name: create-story
description: "Create the next user story markdown from epics/PRD and architecture, using a standard template and saving to the stories folder"
author: "BMad"

# Critical variables from config
config_source: "{project-root}/bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
date: system-generated

# Workflow components
installed_path: "{project-root}/bmad/bmm/workflows/create-story"
template: "{installed_path}/template.md"
instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"

# Variables and inputs
variables:
  story_dir: "{config_source}:dev_story_location" # Directory where stories are stored
  epics_file: "{output_folder}/epics.md" # Preferred source for epic/story breakdown
  prd_file: "{output_folder}/prd.md" # Fallback for requirements
  hla_file: "{output_folder}/high-level-architecture.md" # Optional architecture context
  tech_spec_file: "" # Will be auto-discovered from docs as tech-spec-epic-{{epic_num}}-*.md
  tech_spec_search_dir: "{project-root}/docs"
  tech_spec_glob_template: "tech-spec-epic-{{epic_num}}*.md"
  arch_docs_search_dirs: |
    - "{project-root}/docs"
    - "{output_folder}"
  arch_docs_file_names: |
    - tech-stack.md
    - unified-project-structure.md
    - coding-standards.md
    - testing-strategy.md
    - backend-architecture.md
    - frontend-architecture.md
    - data-models.md
    - database-schema.md
    - rest-api-spec.md
    - external-apis.md
  story_title: "" # Will be elicited if not derivable
  epic_num: 1
  story_num: 1
  auto_run_context: true # Optionally run story-context after creation
  non_interactive: true # Generate without elicitation; avoid interactive prompts

# Output configuration
default_output_file: "{story_dir}/story-{{epic_num}}.{{story_num}}.md"

required_tools:
  - list_files
  - file_info
  - read_file
  - write_file
  - create_directory
  - search_repo
  - glob

recommended_inputs:
  - epics: "Epic breakdown (epic-list.md)"
  - prd: "PRD document"
  - hla: "High-Level Architecture (optional)"

tags:
  - story-generation
  - planning
  - bmad-v6

execution_hints:
  interactive: false
  autonomous: true
  iterative: true