BMAD-METHOD/src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-dev-auto/step-02-plan.md

deferred_work_file
{implementation_artifacts}/deferred-work.md

Step 2: Plan

Instructions

1. Investigate the codebase and relevant context files.
2. Read ./spec-template.md fully.
3. Write {spec_file} from the template.
4. Self-review the spec:
   • one goal
   • actionable tasks
   • testable acceptance criteria
   • no placeholders
5. If intent is still unclear, write a CRITICAL escalation (type: intent-gap) and end the run.
6. If the scope is truly multi-goal or the spec exceeds 4000 tokens:
   • keep the main goal in {spec_file}
   • append each deferred secondary goal to {deferred_work_file} using ./deferred-work-format.md
   • rewrite the spec to match the narrowed scope
7. Re-read {spec_file} from disk.
8. If it is missing or empty, write a CRITICAL escalation (type: spec-write-failure) and end the run.
9. Set the spec frontmatter status: to ready-for-dev.

Next

Read fully and follow ./step-03-implement.md.