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Brian Madison 7eb52520fa Major Enhancements:
- Installation path is now fully configurable, allowing users to specify custom installation directories during setup
  - Default installation location changed to .bmad (hidden directory) for cleaner project root organization

    Web Bundle Improvements:

    - All web bundles (single agent and team) now include party mode support for multi-agent collaboration!
    - Advanced elicitation capabilities integrated into standalone agents
    - All bundles enhanced with party mode agent manifests
    - Added default-party.csv files to bmm, bmgd, and cis module teams
    - The default party file is what will be used with single agent bundles. teams can customize for different party configurations before web bundling through a setting in the team yaml file
    - New web bundle outputs for all agents (analyst, architect, dev, pm, sm, tea, tech-writer, ux-designer, game-*, creative-squad)

    Phase 4 Workflow Updates (In Progress):

    - Initiated shift to separate phase 4 implementation artifacts from documentation
        - Phase 4 implementation artifacts (stories, code review, sprint plan, context files) will move to dedicated location outside docs folder
        - Installer questions and configuration added for artifact path selection
        - Updated workflow.yaml files for code-review, sprint-planning, story-context, epic-tech-context, and retrospective workflows to support this, but still might require some udpates

    Additional Changes:

    - New agent and action command header models for standardization
    - Enhanced web-bundle-activation-steps fragment
    - Updated web-bundler.js to support new structure
    - VS Code settings updated for new .bmad directory
    - Party mode instructions and workflow enhanced for better orchestration

   IDE Installer Updates:

    - Show version number of installer in cli
    - improved Installer UX
    - Gemini TOML Improved to have clear loading instructions with @ commands
    - All tools agent launcher mds improved to use a central file template critical indication isntead of hardcoding in 2 different locations.
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teams Major Enhancements: 2025-11-09 17:39:05 -06:00
testarch Major Enhancements: 2025-11-09 17:39:05 -06:00
workflows Major Enhancements: 2025-11-09 17:39:05 -06:00
README.md Major Enhancements: 2025-11-09 17:39:05 -06:00
config.yaml Major Enhancements: 2025-11-09 17:39:05 -06:00

README.md

BMM - BMad Method Module

Core orchestration system for AI-driven agile development, providing comprehensive lifecycle management through specialized agents and workflows.


📚 Complete Documentation

👉 BMM Documentation Hub - Start here for complete guides, tutorials, and references

Quick Links:


🏗️ Module Structure

This module contains:

bmm/
├── agents/          # 12 specialized AI agents (PM, Architect, SM, DEV, TEA, etc.)
├── workflows/       # 34 workflows across 4 phases + testing
├── teams/           # Pre-configured agent groups
├── tasks/           # Atomic work units
├── testarch/        # Comprehensive testing infrastructure
└── docs/            # Complete user documentation

Agent Roster

Core Development: PM, Analyst, Architect, SM, DEV, TEA, UX Designer, Technical Writer Game Development: Game Designer, Game Developer, Game Architect Orchestration: BMad Master (from Core)

👉 Full Agents Guide - Roles, workflows, and when to use each agent

Workflow Phases

Phase 0: Documentation (brownfield only) Phase 1: Analysis (optional) - 5 workflows Phase 2: Planning (required) - 6 workflows Phase 3: Solutioning (Level 3-4) - 2 workflows Phase 4: Implementation (iterative) - 10 workflows Testing: Quality assurance (parallel) - 9 workflows

👉 Workflow Guides - Detailed documentation for each phase


🚀 Getting Started

New Project:

# Install BMM
npx bmad-method@alpha install

# Load Analyst agent in your IDE, then:
*workflow-init

Existing Project (Brownfield):

# Document your codebase first
*document-project

# Then initialize
*workflow-init

👉 Quick Start Guide - Complete setup and first project walkthrough


🎯 Key Concepts

Scale-Adaptive Design

BMM automatically adjusts to project complexity (Levels 0-4):

  • Level 0-1: Quick Spec Flow for bug fixes and small features
  • Level 2: PRD with optional architecture
  • Level 3-4: Full PRD + comprehensive architecture

👉 Scale Adaptive System - Complete level breakdown

Story-Centric Implementation

Stories move through a defined lifecycle: backlog → drafted → ready → in-progress → review → done

Just-in-time epic context and story context provide exact expertise when needed.

👉 Implementation Workflows - Complete story lifecycle guide

Multi-Agent Collaboration

Use party mode to engage all 19+ agents (from BMM, CIS, BMB, custom modules) in group discussions for strategic decisions, creative brainstorming, and complex problem-solving.

👉 Party Mode Guide - How to orchestrate multi-agent collaboration


📖 Additional Resources


🤝 Community

  • Discord - Get help, share feedback (#general-dev, #bugs-issues)
  • GitHub Issues - Report bugs or request features
  • YouTube - Video tutorials and walkthroughs

Ready to build?Start with the Quick Start Guide