
Teach testing progressively through structured sessions. Use when user says "lets learn testing" or "I want to study test practices"
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"
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"
Strategic UX designer and design thinking partner for WDS. Use when the user asks to talk to Freya or requests the WDS designer.
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.
System architect and technical design leader. Use when the user asks to talk to Winston or requests the architect.
Validate PRD, UX, Architecture and Epics specs are complete. Use when the user says "check implementation readiness".
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"
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"
Create a PRD from scratch. Use when the user says "lets create a product requirements document" or "I want to create a new PRD"
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"
Conduct domain and industry research. Use when the user says wants to do domain research for a topic or industry
Create project-context.md with AI rules. Use when the user says "generate project context" or "create project context"
Orchestrates group discussions between installed BMAD agents, enabling natural multi-agent conversations where each agent is a real subagent with independent thinking. Use when user requests party mode, wants multiple agent perspectives, group discussion, roundtable, or multi-agent conversation about their project.
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.
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"
Scaffold CI/CD quality pipeline with test execution. Use when the user says "lets setup CI pipeline" or "I want to create quality gates"
Create system-level or epic-level test plans. Use when the user says "lets design test plan" or "I want to create test strategy"
Review test quality using best practices validation. Use when user says "lets review tests" or "I want to evaluate test quality"
Master Test Architect and Quality Advisor. Use when the user asks to talk to Murat or requests the Test Architect.
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.
Expand test automation coverage for codebase. Use when user says "lets expand test coverage" or "I want to automate tests"
Generate red-phase acceptance test scaffolds using the TDD cycle. Use when the user says "lets write acceptance tests" or "I want to do ATDD"
Technical documentation specialist and knowledge curator. Use when the user asks to talk to Paige or requests the tech writer.
Strategic business analyst and requirements expert. Use when the user asks to talk to Mary or requests the business analyst.
Create a PRD from scratch. Use when the user says "lets create a product requirements document" or "I want to create a new PRD"
System architect and technical design leader. Use when the user asks to talk to Winston or requests the architect.
Create project-context.md with AI rules. Use when the user says "generate project context" or "create project context"
Break requirements into epics and user stories. Use when the user says "create the epics and stories list"
Validate PRD, UX, Architecture and Epics specs are complete. Use when the user says "check implementation readiness".
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"
Scaffold CI/CD quality pipeline with test execution. Use when the user says "lets setup CI pipeline" or "I want to create quality gates"
Assess NFRs like performance security and reliability. Use when the user says "lets assess NFRs" or "I want to evaluate non-functional requirements"
Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success. Use when the user says "run a retrospective" or "lets retro the epic [epic]"
Summarize sprint status and surface risks. Use when the user says "check sprint status" or "show sprint status"
Create system-level or epic-level test plans. Use when the user says "lets design test plan" or "I want to create test strategy"
Generate end to end automated tests for existing features. Use when the user says "create qa automated tests for [feature]"
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]"
Manage significant changes during sprint execution. Use when the user says "correct course" or "propose sprint change"
LLM-assisted human-in-the-loop review. Make sense of a change, focus attention where it matters, test. Use when the user says "checkpoint", "human review", or "walk me through this change".
Senior software engineer for story execution and code implementation. Use when the user asks to talk to Amelia or requests the developer agent.
Validate a PRD against standards. Use when the user says "validate this PRD" or "run PRD validation"
UX designer and UI specialist. Use when the user asks to talk to Sally or requests the UX designer.
Product manager for PRD creation and requirements discovery. Use when the user asks to talk to John or requests the product manager.
Conduct market research on competition and customers. Use when the user says they need market research
Conduct domain and industry research. Use when the user says wants to do domain research for a topic or industry
Create or update product briefs through guided or autonomous discovery. Use when the user requests to create or update a Product Brief.
Working Backwards PRFAQ challenge to forge product concepts. Use when the user requests to 'create a PRFAQ', 'work backwards', or 'run the PRFAQ challenge'.
Document brownfield projects for AI context. Use when the user says "document this project" or "generate project docs"
Initialize test framework with Playwright or Cypress. Use when the user says "lets setup test framework" or "I want to initialize testing framework"
Generate sprint status tracking from epics. Use when the user says "run sprint planning" or "generate sprint plan"
Lossless LLM-optimized compression of source documents. Use when the user requests to 'distill documents' or 'create a distillate'.
Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use. Use when user asks for help, bmad help, what to do next, or what to start with in BMad.
Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success. Use when the user says "run a retrospective" or "lets retro the epic [epic]"
Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Use when the user says they would like to do or produce a technical research report
Strategic business analyst and requirements expert. Use when the user asks to talk to Mary or requests the business analyst.
Product manager for PRD creation and requirements discovery. Use when the user asks to talk to John or requests the product manager.
UX designer and UI specialist. Use when the user asks to talk to Sally or requests the UX designer.
Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.
LLM-assisted human-in-the-loop review. Make sense of a change, focus attention where it matters, test. Use when the user says "checkpoint", "human review", or "walk me through this change".
Manage significant changes during sprint execution. Use when the user says "correct course" or "propose sprint change"
Break requirements into epics and user stories. Use when the user says "create the epics and stories list"
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]"
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"
Lossless LLM-optimized compression of source documents. Use when the user requests to 'distill documents' or 'create a distillate'.
Document brownfield projects for AI context. Use when the user says "document this project" or "generate project docs"
Clinical copy-editor that reviews text for communication issues. Use when user says review for prose or improve the prose
Structural editor that proposes cuts, reorganization, and simplification while preserving comprehension. Use when user requests structural review or editorial review of structure
Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use. Use when user asks for help, bmad help, what to do next, or what to start with in 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
Conduct market research on competition and customers. Use when the user says they need market research
Create or update product briefs through guided or autonomous discovery. Use when the user requests to create or update a Product Brief.
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. Use when you need exhaustive edge-case analysis of code, specs, or diffs.
Summarize sprint status and surface risks. Use when the user says "check sprint status" or "show sprint status"
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"
Initialize test framework with Playwright or Cypress. Use when the user says "lets setup test framework" or "I want to initialize testing framework"
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.
Senior software engineer for story execution and code implementation. Use when the user asks to talk to Amelia or requests the developer agent.
Technical documentation specialist and knowledge curator. Use when the user asks to talk to Paige or requests the tech writer.
Edit an existing PRD. Use when the user says "edit this PRD".
Working Backwards PRFAQ challenge to forge product concepts. Use when the user requests to 'create a PRFAQ', 'work backwards', or 'run the PRFAQ challenge'.
Master Test Architect and Quality Advisor. Use when the user asks to talk to Murat or requests the Test Architect.
Generate failing acceptance tests using TDD cycle. Use when the user says "lets write acceptance tests" or "I want to do ATDD"
Assess NFRs like performance security and reliability. Use when the user says "lets assess NFRs" or "I want to evaluate non-functional requirements"
Validate a PRD against standards. Use when the user says "validate this PRD" or "run PRD validation"
Strategic business analyst and product discovery partner for WDS. Use when the user asks to talk to Saga or requests the WDS analyst.
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"
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.
Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.
Clinical copy-editor that reviews text for communication issues. Use when user says review for prose or improve the prose
Structural editor that proposes cuts, reorganization, and simplification while preserving comprehension. Use when user requests structural review or editorial review of structure
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
Orchestrates group discussions between installed BMAD agents, enabling natural multi-agent conversations where each agent is a real subagent with independent thinking. Use when user requests party mode, wants multiple agent perspectives, group discussion, roundtable, or multi-agent conversation about their project.
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
Edit an existing PRD. Use when the user says "edit this PRD".
Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Use when the user says they would like to do or produce a technical research report