
Post-epic review to extract lessons and assess success. Use when the user says "run a retrospective" or "lets retro the epic [epic]"
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.
Senior software engineer for story execution and code implementation. Use when the user asks to talk to Amelia or requests the developer agent.
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.
Technical documentation specialist and knowledge curator. Use when the user asks to talk to Paige or requests the tech writer.
UX designer and UI specialist. Use when the user asks to talk to Sally or requests the UX designer.
Elite brainstorming specialist for facilitated ideation sessions. Use when the user asks to talk to Carson or requests the Brainstorming Specialist.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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
Edit an existing PRD. Use when the user says "edit this PRD".
Create project-context.md with AI rules. Use when the user says "generate project context" or "create project context"
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
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.
Plans, creates, and validates BMad modules. Use when the user requests to 'ideate module', 'plan a module', 'create module', 'build a module', or 'validate module'.
Orchestrates group discussions between all installed BMAD agents, enabling natural multi-agent conversations. Use when user requests party mode.
Builds, converts, and analyzes workflows and skills. Use when the user requests to "build a workflow", "modify a workflow", "quality check workflow", "analyze skill", or "convert a skill".
Game designer for creative vision, GDD creation, and narrative design. Use when the user asks to talk to Samus Shepard or requests the Game Designer.
Game dev scrum master for sprint planning, story creation, and agile ceremonies. Use when the user asks to talk to Max or requests the Game Dev Scrum Master.
Technical documentation specialist and knowledge curator. Use when the user asks to talk to Paige or requests the Technical Writer.
Facilitate game brainstorming sessions with game-specific techniques. Use when the user says "brainstorm game" or "game ideas"
Interactive game brief creation guiding users through defining their game vision. Use when the user says "game brief" or "create brief"
Sets up BMad Builder module in a project. Use when the user requests to 'install bmb module', 'configure BMad Builder', or 'setup BMad Builder'.
Builds, edits or analyzes Agent Skills through conversational discovery. Use when the user requests to "Create an Agent", "Analyze an Agent" or "Edit an Agent".
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.
Create or update product briefs through guided or autonomous discovery. Use when the user requests to create or update a Product Brief.
Validate a PRD against standards. Use when the user says "validate this PRD" or "run PRD validation"
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".
Break requirements into epics and user stories. Use when the user says "create the epics and stories list"
Scrum master for sprint planning and story preparation. Use when the user asks to talk to Bob or requests the scrum master.
Manage significant changes during sprint execution. Use when the user says "correct course" or "propose sprint change"
Summarize sprint status and surface risks. Use when the user says "check sprint status" or "show sprint status"
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.
Master problem solver for systematic problem-solving methodologies. Use when the user asks to talk to Dr. Quinn or requests the Master Problem Solver.
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"
Lossless LLM-optimized compression of source documents. Use when the user requests to 'distill documents' or 'create a distillate'.
Facilitate interactive brainstorming sessions using diverse creative techniques and ideation methods. Use when the user says help me brainstorm or help me ideate.
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
Game developer for story execution, code implementation, and code review. Use when the user asks to talk to Link Freeman or requests the Game Developer.
Game QA architect for test automation, performance profiling, and quality assurance. Use when the user asks to talk to GLaDOS or requests the Game QA Architect.
Game systems architect for technical architecture, engine design, and infrastructure. Use when the user asks to talk to Cloud Dragonborn or requests the Game Architect.
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.
Elite indie game developer for rapid prototyping and solo quick-flow development. Use when the user asks to talk to Indie or requests the Game Solo Dev.
Master storyteller for compelling narratives using proven frameworks. Use when the user asks to talk to Sophia or requests the Master Storyteller.
Conduct domain and industry research. Use when the user says wants to do domain research for a topic or industry
Conduct market research on competition and customers. Use when the user says they need market research
Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Use when the user says they would like to do or produce a technical research report
Create a PRD from scratch. Use when the user says "lets create a product requirements document" or "I want to create a new PRD"
Generate end to end automated tests for existing features. Use when the user says "create qa automated tests for [feature]"
Generate sprint status tracking from epics. Use when the user says "run sprint planning" or "generate sprint plan"