
Fixture — skill whose frontmatter listed bmad-agent-pm historically but now does not (AC9 case 6).
Fixture — BMM dependency referenced only in a step file (AC9 case 2).
Validated learning expert specializing in lean experiments, MVPs, and Build-Measure-Learn cycles. Refuses to scope experiments larger than necessary — asks "what's the smallest experiment that validates?"
Generate visual and text assets from specifications through AI-powered creative production
Create, import, browse, and maintain design system components and tokens
Strategic context architect specializing in lean personas, product vision, and scope contextualization. Refuses solutions before WHO/WHY/WHICH-problem framing is established.
Execute story implementation following a context filled story spec file. Use when the user says "dev this story [story file]" or "implement the next story in the sprint plan"
Learning & Decision Expert
Discovery & Empathy Expert
Hypothesis Engineer
Brownfield improvements — the full WDS pipeline in miniature for existing products
Research convergence specialist for Jobs-to-be-Done framing, Pains & Gains analysis, and cross-source synthesis. Refuses to call something a pattern from one source — "three sources or it's an anecdote".
Production Intelligence Specialist
Fixture — bmad-agent-pm mentioned only in prose body (AC9 case 3 negative).
Fixture — frontmatter-declared BMM dependency (AC9 case 1).
Fixture — dependencies is a bare string instead of an array (AC9 case 7).
Fixture — skill with a frontmatter dep plus a pre-existing manual CSV row (AC9 case 4).
Map business goals to user psychology through structured workshops
Transform ideas into detailed visual specifications through scenario-driven design
AI-assisted development, testing, and reverse engineering through structured agent collaboration
Establish project context - foundation for all design work
Create UX scenario outlines from Trigger Map through structured micro-steps
Splits large markdown documents into smaller, organized files based on level 2 (default) sections. Use if the user says perform shard document
Initialize test framework with Playwright or Cypress. Use when the user says "lets setup test framework" or "I want to initialize testing framework"
Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.
Guide human-centered design processes using empathy-driven methodologies. Use when the user says "lets run design thinking" or "I want to apply design thinking"
Identify disruption opportunities and architect business model innovation. Use when the user says "lets create an innovation strategy" or "I want to find disruption opportunities"
Craft compelling narratives using story frameworks. Use when the user says "help me with storytelling" or "I want to create a narrative through storytelling"
Clinical copy-editor that reviews text for communication issues. Use when user says review for prose or improve the prose
Orchestrates group discussions between all installed BMAD agents, enabling natural multi-agent conversations. Use when user requests party mode.
Teach testing progressively through structured sessions. Use when user says "lets learn testing" or "I want to study test practices"
Expand test automation coverage for codebase. Use when user says "lets expand test coverage" or "I want to automate tests"
Push the LLM to reconsider, refine, and improve its recent output.
Strategic business analyst and requirements expert. Use when the user asks to talk to Mary or requests the business analyst.
System architect and technical design leader. Use when the user asks to talk to Winston or requests the architect.
Lossless LLM-optimized compression of source documents. Use when the user requests to 'distill documents' or 'create a distillate'.
Senior software engineer for story execution and code implementation. Use when the user asks to talk to Amelia or requests the developer agent.
Product manager for PRD creation and requirements discovery. Use when the user asks to talk to John or requests the product manager.
QA engineer for test automation and coverage. Use when the user asks to talk to Quinn or requests the QA engineer.
Elite full-stack developer for rapid spec and implementation. Use when the user asks to talk to Barry or requests the quick flow solo dev.
Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.
Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.
Sets up BMad Builder module in a project. Use when the user requests to 'install bmb module', 'configure bmad builder', or 'setup bmad builder'.
Validate PRD, UX, Architecture and Epics specs are complete. Use when the user says "check implementation readiness".
Elite brainstorming specialist for facilitated ideation sessions. Use when the user asks to talk to Carson or requests the Brainstorming Specialist.
Master problem solver for systematic problem-solving methodologies. Use when the user asks to talk to Dr. Quinn or requests the Master Problem Solver.
Visual communication and presentation expert for slide decks, pitch decks, and visual storytelling. Use when the user asks to talk to Caravaggio or requests the Presentation Expert.
Master storyteller for compelling narratives using proven frameworks. Use when the user asks to talk to Sophia or requests the Master Storyteller.
Apply systematic problem-solving methodologies to complex challenges. Use when the user says "guide me through structured problem solving" or "I want to crack this challenge with guided problem solving techniques"
Review code changes adversarially using parallel review layers (Blind Hunter, Edge Case Hunter, Acceptance Auditor) with structured triage into actionable categories. Use when the user says "run code review" or "review this code"
Manage significant changes during sprint execution. Use when the user says "correct course" or "propose sprint change"
Create architecture solution design decisions for AI agent consistency. Use when the user says "lets create architecture" or "create technical architecture" or "create a solution design"
Break requirements into epics and user stories. Use when the user says "create the epics and stories list"
Create a PRD from scratch. Use when the user says "lets create a product requirements document" or "I want to create a new PRD"
Creates a dedicated story file with all the context the agent will need to implement it later. Use when the user says "create the next story" or "create story [story identifier]"
Document brownfield projects for AI context. Use when the user says "document this project" or "generate project docs"
Conduct domain and industry research. Use when the user says wants to do domain research for a topic or industry
Splits large markdown documents into smaller, organized files based on level 2 (default) sections. Use if the user says perform shard document
Generate the decision-tree skill catalog README from manifest data. Use when the user says "generate catalog", "create catalog", or "build catalog".
Structural editor that proposes cuts, reorganization, and simplification while preserving comprehension. Use when user requests structural review or editorial review of structure
Structural editor that proposes cuts, reorganization, and simplification while preserving comprehension. Use when user requests structural review or editorial review of structure
Structural editor that proposes cuts, reorganization, and simplification while preserving comprehension. Use when user requests structural review or editorial review of structure
Edit an existing PRD. Use when the user says "edit this PRD".
Conduct market research on competition and customers. Use when the user says they need market research
Create project-context.md with AI rules. Use when the user says "generate project context" or "create project context"
Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next workflow or agent. Use when user says what should I do next, what do I do now, or asks a question about BMad
Generates or updates an index.md to reference all docs in the folder. Use if user requests to create or update an index of all files in a specific folder
Generates or updates an index.md to reference all docs in the folder. Use if user requests to create or update an index of all files in a specific folder
Generates or updates an index.md to reference all docs in the folder. Use if user requests to create or update an index of all files in a specific folder
Migrate artifact governance metadata to conform to taxonomy. Use when the user says "run artifact migration" or "migrate artifacts".
Orchestrates group discussions between all installed BMAD agents, enabling natural multi-agent conversations. Use when user requests party mode.
Orchestrates group discussions between all installed BMAD agents, enabling natural multi-agent conversations. Use when user requests party mode.
Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success. Use when the user says "run a retrospective" or "lets retro the epic [epic]"
Perform a Cynical Review and produce a findings report. Use when the user requests a critical review of something
Splits large markdown documents into smaller, organized files based on level 2 (default) sections. Use if the user says perform shard document
Generate sprint status tracking from epics. Use when the user says "run sprint planning" or "generate sprint plan"
Master Test Architect and Quality Advisor. Use when the user asks to talk to Murat or requests the Test Architect.
Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Use when the user says they would like to do or produce a technical research report
Generate failing acceptance tests using TDD cycle. Use when the user says "lets write acceptance tests" or "I want to do ATDD"
Scaffold CI/CD quality pipeline with test execution. Use when the user says "lets setup CI pipeline" or "I want to create quality gates"
Builds workflows and skills through conversational discovery and validates existing ones. Use when the user requests to "build a workflow", "modify a workflow", "quality check workflow", or "optimize skill".
Manage lane-aware initiative lifecycle backlog — triage findings into intakes and qualify into Bug/Fast/Initiative lanes, rescore lane items, or bootstrap a new lifecycle backlog. Use when the user says triage findings, qualify intakes, or manage backlog.
Project onboarding - determine project type, complexity, tech stack, and route to correct phase
Strategic business analyst and product discovery partner for WDS. Use when the user asks to talk to Saga or requests the WDS analyst.
UX designer and UI specialist. Use when the user asks to talk to Sally or requests the UX designer.
Create a PRD from scratch. Use when the user says "lets create a product requirements document" or "I want to create a new PRD"
Walk every branching path and boundary condition in content, report only unhandled edge cases. Orthogonal to adversarial review - method-driven not attitude-driven. Use when you need exhaustive edge-case analysis of code, specs, or diffs.
Show a portfolio view of all initiatives with phase, status, and next actions through a guided 3-step conversation. Use when the user says "show portfolio" or "portfolio status".
Validate an exported skill staging directory for structural correctness and BMAD-internal leaks. Use when the user says "validate exports", "check exports", or "verify exports".
Push the LLM to reconsider, refine, and improve its recent output. Use when user asks for deeper critique or mentions a known deeper critique method, e.g. socratic, first principles, pre-mortem, red team.
Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next workflow or agent. Use when user says what should I do next, what do I do now, or asks a question about BMad
Elite brainstorming specialist for facilitated ideation sessions.
Create system-level or epic-level test plans. Use when the user says "lets design test plan" or "I want to create test strategy"
Assess NFRs like performance security and reliability. Use when the user says "lets assess NFRs" or "I want to evaluate non-functional requirements"
Review test quality using best practices validation. Use when user says "lets review tests" or "I want to evaluate test quality"
Generate traceability matrix and quality gate decision. Use when the user says "lets create traceability matrix" or "I want to analyze test coverage"
Walk every branching path and boundary condition in content, report only unhandled edge cases. Orthogonal to adversarial review - method-driven not attitude-driven. Use when you need exhaustive edge-case analysis of code, specs, or diffs.
Builds, edit or validate Agent Skill through conversational discovery. Use when the user requests to "Create an Agent", "Optimize an Agent" or "Edit an Agent".
Strategic UX designer and design thinking partner for WDS. Use when the user asks to talk to Freya or requests the WDS designer.
Create alignment around your idea before starting the project
Export a BMAD skill to portable LLM-agnostic format with platform adapters. Use when the user says "export skill", "export a skill", "convoke export", or "make a skill portable".
Seed the complete catalog repository staging directory with all exportable skills, adapters, and catalog README. Use when the user says "seed catalog", "seed the repo", "create catalog repo", or "generate catalog repo".
Technical documentation specialist and knowledge curator. Use when the user asks to talk to Paige or requests the tech writer.
Create or update product briefs through guided or autonomous discovery. Use when the user requests to create or update a Product Brief.
Plan UX patterns and design specifications. Use when the user says "lets create UX design" or "create UX specifications" or "help me plan the UX"
Validate a PRD against standards. Use when the user says "validate this PRD" or "run PRD validation"
Scrum master for sprint planning and story preparation. Use when the user asks to talk to Bob or requests the scrum master.
Generate end to end automated tests for existing features. Use when the user says "create qa automated tests for [feature]"
Implements any user intent, requirement, story, bug fix or change request by producing clean working code artifacts that follow the project's existing architecture, patterns and conventions. Use when the user wants to build, fix, tweak, refactor, add or modify any code, component or feature.
Summarize sprint status and surface risks. Use when the user says "check sprint status" or "show sprint status"
Design thinking maestro for human-centered design processes. Use when the user asks to talk to Maya or requests the Design Thinking Maestro.
Disruptive innovation oracle for business model innovation and strategic disruption. Use when the user asks to talk to Victor or requests the Disruptive Innovation Oracle.
Lossless LLM-optimized compression of source documents. Use when the user requests to 'distill documents' or 'create a distillate'.
Clinical copy-editor that reviews text for communication issues. Use when user says review for prose or improve the prose
Initialize BMad project configuration and load config variables. Use when any skill needs module-specific configuration values, or when setting up a new BMad project.
Perform a Cynical Review and produce a findings report. Use when the user requests a critical review of something
Clinical copy-editor that reviews text for communication issues. Use when user says review for prose or improve the prose
Analyzes what is done and the users query and offers advice on what to do next. Use if user says what should I do next or what do I do now
Perform a Cynical Review and produce a findings report. Use when the user requests a critical review of something
Walk every branching path and boundary condition in content, report only unhandled edge cases. Orthogonal to adversarial review - method-driven not attitude-driven.