BMAD-METHOD/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md

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Quick Start

Your first 5 minutes with WDS


What You'll Do

  1. Create a Trigger Map
  2. Initialize a scenario
  3. Sketch your first page
  4. Generate specifications

Time: 5 minutes


Step 1: Start WDS

npm start

Agent: "Welcome to Whiteport Design Studio! Ready to start?"


Step 2: Create Trigger Map

You: "Let's create a Trigger Map for a dog walking app"

Agent: "Great! Who is your primary target group?"
You: "Parents who struggle with family dog care coordination"

Agent: "What triggers their need?"
You: "Family conflict over who walks the dog"

Agent: "What outcome do they want?"
You: "Accountability without nagging"

Trigger Map created


Step 3: Initialize Scenario

Agent: "What feature delivers the most value to parents?"
You: "Family dog walk calendar"

Agent: "Where do they first encounter this?"
You: "Google search - frustrated with conflict"

Agent: "What's the shortest path to mutual success?"
You: "Landing → Sign up → Family setup → Calendar → First walk"

Scenario initialized


Step 4: Sketch First Page

Agent: "Let's start with the Landing page. Upload your sketch."
You: [Upload sketch]

Agent: "I see: Header, Hero section, How it works, Sign up CTA.
        Should I analyze these sections?"
You: "Yes"

Sketch analyzed


Step 5: Generate Specifications

Agent: "Based on your Trigger Map:
        - Target: Parents (tired of nagging)
        - Trigger: Family conflict

        For the Hero section, I suggest:
        Headline: 'Stop Nagging. Start Harmony.'

        Does this address their frustration?"

You: "Perfect!"

Specifications generated


What Just Happened?

You created conceptual specifications in 5 minutes:

  • Connected to user psychology (Trigger Map)
  • Grounded in real context (Scenario Init)
  • Generated with AI assistance (Agent collaboration)
  • Preserved your thinking (Conceptual specs)

Next Steps

Learn the Concepts

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