BMAD-METHOD/tools/installer
Brian 3d824d4c0f
feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305)
* feat(installer): channel-based version resolution for external modules

Adds stable/next/pinned channel resolution so external/community modules
install at released git tags by default instead of tracking main HEAD.
Manifest now records channel, resolved version, and SHA per module for
reproducible installs.

CLI flags: --channel, --all-stable, --all-next, --next=CODE (repeatable),
--pin CODE=TAG (repeatable). Precedence: pin > next > channel > registry
default > stable. --yes accepts patch/minor upgrades but refuses majors.

Interactive "Ready to install (all stable)?" gate with a per-module
picker (stable/next/pin) when declined. Re-install prompts classify tag
diffs as patch/minor/major with semver-class-dependent defaults.
Legacy version:null manifests get a one-time migration prompt.

Custom modules gain an optional @<ref> URL suffix for pinning (https,
ssh, /tree/<ref>/subdir forms supported; local paths rejected).
Community modules honor --next/--pin overrides with a curator-bypass
warning; default path still enforces the approved SHA.

Quick-update now reads the manifest's recorded channel per module so
pinned installs don't silently roll forward.

* feat(installer): interactive channel switch, upgrade refusal, unified docs

Builds on the channel-resolution foundation. The installer now lets users
flip a module between stable, next, and pinned after install — either
interactively via a "Review channel assignments?" gate, or by flag. Quick
and modify re-installs classify stable upgrades; under non-interactive
flows, patches and minors apply automatically but majors are refused with
a pointer to --pin.

Fallback behavior for GitHub rate-limit / network failures is now cache-
aware: re-installs reuse the recorded ref silently; fresh installs abort
with actionable guidance (set GITHUB_TOKEN or use --next/--pin). Bundled
modules (core, bmm) warn when targeted by --pin or --next so users aren't
left wondering why the flag had no effect.

Install summary labels no longer mangle "main" into "vmain"; next-channel
entries render as "main @ <short-sha>" instead. Bundled modules are now
correctly skipped from all channel prompts and tag-API lookups.

Docs consolidated into a single how-to. install-bmad.md now covers the
interactive flow, the channel model (stable/next/pinned plus the npm
dist-tag axis for core/bmm), the re-install upgrade prompts, the full
flag reference, copy-paste recipes, and troubleshooting. The old
non-interactive-installation.md is reduced to a redirect stub.

* fix(installer): review fixes + unit tests for channel resolution

- ui.js: import parseGitHubRepo; fixes ReferenceError in the
  interactive channel picker's stable-tag pre-resolve path.
- community-manager: pinned modules now fetch+checkout the pin tag
  on cache refresh instead of resetting to origin/HEAD (was silently
  drifting to main on re-install).
- channel-plan: parseChannelOptions returns acceptBypass so --yes
  auto-confirms the curator-bypass prompt; headless --next/--pin
  installs of community modules no longer hang.
- community-manager: simplify recordedVersion (dead ternary branch).
- custom-module-manager: drop "or sha" from the @<ref> comment
  (git clone --branch rejects raw SHAs); update-path fetches
  origin <ref> so /tree/<branch>/ URLs work too.
- install-bmad.md: rename "Headless / CI installs" to "Headless CI
  installs" so the stub's #headless-ci-installs anchor resolves.
- test/test-installer-channels.js: 83 unit tests for channel-plan
  and channel-resolver pure modules; wired into npm test as
  test:channels.

* fix(installer): address CodeRabbit review findings

- ui.js: skip stable-channel upgrade classification when the user has
  already declared intent via --pin/--next=/--channel or the review
  gate. Prevents the decline / major-refused / fetch-error branches
  from silently overwriting an explicit pin with prev.version.
- external-manager.js: short-circuit cloneExternalModule when the
  requested plan matches an existing in-process resolution and the
  cache is valid. Avoids redundant resolveChannel() + git fetch on
  every same-plan lookup in a single install.
- installer.js: fall back to CommunityModuleManager.getResolution()
  when no external resolution exists, so community module result
  rows carry newChannel/newSha instead of null under --next/--pin.
- installer.js: don't label a module as "no change" when its version
  string is 'main'/'HEAD' — the SHA may have moved and preVersions
  doesn't track the prior SHA. Show "(refreshed)" instead.
- official-modules.js: match versionInfo.version to the manifest's
  cloneRef || (hasGitClone ? 'main' : version) expression so summary
  lines report the cloned ref for git-backed custom installs.
- install-bmad.md: clarify that sha is only written for git-backed
  modules and that rerunning the same --modules on another machine
  does not reproduce stable-channel installs — convert recorded tags
  into explicit --pin flags for cross-machine reproducibility.
2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
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commands feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305) 2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
core feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305) 2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
ide fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
modules feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305) 2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
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 chore(installer): remove 1,683 lines of dead code (#2247) 2026-04-10 20:24:50 -07:00
file-ops.js fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
fs-native.js fix(installer): add missing sync and async methods to fs-native wrapper 2026-04-13 09:59:41 -05:00
install-messages.yaml feat(installer): overhaul branding, versioning, and skill cleanup (#2223) 2026-04-07 02:31:36 -05:00
message-loader.js fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
project-root.js fix(installer): resolve external-module agents from cache during manifest write (#2295) 2026-04-21 22:51:04 -05:00
prompts.js chore(installer): remove 1,683 lines of dead code (#2247) 2026-04-10 20:24:50 -07:00
ui.js feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305) 2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
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.