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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:

Project Detection - Automatically detects if you're working on a greenfield or brownfield project
Intelligent Suggestions - Based on your current phase, suggests the next action
Context Awareness - Remembers what you've done and what comes next
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:

Project Detection - Determine if greenfield or brownfield
Project Creation/Analysis - Start new project or analyze existing
Requirements Generation - Create user stories and requirements
Architecture Design - Design technical architecture
Implementation - Code and develop features
Testing & Validation - Test and validate implementation
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

Install NEXT-METHOD:
```
npm install -g next-method
```
Navigate to your project directory:
```
cd your-project
```
Start the iterative process:
```
next
```
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.

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

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