bmad-method 6.0.0-alpha.14 → 6.0.0-alpha.15

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  1. package/.coderabbit.yaml +36 -0
  2. package/{CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md → .github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md} +4 -4
  3. package/CHANGELOG.md +136 -408
  4. package/README.md +4 -1
  5. package/docs/custom-content-installation.md +245 -0
  6. package/docs/index.md +2 -2
  7. package/docs/installers-bundlers/installers-modules-platforms-reference.md +6 -5
  8. package/docs/web-bundles-gemini-gpt-guide.md +1 -1
  9. package/example-custom-content/README.md +4 -0
  10. package/example-custom-content/agents/commit-poet/commit-poet.agent.yaml +1 -1
  11. package/example-custom-content/agents/toolsmith/toolsmith-sidecar/instructions.md +1 -1
  12. package/example-custom-content/agents/toolsmith/toolsmith-sidecar/knowledge/docs.md +1 -1
  13. package/example-custom-content/agents/toolsmith/toolsmith-sidecar/knowledge/installers.md +1 -1
  14. package/example-custom-content/agents/toolsmith/toolsmith-sidecar/knowledge/modules.md +2 -2
  15. package/example-custom-content/agents/toolsmith/toolsmith.agent.yaml +1 -1
  16. package/example-custom-content/{custom.yaml → module.yaml} +1 -0
  17. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-01-init.md +2 -2
  18. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-02-q1.md +1 -1
  19. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-03-q2.md +1 -1
  20. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-04-q3.md +1 -1
  21. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-05-q4.md +1 -1
  22. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-06-q5.md +1 -1
  23. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-07-q6.md +1 -1
  24. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-08-q7.md +1 -1
  25. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-09-q8.md +1 -1
  26. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-10-q9.md +1 -1
  27. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-11-q10.md +1 -1
  28. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/steps/step-12-results.md +1 -1
  29. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/workflow.md +1 -1
  30. package/example-custom-module/mwm/README.md +5 -0
  31. package/example-custom-module/mwm/agents/cbt-coach/cbt-coach.agent.yaml +1 -0
  32. package/example-custom-module/mwm/agents/crisis-navigator.agent.yaml +3 -2
  33. package/example-custom-module/mwm/agents/meditation-guide.agent.yaml +3 -2
  34. package/example-custom-module/mwm/agents/wellness-companion/wellness-companion.agent.yaml +1 -0
  35. package/example-custom-module/mwm/{_module-installer/install-config.yaml → module.yaml} +1 -0
  36. package/package.json +1 -1
  37. package/src/core/_module-installer/installer.js +1 -1
  38. package/src/modules/bmb/_module-installer/installer.js +1 -1
  39. package/src/modules/bmb/docs/agents/index.md +1 -1
  40. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/steps/step-04-structure.md +3 -3
  41. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/steps/step-05-config.md +1 -1
  42. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/steps/step-08-installer.md +8 -8
  43. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/steps/step-09-documentation.md +2 -1
  44. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/steps/step-10-roadmap.md +3 -2
  45. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/steps/step-11-validate.md +3 -3
  46. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/templates/installer.template.js +1 -1
  47. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/validation.md +3 -3
  48. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-workflow/steps/step-01-init.md +1 -1
  49. package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-workflow/steps/step-07-build.md +1 -1
  50. package/src/modules/bmgd/README.md +2 -1
  51. package/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/installer.js +1 -1
  52. package/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/platform-specifics/claude-code.js +1 -1
  53. package/src/modules/bmm/_module-installer/platform-specifics/windsurf.js +1 -1
  54. package/src/modules/cis/_module-installer/installer.js +1 -1
  55. package/tools/cli/README.md +4 -4
  56. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/config-collector.js +16 -8
  57. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/custom-module-cache.js +239 -0
  58. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/detector.js +8 -4
  59. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/installer.js +815 -23
  60. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest-generator.js +176 -13
  61. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/core/manifest.js +47 -0
  62. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/custom/handler.js +150 -20
  63. package/tools/cli/installers/lib/modules/manager.js +78 -32
  64. package/tools/cli/lib/agent/compiler.js +3 -11
  65. package/tools/cli/lib/agent/installer.js +2 -1
  66. package/tools/cli/lib/cli-utils.js +21 -4
  67. package/tools/cli/lib/ui.js +499 -11
  68. package/tools/maintainer/review-pr-README.md +55 -0
  69. package/tools/maintainer/review-pr.md +242 -0
  70. package/tools/migrate-custom-module-paths.js +124 -0
  71. package/bmad-method-6.0.0-alpha.14.tgz +0 -0
  72. package/docs/custom-agent-installation.md +0 -137
  73. package/example-custom-content/workflows/quiz-master/workflow-plan-quiz-master.md +0 -269
  74. /package/src/core/{_module-installer/install-config.yaml → module.yaml} +0 -0
  75. /package/src/modules/bmb/{_module-installer/install-config.yaml → module.yaml} +0 -0
  76. /package/src/modules/bmb/workflows/create-module/templates/{install-config.template.yaml → module.template.yaml} +0 -0
  77. /package/src/modules/bmgd/{_module-installer/install-config.yaml → module.yaml} +0 -0
  78. /package/src/modules/bmm/{_module-installer/install-config.yaml → module.yaml} +0 -0
  79. /package/src/modules/cis/{_module-installer/install-config.yaml → module.yaml} +0 -0
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+ ## [6.0.0-alpha.15]
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+ - **module.yaml Standard**: All modules now use `module.yaml` instead of `_module-installer/install-config.yaml` for consistent configuration (BREAKING CHANGE)
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+ - **Universal Installer**: Both core and custom modules now use the same installer with consistent behavior
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+ - **Streamlined Module Creation**: Module builder templates updated to use new module.yaml standard
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+ - **Enhanced Module Discovery**: Improved module caching and discovery mechanisms
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+ - **Flexible Location Specification**: Users can indicate custom content location during installation
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+ - **Improved Custom Module Handler**: Enhanced error handling and debug output for custom installations
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+ - **Comprehensive Documentation**: New custom-content-installation.md guide (245 lines) replacing custom-agent-installation.md
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+ - **Raven's Verdict PR Review Tool**: New PR review automation tool (297 lines of documentation)
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+ - **Review Path Configuration**: Proper exclusion patterns for node_modules and generated files
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+ - **Review Documentation**: Comprehensive usage guidance and skip conditions for PRs
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+ - **Gem Creation Link**: Updated to point to Gemini Gem manager instead of deprecated interface
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+ - **Example Custom Content**: Improved README files and disabled example modules to prevent accidental installation
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+ - **Custom Module Documentation**: Enhanced module installation guides with new YAML structure
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+ - **Removed Hardcoded .bmad Folders**: Cleaned up demo content to use configurable paths
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+ - **Sidecar File Cleanup**: Removed old .bmad-user-memory folders from wellness modules
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+ - **Consistent Behavior**: All modules now behave consistently regardless of custom or core status
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+ - **77 files changed** with 2,852 additions and 607 deletions
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- - **Sharded Workflows**: Complete conversion of Phase 1 and 2 workflows to stepwise sharded architecture
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- - **Workflow Builder**: New dedicated workflow builder for creating stepwise workflows
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- - **Multi-LLM Strategy**: Dev-story workflow recommends different LLM models for code review tasks
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+ - **Phase 4 Transformation**: Simplified architecture with sprint planning integration (Jira, Linear, Trello)
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- - `agent-compilation.md` - YAML → XML transformation process
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- - `agent-menu-patterns.md` - Menu design patterns
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- - `communication-presets.csv` - 60 pure communication styles for reference
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+ - **Complete Documentation Suite**: 7 new guides for agent architecture and creation
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+ - **Expert Agent Sidecar Support**: Multi-file agents with templates and knowledge bases
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+ - **Unified Validation**: 160-line checklist shared across workflows
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+ - **BMM Agent Voices**: All 9 agents enhanced with distinct communication styles
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- - Can be installed directly via the new `bmad agent-install` command
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- - Serve as both learning resources and ready-to-use agents
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- ### 🎯 Epic Creation Moved to Phase 3 (After Architecture)
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- **Why This Fundamental Change:**
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- - Epics need architectural context: API contracts, data models, technical decisions
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- - Stories can reference actual architectural patterns and constraints
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- - Reduces rewrites when architecture reveals complexity
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- - Better complexity-based estimation (not time-based)
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- ### 🖥️ New IDE Support
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- - Namespace isolation prevents module conflicts
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- - Subagent installation support (project or user level)
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- - Module-specific injection configuration
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- - OS-specific setup instructions (Unix/Mac/Windows)
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- ### 🏗️ Reference Agents & Standards
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- **New Reference Agents Provide Clear Examples:**
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- - **journal-keeper.agent.yaml**: Expert agent with sidecar file structure
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- - **security-engineer.agent.yaml**: Module agent for ecosystem integration
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- - **trend-analyst.agent.yaml**: Module agent with cross-workflow capabilities
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- - `'utf-8'` → `'utf8'` (unicorn/text-encoding-identifier-case)
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- - `hasOwnProperty` → `Object.hasOwn` (unicorn/prefer-object-has-own)
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- - **4 new reference agents** (commit-poet, journal-keeper, security-engineer, trend-analyst)
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- - **Complete agent documentation suite** with 7 new focused guides
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- - **Expert agent sidecar support** in edit-agent workflow
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- - **2 new IDE installers** (Google Antigravity, enhanced Codex)
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- - **Unified validation checklist** (160 lines) for consistent quality standards
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- - **60 pure communication style presets** for agent persona design
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- **Enhanced from alpha.10:**
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- - **All 9 BMM agents** enhanced with distinct, memorable communication voices
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- - **Excalidraw capabilities** refined and distributed to role-appropriate agents
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- - **🎨 Frame Expert Agent**: New Excalidraw specialist with 4 diagram workflows (flowchart, diagram, dataflow, wireframe) for visual documentation
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- - **⏰ Time Estimate Prohibition**: Critical warnings added across 33 workflows - acknowledges AI has fundamentally changed development speed
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- - **🎯 Platform-Specific Commands**: New `ide-only`/`web-only` fields filter menu items based on environment (IDE vs web bundle)
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- - **🔧 Agent Customization**: Enhanced memory/prompts merging via `*.customize.yaml` files for persistent agent personalization
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+ - **Frame Expert Agent**: New Excalidraw specialist with 4 diagram workflows
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+ - **Time Estimate Prohibition**: Warnings across 33 workflows acknowledging AI's impact on development speed
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+ - **Platform-Specific Commands**: ide-only/web-only fields filter menu items by environment
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- - **📚 3-Track System**: Simplified from 5 levels to 3 intuitive tracks: quick-flow, bmad-method, and enterprise-bmad-method
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- - **🌐 Web Bundles Guide**: Comprehensive documentation for Gemini Gems and Custom GPTs with 60-80% cost savings strategies
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- - **🏗️ Unified Output Structure**: Eliminated `.ephemeral/` folders - all artifacts now in single configurable output folder
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- - **🎮 BMGD Phase 4**: Added 10 game development workflows following BMM patterns with game-specific adaptations
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+ - **Intelligent File Discovery**: discover_inputs with FULL_LOAD, SELECTIVE_LOAD, INDEX_GUIDED strategies
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+ - **3-Track System**: Simplified from 5 levels to 3 intuitive tracks
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+ - **Web Bundles Guide**: Comprehensive documentation with 60-80% cost savings strategies
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+ - **Unified Output Structure**: Eliminated .ephemeral/ folders - single configurable output folder
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- - **🚀 Optimized Agent Loading**: CLI loads from installed files eliminating duplication and maintenance burden
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- - **🌐 Party Mode Everywhere**: All web bundles include multi-agent collaboration with customizable party configurations
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- - **🔧 Phase 4 Artifact Separation**: Stories, code reviews, sprint plans now configurable outside docs folder
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- - **📦 Expanded Web Bundles**: All BMM, BMGD, and CIS agents bundled with advanced elicitation integration
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+ - **Configurable Installation**: Custom directories with .bmad hidden folder default
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+ - **Optimized Agent Loading**: CLI loads from installed files, eliminating duplication
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+ - **Party Mode Everywhere**: All web bundles include multi-agent collaboration
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+ - **Phase 4 Artifact Separation**: Stories, code reviews, sprint plans configurable outside docs
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+ - **Expanded Web Bundles**: All BMM, BMGD, CIS agents bundled with elicitation integration
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  ## [6.0.0-alpha.7]
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- - **🌐 Workflow Vendoring**: Web bundler performs automatic workflow vendoring for cross-module dependencies
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- - **🎮 BMGD Module Extraction**: Game development split into standalone module with 4-phase industry-standard structure
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- - **🔧 Enhanced Dependency Resolution**: Better handling of `web_bundle: false` workflows with positive resolution messages
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- - **📚 Advanced Elicitation Fix**: Added missing CSV files to workflow bundles fixing runtime failures
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- - **🐛 Claude Code Fix**: Resolved README slash command installation regression
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+ - **Workflow Vendoring**: Web bundler performs automatic cross-module dependency vendoring
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+ - **BMGD Module Extraction**: Game development split into standalone 4-phase structure
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+ - **Enhanced Dependency Resolution**: Better handling of web_bundle: false workflows
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+ - **Advanced Elicitation Fix**: Added missing CSV files to workflow bundles
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+ - **Claude Code Fix**: Resolved README slash command installation regression
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  ## [6.0.0-alpha.6]
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- - **📖 Conditional Docs Installation**: Optional documentation installation to reduce footprint in production
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- - **🎨 Improved Installer UX**: Better formatting with descriptive labels and clearer feedback
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- - **🧹 Issue Tracker Cleanup**: Closed 54 legacy v4 issues for focused v6 development
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- - **📝 Contributing Updates**: Removed references to non-existent branches in documentation
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+ - **Critical Installer Fixes**: Fixed manifestPath error and option display issues
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+ - **Conditional Docs Installation**: Optional documentation to reduce production footprint
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+ - **Improved Installer UX**: Better formatting with descriptive labels and clearer feedback
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+ - **Issue Tracker Cleanup**: Closed 54 legacy v4 issues for focused v6 development
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+ - **Contributing Updates**: Removed references to non-existent branches
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  ## [6.0.0-alpha.5]
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  **Release: November 4, 2025**
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- - **🎯 3-Track Scale System**: Revolutionary simplification from 5 confusing levels to 3 intuitive preference-driven tracks
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- - **✨ Elicitation Modernization**: Replaced legacy XML tags with explicit `invoke-task` pattern at strategic decision points
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- - **📚 PM/UX Evolution Section**: Added November 2025 industry research on AI Agent PMs and Full-Stack Product Leads
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- - **🏗️ Brownfield Reality Check**: Rewrote Phase 0 with 4 real-world scenarios for messy existing codebases
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- - **📖 Documentation Accuracy**: All agent capabilities now match YAML source of truth with zero hallucination risk
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+ - **3-Track Scale System**: Simplified from 5 levels to 3 intuitive preference-driven tracks
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+ - **Elicitation Modernization**: Replaced legacy XML tags with explicit invoke-task pattern
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+ - **PM/UX Evolution**: Added November 2025 industry research on AI Agent PMs
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+ - **Brownfield Reality Check**: Rewrote Phase 0 with 4 real-world scenarios
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+ - **Documentation Accuracy**: All agent capabilities now match YAML source of truth
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  ## [6.0.0-alpha.4]
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- - **📚 Documentation Hub**: Created 18 comprehensive guides (7000+ lines) with professional technical writing standards
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- - **🤖 Paige Agent**: New technical documentation specialist available across all BMM phases
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- - **🚀 Quick Spec Flow**: Intelligent Level 0-1 planning with auto-stack detection and brownfield analysis
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- - **📦 Universal Shard-Doc**: Split large markdown documents into organized sections with dual-strategy loading
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- - **🔧 Intent-Driven Planning**: PRD and Product Brief transformed from template-filling to natural conversation
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+ - **Documentation Hub**: Created 18 comprehensive guides (7000+ lines) with professional standards
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+ - **Paige Agent**: New technical documentation specialist across all BMM phases
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+ - **Quick Spec Flow**: Intelligent Level 0-1 planning with auto-stack detection
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+ - **Universal Shard-Doc**: Split large markdown documents with dual-strategy loading
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+ - **Intent-Driven Planning**: PRD and Product Brief transformed from template-filling to conversation
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  ## AI-Driven Agile Development That Scales From Bug Fixes to Enterprise
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- **Build More, Architect Dreams** (BMAD) with **19 specialized AI agents** and **50+ guided workflows** that adapt to your project's complexity—from quick bug fixes to enterprise platforms.
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+ **Build More, Architect Dreams** (BMAD) with **21 specialized AI agents** across 4 official modules, and **50+ guided workflows** that adapt to your project's complexity—from quick bug fixes to enterprise platforms, and new step file workflows that allow for incredibly long workflows to stay on the rails longer than ever before!
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  > **🚀 v6 is a MASSIVE upgrade from v4!** Complete architectural overhaul, scale-adaptive intelligence, visual workflows, and the powerful BMad Core framework. v4 users: this changes everything. [See what's new →](#whats-new-in-v6)
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  - **[Web Bundles](https://bmad-code-org.github.io/bmad-bundles/)** - Pre-built agent bundles
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