bmad-method 4.39.1 → 4.40.0

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/line-edit-quality-checklist.md

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+<!-- Powered by BMAD™ Core -->
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 4. Line‑Edit Quality Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: line-edit-quality-checklist
-  name: Line‑Edit Quality Checklist
-  description: Copy‑editing pass for clarity, grammar, and style.
+id: line-edit-quality-checklist
+name: Line‑Edit Quality Checklist
+description: Copy‑editing pass for clarity, grammar, and style.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Grammar/spelling free of errors"
-  - "[ ] Passive voice minimized (target <15%)"
-  - "[ ] Repetitious words/phrases trimmed"
-  - "[ ] Dialogue punctuation correct"
-  - "[ ] Sentences varied in length/rhythm"
-  - "[ ] Consistent tense and POV"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Grammar/spelling free of errors"
+- "[ ] Passive voice minimized (target <15%)"
+- "[ ] Repetitious words/phrases trimmed"
+- "[ ] Dialogue punctuation correct"
+- "[ ] Sentences varied in length/rhythm"
+- "[ ] Consistent tense and POV"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/marketing-copy-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 13. Marketing Copy Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: marketing-copy-checklist
-  name: Marketing Copy Checklist
-  description: Ensure query/blurb/sales page copy is compelling and professional.
+id: marketing-copy-checklist
+name: Marketing Copy Checklist
+description: Ensure query/blurb/sales page copy is compelling and professional.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Hook sentence under 35 words"
-  - "[ ] Stakes and protagonist named"
-  - "[ ] Unique selling point emphasized"
-  - "[ ] Clarity on genre and tone"
-  - "[ ] Query letter follows standard format"
-  - "[ ] Bio & comparable titles included"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Hook sentence under 35 words"
+- "[ ] Stakes and protagonist named"
+- "[ ] Unique selling point emphasized"
+- "[ ] Clarity on genre and tone"
+- "[ ] Query letter follows standard format"
+- "[ ] Bio & comparable titles included"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/mystery-clue-trail-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 11. Mystery Clue Trail Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: mystery-clue-trail-checklist
-  name: Mystery Clue Trail Checklist
-  description: Specialized checklist for mystery novels—ensures fair‑play clues and red herrings.
+id: mystery-clue-trail-checklist
+name: Mystery Clue Trail Checklist
+description: Specialized checklist for mystery novels—ensures fair‑play clues and red herrings.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Introduce primary mystery within first two chapters"
-  - "[ ] Every clue visible to the reader"
-  - "[ ] At least 2 credible red herrings"
-  - "[ ] Detective/protagonist has plausible method to discover clues"
-  - "[ ] Culprit motive/hiding method explained satisfactorily"
-  - "[ ] Climax reveals tie up all threads"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Introduce primary mystery within first two chapters"
+- "[ ] Every clue visible to the reader"
+- "[ ] At least 2 credible red herrings"
+- "[ ] Detective/protagonist has plausible method to discover clues"
+- "[ ] Culprit motive/hiding method explained satisfactorily"
+- "[ ] Climax reveals tie up all threads"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/orbital-mechanics-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 21. Hard‑Science Orbital Mechanics Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: orbital-mechanics-checklist
-  name: Hard‑Science Orbital Mechanics Checklist
-  description: Verify spacecraft trajectories, delta‑v budgets, and orbital timings are scientifically plausible.
+id: orbital-mechanics-checklist
+name: Hard‑Science Orbital Mechanics Checklist
+description: Verify spacecraft trajectories, delta‑v budgets, and orbital timings are scientifically plausible.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Gravity assists modeled with correct bodies and dates"
-  - "[ ] Delta‑v calculations align with propulsion tech limits"
-  - "[ ] Transfer windows and travel times match real ephemeris"
-  - "[ ] Orbits obey Kepler’s laws (elliptical periods, periapsis)"
-  - "[ ] Communication latency accounted for at given distances"
-  - "[ ] Plot accounts for orbital plane changes / inclination costs"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Gravity assists modeled with correct bodies and dates"
+- "[ ] Delta‑v calculations align with propulsion tech limits"
+- "[ ] Transfer windows and travel times match real ephemeris"
+- "[ ] Orbits obey Kepler’s laws (elliptical periods, periapsis)"
+- "[ ] Communication latency accounted for at given distances"
+- "[ ] Plot accounts for orbital plane changes / inclination costs"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/plot-structure-checklist.md

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+
 # Plot Structure Checklist
 
 ## Opening
+
 - [ ] Hook engages within first page
 - [ ] Genre/tone established early
 - [ ] World rules clear
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 - [ ] Status quo established before disruption
 
 ## Structure Fundamentals
+
 - [ ] Inciting incident by 10-15% mark
 - [ ] Clear story question posed
 - [ ] Stakes established and clear
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 - [ ] B-story provides thematic counterpoint
 
 ## Rising Action
+
 - [ ] Complications escalate logically
 - [ ] Try-fail cycles build tension
 - [ ] Subplots weave with main plot
 - [ ] False victories/defeats included
 - [ ] Character growth parallels plot
+
 ## Midpoint
+
 - [ ] Major reversal or revelation
-- [ ] Stakes raised significantly  
+- [ ] Stakes raised significantly
 - [ ] Protagonist approach shifts
 - [ ] Time pressure introduced/increased
 - [ ] Point of no return crossed
 
 ## Crisis Building
+
 - [ ] Bad guys close in (internal/external)
 - [ ] Protagonist plans fail
 - [ ] Allies fall away/betray
@@ -35,6 +43,7 @@
 - [ ] Dark night of soul (character lowest)
 
 ## Climax
+
 - [ ] Protagonist must act (no rescue)
 - [ ] Uses lessons learned
 - [ ] Internal/external conflicts merge
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 - [ ] Clear win/loss/transformation
 
 ## Resolution
+
 - [ ] New equilibrium established
 - [ ] Loose threads tied
 - [ ] Character growth demonstrated
 - [ ] Thematic statement clear
-- [ ] Emotional satisfaction delivered
+- [ ] Emotional satisfaction delivered

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/publication-readiness-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 5. Publication Readiness Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: publication-readiness-checklist
-  name: Publication Readiness Checklist
-  description: Final checks before releasing or submitting the manuscript.
+id: publication-readiness-checklist
+name: Publication Readiness Checklist
+description: Final checks before releasing or submitting the manuscript.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Front matter complete (title, author, dedication)"
-  - "[ ] Back matter complete (acknowledgments, about author)"
-  - "[ ] Table of contents updated (digital)"
-  - "[ ] Chapter headings numbered correctly"
-  - "[ ] Formatting styles consistent"
-  - "[ ] Metadata (ISBN, keywords) embedded"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Front matter complete (title, author, dedication)"
+- "[ ] Back matter complete (acknowledgments, about author)"
+- "[ ] Table of contents updated (digital)"
+- "[ ] Chapter headings numbered correctly"
+- "[ ] Formatting styles consistent"
+- "[ ] Metadata (ISBN, keywords) embedded"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/romance-emotional-beats-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 12. Romance Emotional Beats Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: romance-emotional-beats-checklist
-  name: Romance Emotional Beats Checklist
-  description: Track essential emotional beats in romance arcs.
+id: romance-emotional-beats-checklist
+name: Romance Emotional Beats Checklist
+description: Track essential emotional beats in romance arcs.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Meet‑cute / inciting attraction"
-  - "[ ] Growing intimacy montage"
-  - "[ ] Midpoint commitment or confession moment"
-  - "[ ] Dark night of the soul / breakup"
-  - "[ ] Grand gesture or reconciliation"
-  - "[ ] HEA or HFN ending clear"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Meet‑cute / inciting attraction"
+- "[ ] Growing intimacy montage"
+- "[ ] Midpoint commitment or confession moment"
+- "[ ] Dark night of the soul / breakup"
+- "[ ] Grand gesture or reconciliation"
+- "[ ] HEA or HFN ending clear"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/scene-quality-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 3. Scene Quality Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: scene-quality-checklist
-  name: Scene Quality Checklist
-  description: Quick QA pass for each scene/chapter to ensure narrative purpose.
+id: scene-quality-checklist
+name: Scene Quality Checklist
+description: Quick QA pass for each scene/chapter to ensure narrative purpose.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Clear POV established immediately"
-  - "[ ] Scene goal & conflict articulated"
-  - "[ ] Stakes apparent to the reader"
-  - "[ ] Hook at opening and/or end"
-  - "[ ] Logical cause–effect with previous scene"
-  - "[ ] Character emotion/reaction present"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Clear POV established immediately"
+- "[ ] Scene goal & conflict articulated"
+- "[ ] Stakes apparent to the reader"
+- "[ ] Hook at opening and/or end"
+- "[ ] Logical cause–effect with previous scene"
+- "[ ] Character emotion/reaction present"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/scifi-technology-plausibility-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 15. Sci‑Fi Technology Plausibility Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: scifi-technology-plausibility-checklist
-  name: Sci‑Fi Technology Plausibility Checklist
-  description: Ensure advanced technologies feel believable and internally consistent.
+id: scifi-technology-plausibility-checklist
+name: Sci‑Fi Technology Plausibility Checklist
+description: Ensure advanced technologies feel believable and internally consistent.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Technology built on clear scientific principles or hand‑waved consistently"
-  - "[ ] Limits and costs of tech established"
-  - "[ ] Tech capabilities applied consistently to plot"
-  - "[ ] No forgotten tech that would solve earlier conflicts"
-  - "[ ] Terminology explained or intuitively clear"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Technology built on clear scientific principles or hand‑waved consistently"
+- "[ ] Limits and costs of tech established"
+- "[ ] Tech capabilities applied consistently to plot"
+- "[ ] No forgotten tech that would solve earlier conflicts"
+- "[ ] Terminology explained or intuitively clear"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/sensitivity-representation-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 7. Sensitivity & Representation Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: sensitivity-representation-checklist
-  name: Sensitivity & Representation Checklist
-  description: Ensure respectful, accurate portrayal of marginalized groups and sensitive topics.
+id: sensitivity-representation-checklist
+name: Sensitivity & Representation Checklist
+description: Ensure respectful, accurate portrayal of marginalized groups and sensitive topics.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Consulted authentic sources or sensitivity readers for represented groups"
-  - "[ ] Avoided harmful stereotypes or caricatures"
-  - "[ ] Language and descriptors are respectful and current"
-  - "[ ] Traumatic content handled with appropriate weight and trigger warnings"
-  - "[ ] Cultural references are accurate and contextualized"
-  - "[ ] Own‑voices acknowledgement (if applicable)"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Consulted authentic sources or sensitivity readers for represented groups"
+- "[ ] Avoided harmful stereotypes or caricatures"
+- "[ ] Language and descriptors are respectful and current"
+- "[ ] Traumatic content handled with appropriate weight and trigger warnings"
+- "[ ] Cultural references are accurate and contextualized"
+- "[ ] Own‑voices acknowledgement (if applicable)"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/steampunk-gadget-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 25. Steampunk Gadget Plausibility Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: steampunk-gadget-checklist
-  name: Steampunk Gadget Plausibility Checklist
-  description: Verify brass‑and‑steam inventions obey pseudo‑Victorian tech logic.
+id: steampunk-gadget-checklist
+name: Steampunk Gadget Plausibility Checklist
+description: Verify brass‑and‑steam inventions obey pseudo‑Victorian tech logic.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Power source explained (steam, clockwork, pneumatics)"
-  - "[ ] Materials era‑appropriate (brass, wood, iron)"
-  - "[ ] Gear ratios or pressure levels plausible for function"
-  - "[ ] Airship lift calculated vs envelope size"
-  - "[ ] Aesthetic details (rivets, gauges) consistent"
-  - "[ ] No modern plastics/electronics unless justified"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Power source explained (steam, clockwork, pneumatics)"
+- "[ ] Materials era‑appropriate (brass, wood, iron)"
+- "[ ] Gear ratios or pressure levels plausible for function"
+- "[ ] Airship lift calculated vs envelope size"
+- "[ ] Aesthetic details (rivets, gauges) consistent"
+- "[ ] No modern plastics/electronics unless justified"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/thriller-pacing-stakes-checklist.md

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+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 19. Thriller Pacing & Stakes Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: thriller-pacing-stakes-checklist
-  name: Thriller Pacing & Stakes Checklist
-  description: Keep readers on edge with tight pacing and escalating stakes.
+id: thriller-pacing-stakes-checklist
+name: Thriller Pacing & Stakes Checklist
+description: Keep readers on edge with tight pacing and escalating stakes.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Inciting incident by 10% mark"
-  - "[ ] Ticking clock or deadline present"
-  - "[ ] Complications escalate danger every 3–4 chapters"
-  - "[ ] Protagonist setbacks increase tension"
-  - "[ ] Twist/reversal at midpoint"
-  - "[ ] Final confrontation resolves central threat"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Inciting incident by 10% mark"
+- "[ ] Ticking clock or deadline present"
+- "[ ] Complications escalate danger every 3–4 chapters"
+- "[ ] Protagonist setbacks increase tension"
+- "[ ] Twist/reversal at midpoint"
+- "[ ] Final confrontation resolves central threat"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/timeline-continuity-checklist.md

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+<!-- Powered by BMAD™ Core -->
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 8. Timeline & Continuity Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: timeline-continuity-checklist
-  name: Timeline & Continuity Checklist
-  description: Verify dates, ages, seasons, and causal events remain consistent.
+id: timeline-continuity-checklist
+name: Timeline & Continuity Checklist
+description: Verify dates, ages, seasons, and causal events remain consistent.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Character ages progress logically"
-  - "[ ] Seasons/holidays align with passage of time"
-  - "[ ] Travel durations match map scale"
-  - "[ ] Cause → effect order preserved across chapters"
-  - "[ ] Flashbacks clearly timestamped and consistent"
-  - "[ ] Timeline visual (chronology.md) updated"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Character ages progress logically"
+- "[ ] Seasons/holidays align with passage of time"
+- "[ ] Travel durations match map scale"
+- "[ ] Cause → effect order preserved across chapters"
+- "[ ] Flashbacks clearly timestamped and consistent"
+- "[ ] Timeline visual (chronology.md) updated"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/world-building-continuity-checklist.md

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+<!-- Powered by BMAD™ Core -->
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 2. World‑Building Continuity Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: world-building-continuity-checklist
-  name: World‑Building Continuity Checklist
-  description: Ensure geography, cultures, tech/magic rules, and timeline stay coherent.
+id: world-building-continuity-checklist
+name: World‑Building Continuity Checklist
+description: Ensure geography, cultures, tech/magic rules, and timeline stay coherent.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Map geography referenced consistently"
-  - "[ ] Cultural customs/laws remain uniform"
-  - "[ ] Magic/tech limitations not violated"
-  - "[ ] Historical dates/events match world‑guide"
-  - "[ ] Economics/politics align scene to scene"
-  - "[ ] Travel times/distances are plausible"
-...
+
+- "[ ] Map geography referenced consistently"
+- "[ ] Cultural customs/laws remain uniform"
+- "[ ] Magic/tech limitations not violated"
+- "[ ] Historical dates/events match world‑guide"
+- "[ ] Economics/politics align scene to scene"
+- "[ ] Travel times/distances are plausible"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/checklists/ya-appropriateness-checklist.md

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+<!-- Powered by BMAD™ Core -->
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 # 20. YA Appropriateness Checklist
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ---
+
 checklist:
-  id: ya-appropriateness-checklist
-  name: Young Adult Content Appropriateness Checklist
-  description: Ensure themes, language, and content suit YA audience.
+id: ya-appropriateness-checklist
+name: Young Adult Content Appropriateness Checklist
+description: Ensure themes, language, and content suit YA audience.
 items:
-  - "[ ] Protagonist age 13–18 and driving action"
-  - "[ ] Themes of identity, friendship, coming‑of‑age present"
-  - "[ ] Romance handles consent and boundaries responsibly"
-  - "[ ] Violence and language within YA market norms"
-  - "[ ] No explicit sexual content beyond fade‑to‑black"
-  - "[ ] Hopeful or growth‑oriented ending"
-...  
+
+- "[ ] Protagonist age 13–18 and driving action"
+- "[ ] Themes of identity, friendship, coming‑of‑age present"
+- "[ ] Romance handles consent and boundaries responsibly"
+- "[ ] Violence and language within YA market norms"
+- "[ ] No explicit sexual content beyond fade‑to‑black"
+- "[ ] Hopeful or growth‑oriented ending"
+  ...

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/config.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# <!-- Powered by BMAD™ Core -->
 name: bmad-creative-writing
-version: 1.1.0
+version: 1.1.1
 short-title: Creative Writing Studio
 description: >-
   Comprehensive AI-powered creative writing framework providing specialized
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@ description: >-
   ideation to publication,  27 quality checklists, and KDP publishing
   integration.
 author: Wes
-slashPrefix: cw
+slashPrefix: bmad-cw

package/expansion-packs/bmad-creative-writing/data/bmad-kb.md

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<!-- Powered by BMAD™ Core -->
+
 # BMad Creative Writing Knowledge Base
 
 ## Overview
@@ -103,24 +105,28 @@ BMad Creative Writing transforms you into a "Creative Director" - orchestrating
 ## Templates & Tools
 
 ### Character Development
+
 - Comprehensive character profiles
 - Backstory builders
 - Voice and dialogue patterns
 - Relationship mapping
 
 ### Story Structure
+
 - Three-act outlines
 - Save the Cat beat sheets
 - Hero's Journey mapping
 - Scene-by-scene breakdowns
 
 ### World Building
+
 - Setting documentation
 - Magic/technology systems
 - Cultural development
 - Timeline tracking
 
 ### Publishing Support
+
 - KDP formatting guidelines
 - Cover design briefs
 - Marketing copy templates
@@ -129,6 +135,7 @@ BMad Creative Writing transforms you into a "Creative Director" - orchestrating
 ## Genre Support
 
 ### Built-in Genre Checklists
+
 - Fantasy & Sci-Fi
 - Romance & Thriller
 - Mystery & Horror
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@ BMad Creative Writing transforms you into a "Creative Director" - orchestrating
 - Young Adult
 
 Each genre includes:
+
 - Trope management
 - Reader expectations
 - Market positioning
@@ -144,24 +152,28 @@ Each genre includes:
 ## Best Practices
 
 ### Character Development
+
 1. Start with internal conflict
 2. Build from wound/lie/want/need
 3. Create unique voice patterns
 4. Track arc progression
 
 ### Plot Construction
+
 1. Begin with clear story question
 2. Escalate stakes progressively
 3. Plant setup/payoff pairs
 4. Balance pacing with character moments
 
 ### World Building
+
 1. Maintain internal consistency
 2. Show through character experience
 3. Build only what serves story
 4. Track all established rules
 
 ### Revision Process
+
 1. Complete draft before major edits
 2. Address structure before prose
 3. Read dialogue aloud
@@ -194,4 +206,4 @@ The Creative Writing extension maintains compatibility with core BMad features:
 4. **Track Everything**: Use templates to maintain consistency
 5. **Iterate Freely**: First drafts are for discovery
 
-Remember: BMad Creative Writing provides structure to liberate creativity, not constrain it.
+Remember: BMad Creative Writing provides structure to liberate creativity, not constrain it.