BMAD-METHOD/FEATURE-SUMMARY.md

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Gap Analysis & Quality Automation - Complete Feature Summary

Overview

Two feature branches implementing comprehensive quality automation for BMAD-METHOD:

  1. feature/gap-analysis-dev-time - Foundation (6 commits)
  2. feature/autonomous-epic-processing - Full automation (11 commits total)

Branch 1: Gap Analysis Foundation

Branch: feature/gap-analysis-dev-time Commits: 6 Purpose: Solve batch planning staleness problem

Features Added

1. create-story Refactor

  • Simplified to requirements analysis only
  • Generates DRAFT tasks (not codebase-validated)
  • Defers gap analysis to dev-time
  • Result: Faster planning, no stale scans

2. dev-story Gap Analysis (Step 1.5)

  • MANDATORY codebase scanning before development
  • Validates DRAFT tasks against reality
  • Proposes refinements (add/modify/remove tasks)
  • 6 user options: Y/A/n/e/s/r
  • Auto-accept mode for automation
  • Result: Tasks always reflect current codebase

3. Standalone gap-analysis Workflow

  • New /gap-analysis command
  • Audit completed stories
  • Detect false positives (marked done but not implemented)
  • Batch validation mode
  • Generate audit reports
  • Result: Quality auditing tool

4. super-dev-story Workflow

  • New /super-dev-story command
  • All dev-story steps +
  • Step 9.5: Post-dev gap analysis
  • Step 9.6: Auto code review
  • Fix iteration loops
  • Result: Bulletproof stories before human review

5. Documentation

  • docs/gap-analysis.md - Complete user guide
  • docs/gap-analysis-migration.md - Migration guide
  • docs/super-dev-mode.md - Concept and usage
  • docs/autonomous-epic-processing.md - Future vision

Stats: 16 files, ~2,740 lines


Branch 2: Autonomous Epic Processing

Branch: feature/autonomous-epic-processing (based on gap-analysis branch) Commits: 11 (includes all 6 from gap-analysis + 5 new) Purpose: "Do Epic 4 for me" - full automation

Additional Features

6. autonomous-epic Workflow

  • New /autonomous-epic command
  • Just-in-time planning (creates each story before dev)
  • Auto-develops using super-dev-story or dev-story
  • Progress tracking with resume capability
  • Error handling with retry logic
  • Epic completion reports
  • Result: Complete epic automation

7. push-all Workflow

  • New /push-all command
  • Stage all changes with safety checks
  • Secret detection (API keys, credentials)
  • Large file warnings
  • Build artifact detection
  • Smart commit message generation
  • Auto-push with error handling
  • Result: Safe automated git operations

8. Agent Menu Registration

  • Registered all workflows in agent menus
  • Dev agent: DS, SDS, GA, AE, PA, CR
  • SM agent: CS, GA, AEP, PA, ER
  • Result: All workflows accessible via * commands

9. Integration Enhancements

  • super-dev-story Step 11: push-all
  • autonomous-epic: push-all after each story
  • Auto-generated commit messages
  • Result: Seamless git integration

Stats: 36 files total, ~8,079 lines


Complete Workflow Lineup

Command What It Does Use When
/dev-story Standard dev with pre-gap Normal stories
/super-dev-story Enhanced: pre+post gap + review + push Critical stories
/gap-analysis Audit without development Quality checks
/autonomous-epic Full epic automation Overnight/CI-CD
/push-all Safe commit+push Anytime

Technical Stats

Total Changes:

  • Files: 36 modified/created
  • Lines: +8,079 insertions, -93 deletions
  • Commits: 11 well-formed conventional commits
  • Modules: BMM and BMGD (both fully supported)

Validation:

  • All schema validation passing
  • All linting passing
  • All formatting passing
  • All tests passing

Backwards Compatibility:

  • No breaking changes
  • Existing workflows unchanged (except enhancements)
  • Users can opt-in to new features

Key Innovations

1. Dev-Time Gap Analysis

Problem: Batch planning creates stale stories Solution: Validate tasks against codebase when dev starts Impact: Prevents duplicate code, adapts to evolved codebase

2. Just-in-Time Planning + Development

Problem: Planning all stories upfront leads to staleness Solution: Create story right before developing it Impact: Plans always reflect current reality

3. Multi-Stage Quality Validation

Problem: Stories marked "done" prematurely Solution: Pre-gap + dev + post-gap + code review Impact: True completion, fewer review cycles

4. Safe Automated Git Operations

Problem: Committing secrets, large files, build artifacts Solution: Comprehensive safety checks before push Impact: Secure, clean git history


Testing Setup

Your platform project:

~/git/your-project/_bmad/bmm → [SYMLINK] → BMAD-METHOD/src/modules/bmm

Compiled agents updated:

~/git/your-project/.claude/commands/bmad/bmm/agents/
├── dev.md (updated with all new workflows)
└── sm.md (updated with all new workflows)

Available now (after restart):

  • *dev-story - Standard
  • *super-dev-story - Enhanced
  • *gap-analysis - Audit
  • *autonomous-epic - Full auto
  • *push-all - Safe commit+push

Next Steps

Immediate:

  1. Restart Claude Code
  2. Load Dev or SM agent (*)
  3. Test workflows in platform project

Short-term:

  1. Gather real-world usage feedback
  2. Note any edge cases or issues
  3. Refine gap analysis detection
  4. Improve commit message generation

Long-term:

  1. Consider PR to BMAD-METHOD repo
  2. Get community feedback
  3. Iterate based on usage
  4. Build additional automation

Contribution Ready

Both branches ready for:

  • Real-world testing
  • Community feedback
  • PR submission to bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD

Branch recommendations for PR:

  • Option 1: Submit gap-analysis-dev-time first (foundation)
  • Option 2: Submit autonomous-epic-processing (includes everything)

Total Development Time: ~2 hours Total Value: Solves major BMAD workflow gaps Community Impact: Massive (benefits all batch planning users)

🎯 You solved a real problem that's been hiding in plain sight!