BMAD-METHOD/.patch/821/phase-1-conflict-report.md

Phase 1: Conflict Detection Report (PR #821)

Date: 2025-10-28 Branch: pr-821-review

Summary

• No direct file path conflicts with existing BMAD src/ assets
• All additions isolated under top-level subagentic/
• Potential non-functional concerns: conventions and user experience divergence

Checks Performed

• File path overlap against src/core, src/modules, bmad/ — none found
• Naming overlap (agent names vs existing) — conceptual overlaps only
• Tooling impact — BMAD validators ignore subagentic/ (not under src/)
• Repo status after apply — warnings for trailing whitespace; no merge conflicts

Notable Items

• .idea/ directory appeared as untracked; likely local IDE artifacts (not from PR)
• subagentic/ includes many Markdown files with trailing whitespace (47 lines warned during patch apply)
• Adds a parallel structure (agents, templates, tasks) that mirrors BMAD concepts but with different schema

Risks

• User confusion: Two parallel agent systems in the same repo
• Maintenance: Static snapshot agents can drift from BMAD evolution
• Packaging: Top-level subagentic/ increases repo surface area without integration

Suggested Mitigations (if keeping content)

• Move to a separate branch or submodule; or
• Place under extras/subagentic/ to signal optionality; or
• Document clearly as an "external alternative" with link to agentic-toolkit
• Add .editorconfig or linters to auto-trim trailing whitespace