BMAD-METHOD/tools/installer
Taras Romaniv 1f99eb0496
fix: preserve local custom module sources during quick update (#2172)
* fix: preserve local custom module sources during quick update

Keep customModules in the generated main manifest so local custom
module source paths survive update runs. Load those preserved source
paths during stock quick update before falling back to the custom
cache directory.

This fixes the case where BMAD would drop customModules, lose the
original source path for a local module, and then skip the module or
try to re-cache from _bmad/_config/custom/<module>, which could fail
with ENOENT after the cache directory was removed.

Also adds an installation component regression test to verify
customModules and sourcePath are preserved in manifest generation.

Fixes #1582

* fix: ensure consistent formatting

* refactor: extract quick update custom source assembly

Move quick-update custom module source collection out of Installer and into
CustomModules as assembleQuickUpdateSources(). This keeps discoverPaths() focused on consuming prepared install inputs while
making the quick-update source assembly step explicit and easier to evolve.

Also:
- preserve customModules metadata in manifest regeneration for installed modules
- drop stale customModules entries when modules are no longer installed
- cover manifest preservation and manifest-backed quick-update sources in tests
2026-03-30 17:49:05 -07:00
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commands refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
core fix: preserve local custom module sources during quick update (#2172) 2026-03-30 17:49:05 -07:00
ide feat(installer): restore KiloCoder support and installer (#2151) 2026-03-28 20:24:29 -05:00
modules fix: preserve local custom module sources during quick update (#2172) 2026-03-30 17:49:05 -07:00
README.md refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
bmad-cli.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
cli-utils.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
custom-handler.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
external-official-modules.yaml fix: support skills/ folder as module source location (#2149) 2026-03-28 00:33:10 -05:00
file-ops.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
install-messages.yaml refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
message-loader.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
project-root.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
prompts.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
ui.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
yaml-format.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00

README.md

BMad CLI Tool

Installing external repo BMad official modules

For external official modules to be discoverable during install, ensure an entry for the external repo is added to external-official-modules.yaml.

For community modules - this will be handled in a different way. This file is only for registration of modules under the bmad-code-org.

Post-Install Notes

Modules can display setup guidance to users after configuration is collected during npx bmad-method install. Notes are defined in the module's own module.yaml — no changes to the installer are needed.

Simple Format

Always displayed after the module is configured:

post-install-notes: |
  Thank you for choosing the XYZ Cool Module
  For Support about this Module call 555-1212  

Conditional Format

Display different messages based on a config question's answer:

post-install-notes:
  config_key_name:
    value1: |
      Instructions for value1...      
    value2: |
      Instructions for value2...      

Values without an entry (e.g., none) display nothing. Multiple config keys can each have their own conditional notes.

Example: TEA Module

The TEA module uses the conditional format keyed on tea_browser_automation:

post-install-notes:
  tea_browser_automation:
    cli: |
      Playwright CLI Setup:
        npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
        playwright-cli install --skills      
    mcp: |
      Playwright MCP Setup (two servers):
        1. playwright    — npx @playwright/mcp@latest
        2. playwright-test — npx playwright run-test-mcp-server      
    auto: |
      Playwright CLI Setup:
        ...
      Playwright MCP Setup (two servers):
        ...      

When a user selects auto, they see both CLI and MCP instructions. When they select none, nothing is shown.