* feat(docs): add Diataxis folder structure and update sidebar styling - Create tutorials, how-to, explanation, reference directories with subdirectories - Add index.md files for each main Diataxis section - Update homepage with Diataxis card navigation layout - Implement clean React Native-inspired sidebar styling - Convert sidebar to autogenerated for both Diataxis and legacy sections - Update docusaurus config with dark mode default and navbar changes 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * feat(docs): migrate Phase 1 files to Diataxis structure Move 21 files to new locations: - Tutorials: quick-start guides, agent creation guide - How-To: installation, customization, workflows - Explanation: core concepts, features, game-dev, builder - Reference: merged glossary from BMM and BMGD Also: - Copy images to new locations - Update internal links via migration script (73 links updated) - Build verified successfully 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(docs): add category labels for sidebar folders Add _category_.json files to control display labels and position for autogenerated sidebar categories. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * style(docs): improve welcome page and visual styling - Rewrite index.md with React Native-inspired welcoming layout - Add Diataxis section cards with descriptions - Remove sidebar separator, add spacing instead - Increase navbar padding with responsive breakpoints - Add rounded admonitions without left border bar - Use system font stack for better readability - Add lighter chevron styling in sidebar - Constrain max-width to 1600px for wide viewports 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix: use baseUrl in meta tag paths for correct deployment URLs * feat(docs): complete Phase 2 - split files and fix broken links Phase 2 of Diataxis migration: - Split 16 large legacy files into 42+ focused documents - Created FAQ section with 7 topic-specific files - Created brownfield how-to guides (3 files) - Created workflow how-to guides (15+ files) - Created architecture explanation files (3 files) - Created TEA/testing explanation files - Moved remaining legacy module files to proper Diataxis locations Link fixes: - Fixed ~50 broken internal links across documentation - Updated relative paths for new file locations - Created missing index files for installation, advanced tutorials - Simplified TOC anchors to fix Docusaurus warnings Cleanup: - Removed legacy sidebar entries for deleted folders - Deleted duplicate and empty placeholder files - Moved workflow diagram assets to tutorials/images 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(build): use file glob instead of sidebar parsing for llms-full.txt Replace brittle sidebar.js regex parsing with recursive file glob. The old approach captured non-file strings like 'autogenerated' and category labels, resulting in only 5 files being processed. Now correctly processes all 86+ markdown files (~95k tokens). 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(seo): use absolute URLs in AI meta tags for agent discoverability AI web-browsing agents couldn't follow relative paths in meta tags due to URL security restrictions. Changed llms-full.txt and llms.txt meta tag URLs from relative (baseUrl) to absolute (urlParts.origin + baseUrl). 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor(docs): recategorize misplaced files per Diataxis analysis Phase 2.5 categorization fixes based on post-migration analysis: Moved to correct Diataxis categories: - tutorials/installation.md → deleted (duplicate of how-to/install-bmad.md) - tutorials/brownfield-onboarding.md → how-to/brownfield/index.md - reference/faq/* (8 files) → explanation/faq/ - reference/agents/barry-quick-flow.md → explanation/agents/ - reference/agents/bmgd-agents.md → explanation/game-dev/agents.md Created: - explanation/agents/index.md Fixed all broken internal links (14 total) 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * feat(docs): add Getting Started tutorial and simplify build script - Add comprehensive Getting Started tutorial with installation as Step 1 - Simplify build-docs.js to read directly from docs/ (no consolidation) - Remove backup/restore dance that could corrupt docs folder on build failure - Remove ~150 lines of unused consolidation code 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * fix(css): use fixed width layout to prevent content shifting Apply React Native docs approach: set both width and max-width at largest breakpoint (1400px) so content area maintains consistent size regardless of content length. Switches to fluid 100% below 1416px breakpoint. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor(docs): restructure tutorials with renamed entry point - Rename index.md to bmad-tutorial.md for clearer navigation - Remove redundant tutorials/index.md - Update sidebar and config references 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * feat(docs): add tutorial style guide and AI agent announcement bar - Add docs/_contributing/ with tutorial style guide - Reformat quick-start-bmm.md and bmad-tutorial.md per style guide - Remove horizontal separators, add strategic admonitions - Add persistent announcement bar for AI agents directing to llms-full.txt - Fix footer broken link to tutorials 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * feat(docs): add markdown demo page and UI refinements - Add comprehensive markdown-demo.md for style testing - Remove doc category links from navbar (use sidebar instead) - Remove card buttons from welcome page - Add dark mode styling for announcement bar - Clean up index.md card layout 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * feat(docs): apply unified tutorial style and update references - Reformat create-custom-agent.md to follow tutorial style guide - Update tutorial-style.md with complete unified structure - Update all internal references to renamed tutorial files - Remove obsolete advanced/index.md 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> * refactor(docs): migrate from Docusaurus to Astro+Starlight Replace Docusaurus with Astro and the Starlight documentation theme for improved performance, better customization, and modern tooling. Build pipeline changes: - New build-docs.js orchestrates link checking, artifact generation, and Astro build in sequence - Add check-doc-links.js for validating internal links and anchors - Generate llms.txt and llms-full.txt for LLM-friendly documentation - Create downloadable source bundles (bmad-sources.zip, bmad-prompts.zip) - Suppress MODULE_TYPELESS_PACKAGE_JSON warning in Astro build - Output directly to build/site for cleaner deployment Website architecture: - Add rehype-markdown-links.js plugin to transform .md links to routes - Add site-url.js helper for GitHub Pages URL resolution with strict validation (throws on invalid GITHUB_REPOSITORY format) - Custom Astro components: Banner, Header, MobileMenuFooter - Symlink docs/ into website/src/content/docs for Starlight Documentation cleanup: - Remove Docusaurus _category_.json files (Starlight uses frontmatter) - Convert all docs to use YAML frontmatter with title field - Move downloads.md from website/src/pages to docs/ - Consolidate style guide and workflow diagram docs - Add 404.md and tutorials/index.md --------- Co-authored-by: forcetrainer <bryan@inagaki.us> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Welcome to BMad |
BMad (Build More, Architect Dreams) is an AI-driven development framework that helps you build software faster and smarter. It provides specialized AI agents, guided workflows, and intelligent planning that adapts to your project's complexity—whether you're fixing a bug or building an enterprise platform.
If you're comfortable working with AI coding assistants like Claude, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot, you're ready to get started.
New Here? Start with a Tutorial
The fastest way to understand BMad is to try it. Choose a tutorial to walk through your first project in about 10 minutes.
- Get Started with v4 (Stable) — Production-ready version with battle-tested workflows
- Try v6 (Alpha) — Latest features, still in active development
:::tip[Already familiar with AI-assisted development?] Feel free to skip around. Use the sidebar to jump to any topic, or check out What Are Agents? to understand how BMad organizes its AI personas. :::
How to Use These Docs
These docs are organized into four sections based on what you're trying to do:
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | Learning-oriented. Step-by-step guides that walk you through building something. Start here if you're new. |
| How-To Guides | Task-oriented. Practical guides for solving specific problems. "How do I customize an agent?" lives here. |
| Explanation | Understanding-oriented. Deep dives into concepts and architecture. Read when you want to know why. |
| Reference | Information-oriented. Technical specifications for agents, workflows, and configuration. |
What You'll Need
BMad works with any AI coding assistant that supports custom system prompts or project context. Popular options include:
- Claude Code — Anthropic's CLI tool (recommended)
- Cursor — AI-first code editor
- Windsurf — Codeium's AI IDE
- Roo Code — VS Code extension
You should be comfortable with basic software development concepts like version control, project structure, and agile workflows. No prior experience with BMad-style agent systems is required—that's what these docs are for.
Join the Community
Get help, share what you're building, or contribute to BMad:
- Discord — Chat with other BMad users, ask questions, share ideas
- GitHub — Source code, issues, and contributions
- YouTube — Video tutorials and walkthroughs
Next Step
Ready to dive in? Pick a tutorial and start building.
- Get Started with v4 (Stable) — Recommended for production projects
- Try v6 (Alpha) — Explore the latest features