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Brian Madison cfedecbd53 docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent)
## 📚 Complete Documentation Restructure

**BMM Documentation Hub Created:**
- New centralized documentation system at `src/modules/bmm/docs/`
- 18 comprehensive guides organized by topic (7000+ lines total)
- Clear learning paths for greenfield, brownfield, and quick spec flows
- Professional technical writing standards throughout

**New Documentation:**
- `README.md` - Complete documentation hub with navigation
- `quick-start.md` - 15-minute getting started guide
- `agents-guide.md` - Comprehensive 12-agent reference (45 min read)
- `party-mode.md` - Multi-agent collaboration guide (20 min read)
- `scale-adaptive-system.md` - Deep dive on Levels 0-4 (42 min read)
- `brownfield-guide.md` - Existing codebase development (53 min read)
- `quick-spec-flow.md` - Rapid Level 0-1 development (26 min read)
- `workflows-analysis.md` - Phase 1 workflows (12 min read)
- `workflows-planning.md` - Phase 2 workflows (19 min read)
- `workflows-solutioning.md` - Phase 3 workflows (13 min read)
- `workflows-implementation.md` - Phase 4 workflows (33 min read)
- `workflows-testing.md` - Testing & QA workflows (29 min read)
- `workflow-architecture-reference.md` - Architecture workflow deep-dive
- `workflow-document-project-reference.md` - Document-project workflow reference
- `enterprise-agentic-development.md` - Team collaboration patterns
- `faq.md` - Comprehensive Q&A covering all topics
- `glossary.md` - Complete terminology reference
- `troubleshooting.md` - Common issues and solutions

**Documentation Improvements:**
- Removed all version/date footers (git handles versioning)
- Agent customization docs now include full rebuild process
- Cross-referenced links between all guides
- Reading time estimates for all major docs
- Consistent professional formatting and structure

**Consolidated & Streamlined:**
- Module README (`src/modules/bmm/README.md`) streamlined to lean signpost
- Root README polished with better hierarchy and clear CTAs
- Moved docs from root `docs/` to module-specific locations
- Better separation of user docs vs. developer reference

## 🤖 New Agent: Paige (Documentation Guide)

**Role:** Technical documentation specialist and information architect

**Expertise:**
- Professional technical writing standards
- Documentation structure and organization
- Information architecture and navigation
- User-focused content design
- Style guide enforcement

**Status:** Work in progress - Paige will evolve as documentation needs grow

**Integration:**
- Listed in agents-guide.md, glossary.md, FAQ
- Available for all phases (documentation is continuous)
- Can be customized like all BMM agents

## 🔧 Additional Changes

- Updated agent manifest with Paige
- Updated workflow manifest with new documentation workflows
- Fixed workflow-to-agent mappings across all guides
- Improved root README with clearer Quick Start section
- Better module structure explanations
- Enhanced community links with Discord channel names

**Total Impact:**
- 18 new/restructured documentation files
- 7000+ lines of professional technical documentation
- Complete navigation system with cross-references
- Clear learning paths for all user types
- Foundation for knowledge base (coming in beta)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
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README.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
architecture.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
brainstorm-project.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
code-review.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
correct-course.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
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create-story.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
create-ux-design.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
dev-story.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
document-project.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
narrative.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
prd.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
product-brief.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
research.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
retrospective.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
solutioning-gate-check.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
sprint-planning.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
story-context.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
story-done.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
story-ready.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
tech-spec-sm.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
tech-spec.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
workflow-init.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00
workflow-status.md docs: massive documentation overhaul + introduce Paige (Documentation Guide agent) 2025-11-02 21:18:33 -06:00

README.md

BMM Workflows

Available Workflows in bmm

brainstorm-project

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/1-analysis/brainstorm-project/workflow.yaml
  • Facilitate project brainstorming sessions by orchestrating the CIS brainstorming workflow with project-specific context and guidance.

product-brief

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/1-analysis/product-brief/workflow.yaml
  • Interactive product brief creation workflow that guides users through defining their product vision with multiple input sources and conversational collaboration

research

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/1-analysis/research/workflow.yaml
  • Adaptive research workflow supporting multiple research types: market research, deep research prompt generation, technical/architecture evaluation, competitive intelligence, user research, and domain analysis

create-ux-design

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/2-plan-workflows/create-ux-design/workflow.yaml
  • Collaborative UX design facilitation workflow that creates exceptional user experiences through visual exploration and informed decision-making. Unlike template-driven approaches, this workflow facilitates discovery, generates visual options, and collaboratively designs the UX with the user at every step.

narrative

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/2-plan-workflows/narrative/workflow.yaml
  • Narrative design workflow for story-driven games and applications. Creates comprehensive narrative documentation including story structure, character arcs, dialogue systems, and narrative implementation guidance.

create-epics-and-stories

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/2-plan-workflows/prd/create-epics-and-stories/workflow.yaml
  • Transform PRD requirements into bite-sized stories organized in epics for 200k context dev agents

prd

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/2-plan-workflows/prd/workflow.yaml
  • Unified PRD workflow for project levels 2-4. Produces strategic PRD and tactical epic breakdown. Hands off to architecture workflow for technical design. Note: Level 0-1 use tech-spec workflow.

tech-spec-sm

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/2-plan-workflows/tech-spec/workflow.yaml
  • Technical specification workflow for Level 0 projects (single atomic changes). Creates focused tech spec for bug fixes, single endpoint additions, or small isolated changes. Tech-spec only - no PRD needed.

architecture

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/3-solutioning/architecture/workflow.yaml
  • Collaborative architectural decision facilitation for AI-agent consistency. Replaces template-driven architecture with intelligent, adaptive conversation that produces a decision-focused architecture document optimized for preventing agent conflicts.

solutioning-gate-check

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/3-solutioning/solutioning-gate-check/workflow.yaml
  • Systematically validate that all planning and solutioning phases are complete and properly aligned before transitioning to Phase 4 implementation. Ensures PRD, architecture, and stories are cohesive with no gaps or contradictions.

code-review

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/code-review/workflow.yaml
  • Perform a Senior Developer code review on a completed story flagged Ready for Review, leveraging story-context, epic tech-spec, repo docs, MCP servers for latest best-practices, and web search as fallback. Appends structured review notes to the story.

correct-course

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/correct-course/workflow.yaml
  • Navigate significant changes during sprint execution by analyzing impact, proposing solutions, and routing for implementation

create-story

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/workflow.yaml
  • Create the next user story markdown from epics/PRD and architecture, using a standard template and saving to the stories folder

dev-story

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/dev-story/workflow.yaml
  • Execute a story by implementing tasks/subtasks, writing tests, validating, and updating the story file per acceptance criteria

tech-spec

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/epic-tech-context/workflow.yaml
  • Generate a comprehensive Technical Specification from PRD and Architecture with acceptance criteria and traceability mapping

retrospective

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/retrospective/workflow.yaml
  • Run after epic completion to review overall success, extract lessons learned, and explore if new information emerged that might impact the next epic

sprint-planning

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/sprint-planning/workflow.yaml
  • Generate and manage the sprint status tracking file for Phase 4 implementation, extracting all epics and stories from epic files and tracking their status through the development lifecycle

story-context

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/story-context/workflow.yaml
  • Assemble a dynamic Story Context XML by pulling latest documentation and existing code/library artifacts relevant to a drafted story

story-done

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/story-done/workflow.yaml
  • Marks a story as done (DoD complete) and moves it from its current status → DONE in the status file. Advances the story queue. Simple status-update workflow with no searching required.

story-ready

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/story-ready/workflow.yaml
  • Marks a drafted story as ready for development and moves it from TODO → IN PROGRESS in the status file. Simple status-update workflow with no searching required.

document-project

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/document-project/workflow.yaml
  • Analyzes and documents brownfield projects by scanning codebase, architecture, and patterns to create comprehensive reference documentation for AI-assisted development

workflow-init

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/init/workflow.yaml
  • Initialize a new BMM project by determining level, type, and creating workflow path

workflow-status

  • Path: bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/workflow.yaml
  • Lightweight status checker - answers "what should I do now?" for any agent. Reads YAML status file for workflow tracking. Use workflow-init for new projects.

Execution

When running any workflow:

  1. LOAD {project-root}/bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml
  2. Pass the workflow path as 'workflow-config' parameter
  3. Follow workflow.xml instructions EXACTLY
  4. Save outputs after EACH section

Modes

  • Normal: Full interaction
  • #yolo: Skip optional steps