diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/atdd/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/atdd/workflow.yaml
index 26caace6..d1e0fa10 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/atdd/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/atdd/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,35 +18,7 @@ template: "{installed_path}/atdd-checklist-template.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  # Story context
-  story_file: "" # Path to story markdown with acceptance criteria
-  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests"
-  test_framework: "" # Detected from framework workflow (playwright, cypress)
-
-  # Test level selection
-  test_levels: "e2e,api,component" # Which levels to generate
-  primary_level: "e2e" # Primary test level for acceptance criteria
-  include_component_tests: true # Generate component tests for UI logic
-
-  # ATDD approach
-  start_failing: true # Tests must fail initially (red phase)
-  use_given_when_then: true # BDD-style test structure
-  network_first: true # Route interception before navigation
-  one_assertion_per_test: true # Atomic test design
-
-  # Data and fixtures
-  generate_factories: true # Create data factory stubs
-  generate_fixtures: true # Create fixture architecture
-  auto_cleanup: true # Fixtures clean up their data
-
-  # Output configuration
-  output_checklist: "{output_folder}/atdd-checklist-{story_id}.md"
-  include_data_testids: true # List required data-testid attributes
-  include_mock_requirements: true # Document mock/stub needs
-
-  # Advanced options
-  auto_load_knowledge: true # Load fixture-architecture, data-factories, component-tdd fragments
-  share_with_dev: true # Provide implementation checklist to DEV agent
+  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{output_folder}/atdd-checklist-{story_id}.md"
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/automate/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/automate/workflow.yaml
index 350ad974..5f536528 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/automate/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/automate/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,61 +18,13 @@ template: false
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  # Execution mode
+  # Execution mode and targeting
   standalone_mode: true # Can work without BMad artifacts (true) or integrate with BMad (false)
-
-  # Target specification (flexible - can be story, feature, or directory)
-  story_file: "" # Path to story markdown (optional - only if BMad workflow)
-  target_feature: "" # Feature name or directory to analyze (e.g., "user-authentication" or "src/auth/")
-  target_files: "" # Specific files to analyze (comma-separated paths)
-
-  # Discovery and analysis
-  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests"
-  source_dir: "{project-root}/src"
-  auto_discover_features: true # Automatically find features needing tests
-  analyze_coverage: true # Check existing test coverage gaps
-
-  # Coverage strategy
   coverage_target: "critical-paths" # critical-paths, comprehensive, selective
-  test_levels: "e2e,api,component,unit" # Which levels to generate (comma-separated)
-  avoid_duplicate_coverage: true # Don't test same behavior at multiple levels
 
-  # Test priorities (from test-priorities.md knowledge fragment)
-  include_p0: true # Critical paths (every commit)
-  include_p1: true # High priority (PR to main)
-  include_p2: true # Medium priority (nightly)
-  include_p3: false # Low priority (on-demand)
-
-  # Test design principles
-  use_given_when_then: true # BDD-style test structure
-  one_assertion_per_test: true # Atomic test design
-  network_first: true # Route interception before navigation
-  deterministic_waits: true # No hard waits or sleeps
-
-  # Infrastructure generation
-  generate_fixtures: true # Create/enhance fixture architecture
-  generate_factories: true # Create/enhance data factories
-  update_helpers: true # Add utility functions
-
-  # Integration with BMad artifacts (when available)
-  use_test_design: true # Load test-design.md if exists
-  use_tech_spec: true # Load tech-spec.md if exists
-  use_prd: true # Load PRD.md if exists
-
-  # Output configuration
-  update_readme: true # Update test README with new specs
-  update_package_scripts: true # Add test execution scripts
-  output_summary: "{output_folder}/automation-summary.md"
-
-  # Quality gates
-  max_test_duration: 90 # seconds (1.5 minutes per test)
-  max_file_lines: 300 # lines (keep tests lean)
-  require_self_cleaning: true # All tests must clean up data
-
-  # Advanced options
-  auto_load_knowledge: true # Load test-levels, test-priorities, fixture-architecture, selective-testing, ci-burn-in
-  run_tests_after_generation: true # Verify tests pass/fail as expected
-  auto_validate: true # Always validate generated tests
+  # Directory paths
+  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
+  source_dir: "{project-root}/src" # Source code directory
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{output_folder}/automation-summary.md"
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/ci/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/ci/workflow.yaml
index d45c9aa4..9593b82d 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/ci/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/ci/workflow.yaml
@@ -17,43 +17,8 @@ validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  ci_platform: "auto" # auto, github-actions, gitlab-ci, circle-ci, jenkins
-  test_framework: "" # Detected from framework workflow (playwright, cypress)
-  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests"
-  config_file: "" # Framework config file path
-  node_version_source: "{project-root}/.nvmrc" # Node version for CI
-
-  # Execution configuration
-  parallel_jobs: 4 # Number of parallel test shards
-  burn_in_enabled: true # Enable burn-in loop for flaky test detection
-  burn_in_iterations: 10 # Number of burn-in iterations
-  selective_testing_enabled: true # Enable changed test detection
-
-  # Artifact configuration
-  artifact_retention_days: 30
-  upload_artifacts_on: "failure" # failure, always, never
-  artifact_types: "traces,screenshots,videos,html-report" # Comma-separated
-
-  # Performance tuning
-  cache_enabled: true # Enable dependency caching
-  browser_cache_enabled: true # Cache browser binaries
-  timeout_minutes: 60 # Overall job timeout
-  test_timeout_minutes: 30 # Individual test run timeout
-
-  # Notification configuration
-  notify_on_failure: false # Enable notifications (requires setup)
-  notification_channels: "" # slack, email, discord
-
-  # Output artifacts
-  generate_ci_readme: true
-  generate_local_mirror_script: true
-  generate_secrets_checklist: true
-
-  # CI-specific optimizations
-  use_matrix_strategy: true # Parallel execution across OS/browsers
-  use_sharding: true # Split tests into shards
-  retry_failed_tests: true
-  retry_count: 2
+  ci_platform: "auto" # auto, github-actions, gitlab-ci, circle-ci, jenkins - user can override
+  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{project-root}/.github/workflows/test.yml" # GitHub Actions default
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/framework/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/framework/workflow.yaml
index 696a1946..0b66c96a 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/framework/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/framework/workflow.yaml
@@ -17,23 +17,10 @@ validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  test_framework: "" # playwright or cypress - auto-detect from package.json or ask
-  project_type: "" # react, vue, angular, next, node - detected from package.json
-  bundler: "" # vite, webpack, rollup, esbuild - detected from package.json
   test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
-  config_file: "" # Will be set to {project-root}/{framework}.config.{ts|js}
   use_typescript: true # Prefer TypeScript configuration
-  standalone_mode: true # Can run without story context
-
-  # Framework selection criteria
-  framework_preference: "auto" # auto, playwright, cypress
-  project_size: "auto" # auto, small, large - influences framework choice
-
-  # Output artifacts
-  generate_env_example: true
-  generate_nvmrc: true
-  generate_readme: true
-  generate_sample_tests: true
+  framework_preference: "auto" # auto, playwright, cypress - user can override auto-detection
+  project_size: "auto" # auto, small, large - influences framework recommendation
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{test_dir}/README.md" # Main deliverable is test setup README
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/nfr-assess/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/nfr-assess/workflow.yaml
index d1cdaa0e..77eb1126 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/nfr-assess/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/nfr-assess/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,58 +18,8 @@ template: "{installed_path}/nfr-report-template.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  # Target specification
-  story_file: "" # Path to story markdown (optional)
-  feature_name: "" # Feature to assess (if no story file)
-
-  # NFR categories to assess
-  assess_performance: true # Response time, throughput, resource usage
-  assess_security: true # Authentication, authorization, data protection
-  assess_reliability: true # Error handling, recovery, availability
-  assess_maintainability: true # Code quality, test coverage, documentation
-
-  # Custom NFR categories (comma-separated)
-  custom_nfr_categories: "" # e.g., "accessibility,internationalization,compliance"
-
-  # Evidence sources
-  test_results_dir: "{project-root}/test-results"
-  metrics_dir: "{project-root}/metrics"
-  logs_dir: "{project-root}/logs"
-  include_ci_results: true # Analyze CI/CD pipeline results
-
-  # Thresholds (can be overridden)
-  performance_response_time_ms: 500 # Target response time
-  performance_throughput_rps: 100 # Target requests per second
-  security_score_min: 85 # Minimum security score (0-100)
-  reliability_uptime_pct: 99.9 # Target uptime percentage
-  maintainability_coverage_pct: 80 # Minimum test coverage
-
-  # Assessment configuration
-  use_deterministic_rules: true # PASS/CONCERNS/FAIL based on evidence
-  never_guess_thresholds: true # Mark as CONCERNS if threshold unknown
-  require_evidence: true # Every NFR must have evidence or be called out
-  suggest_monitoring: true # Recommend monitoring hooks for gaps
-
-  # Integration with BMad artifacts
-  use_tech_spec: true # Load tech-spec.md for NFR requirements
-  use_prd: true # Load PRD.md for NFR context
-  use_test_design: true # Load test-design.md for NFR test plan
-
-  # Output configuration
-  output_file: "{output_folder}/nfr-assessment.md"
-  generate_gate_yaml: true # Create gate YAML snippet with NFR status
-  generate_evidence_checklist: true # Create checklist of evidence gaps
-  update_story_file: false # Add NFR section to story (optional)
-
-  # Quality gates
-  fail_on_critical_nfr: true # Fail if critical NFR has FAIL status
-  warn_on_concerns: true # Warn if any NFR has CONCERNS status
-  block_release_on_fail: true # Block release if NFR assessment fails
-
-  # Advanced options
-  auto_load_knowledge: true # Load nfr-criteria, ci-burn-in fragments
-  include_quick_wins: true # Suggest quick wins for concerns/failures
-  include_recommended_actions: true # Provide actionable remediation steps
+  # NFR category assessment (defaults to all categories)
+  custom_nfr_categories: "" # Optional additional categories beyond standard (security, performance, reliability, maintainability)
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{output_folder}/nfr-assessment.md"
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-design/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-design/workflow.yaml
index 7502ce24..47888019 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-design/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-design/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,33 +18,7 @@ template: "{installed_path}/test-design-template.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  # Target scope
-  epic_num: "" # Epic number for scoped design
-  story_path: "" # Specific story for design (optional)
-  design_level: "full" # full, targeted, minimal
-
-  # Risk assessment configuration
-  risk_assessment_enabled: true
-  risk_threshold: 6 # Scores >= 6 are high-priority (probability × impact)
-  risk_categories: "TECH,SEC,PERF,DATA,BUS,OPS" # Comma-separated
-
-  # Coverage planning
-  priority_levels: "P0,P1,P2,P3" # Test priorities
-  test_levels: "e2e,api,integration,unit,component" # Test levels to consider
-  selective_testing_strategy: "risk-based" # risk-based, coverage-based, hybrid
-
-  # Output configuration
-  output_file: "{output_folder}/test-design-epic-{epic_num}.md"
-  include_risk_matrix: true
-  include_coverage_matrix: true
-  include_execution_order: true
-  include_resource_estimates: true
-
-  # Advanced options
-  auto_load_knowledge: true # Load relevant knowledge fragments
-  include_mitigation_plan: true
-  include_gate_criteria: true
-  standalone_mode: false # Can run without epic context
+  design_level: "full" # full, targeted, minimal - scope of design effort
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{output_folder}/test-design-epic-{epic_num}.md"
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-review/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-review/workflow.yaml
index f66da854..15d9b0dc 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-review/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/test-review/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,54 +18,9 @@ template: "{installed_path}/test-review-template.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  # Review target
-  test_file_path: "" # Explicit test file to review (if not provided, auto-discover)
-  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests"
+  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
   review_scope: "single" # single (one file), directory (folder), suite (all tests)
 
-  # Review configuration
-  quality_score_enabled: true # Calculate 0-100 quality score
-  append_to_file: false # true = inline comments, false = separate report
-  check_against_knowledge: true # Use tea-index.csv fragments for validation
-  strict_mode: false # Strict = fail on any violation, Relaxed = advisory only
-
-  # Quality criteria to check
-  check_given_when_then: true # BDD format validation
-  check_test_ids: true # Test ID conventions (e.g., 1.3-E2E-001)
-  check_priority_markers: true # P0/P1/P2/P3 classification
-  check_hard_waits: true # Detect sleep(), wait(X), hardcoded delays
-  check_determinism: true # No conditionals (if/else), no try/catch abuse
-  check_isolation: true # Tests clean up, no shared state
-  check_fixture_patterns: true # Pure function → Fixture → mergeTests
-  check_data_factories: true # Factory usage vs hardcoded data
-  check_network_first: true # Route intercept before navigate
-  check_assertions: true # Explicit assertions, not implicit waits
-  check_test_length: true # Warn if >300 lines per file
-  check_test_duration: true # Warn if individual test >1.5 min
-  check_flakiness_patterns: true # Common flaky patterns (race conditions, timing)
-
-  # Integration with BMad artifacts
-  use_story_file: true # Load story for context (acceptance criteria)
-  use_test_design: true # Load test-design for priority context
-  auto_discover_story: true # Find related story by test ID
-
-  # Output configuration
-  output_file: "{output_folder}/test-review-{filename}.md"
-  generate_inline_comments: false # Add TODO comments in test files
-  generate_quality_badge: true # Create quality badge/score
-  append_to_story: false # Add review section to story file
-
-  # Knowledge base fragments to load
-  knowledge_fragments:
-    - test-quality.md # Definition of Done for tests
-    - fixture-architecture.md # Pure function → Fixture patterns
-    - network-first.md # Route interception before navigation
-    - data-factories.md # Factory patterns and best practices
-    - test-levels-framework.md # E2E vs API vs Component vs Unit
-    - playwright-config.md # Configuration patterns (if Playwright)
-    - tdd-cycles.md # Red-Green-Refactor patterns
-    - selective-testing.md # Duplicate coverage detection
-
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{output_folder}/test-review.md"
 
diff --git a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/trace/workflow.yaml b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/trace/workflow.yaml
index 1d45ae50..8edd94dd 100644
--- a/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/trace/workflow.yaml
+++ b/src/modules/bmm/workflows/testarch/trace/workflow.yaml
@@ -18,92 +18,14 @@ template: "{installed_path}/trace-template.md"
 
 # Variables and inputs
 variables:
-  # Target specification
-  story_file: "" # Path to story markdown (e.g., bmad/output/story-1.3.md)
-  acceptance_criteria: "" # Optional - inline criteria if no story file
+  # Directory paths
+  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests" # Root test directory
+  source_dir: "{project-root}/src" # Source code directory
 
-  # Test discovery
-  test_dir: "{project-root}/tests"
-  source_dir: "{project-root}/src"
-  auto_discover_tests: true # Automatically find tests related to story
-
-  # Traceability configuration
-  coverage_levels: "e2e,api,component,unit" # Which levels to trace (comma-separated)
-  map_by_test_id: true # Use test IDs (e.g., 1.3-E2E-001) for mapping
-  map_by_describe: true # Use describe blocks for mapping
-  map_by_filename: true # Use file paths for mapping
-
-  # Coverage classification
-  require_explicit_mapping: true # Require tests to explicitly reference criteria
-  flag_unit_only: true # Flag criteria covered only by unit tests
-  flag_integration_only: true # Flag criteria covered only by integration tests
-  flag_partial_coverage: true # Flag criteria with incomplete coverage
-
-  # Gap analysis
-  prioritize_by_risk: true # Use test-priorities (P0/P1/P2/P3) for gap severity
-  suggest_missing_tests: true # Recommend specific tests to add
-  check_duplicate_coverage: true # Warn about same behavior tested at multiple levels
-
-  # Integration with BMad artifacts
-  use_test_design: true # Load test-design.md if exists (risk assessment)
-  use_tech_spec: true # Load tech-spec.md if exists (technical context)
-  use_prd: true # Load PRD.md if exists (requirements context)
-
-  # Output configuration
-  output_file: "{output_folder}/traceability-matrix.md"
-  generate_gate_yaml: true # Create gate YAML snippet with coverage summary
-  generate_coverage_badge: true # Create coverage badge/metric
-  update_story_file: true # Add traceability section to story file
-
-  # Quality gates
-  min_p0_coverage: 100 # Percentage (P0 must be 100% covered)
-  min_p1_coverage: 90 # Percentage
-  min_overall_coverage: 80 # Percentage
-
-  # Advanced options
-  auto_load_knowledge: true # Load traceability, risk-governance, test-quality fragments
-  include_code_coverage: false # Integrate with code coverage reports (Istanbul, NYC)
-  check_assertions: true # Verify explicit assertions in tests
-
-  # PHASE 2: Gate Decision Variables (runs after traceability)
-  enable_gate_decision: true # Run gate decision after traceability (Phase 2)
-
-  # Gate target specification
-  gate_type: "story" # story | epic | release | hotfix
-  # story_id, epic_num, release_version inherited from trace context
-
-  # Gate decision configuration
+  # Workflow behavior
+  coverage_levels: "e2e,api,component,unit" # Which test levels to trace
+  gate_type: "story" # story | epic | release | hotfix - determines gate scope
   decision_mode: "deterministic" # deterministic (rule-based) | manual (team decision)
-  allow_waivers: true # Allow business-approved waivers for FAIL → WAIVED
-  require_evidence: true # Require links to test results, reports, etc.
-
-  # Input sources for gate (auto-discovered from Phase 1 + external)
-  # story_file, test_design_file inherited from trace
-  nfr_file: "" # Path to nfr-assessment.md (optional, recommended for release gates)
-  test_results: "" # Path to test execution results (CI artifacts, reports)
-
-  # Decision criteria thresholds
-  min_p0_pass_rate: 100 # P0 tests must have 100% pass rate
-  min_p1_pass_rate: 95 # P1 tests threshold
-  min_overall_pass_rate: 90 # Overall test pass rate
-  # min_coverage already defined above (min_overall_coverage: 80)
-  max_critical_nfrs_fail: 0 # No critical NFRs can fail
-  max_security_issues: 0 # No unresolved security issues
-
-  # Risk tolerance
-  allow_p2_failures: true # P2 failures don't block release
-  allow_p3_failures: true # P3 failures don't block release
-  escalate_p1_failures: true # P1 failures require escalation approval
-
-  # Gate output configuration
-  gate_output_file: "{output_folder}/gate-decision-{gate_type}-{story_id}{epic_num}{release_version}.md"
-  append_to_history: true # Append to bmm-workflow-status.md gate history
-  notify_stakeholders: true # Generate notification message for team
-
-  # Advanced gate options
-  check_all_workflows_complete: true # Verify test-design, trace, nfr-assess complete
-  validate_evidence_freshness: true # Warn if assessments are >7 days old
-  require_sign_off: false # Require named approver for gate decision
 
 # Output configuration
 default_output_file: "{output_folder}/traceability-matrix.md"