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title: "How to Get Answers About BMad"
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description: Use an LLM to quickly answer your own BMad questions
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sidebar:
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order: 4
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---
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## Start Here: BMad-Help
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**The fastest way to get answers about BMad is the `bmad-help` skill.** This intelligent guide will answer upwards of 80% of all questions and is available to you directly in your IDE as you work.
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BMad-Help is more than a lookup tool — it:
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- **Inspects your project** to see what's already been completed
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- **Understands natural language** — ask questions in plain English
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- **Varies based on your installed modules** — shows relevant options
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- **Auto-runs after workflows** — tells you exactly what to do next
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- **Recommends the first required task** — no guessing where to start
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### How to Use BMad-Help
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Call it by name in your AI session:
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```
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bmad-help
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```
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:::tip
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You can also use `/bmad-help` or `$bmad-help` depending on your platform, but just `bmad-help` should work everywhere.
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:::
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Combine it with a natural language query:
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```
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bmad-help I have a SaaS idea and know all the features. Where do I start?
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bmad-help What are my options for UX design?
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bmad-help I'm stuck on the PRD workflow
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bmad-help Show me what's been done so far
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```
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BMad-Help responds with:
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- What's recommended for your situation
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- What the first required task is
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- What the rest of the process looks like
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## When to Use This Guide
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Use this section when:
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- You want to understand BMad's architecture or internals
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- You need answers outside of what BMad-Help provides
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- You're researching BMad before installing
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- You want to explore the source code directly
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## Steps
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### 1. Choose Your Source
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| Source | Best For | Examples |
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| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
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| **`_bmad` folder** | How BMad works—agents, workflows, prompts | "What does the PM agent do?" |
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| **Full GitHub repo** | History, installer, architecture | "What changed in v6?" |
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| **`llms-full.txt`** | Quick overview from docs | "Explain BMad's four phases" |
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The `_bmad` folder is created when you install BMad. If you don't have it yet, clone the repo instead.
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### 2. Point Your AI at the Source
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**If your AI can read files (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.):**
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- **BMad installed:** Point at the `_bmad` folder and ask directly
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- **Want deeper context:** Clone the [full repo](https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD)
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**If you use ChatGPT or Claude.ai:**
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Fetch `llms-full.txt` into your session:
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```text
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https://bmad-code-org.github.io/BMAD-METHOD/llms-full.txt
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```
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### 3. Ask Your Question
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:::note[Example]
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**Q:** "Tell me the fastest way to build something with BMad"
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**A:** Use Quick Flow: Run `bmad-quick-spec` to write a technical specification, then `bmad-quick-dev` to implement it—skipping the full planning phases.
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## What You Get
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Direct answers about BMad—how agents work, what workflows do, why things are structured the way they are—without waiting for someone else to respond.
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## Tips
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- **Verify surprising answers** — LLMs occasionally get things wrong. Check the source file or ask on Discord.
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- **Be specific** — "What does step 3 of the PRD workflow do?" beats "How does PRD work?"
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## Still Stuck?
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Tried the LLM approach and still need help? You now have a much better question to ask.
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| Channel | Use For |
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| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
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| `#bmad-method-help` | Quick questions (real-time chat) |
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| `help-requests` forum | Detailed questions (searchable, persistent) |
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| `#suggestions-feedback` | Ideas and feature requests |
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| `#report-bugs-and-issues` | Bug reports |
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**Discord:** [discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj](https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj)
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**GitHub Issues:** [github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/issues](https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/issues) (for clear bugs)
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*You!*
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*Stuck*
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*in the queue—*
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*waiting*
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*for who?*
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*The source*
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*is there,*
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*plain to see!*
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*Point*
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*your machine.*
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*Set it free.*
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*It reads.*
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*It speaks.*
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*Ask away—*
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*Why wait*
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*for tomorrow*
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*when you have*
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*today?*
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*—Claude*
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