BMAD-METHOD/tools/installer
Brian 4405b817a9
refactor(skills): remove bmad-skill-manifest yaml; introduce central config.toml (#2285)
* refactor: remove bmad-skill-manifest yaml; introduce four-layer central config.toml

- Agent essence moves from per-skill bmad-skill-manifest.yaml files
  into each module.yaml's `agents:` block (code, name, title, icon,
  description). Per-agent customize.toml remains the deep-behavior
  source of truth.
- Installer emits four TOML files:
    _bmad/config.toml              team install answers + agent roster
    _bmad/config.user.toml         user install answers
    _bmad/custom/config.toml       team overrides stub
    _bmad/custom/config.user.toml  personal overrides stub
  Prompts declare scope: user to route answers to config.user.toml.
- resolve_config.py merges four layers: base-team -> base-user ->
  custom-team -> custom-user.
- Three consumer skills (party-mode, advanced-elicitation,
  retrospective) switched from agent-manifest.csv to the resolver.
- installer.js mergeModuleHelpCatalogs now takes the in-memory
  agent list from ManifestGenerator -- no CSV roundtrip.
- Deleted: 6 bmad-skill-manifest.yaml files, agent-manifest.csv
  emission, collectAgents/getAgentsFromDirRecursive,
  paths.agentManifest().

* fix(installer): strip core-key pollution from [modules.*]; soften config headers

- writeCentralConfig now always strips core-module keys from every
  [modules.<code>] bucket, even when the module's schema is not
  available in src/ (external / marketplace modules like cis, bmb).
  Core values belong in [core] only; workflows read them directly.
- When the module's own schema IS available (built-in modules),
  also drop any key it does not declare as a prompt — same
  spread-pollution filter as before, now layered on top.
- Section-aware headers on both _bmad/config.toml and
  _bmad/config.user.toml: [core] / [modules.*] values are
  editable (installer reads them as defaults on next install);
  [agents.*] is regenerated from module.yaml and will be wiped —
  overrides for agents go in _bmad/custom/config*.toml instead.

* docs: cover central config.toml + Diataxis prose pass across three files

Document the new four-file central configuration surface (_bmad/config.toml,
config.user.toml, and custom/ overrides) alongside the existing per-skill
customize.toml. Make editing rules, scope partitioning, and when-to-use-which
guidance explicit.

- customize-bmad.md: new "Central Configuration" section with editing rules,
  three worked examples (rebrand, fictional agent, module settings override),
  and a "when to use which surface" table. Converted five h4 headers to
  bold paragraph intros per style guide.
- expand-bmad-for-your-org.md: two-layer mental model extended to three;
  new Recipe 5 with three variants (rebrand, custom crew, pinned team
  settings); reinforcement table extended.
- named-agents.md: noted the dual customization surface — per-skill shapes
  behavior, central config shapes roster identity.

Diataxis prose pass applied across all three files: banned vocabulary
check, em-dash cap, hypophora / metanoia / amplificatio / stakes-inflation
cleanup, rhythm and burstiness fixes. Structural conformance verified;
markdownlint and prettier clean.

* test+docs: add central config unit tests; fix stale recipe count

- test: two new suites (35 + 36) covering writeCentralConfig and
  ensureCustomConfigStubs. Verifies scope partitioning (user_name
  lands only in config.user.toml), core-key pollution stripping
  from [modules.*], unknown-schema fallthrough (external modules
  survive without schema), agent roster baked into config.toml
  [agents.*] only, stub-preservation on re-install. 44 new
  assertions.
- docs: fixed four stale "four recipes" references to say "five"
  after Recipe 5 (Customize the Agent Roster) was added. Touches
  frontmatter, opening paragraph, Combining Recipes paragraph,
  and the named-agents cross-link blurb.

* fix: address PR review feedback on central config

- resolve_config.py argparse: three-layer → four-layer description
- SKILL/workflow/explanation docs: document all four layers including
  _bmad/config.user.toml (was missing from merge-stack descriptions)
- customize-bmad.md + installer headers: drop the false "direct edits to
  config.toml persist" claim; installer reads from per-module config.yaml,
  not central TOML, so direct edits get clobbered. Route users to
  _bmad/custom/config.toml for durable overrides
- writeCentralConfig: warn loudly when a module.yaml can't be parsed
  (previously silent — user-scoped keys could mis-file into team config)
- writeCentralConfig: preserve [agents.*] blocks for modules that didn't
  contribute fresh agents this run (e.g. quickUpdate skipping modules
  whose source is unavailable) so the roster doesn't silently shrink
- add extractAgentBlocks helper + Test Suite 37 covering preservation

Addresses comments from augmentcode and coderabbitai on PR #2285.
2026-04-19 23:11:44 -05:00
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commands fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
core refactor(skills): remove bmad-skill-manifest yaml; introduce central config.toml (#2285) 2026-04-19 23:11:44 -05:00
ide fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
modules feat(skills): TOML-based agent and workflow customization (#2284) 2026-04-19 19:30:29 -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 chore(installer): remove 1,683 lines of dead code (#2247) 2026-04-10 20:24:50 -07:00
file-ops.js fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
fs-native.js fix(installer): add missing sync and async methods to fs-native wrapper 2026-04-13 09:59:41 -05:00
install-messages.yaml feat(installer): overhaul branding, versioning, and skill cleanup (#2223) 2026-04-07 02:31:36 -05:00
message-loader.js fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
project-root.js fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -05:00
prompts.js chore(installer): remove 1,683 lines of dead code (#2247) 2026-04-10 20:24:50 -07:00
ui.js fix(installer): replace fs-extra with native node:fs to prevent file loss 2026-04-13 00:44:28 -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.