BMAD-METHOD/bmad/bmm/workflows/1-analysis/research/instructions-router.md

Research Workflow Router Instructions

The workflow execution engine is governed by: {project_root}/bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml You MUST have already loaded and processed: {installed_path}/workflow.yaml This is a ROUTER that directs to specialized research instruction sets

Welcome the user to the Research Workflow

The Research Workflow supports multiple research types:

Present the user with research type options:

What type of research do you need?

1. Market Research - Comprehensive market analysis with TAM/SAM/SOM calculations, competitive intelligence, customer segments, and go-to-market strategy

   • Use for: Market opportunity assessment, competitive landscape analysis, market sizing
   • Output: Detailed market research report with financials

2. Deep Research Prompt Generator - Create structured, multi-step research prompts optimized for AI platforms (ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Claude)

   • Use for: Generating comprehensive research prompts, structuring complex investigations
   • Output: Optimized research prompt with framework, scope, and validation criteria

3. Technical/Architecture Research - Evaluate technology stacks, architecture patterns, frameworks, and technical approaches

   • Use for: Tech stack decisions, architecture pattern selection, framework evaluation
   • Output: Technical research report with recommendations and trade-off analysis

4. Competitive Intelligence - Deep dive into specific competitors, their strategies, products, and market positioning

   • Use for: Competitor deep dives, competitive strategy analysis
   • Output: Competitive intelligence report

5. User Research - Customer insights, personas, jobs-to-be-done, and user behavior analysis

   • Use for: Customer discovery, persona development, user journey mapping
   • Output: User research report with personas and insights

6. Domain/Industry Research - Deep dive into specific industries, domains, or subject matter areas

   • Use for: Industry analysis, domain expertise building, trend analysis
   • Output: Domain research report

Select a research type (1-6) or describe your research needs:

Capture user selection as {{research_type}}

Based on user selection, load the appropriate instruction set

If research_type == "1" OR "market" OR "market research": Set research_mode = "market" LOAD: {installed_path}/instructions-market.md Continue with market research workflow

If research_type == "2" OR "prompt" OR "deep research prompt": Set research_mode = "deep-prompt" LOAD: {installed_path}/instructions-deep-prompt.md Continue with deep research prompt generation

If research_type == "3" OR "technical" OR "architecture": Set research_mode = "technical" LOAD: {installed_path}/instructions-technical.md Continue with technical research workflow

If research_type == "4" OR "competitive": Set research_mode = "competitive" This will use market research workflow with competitive focus LOAD: {installed_path}/instructions-market.md Pass mode="competitive" to focus on competitive intelligence

If research_type == "5" OR "user": Set research_mode = "user" This will use market research workflow with user research focus LOAD: {installed_path}/instructions-market.md Pass mode="user" to focus on customer insights

If research_type == "6" OR "domain" OR "industry": Set research_mode = "domain" This will use market research workflow with domain focus LOAD: {installed_path}/instructions-market.md Pass mode="domain" to focus on industry/domain analysis

The loaded instruction set will continue from here with full context