BMAD-METHOD

AI agent orchestration framework for software development. Provides specialized AI agents that function as a complete Agile development team.

Overview

BMAD-METHOD (Breakthrough Method of AgileAI Driven Development) transforms software development workflows by providing 10 specialized AI agents that handle different aspects of the development lifecycle.

Features

Specialized Agents

• Business Analyst: Requirements gathering and project briefs
• Product Manager: Product roadmaps and PRDs
• UX Expert: User experience design and UI specifications
• Solution Architect: System design and technical architecture
• Product Owner: Story validation and backlog management
• Scrum Master: Story generation and sprint planning
• Developer: Code implementation
• QA Specialist: Testing and quality assurance
• BMAD Orchestrator: Role transformation via slash commands
• BMAD Master: Universal executor of all capabilities

Team Configurations

• Team All: Complete agile team with all roles
• Team Fullstack: Full-stack application development focus
• Team No-UI: Backend/service development without UX roles

Structured Workflows

• Greenfield: New project workflows (fullstack, service, UI)
• Brownfield: Existing project workflows (fullstack, service, UI)
• Decision guidance for complex and simple project paths

Installation

Option 1: Web Bundles (No Installation)

1. Download pre-built bundles from web-bundles/
2. Upload to ChatGPT or Gemini
3. Set instructions: "Your critical operating instructions are attached, you ARE the BMad Agent..."
4. Start with /help command

Option 2: IDE Integration

1. Copy bmad-core/ to project root
2. Use agents from bmad-core/agents/
3. Configure IDE slash commands

Option 3: Build Custom Bundles

git clone [repository]
npm install
npm run build

Find bundles in dist/

Build Commands

npm run build          # Build all bundles
npm run build:agents   # Build agent bundles only
npm run build:teams    # Build team bundles only
npm run list:agents    # List available agents
npm run validate       # Validate configurations

Project Structure

bmad-core/
├── agents/          # Individual agent definitions
├── agent-teams/     # Team configurations
├── workflows/       # Development workflows
├── templates/       # Document templates
├── tasks/          # Reusable task definitions
├── checklists/     # Quality checklists
├── data/           # Knowledge base
└── web-bundles/    # Pre-built bundles

expansion-packs/     # Modular extensions
tools/              # Build and CLI tools

Technical Details

• Language: JavaScript
• Runtime: Node.js 14.0.0+
• Configuration: YAML-based
• License: MIT

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Author

Brian (BMad) Madison

Version

4.0.0

See versions.md for previous versions and history.