no double agent files and .agent.md file extensions.

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/_config-driven.js

@@ -352,14 +352,14 @@ LOAD and execute from: {project-root}/{{bmadFolderName}}/{{path}}
     // Clean up potential double extensions from source files (e.g. .yaml.md -> .md)
     const baseName = standardName.replace(/\.(yaml|yml)\.md$/, '.md');
 
-    // If using default markdown, preserve original behavior (keeps .agent.md suffix)
+    // If using default markdown, preserve the bmad-agent- prefix for agents
     if (extension === '.md') {
       return baseName;
     }
 
-    // For other extensions (e.g., .toml), remove .agent suffix as well
+    // For other extensions (e.g., .toml), replace .md extension
-    // Gemini doesn't support double-dot patterns like .agent.toml
+    // Note: agent prefix is preserved even with non-markdown extensions
-    return baseName.replace(/(\.agent)?(\.md|\.yaml|\.yml)$/, extension);
+    return baseName.replace(/\.md$/, extension);
   }
 
   /**

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/platform-codes.yaml

@@ -14,18 +14,14 @@
 #   installer: Installation configuration (optional - omit for custom installers)
 
 platforms:
-  # ============================================================================
+  antigravity:
-  # CLI Tools
+    name: "Google Antigravity"
-  # ============================================================================
+    preferred: false
-
+    category: ide
-  claude-code:
+    description: "Google's AI development environment"
-    name: "Claude Code"
-    preferred: true
-    category: cli
-    description: "Anthropic's official CLI for Claude"
     installer:
-      target_dir: .claude/commands
+      target_dir: .agent/workflows
-      template_type: default
+      template_type: antigravity
 
   auggie:
     name: "Auggie"
@@ -36,37 +32,15 @@ platforms:
       target_dir: .augment/commands
       template_type: default
 
-  gemini:
+  claude-code:
-    name: "Gemini CLI"
+    name: "Claude Code"
-    preferred: false
+    preferred: true
     category: cli
-    description: "Google's CLI for Gemini"
+    description: "Anthropic's official CLI for Claude"
     installer:
-      target_dir: .gemini/commands
+      target_dir: .claude/commands
-      template_type: gemini
-
-  # ============================================================================
-  # IDEs
-  # ============================================================================
-
-  cursor:
-    name: "Cursor"
-    preferred: true
-    category: ide
-    description: "AI-first code editor"
-    installer:
-      target_dir: .cursor/commands
       template_type: default
 
-  windsurf:
-    name: "Windsurf"
-    preferred: true
-    category: ide
-    description: "AI-powered IDE with cascade flows"
-    installer:
-      target_dir: .windsurf/workflows
-      template_type: windsurf
-
   cline:
     name: "Cline"
     preferred: false
@@ -76,15 +50,40 @@ platforms:
       target_dir: .clinerules/workflows
       template_type: windsurf
 
-  roo:
+  codex:
-    name: "Roo Cline"
+    name: "Codex"
+    preferred: false
+    category: cli
+    description: "OpenAI Codex integration"
+    # No installer config - uses custom codex.js
+
+  crush:
+    name: "Crush"
     preferred: false
     category: ide
-    description: "Enhanced Cline fork"
+    description: "AI development assistant"
     installer:
-      target_dir: .roo/commands
+      target_dir: .crush/commands
       template_type: default
 
+  cursor:
+    name: "Cursor"
+    preferred: true
+    category: ide
+    description: "AI-first code editor"
+    installer:
+      target_dir: .cursor/commands
+      template_type: default
+
+  gemini:
+    name: "Gemini CLI"
+    preferred: false
+    category: cli
+    description: "Google's CLI for Gemini"
+    installer:
+      target_dir: .gemini/commands
+      template_type: gemini
+
   github-copilot:
     name: "GitHub Copilot"
     preferred: false
@@ -99,24 +98,6 @@ platforms:
           template_type: vscode_settings
           artifact_types: []
 
-  opencode:
-    name: "OpenCode"
-    preferred: false
-    category: ide
-    description: "OpenCode terminal coding assistant"
-    installer:
-      target_dir: .opencode/command
-      template_type: opencode
-
-  crush:
-    name: "Crush"
-    preferred: false
-    category: ide
-    description: "AI development assistant"
-    installer:
-      target_dir: .crush/commands
-      template_type: default
-
   iflow:
     name: "iFlow"
     preferred: false
@@ -126,6 +107,29 @@ platforms:
       target_dir: .iflow/commands
       template_type: default
 
+  kilo:
+    name: "KiloCoder"
+    preferred: false
+    category: ide
+    description: "AI coding platform"
+    # No installer config - uses custom kilo.js (creates .kilocodemodes file)
+
+  kiro-cli:
+    name: "Kiro CLI"
+    preferred: false
+    category: cli
+    description: "Kiro command-line interface"
+    # No installer config - uses custom kiro-cli.js (YAML→JSON conversion)
+
+  opencode:
+    name: "OpenCode"
+    preferred: false
+    category: ide
+    description: "OpenCode terminal coding assistant"
+    installer:
+      target_dir: .opencode/command
+      template_type: opencode
+
   qwen:
     name: "QwenCoder"
     preferred: false
@@ -135,6 +139,15 @@ platforms:
       target_dir: .qwen/commands
       template_type: default
 
+  roo:
+    name: "Roo Cline"
+    preferred: false
+    category: ide
+    description: "Enhanced Cline fork"
+    installer:
+      target_dir: .roo/commands
+      template_type: default
+
   rovo-dev:
     name: "Rovo Dev"
     preferred: false
@@ -153,41 +166,14 @@ platforms:
       target_dir: .trae/rules
       template_type: trae
 
-  antigravity:
+  windsurf:
-    name: "Google Antigravity"
+    name: "Windsurf"
-    preferred: false
+    preferred: true
     category: ide
-    description: "Google's AI development environment"
+    description: "AI-powered IDE with cascade flows"
     installer:
-      target_dir: .agent/workflows
+      target_dir: .windsurf/workflows
-      template_type: antigravity
+      template_type: windsurf
-      # Note: Antigravity uses .agent/workflows/ directory (not .antigravity/)
-
-  # ============================================================================
-  # Custom Installers (no installer config - use custom file)
-  # These have unique installation logic that doesn't fit the config-driven model
-  # ============================================================================
-
-  codex:
-    name: "Codex"
-    preferred: false
-    category: cli
-    description: "OpenAI Codex integration"
-    # No installer config - uses custom codex.js
-
-  kilo:
-    name: "KiloCoder"
-    preferred: false
-    category: ide
-    description: "AI coding platform"
-    # No installer config - uses custom kilo.js (creates .kilocodemodes file)
-
-  kiro-cli:
-    name: "Kiro CLI"
-    preferred: false
-    category: cli
-    description: "Kiro command-line interface"
-    # No installer config - uses custom kiro-cli.js (YAML→JSON conversion)
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Installer Config Schema

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/agent-command-generator.js

@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ class AgentCommandGenerator {
 
   /**
    * Write agent launcher artifacts using dash format (NEW STANDARD)
-   * Creates flat files like: bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md
+   * Creates flat files like: bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md
    *
-   * The .agent.md suffix distinguishes agents from workflows/tasks/tools.
+   * The bmad-agent- prefix distinguishes agents from workflows/tasks/tools.
    *
    * @param {string} baseCommandsDir - Base commands directory for the IDE
    * @param {Array} artifacts - Agent launcher artifacts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class AgentCommandGenerator {
 
     for (const artifact of artifacts) {
       if (artifact.type === 'agent-launcher') {
-        // Convert relativePath to dash format: bmm/agents/pm.md → bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md
+        // Convert relativePath to dash format: bmm/agents/pm.md → bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md
         const flatName = toDashPath(artifact.relativePath);
         const launcherPath = path.join(baseCommandsDir, flatName);
         await fs.ensureDir(path.dirname(launcherPath));

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/path-utils.js

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
  * Provides utilities to convert hierarchical paths to flat naming conventions.
  *
  * DASH-BASED NAMING (new standard):
- * - Agents: bmad-module-name.agent.md (with .agent.md suffix)
+ * - Agents: bmad-agent-module-name.md (with bmad-agent- prefix)
  * - Workflows/Tasks/Tools: bmad-module-name.md
  *
  * Example outputs:
- * - cis/agents/storymaster.md → bmad-cis-storymaster.agent.md
+ * - cis/agents/storymaster.md → bmad-agent-cis-storymaster.md
  * - bmm/workflows/plan-project.md → bmad-bmm-plan-project.md
  * - bmm/tasks/create-story.md → bmad-bmm-create-story.md
- * - core/agents/brainstorming.md → bmad-brainstorming.agent.md
+ * - core/agents/brainstorming.md → bmad-agent-brainstorming.md (core agents skip module name)
  */
 
 // Type segments - agents are included in naming, others are filtered out
@@ -20,37 +20,38 @@ const AGENT_SEGMENT = 'agents';
 
 /**
  * Convert hierarchical path to flat dash-separated name (NEW STANDARD)
- * Converts: 'bmm', 'agents', 'pm' → 'bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md'
+ * Converts: 'bmm', 'agents', 'pm' → 'bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md'
  * Converts: 'bmm', 'workflows', 'correct-course' → 'bmad-bmm-correct-course.md'
- * Converts: 'core', 'agents', 'brainstorming' → 'bmad-brainstorming.agent.md' (core items skip module prefix)
+ * Converts: 'core', 'agents', 'brainstorming' → 'bmad-agent-brainstorming.md' (core agents skip module name)
  *
  * @param {string} module - Module name (e.g., 'bmm', 'core')
  * @param {string} type - Artifact type ('agents', 'workflows', 'tasks', 'tools')
  * @param {string} name - Artifact name (e.g., 'pm', 'brainstorming')
- * @returns {string} Flat filename like 'bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md' or 'bmad-bmm-correct-course.md'
+ * @returns {string} Flat filename like 'bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md' or 'bmad-bmm-correct-course.md'
  */
 function toDashName(module, type, name) {
   const isAgent = type === AGENT_SEGMENT;
 
-  // For core module, skip the module prefix: use 'bmad-name.md' instead of 'bmad-core-name.md'
+  // For core module, skip the module name: use 'bmad-agent-name.md' instead of 'bmad-agent-core-name.md'
   if (module === 'core') {
-    return isAgent ? `bmad-${name}.agent.md` : `bmad-${name}.md`;
+    return isAgent ? `bmad-agent-${name}.md` : `bmad-${name}.md`;
   }
 
-  // Module artifacts: bmad-module-name.md or bmad-module-name.agent.md
+  // Module artifacts: bmad-module-name.md or bmad-agent-module-name.md
   // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-string-replace-all -- regex replace is intentional here
   const dashName = name.replace(/\//g, '-'); // Flatten nested paths
-  return isAgent ? `bmad-${module}-${dashName}.agent.md` : `bmad-${module}-${dashName}.md`;
+  return isAgent ? `bmad-agent-${module}-${dashName}.md` : `bmad-${module}-${dashName}.md`;
 }
 
 /**
  * Convert relative path to flat dash-separated name
- * Converts: 'bmm/agents/pm.md' → 'bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md'
+ * Converts: 'bmm/agents/pm.md' → 'bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md'
+ * Converts: 'bmm/agents/tech-writer/tech-writer.md' → 'bmad-agent-bmm-tech-writer.md' (uses folder name)
  * Converts: 'bmm/workflows/correct-course.md' → 'bmad-bmm-correct-course.md'
- * Converts: 'core/agents/brainstorming.md' → 'bmad-brainstorming.agent.md' (core items skip module prefix)
+ * Converts: 'core/agents/brainstorming.md' → 'bmad-agent-brainstorming.md' (core agents skip module name)
  *
  * @param {string} relativePath - Path like 'bmm/agents/pm.md'
- * @returns {string} Flat filename like 'bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md' or 'bmad-brainstorming.md'
+ * @returns {string} Flat filename like 'bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md' or 'bmad-brainstorming.md'
  */
 function toDashPath(relativePath) {
   if (!relativePath || typeof relativePath !== 'string') {
@@ -63,20 +64,30 @@ function toDashPath(relativePath) {
 
   const module = parts[0];
   const type = parts[1];
-  const name = parts.slice(2).join('-');
+  let name;
+
+  // For agents, if nested in a folder (more than 3 parts), use the folder name only
+  // e.g., 'bmm/agents/tech-writer/tech-writer' → 'tech-writer' (not 'tech-writer-tech-writer')
+  if (type === 'agents' && parts.length > 3) {
+    // Use the folder name (parts[2]) as the name, ignore the file name
+    name = parts[2];
+  } else {
+    // For non-nested or non-agents, join all parts after type
+    name = parts.slice(2).join('-');
+  }
 
   return toDashName(module, type, name);
 }
 
 /**
  * Create custom agent dash name
- * Creates: 'bmad-custom-fred-commit-poet.agent.md'
+ * Creates: 'bmad-custom-agent-fred-commit-poet.md'
  *
  * @param {string} agentName - Custom agent name
- * @returns {string} Flat filename like 'bmad-custom-fred-commit-poet.agent.md'
+ * @returns {string} Flat filename like 'bmad-custom-agent-fred-commit-poet.md'
  */
 function customAgentDashName(agentName) {
-  return `bmad-custom-${agentName}.agent.md`;
+  return `bmad-custom-agent-${agentName}.md`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -90,9 +101,9 @@ function isDashFormat(filename) {
 
 /**
  * Extract parts from a dash-formatted filename
- * Parses: 'bmad-bmm-pm.agent.md' → { prefix: 'bmad', module: 'bmm', type: 'agents', name: 'pm' }
+ * Parses: 'bmad-agent-bmm-pm.md' → { prefix: 'bmad', module: 'bmm', type: 'agents', name: 'pm' }
  * Parses: 'bmad-bmm-correct-course.md' → { prefix: 'bmad', module: 'bmm', type: 'workflows', name: 'correct-course' }
- * Parses: 'bmad-brainstorming.agent.md' → { prefix: 'bmad', module: 'core', type: 'agents', name: 'brainstorming' } (core agents)
+ * Parses: 'bmad-agent-brainstorming.md' → { prefix: 'bmad', module: 'core', type: 'agents', name: 'brainstorming' } (core agents)
  * Parses: 'bmad-brainstorming.md' → { prefix: 'bmad', module: 'core', type: 'workflows', name: 'brainstorming' } (core workflows)
  *
  * @param {string} filename - Dash-formatted filename
@@ -106,27 +117,27 @@ function parseDashName(filename) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  // Check if this is an agent file (has .agent suffix)
+  // Check if this is an agent file (has 'agent' as second part)
-  const isAgent = withoutExt.endsWith('.agent');
+  const isAgent = parts[1] === 'agent';
 
   if (isAgent) {
     // This is an agent file
-    // Format: bmad-name.agent (core) or bmad-module-name.agent
+    // Format: bmad-agent-name (core) or bmad-agent-module-name
     if (parts.length === 3) {
-      // Core agent: bmad-name.agent
+      // Core agent: bmad-agent-name
       return {
         prefix: parts[0],
         module: 'core',
         type: 'agents',
-        name: parts[1],
+        name: parts[2],
       };
     } else {
-      // Module agent: bmad-module-name.agent
+      // Module agent: bmad-agent-module-name
       return {
         prefix: parts[0],
-        module: parts[1],
+        module: parts[2],
         type: 'agents',
-        name: parts.slice(2).join('-'),
+        name: parts.slice(3).join('-'),
       };
     }
   }

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/task-tool-command-generator.js

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Follow all instructions in the ${type} file exactly as written.
    * Write task/tool artifacts using dash format (NEW STANDARD)
    * Creates flat files like: bmad-bmm-bmad-help.md
    *
-   * Note: Tasks/tools do NOT have .agent.md suffix - only agents do.
+   * Note: Tasks/tools do NOT have bmad-agent- prefix - only agents do.
    *
    * @param {string} baseCommandsDir - Base commands directory for the IDE
    * @param {Array} artifacts - Task/tool artifacts with relativePath

tools/cli/installers/lib/ide/shared/workflow-command-generator.js

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ When running any workflow:
    * Write workflow command artifacts using dash format (NEW STANDARD)
    * Creates flat files like: bmad-bmm-correct-course.md
    *
-   * Note: Workflows do NOT have .agent.md suffix - only agents do.
+   * Note: Workflows do NOT have bmad-agent- prefix - only agents do.
    *
    * @param {string} baseCommandsDir - Base commands directory for the IDE
    * @param {Array} artifacts - Workflow artifacts