BMAD-METHOD/tools/installer
Brian 97d32405d0
feat(installer): universal source support for custom module installs (#2233)
* feat(installer): add plugin resolution strategies for custom URL installs

When installing from a custom GitHub URL, the installer now analyzes
marketplace.json plugin structures to determine how to locate module
registration files (module.yaml, module-help.csv). Five strategies
are tried in cascade:

1. Root module files at the common parent of listed skills
2. A -setup skill with registration files in its assets/
3. Single standalone skill with registration files in assets/
4. Multiple standalone skills, each with their own registration files
5. Fallback: synthesize registration from marketplace.json metadata
   and SKILL.md frontmatter

Also changes the custom URL flow from confirm-all to multiselect,
letting users pick which plugins to install. Already-installed modules
are pre-checked for update; new modules are unchecked for opt-in.

New file: tools/installer/modules/plugin-resolver.js
Modified: custom-module-manager.js, official-modules.js, ui.js

* fix(installer): address PR review findings for plugin resolver

- Guard against path traversal in plugin-resolver.js: skill paths from
  unverified marketplace.json are now constrained to the repo root using
  path.resolve() + startsWith check
- Skip npm install during browsing phase: cloneRepo() accepts
  skipInstall option, used in ui.js before user confirms selection,
  preventing arbitrary lifecycle script execution from untrusted repos
- Add createModuleDirectories() call to installFromResolution() so
  modules with declarative directory config are fully set up
- Fix ESLint: use replaceAll instead of replace with global regex

* fix(installer): pass version and repoUrl to manifest for custom plugins

installFromResolution was passing empty strings for version and repoUrl,
which the manifest stores as null. Now threads the repo URL from ui.js
through resolvePlugin into each ResolvedModule, and passes the plugin
version and URL to the manifest correctly.

* fix(installer): manifest-generator overwrites custom module version/repoUrl

ManifestGenerator rebuilds the entire manifest via getModuleVersionInfo
for every module. For custom modules, this returned null for version and
repoUrl because it only checked _readMarketplaceVersion (which searches
for marketplace.json on disk) and hardcoded repoUrl to null. Now checks
the resolution cache first to get the correct version and repo URL.

* fix(installer): resolve custom modules from disk cache on quick update

When the resolution cache is empty (fresh CLI process, e.g. quick
update), findModuleSourceByCode only matched plugin.name against the
module code. This failed for modules like "sam" and "dw" where the
code comes from module.yaml inside a setup/standalone skill, not from
the plugin name in marketplace.json.

Now runs the PluginResolver on cached repos when the direct name match
fails, finding the correct module source and re-populating the cache
for the install pipeline.

* feat(installer): universal source support for custom modules

Replace GitHub-only custom module installation with support for any Git
host (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, self-hosted) and local file paths.

- Add parseSource() universal input parser (local paths, SSH, HTTPS with
  deep path/subdir extraction for GitHub, GitLab, Gitea)
- Add resolveSource() coordinator: parse -> clone if URL -> detect
  discovery vs direct mode (marketplace.json present or not)
- Clone-first approach eliminates host-specific raw URL fetching
- 3-level cache structure (host/owner/repo) with .bmad-source.json
  metadata for URL reconstruction
- Local paths install directly without caching; localPath persisted in
  manifest for quick-update source lookup
- Direct mode scans target directory for SKILL.md when no marketplace.json
- Fix version display bug where walk-up found parent repo marketplace.json
  and reported wrong version for custom modules

* fix(installer): harden readMarketplaceJsonFromDisk and hoist require

- Add try/catch to readMarketplaceJsonFromDisk so malformed JSON returns
  null instead of throwing an unhandled parse error
- Hoist CustomModuleManager require outside the per-module loop in
  _installOfficialModules

* fix(installer): restore validateGitHubUrl strictness and fix prettier

- Restore original GitHub-only regex in deprecated validateGitHubUrl
  wrapper so existing tests pass (rejects non-GitHub URLs, trailing
  slashes)
- Run prettier to fix formatting in custom-module-manager.js

* feat(installer): add --custom-source CLI flag for non-interactive installs

Allows installing custom modules from Git URLs or local paths directly
from the command line without interactive prompts:

  npx bmad-method install --custom-source /path/to/module
  npx bmad-method install --custom-source https://gitlab.com/org/repo
  npx bmad-method install --custom-source /path/one,https://host/org/repo

Works alongside --modules and --yes flags. All discovered modules from
each source are auto-selected.

* docs: add custom and community module installation guide

New how-to page covering community module browsing, custom sources (any
Git host, local paths), discovery vs direct mode, local development
workflow, and the --custom-source CLI flag. Clarifies that
.claude-plugin/ is a cross-tool convention, not Claude-specific.

Also updates non-interactive installation docs with the new flag and
examples, bumps sidebar ordering, and fixes --custom-source to install
only core + custom modules when --modules is not specified.
2026-04-09 18:44:40 -05:00
..
commands feat(installer): universal source support for custom module installs (#2233) 2026-04-09 18:44:40 -05:00
core feat(installer): universal source support for custom module installs (#2233) 2026-04-09 18:44:40 -05:00
ide feat(installer): remote registry + remove custom content (#2228) 2026-04-07 22:45:01 -05:00
modules feat(installer): universal source support for custom module installs (#2233) 2026-04-09 18:44:40 -05:00
README.md refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
bmad-cli.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
cli-utils.js feat(installer): overhaul branding, versioning, and skill cleanup (#2223) 2026-04-07 02:31:36 -05:00
file-ops.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
install-messages.yaml feat(installer): overhaul branding, versioning, and skill cleanup (#2223) 2026-04-07 02:31:36 -05:00
message-loader.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
project-root.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
prompts.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00
ui.js feat(installer): universal source support for custom module installs (#2233) 2026-04-09 18:44:40 -05:00
yaml-format.js refactor(installer): restructure installer with clean separation of concerns (#2129) 2026-03-27 06:50:07 -06:00

README.md

BMad CLI Tool

Installing external repo BMad official modules

For external official modules to be discoverable during install, ensure an entry for the external repo is added to external-official-modules.yaml.

For community modules - this will be handled in a different way. This file is only for registration of modules under the bmad-code-org.

Post-Install Notes

Modules can display setup guidance to users after configuration is collected during npx bmad-method install. Notes are defined in the module's own module.yaml — no changes to the installer are needed.

Simple Format

Always displayed after the module is configured:

post-install-notes: |
  Thank you for choosing the XYZ Cool Module
  For Support about this Module call 555-1212  

Conditional Format

Display different messages based on a config question's answer:

post-install-notes:
  config_key_name:
    value1: |
      Instructions for value1...      
    value2: |
      Instructions for value2...      

Values without an entry (e.g., none) display nothing. Multiple config keys can each have their own conditional notes.

Example: TEA Module

The TEA module uses the conditional format keyed on tea_browser_automation:

post-install-notes:
  tea_browser_automation:
    cli: |
      Playwright CLI Setup:
        npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
        playwright-cli install --skills      
    mcp: |
      Playwright MCP Setup (two servers):
        1. playwright    — npx @playwright/mcp@latest
        2. playwright-test — npx playwright run-test-mcp-server      
    auto: |
      Playwright CLI Setup:
        ...
      Playwright MCP Setup (two servers):
        ...      

When a user selects auto, they see both CLI and MCP instructions. When they select none, nothing is shown.