bmad-method 6.5.0 → 6.5.1-next.1

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "bmad-method",
-  "version": "6.5.0",
+  "version": "6.5.1-next.1",
   "description": "Breakthrough Method of Agile AI-driven Development",
   "keywords": [
     "agile",

package/removals.txt

@@ -15,3 +15,40 @@ bmad-quick-spec
 bmad-quick-flow
 bmad-quick-dev-new-preview
 bmad-init
+
+# Pre-v6.2.0 wrapper skills (module-prefixed naming, dropped in v6.2.0).
+# Users upgrading from v6.0.x / v6.1.x had these installed and the cleanup
+# never knew to remove them; they remained alongside the new self-contained
+# skills causing duplicates and broken-file errors. See issue #2309.
+bmad-agent-bmm-analyst
+bmad-agent-bmm-architect
+bmad-agent-bmm-dev
+bmad-agent-bmm-pm
+bmad-agent-bmm-qa
+bmad-agent-bmm-quick-flow-solo-dev
+bmad-agent-bmm-sm
+bmad-agent-bmm-tech-writer
+bmad-agent-bmm-ux-designer
+bmad-bmm-check-implementation-readiness
+bmad-bmm-code-review
+bmad-bmm-correct-course
+bmad-bmm-create-architecture
+bmad-bmm-create-epics-and-stories
+bmad-bmm-create-prd
+bmad-bmm-create-product-brief
+bmad-bmm-create-story
+bmad-bmm-create-ux-design
+bmad-bmm-dev-story
+bmad-bmm-document-project
+bmad-bmm-domain-research
+bmad-bmm-edit-prd
+bmad-bmm-generate-project-context
+bmad-bmm-market-research
+bmad-bmm-qa-generate-e2e-tests
+bmad-bmm-quick-dev
+bmad-bmm-quick-spec
+bmad-bmm-retrospective
+bmad-bmm-sprint-planning
+bmad-bmm-sprint-status
+bmad-bmm-technical-research
+bmad-bmm-validate-prd

package/tools/installer/bmad-cli.js

@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@ checkForUpdate().catch(() => {
 
 async function checkForUpdate() {
   try {
-    // For beta versions, check the beta tag; otherwise check latest
-    const isBeta =
-      packageJson.version.includes('Beta') ||
-      packageJson.version.includes('beta') ||
-      packageJson.version.includes('alpha') ||
-      packageJson.version.includes('rc');
-    const tag = isBeta ? 'beta' : 'latest';
+    // Prereleases (e.g. 6.5.1-next.0) live on the `next` dist-tag; stable
+    // releases live on `latest`. semver.prerelease() returns null for stable,
+    // so this correctly routes pre-1.0-next/rc/etc. without string matching.
+    const tag = semver.prerelease(packageJson.version) ? 'next' : 'latest';
 
     const result = execSync(`npm view ${packageName}@${tag} version`, {
       encoding: 'utf8',

package/tools/installer/ui.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const path = require('node:path');
 const os = require('node:os');
 const semver = require('semver');
 const fs = require('./fs-native');
+const installerPackageJson = require('../../package.json');
 const { CLIUtils } = require('./cli-utils');
 const { ExternalModuleManager } = require('./modules/external-manager');
 const { resolveModuleVersion } = require('./modules/version-resolver');
@@ -128,6 +129,24 @@ class UI {
       await prompts.log.warn(warning);
     }
 
+    // When the user launched the installer from a prerelease (npx bmad-method@next),
+    // mirror that intent for external modules: seed the global channel to 'next' so
+    // the module picker's version labels resolve from main HEAD (matching what
+    // actually gets installed) and the interactive channel gate skips — the user
+    // already declared "next" intent by typing @next. Explicit channel flags
+    // override this seed.
+    if (
+      semver.prerelease(installerPackageJson.version) !== null &&
+      !channelOptions.global &&
+      channelOptions.nextSet.size === 0 &&
+      channelOptions.pins.size === 0
+    ) {
+      channelOptions.global = 'next';
+      await prompts.log.info(
+        'Launched from a prerelease — installing all external modules from main HEAD (next channel). Pass --all-stable or --pin to override.',
+      );
+    }
+
     // Get directory from options or prompt
     let confirmedDirectory;
     if (options.directory) {
@@ -332,8 +351,10 @@ class UI {
 
     // Interactive channel gate: "Ready to install (all stable)? [Y/n]"
     // Only shown for fresh installs with no channel flags and an external module
-    // selected. Non-interactive installs skip this and fall through to the
-    // registry default (stable) or whatever flags were supplied.
+    // selected. Skipped for prerelease launches because channelOptions.global
+    // was already seeded to 'next' upstream. Non-interactive installs skip this
+    // and fall through to the registry default (stable) or whatever flags were
+    // supplied.
     await this._interactiveChannelGate({ options, channelOptions, selectedModules });
 
     let toolSelection = await this.promptToolSelection(confirmedDirectory, options);
@@ -1783,7 +1804,9 @@ class UI {
    *
    * Skipped when:
    *   - running non-interactively (--yes)
-   *   - the user already passed channel flags (--channel / --pin / --next)
+   *   - the user already passed channel flags (--channel / --pin / --next), OR
+   *     the installer was launched from a prerelease (which seeds
+   *     channelOptions.global = 'next' upstream in promptInstall)
    *   - no externals/community modules are selected
    *
    * Mutates channelOptions.pins and channelOptions.nextSet to reflect picker choices.