:** Metadata duplication eliminated
- [ ] **Re-test:** Workflow executes successfully after fixes
- [ ] **Re-audit:** Run audit-workflow again to verify all issues resolved

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## Workflow Structure Assessment

### Strengths:

- ✅ Excellent template variable mapping (20 variables, 0 orphans)
- ✅ Proper use of standard config variables
- ✅ Clear step-by-step instructions with proper XML structure
- ✅ Good integration with workflow-status for progress tracking
- ✅ Comprehensive validation checklist
- ✅ Non-interactive mode support (#yolo mode)

### Areas for Improvement:

- ❌ Web bundle configuration incomplete (missing dependencies)
- ❌ Output path doesn't respect user configuration
- ⚠️ Configuration bloat (40% unused variables)
- ⚠️ Metadata duplication

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## Next Steps

### Immediate Actions:

1. **Fix Critical Issues** (Est. 15 minutes)
   - Add existing_workflows field to web_bundle
   - Add workflow-status files to web_bundle_files
   - Verify workflow-status workflow exists at specified path

2. **Fix Important Issues** (Est. 5 minutes)
   - Update default_output_file to use {output_folder}
   - Test output file creation with different config values

3. **Cleanup Configuration** (Est. 10 minutes)
   - Remove document_output_language from yaml
   - Remove user_skill_level from yaml
   - Eliminate metadata duplication

4. **Verify Fixes** (Est. 10 minutes)
   - Re-run audit-workflow to confirm all issues resolved
   - Test workflow execution end-to-end
   - Verify web bundle generation works

### Recommended Testing:

```bash
# After fixes, test the workflow
/bmad:bmm:workflows:tech-spec

# Re-audit to verify
/bmad:bmb:agents:bmad-builder -> *audit-workflow
```

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## Conclusion

The **tech-spec** workflow has a solid foundation with excellent template variable mapping and proper instruction structure. However, **critical web bundle issues** must be resolved before production use, and the hardcoded output path should be fixed to respect user configuration.

**Estimated Fix Time:** 30-40 minutes

**Recommended Priority:** HIGH - Address critical issues before next release

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