bmad-method 4.26.0 → 4.27.1

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  1. package/.vscode/settings.json +2 -0
  2. package/CHANGELOG.md +22 -0
  3. package/README.md +29 -282
  4. package/bmad-core/agent-teams/team-all.yaml +6 -6
  5. package/bmad-core/agent-teams/team-fullstack.yaml +6 -6
  6. package/bmad-core/agent-teams/team-no-ui.yaml +2 -2
  7. package/bmad-core/agents/analyst.md +17 -18
  8. package/bmad-core/agents/architect.md +15 -18
  9. package/bmad-core/agents/bmad-master.md +56 -53
  10. package/bmad-core/agents/bmad-orchestrator.md +24 -23
  11. package/bmad-core/agents/dev.md +10 -10
  12. package/bmad-core/agents/pm.md +17 -20
  13. package/bmad-core/agents/po.md +12 -15
  14. package/bmad-core/agents/qa.md +7 -8
  15. package/bmad-core/agents/sm.md +8 -13
  16. package/bmad-core/agents/ux-expert.md +7 -11
  17. package/bmad-core/core-config.yaml +1 -1
  18. package/bmad-core/data/bmad-kb.md +74 -15
  19. package/bmad-core/data/brainstorming-techniques.md +36 -0
  20. package/bmad-core/data/elicitation-methods.md +134 -0
  21. package/bmad-core/tasks/advanced-elicitation.md +82 -57
  22. package/bmad-core/tasks/facilitate-brainstorming-session.md +136 -0
  23. package/bmad-core/templates/architecture-tmpl.yaml +658 -0
  24. package/bmad-core/templates/brainstorming-output-tmpl.yaml +156 -0
  25. package/bmad-core/templates/brownfield-architecture-tmpl.yaml +476 -0
  26. package/bmad-core/templates/brownfield-prd-tmpl.yaml +280 -0
  27. package/bmad-core/templates/competitor-analysis-tmpl.yaml +293 -0
  28. package/bmad-core/templates/front-end-architecture-tmpl.yaml +206 -0
  29. package/bmad-core/templates/front-end-spec-tmpl.yaml +349 -0
  30. package/bmad-core/templates/fullstack-architecture-tmpl.yaml +805 -0
  31. package/bmad-core/templates/market-research-tmpl.yaml +252 -0
  32. package/bmad-core/templates/prd-tmpl.yaml +202 -0
  33. package/bmad-core/templates/project-brief-tmpl.yaml +221 -0
  34. package/bmad-core/templates/story-tmpl.yaml +137 -0
  35. package/bmad-core/utils/plan-management.md +9 -13
  36. package/bmad-core/workflows/greenfield-service.yaml +1 -1
  37. package/common/tasks/create-doc.md +55 -67
  38. package/common/utils/bmad-doc-template.md +325 -0
  39. package/dist/agents/analyst.txt +1312 -1193
  40. package/dist/agents/architect.txt +2484 -2895
  41. package/dist/agents/bmad-master.txt +4680 -4897
  42. package/dist/agents/bmad-orchestrator.txt +400 -195
  43. package/dist/agents/dev.txt +21 -24
  44. package/dist/agents/pm.txt +590 -619
  45. package/dist/agents/po.txt +178 -130
  46. package/dist/agents/qa.txt +159 -48
  47. package/dist/agents/sm.txt +166 -120
  48. package/dist/agents/ux-expert.txt +436 -544
  49. package/dist/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agents/game-designer.txt +1283 -1260
  50. package/dist/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agents/game-developer.txt +642 -591
  51. package/dist/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agents/game-sm.txt +284 -268
  52. package/dist/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/teams/phaser-2d-nodejs-game-team.txt +9258 -4977
  53. package/dist/expansion-packs/bmad-creator-tools/agents/bmad-the-creator.txt +388 -325
  54. package/dist/expansion-packs/bmad-infrastructure-devops/agents/infra-devops-platform.txt +1144 -1165
  55. package/dist/teams/team-all.txt +4885 -4967
  56. package/dist/teams/team-fullstack.txt +5621 -5693
  57. package/dist/teams/team-ide-minimal.txt +604 -333
  58. package/dist/teams/team-no-ui.txt +5209 -5213
  59. package/docs/agentic-tools/github-copilot-guide.md +29 -9
  60. package/docs/bmad-workflow-guide.md +2 -2
  61. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agent-teams/phaser-2d-nodejs-game-team.yaml +2 -2
  62. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agents/game-designer.md +17 -15
  63. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agents/game-developer.md +13 -11
  64. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/agents/game-sm.md +13 -11
  65. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/config.yaml +1 -1
  66. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/tasks/create-game-story.md +2 -2
  67. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/templates/game-architecture-tmpl.yaml +613 -0
  68. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/templates/game-brief-tmpl.yaml +356 -0
  69. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/templates/game-design-doc-tmpl.yaml +343 -0
  70. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/templates/game-story-tmpl.yaml +253 -0
  71. package/expansion-packs/bmad-2d-phaser-game-dev/templates/level-design-doc-tmpl.yaml +484 -0
  72. package/expansion-packs/bmad-creator-tools/agents/bmad-the-creator.md +14 -12
  73. package/expansion-packs/bmad-creator-tools/config.yaml +1 -1
  74. package/expansion-packs/bmad-creator-tools/templates/agent-teams-tmpl.yaml +178 -0
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  76. package/expansion-packs/bmad-creator-tools/templates/expansion-pack-plan-tmpl.yaml +120 -0
  77. package/expansion-packs/bmad-infrastructure-devops/agents/infra-devops-platform.md +14 -14
  78. package/expansion-packs/bmad-infrastructure-devops/config.yaml +1 -1
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  80. package/expansion-packs/bmad-infrastructure-devops/templates/infrastructure-platform-from-arch-tmpl.yaml +629 -0
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