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title: 'How to Get Answers About BMad'
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description: Use an LLM to quickly answer your own BMad questions
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sidebar:
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order: 5
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---
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Use BMad's built-in help, source docs, or the community to get answers — from quickest to most thorough.
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## 1. Ask BMad-Help
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The fastest way to get answers. The `bmad-help` skill is available directly in your AI session and handles over 80% of questions — it inspects your project, sees what you've completed, and tells you what to do next.
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bmad-help I have a SaaS idea and know all the features. Where do I start?
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bmad-help What are my options for UX design?
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bmad-help I'm stuck on the PRD workflow
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```
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:::tip
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You can also use `/bmad-help` or `$bmad-help` depending on your platform, but just `bmad-help` should work everywhere.
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:::
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## 2. Go Deeper with Source
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BMad-Help draws on your installed configuration. For questions about BMad's internals, history, or architecture — or if you're researching BMad before installing — point your AI at the source directly.
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Clone or open the [BMAD-METHOD repo](https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD) and ask your AI about it. Any agent-capable tool (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.) can read the source and answer questions directly.
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:::note[Example]
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**Q:** "Tell me the fastest way to build something with BMad"
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**A:** Use Quick Flow: Run `bmad-quick-dev` — it clarifies your intent, plans, implements, reviews, and presents results in a single workflow, skipping the full planning phases.
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**Tips for better answers:**
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- **Be specific** — "What does step 3 of the PRD workflow do?" beats "How does PRD work?"
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- **Verify surprising claims** — LLMs occasionally get things wrong. Check the source file or ask on Discord.
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### Not using an agent? Use the docs site
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If your AI can't read local files (ChatGPT, Claude.ai, etc.), fetch [llms-full.txt](https://bmad-code-org.github.io/BMAD-METHOD/llms-full.txt) into your session — it's a single-file snapshot of the BMad documentation.
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## 3. Ask Someone
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If neither BMad-Help nor the source answered your question, you now have a much better question to ask.
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| Channel | Use For |
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| ----------------------- | -------------------------- |
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| `help-requests` forum | Questions |
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| `#suggestions-feedback` | Ideas and feature requests |
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**Discord:** [discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj](https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj)
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**GitHub Issues:** [github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/issues](https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/issues)
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_You!_
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_Stuck_
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_in the queue—_
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_waiting_
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_for who?_
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_The source_
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_is there,_
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_plain to see!_
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_Point_
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_your machine._
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_Set it free._
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_It reads._
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_It speaks._
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_Ask away—_
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_Why wait_
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_for tomorrow_
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_when you have_
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_today?_
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_—Claude_
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