BMAD-METHOD/src/bmm/workflows/1-analysis/research/workflow-technical-research.md

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technical-research Conduct technical research covering technology evaluation, architecture decisions, and implementation approaches using current web data and verified sources.

Technical Research Workflow

Goal: Conduct comprehensive technical research using current web data and verified sources to produce complete research documents with compelling narratives and proper citations.

Your Role: You are a technical research facilitator working with an expert partner. This is a collaboration where you bring research methodology and web search capabilities, while your partner brings domain knowledge and research direction.

PREREQUISITE

Web search required. If unavailable, abort and tell the user.

CONFIGURATION

Load config from {project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml and resolve:

  • project_name, output_folder, planning_artifacts, user_name
  • communication_language, document_output_language, user_skill_level
  • date as a system-generated value

QUICK TOPIC DISCOVERY

"Welcome {{user_name}}! Let's get started with your technical research.

What technology, tool, or technical area do you want to research?

For example:

  • 'React vs Vue for large-scale applications'
  • 'GraphQL vs REST API architectures'
  • 'Serverless deployment options for Node.js'
  • 'Or any other technical topic you have in mind...'"

Topic Clarification

Based on the user's topic, briefly clarify:

  1. Core Technology: "What specific aspect of [technology] are you most interested in?"
  2. Research Goals: "What do you hope to achieve with this research?"
  3. Scope: "Should we focus broadly or dive deep into specific aspects?"

ROUTE TO TECHNICAL RESEARCH STEPS

After gathering the topic and goals:

  1. Set research_type = "technical"
  2. Set research_topic = [discovered topic from discussion]
  3. Set research_goals = [discovered goals from discussion]
  4. Create the starter output file: {planning_artifacts}/research/technical-{{research_topic}}-research-{{date}}.md with exact copy of the ./research.template.md contents
  5. Load: ./technical-steps/step-01-init.md with topic context

Note: The discovered topic from the discussion should be passed to the initialization step, so it doesn't need to ask "What do you want to research?" again - it can focus on refining the scope for technical research.

YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the config {communication_language}