BMAD-METHOD/docs
Brian 3d824d4c0f
feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305)
* feat(installer): channel-based version resolution for external modules

Adds stable/next/pinned channel resolution so external/community modules
install at released git tags by default instead of tracking main HEAD.
Manifest now records channel, resolved version, and SHA per module for
reproducible installs.

CLI flags: --channel, --all-stable, --all-next, --next=CODE (repeatable),
--pin CODE=TAG (repeatable). Precedence: pin > next > channel > registry
default > stable. --yes accepts patch/minor upgrades but refuses majors.

Interactive "Ready to install (all stable)?" gate with a per-module
picker (stable/next/pin) when declined. Re-install prompts classify tag
diffs as patch/minor/major with semver-class-dependent defaults.
Legacy version:null manifests get a one-time migration prompt.

Custom modules gain an optional @<ref> URL suffix for pinning (https,
ssh, /tree/<ref>/subdir forms supported; local paths rejected).
Community modules honor --next/--pin overrides with a curator-bypass
warning; default path still enforces the approved SHA.

Quick-update now reads the manifest's recorded channel per module so
pinned installs don't silently roll forward.

* feat(installer): interactive channel switch, upgrade refusal, unified docs

Builds on the channel-resolution foundation. The installer now lets users
flip a module between stable, next, and pinned after install — either
interactively via a "Review channel assignments?" gate, or by flag. Quick
and modify re-installs classify stable upgrades; under non-interactive
flows, patches and minors apply automatically but majors are refused with
a pointer to --pin.

Fallback behavior for GitHub rate-limit / network failures is now cache-
aware: re-installs reuse the recorded ref silently; fresh installs abort
with actionable guidance (set GITHUB_TOKEN or use --next/--pin). Bundled
modules (core, bmm) warn when targeted by --pin or --next so users aren't
left wondering why the flag had no effect.

Install summary labels no longer mangle "main" into "vmain"; next-channel
entries render as "main @ <short-sha>" instead. Bundled modules are now
correctly skipped from all channel prompts and tag-API lookups.

Docs consolidated into a single how-to. install-bmad.md now covers the
interactive flow, the channel model (stable/next/pinned plus the npm
dist-tag axis for core/bmm), the re-install upgrade prompts, the full
flag reference, copy-paste recipes, and troubleshooting. The old
non-interactive-installation.md is reduced to a redirect stub.

* fix(installer): review fixes + unit tests for channel resolution

- ui.js: import parseGitHubRepo; fixes ReferenceError in the
  interactive channel picker's stable-tag pre-resolve path.
- community-manager: pinned modules now fetch+checkout the pin tag
  on cache refresh instead of resetting to origin/HEAD (was silently
  drifting to main on re-install).
- channel-plan: parseChannelOptions returns acceptBypass so --yes
  auto-confirms the curator-bypass prompt; headless --next/--pin
  installs of community modules no longer hang.
- community-manager: simplify recordedVersion (dead ternary branch).
- custom-module-manager: drop "or sha" from the @<ref> comment
  (git clone --branch rejects raw SHAs); update-path fetches
  origin <ref> so /tree/<branch>/ URLs work too.
- install-bmad.md: rename "Headless / CI installs" to "Headless CI
  installs" so the stub's #headless-ci-installs anchor resolves.
- test/test-installer-channels.js: 83 unit tests for channel-plan
  and channel-resolver pure modules; wired into npm test as
  test:channels.

* fix(installer): address CodeRabbit review findings

- ui.js: skip stable-channel upgrade classification when the user has
  already declared intent via --pin/--next=/--channel or the review
  gate. Prevents the decline / major-refused / fetch-error branches
  from silently overwriting an explicit pin with prev.version.
- external-manager.js: short-circuit cloneExternalModule when the
  requested plan matches an existing in-process resolution and the
  cache is valid. Avoids redundant resolveChannel() + git fetch on
  every same-plan lookup in a single install.
- installer.js: fall back to CommunityModuleManager.getResolution()
  when no external resolution exists, so community module result
  rows carry newChannel/newSha instead of null under --next/--pin.
- installer.js: don't label a module as "no change" when its version
  string is 'main'/'HEAD' — the SHA may have moved and preVersions
  doesn't track the prior SHA. Show "(refreshed)" instead.
- official-modules.js: match versionInfo.version to the manifest's
  cloneRef || (hasGitClone ? 'main' : version) expression so summary
  lines report the cloned ref for git-backed custom installs.
- install-bmad.md: clarify that sha is only written for git-backed
  modules and that rerunning the same --modules on another machine
  does not reproduce stable-channel installs — convert recorded tags
  into explicit --pin flags for cross-machine reproducibility.
2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
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cs docs(cs): groom analysis-phase.md translation (#2242) 2026-04-10 06:23:00 -07:00
explanation feat(core-skills): add bmad-customize — guided authoring for _bmad/custom overrides (#2289) 2026-04-20 22:14:54 -05:00
fr docs(fr): sync translations with upstream and fix sidebar ordering (#2231) 2026-04-09 20:58:43 -07:00
how-to feat(installer): channel-based version resolution + interactive channel management (#2305) 2026-04-24 08:20:30 -05:00
reference fix(docs): update stale Analyst triggers and add PRFAQ link (#2238) 2026-04-09 22:18:08 -07:00
tutorials chore: remove SM agent (Bob) and migrate to Developer agent (#2186) 2026-04-02 12:25:24 -07:00
vi-vn docs(vi-vn): sync and update Vietnamese documentation (#2291) 2026-04-21 21:31:53 -05:00
zh-cn docs(zh-cn): add missing Chinese translations for 3 documents 2026-04-13 10:35:23 +08:00
404.md fix(docs): comprehensive documentation site review fixes (#1578) 2026-02-08 11:58:22 -06:00
_STYLE_GUIDE.md chore: remove SM agent (Bob) and migrate to Developer agent (#2186) 2026-04-02 12:25:24 -07:00
index.md feat(skills): TOML-based agent and workflow customization (#2284) 2026-04-19 19:30:29 -05:00
roadmap.mdx feat(docs): add public roadmap and improve site navigation 2026-02-22 19:41:57 -06:00