NEXT-METHOD™

Next Method - Iterative AI-driven development with BMAD-METHOD™

NEXT-METHOD is an intelligent wrapper around BMAD-METHOD that provides an iterative, guided development experience. Instead of manually choosing which tasks or commands to run, you simply type next repeatedly, and the system intelligently suggests and executes the next appropriate step.

🚀 Quick Start

# Install NEXT-METHOD
npm install -g next-method

# Or use npx
npx next-method install

# Start the iterative development process
next

✨ How It Works

NEXT-METHOD maintains context about your project and automatically suggests the next logical step:

1. Project Detection - Automatically detects if you're working on a greenfield or brownfield project
2. Intelligent Suggestions - Based on your current phase, suggests the next action
3. Context Awareness - Remembers what you've done and what comes next
4. Iterative Flow - Just keep typing next to progress through your project

🔄 The "Next" Workflow

# First time - detect project type
next

# Continue with next suggested step
next

# Keep going...
next

# See all available options
next --suggest

# Auto-execute the most logical next step
next --auto

📋 Available Commands

Core Commands

• next - Get next suggested action and execute it
• next --auto - Automatically execute the most logical next step
• next --suggest - Show all available next steps without executing
• next status - Show current project status and context
• next reset - Reset the Next Method context

BMAD-METHOD Wrappers

• next install - Install BMAD Method (wraps bmad install)
• next update - Update existing BMAD installation (wraps bmad update)

NPM Scripts

• npm run next - Run the next command locally
• npm run next:auto - Auto-execute next step
• npm run next:suggest - Show suggestions only

🏗️ Project Phases

NEXT-METHOD guides you through these development phases:

1. Project Detection - Determine if greenfield or brownfield
2. Project Creation/Analysis - Start new project or analyze existing
3. Requirements Generation - Create user stories and requirements
4. Architecture Design - Design technical architecture
5. Implementation - Code and develop features
6. Testing & Validation - Test and validate implementation
7. Deployment - Deploy the application

🎯 Use Cases

Greenfield Development

• Start with next to detect empty directory
• Follow suggestions to create new project structure
• Progress through requirements, architecture, and implementation

Brownfield Development

• Start with next to analyze existing codebase
• Get suggestions for improving or extending current project
• Follow iterative improvement workflow

Learning & Exploration

• Use next --suggest to see all available options
• Understand the development workflow step by step
• Learn BMAD-METHOD concepts through guided execution

🔧 Configuration

NEXT-METHOD creates a .next-context.json file in your project directory to maintain context:

{
  "currentPhase": "start",
  "projectType": "greenfield",
  "lastAction": "create",
  "suggestions": [],
  "history": [],
  "metadata": {}
}

🌟 Features

• Context Persistence - Remembers your progress across sessions
• Intelligent Suggestions - Context-aware next step recommendations
• BMAD-METHOD Integration - Full access to all BMAD features
• Interactive Interface - Beautiful CLI with emojis and colors
• Auto-execution - Option to automatically run suggested steps
• History Tracking - Complete audit trail of all actions taken

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install NEXT-METHOD:

   npm install -g next-method
   

2. Navigate to your project directory:

   cd your-project
   

3. Start the iterative process:

   next
   

4. Keep going:

   next
   next
   next
   

🔗 Integration with BMAD-METHOD

NEXT-METHOD is built on top of BMAD-METHOD and provides:

• All BMAD-METHOD features and capabilities
• Intelligent workflow orchestration
• Context-aware development guidance
• Simplified user experience

📚 Documentation

• NEXT-METHOD Documentation - Complete guide and reference
• BMAD-METHOD Core Documentation
• Expansion Packs
• Contributing Guidelines

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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NEXT-METHOD™ - Making AI-driven development as simple as typing "next" repeatedly! 🚀