bmad-method 6.8.1-next.19 → 6.8.1-next.20

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "bmad-method",
-  "version": "6.8.1-next.19",
+  "version": "6.8.1-next.20",
   "description": "Breakthrough Method of Agile AI-driven Development",
   "keywords": [
     "agile",

package/src/core-skills/bmad-brainstorming/scripts/tests/test_brain.py

@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ def test_unknown_category_style_uses_fallback_glyph():
 
 def test_shipped_selector_is_in_sync_with_catalog():
     # foolproofing: if someone edits brain-methods.csv they must regenerate the page.
-    # Regenerate with: python3 brain.py html --out assets/brain-selector.html
+    # Regenerate with: uv run brain.py html --out assets/brain-selector.html
     asset = brain.DEFAULT_FILE.parent / "brain-selector.html"
     assert asset.is_file(), "missing assets/brain-selector.html — generate it"
     expected = brain.html_doc(brain.load(brain.DEFAULT_FILE))
     assert asset.read_text(encoding="utf-8") == expected, (
         "assets/brain-selector.html is stale; regenerate: "
-        "python3 brain.py html --out assets/brain-selector.html"
+        "uv run brain.py html --out assets/brain-selector.html"
     )

package/src/core-skills/bmad-customize/scripts/tests/test_list_customizable_skills.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Exercises the scanner against a synthesized install tree:
 - malformed TOML (surfaces as an error without aborting)
 - multiple skills roots (e.g. project-local + user-global mix)
 
-Run: python3 scripts/tests/test_list_customizable_skills.py
+Run: uv run scripts/tests/test_list_customizable_skills.py
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations

package/src/scripts/resolve_config.py

@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ Reads from four layers (highest priority last):
 
 Outputs merged JSON to stdout. Errors go to stderr.
 
-Requires Python 3.11+ (uses stdlib `tomllib`). No `uv`, no `pip install`,
-no virtualenv — plain `python3` is sufficient.
-
-  python3 resolve_config.py --project-root /abs/path/to/project
-  python3 resolve_config.py --project-root ... --key core
-  python3 resolve_config.py --project-root ... --key agents
+Uses only the Python stdlib (`tomllib`) — no third-party dependencies.
+BMad is standardizing on `uv run` to invoke scripts (uv provisions a suitable
+interpreter for you); a plain `python3` on PATH still works during the
+transition. Either runner needs Python 3.11+ for `tomllib`.
+
+  uv run resolve_config.py --project-root /abs/path/to/project
+  uv run resolve_config.py --project-root ... --key core
+  uv run resolve_config.py --project-root ... --key agents
 
 Merge rules (same as resolve_customization.py):
   - Scalars: override wins

package/src/scripts/resolve_customization.py

@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ Skill name is derived from the basename of the skill directory.
 
 Outputs merged JSON to stdout. Errors go to stderr.
 
-Requires Python 3.11+ (uses stdlib `tomllib`). No `uv`, no `pip install`,
-no virtualenv — plain `python3` is sufficient.
-
-  python3 resolve_customization.py --skill /abs/path/to/skill-dir
-  python3 resolve_customization.py --skill ... --key agent
-  python3 resolve_customization.py --skill ... --key agent.menu
+Uses only the Python stdlib (`tomllib`) — no third-party dependencies.
+BMad is standardizing on `uv run` to invoke scripts (uv provisions a suitable
+interpreter for you); a plain `python3` on PATH still works during the
+transition. Either runner needs Python 3.11+ for `tomllib`.
+
+  uv run resolve_customization.py --skill /abs/path/to/skill-dir
+  uv run resolve_customization.py --skill ... --key agent
+  uv run resolve_customization.py --skill ... --key agent.menu
 
 Merge rules (purely structural — no field-name special-casing):
   - Scalars (string, int, bool, float): override wins

package/tools/installer/core/installer.js

@@ -1233,6 +1233,9 @@ class Installer {
       `    1. Launch your AI agent from your project folder`,
       `    2. Not sure what to do? Invoke the ${color.cyan('bmad-help')} skill and ask it what to do!`,
       '',
+      `    ${color.cyan('Tip:')} BMAD workflows increasingly run Python scripts via ${color.cyan('uv run')} — uv is`,
+      `    becoming the de facto standard. If you don't have it yet, ask your agent to set it up.`,
+      '',
       `    Blog, Docs and Guides: ${color.blue('https://bmadcode.com/')}`,
       `    Community: ${color.blue('https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj')}`,
     );

package/tools/installer/core/uv-check.js

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
+const prompts = require('../prompts');
+
+// `uv` (https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) is becoming the de facto standard for
+// running the Python scripts BMAD workflows shell out to: `uv run <script>`
+// resolves the interpreter and any dependencies on demand, so skills don't
+// have to assume a particular `python3` is on PATH. The ecosystem is mid-
+// migration — some skills still call `python3` directly — so a missing `uv`
+// is a warning, not a blocker: BMAD installs and runs either way.
+const RUNTIME_COMMAND = 'uv';
+
+/**
+ * Parse `uv --version` output into version parts.
+ * Example outputs: "uv 0.5.31", "uv 0.5.31 (Homebrew 2025-02-12)".
+ * @param {string} output - stdout/stderr from `uv --version`
+ * @returns {{major: number, minor: number, patch: number, raw: string}|null}
+ */
+function parseUvVersion(output) {
+  if (!output) return null;
+  const match = output.match(/uv\s+(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?/i);
+  if (!match) return null;
+  return {
+    major: Number(match[1]),
+    minor: Number(match[2]),
+    patch: Number(match[3] || 0),
+    raw: `${match[1]}.${match[2]}.${match[3] || 0}`,
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Probe the local environment for `uv`.
+ * @returns {{version: {major: number, minor: number, patch: number, raw: string}}|null}
+ */
+function detectUv() {
+  let result;
+  try {
+    result = spawnSync(RUNTIME_COMMAND, ['--version'], {
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      timeout: 5000,
+      windowsHide: true,
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (!result || result.error) return null;
+  const version = parseUvVersion(`${result.stdout || ''}\n${result.stderr || ''}`);
+  return version ? { version } : null;
+}
+
+function setupHints() {
+  return [
+    'BMAD workflows increasingly run Python scripts via `uv run`, which manages',
+    'the interpreter and dependencies for you — no manual venv or pip needed.',
+    '',
+    'Easiest path: ask your AI agent to "install and set up uv for me".',
+    '',
+    'Or install it yourself:',
+    '  macOS/Linux:  curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh',
+    '  Windows:      powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"',
+    '  Homebrew:     brew install uv',
+    '  Docs:         https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/',
+  ].join('\n');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether `uv` is available and inform the user.
+ *
+ * Warn-don't-block, and no acknowledgement prompt: `uv` is on its way to being
+ * the standard runner for BMAD's Python scripts, but the migration is still in
+ * progress, so the install never stops on its account. The note tells the user
+ * how to set it up (preferably by asking their agent).
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<{status: 'found'|'missing', detected: Object|null}>}
+ */
+async function checkUvEnvironment() {
+  // Called via module.exports so tests can stub detection.
+  const detected = module.exports.detectUv();
+
+  if (detected) {
+    await prompts.log.success(`uv ${detected.version.raw} detected — ready to run BMAD's Python-powered scripts via \`uv run\`.`);
+    return { status: 'found', detected };
+  }
+
+  await prompts.log.warn(
+    "uv not found on PATH. uv is becoming the de facto standard for running BMAD's Python\n" +
+      'scripts (`uv run <script>`), and it provisions the interpreter for you. BMAD installs\n' +
+      'fine without it, but setting up uv now keeps you ahead as workflows adopt it.',
+  );
+  await prompts.note(setupHints(), 'uv recommended');
+  return { status: 'missing', detected: null };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  checkUvEnvironment,
+  detectUv,
+  parseUvVersion,
+};

package/tools/installer/install-messages.yaml

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ startMessage: |
   🌟 100% free. 100% open source. Always.
      No paywalls. No gated content. Knowledge shared, not sold.
 
+  🐍 HEADS UP: uv (https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) is becoming the de facto standard
+     for running the Python scripts BMAD workflows rely on (`uv run <script>`).
+     If it's not set up yet, ask your AI agent to "install and set up uv for me".
+
   🌐 CONNECT:
     Website:   https://bmadcode.com/
     Discord:   https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj

package/tools/installer/ui.js

@@ -161,15 +161,16 @@ class UI {
     const messageLoader = new MessageLoader();
     await messageLoader.displayStartMessage();
 
-    // Probe the local Python before any other prompts: several BMAD features
-    // (memlog session memory, TOML config resolution) need Python 3.11+ at
-    // runtime. Warn-don't-block, but require an explicit ack so the warning
-    // can't scroll past unseen. The installer runs in the destination
-    // environment, so probing PATH here tests the right machine.
-    // Skip the ack when stdin isn't a TTY (CI/Docker/piped): clack's select
-    // on closed stdin resolves to cancel, which would silently exit 0.
-    const { checkPythonEnvironment } = require('./core/python-check');
-    await checkPythonEnvironment({ nonInteractive: !!options.yes || !process.stdin.isTTY });
+    // Probe for `uv` before any other prompts: it's becoming the de facto
+    // runner for the Python scripts BMAD workflows shell out to
+    // (`uv run <script>`), and uv provisions the interpreter itself, so it's
+    // the single thing worth checking for. The migration is still in progress
+    // (some skills still call `python3` directly), so this is informational —
+    // warn-don't-block, no ack prompt — and just points the user at setup
+    // (ideally "ask your agent to set up uv"). The installer runs in the
+    // destination environment, so probing PATH here tests the right machine.
+    const { checkUvEnvironment } = require('./core/uv-check');
+    await checkUvEnvironment();
 
     // Parse channel flags (--channel/--all-*/--next=/--pin) once. Warnings
     // are surfaced immediately so the user sees them before any git ops run.

package/tools/installer/core/python-check.js

@@ -1,199 +0,0 @@
-const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
-const prompts = require('../prompts');
-
-// Python 3.11 added stdlib `tomllib` (PEP 680), which the shared scripts in
-// src/scripts/ (resolve_config.py, resolve_customization.py) require to read
-// BMAD's TOML config files. memlog.py is more lenient and runs on 3.8+.
-const PYTHON_FULL_SUPPORT = { major: 3, minor: 11 };
-const PYTHON_PARTIAL_SUPPORT = { major: 3, minor: 8 };
-
-// Every runtime call site (skill steps, on_complete hooks) invokes a literal
-// `python3`, so only that command's version vouches for BMAD features. The
-// fallback probes exist to tell the user "Python is installed, but not under
-// the name BMAD uses" instead of a misleading "No Python found".
-const RUNTIME_COMMAND = 'python3';
-const PROBE_CANDIDATES =
-  process.platform === 'win32'
-    ? [
-        { command: 'python3', args: ['--version'] },
-        { command: 'py', args: ['-3', '--version'] },
-        { command: 'python', args: ['--version'] },
-      ]
-    : [
-        { command: 'python3', args: ['--version'] },
-        { command: 'python', args: ['--version'] },
-      ];
-
-/**
- * Parse a `python --version` output line into version parts.
- * Python 3 prints to stdout; Python 2 printed to stderr — callers pass both.
- * @param {string} output - Combined stdout/stderr from `python --version`
- * @returns {{major: number, minor: number, patch: number, raw: string}|null}
- */
-function parsePythonVersion(output) {
-  if (!output) return null;
-  const match = output.match(/Python\s+(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:\.(\d+))?/);
-  if (!match) return null;
-  return {
-    major: Number(match[1]),
-    minor: Number(match[2]),
-    patch: Number(match[3] || 0),
-    raw: `${match[1]}.${match[2]}.${match[3] || 0}`,
-  };
-}
-
-/**
- * Classify a detected Python version against BMAD's feature requirements.
- * @param {{major: number, minor: number}|null} version
- * @returns {'full'|'partial'|'unsupported'|'none'}
- */
-function classifyPython(version) {
-  if (!version) return 'none';
-  const { major, minor } = version;
-  if (major > PYTHON_FULL_SUPPORT.major || (major === PYTHON_FULL_SUPPORT.major && minor >= PYTHON_FULL_SUPPORT.minor)) {
-    return 'full';
-  }
-  if (major === PYTHON_PARTIAL_SUPPORT.major && minor >= PYTHON_PARTIAL_SUPPORT.minor) {
-    return 'partial';
-  }
-  return 'unsupported';
-}
-
-/**
- * Run one probe candidate and return its parsed version, or null.
- * @param {{command: string, args: string[]}} candidate
- * @returns {{major: number, minor: number, patch: number, raw: string}|null}
- */
-function probeVersion(candidate) {
-  const run = (extra = {}) =>
-    spawnSync(candidate.command, candidate.args, {
-      encoding: 'utf8',
-      timeout: 5000,
-      windowsHide: true,
-      ...extra,
-    });
-  let result = run();
-  // Node >=18.20/20.12 refuses to spawn .bat/.cmd without a shell
-  // (CVE-2024-27980 hardening) and reports EINVAL — pyenv-win ships its
-  // python shims as .bat. Args here are static literals, so a shell retry
-  // is injection-safe.
-  if (result.error && result.error.code === 'EINVAL' && process.platform === 'win32') {
-    result = run({ shell: true });
-  }
-  if (result.error) return null;
-  return parsePythonVersion(`${result.stdout || ''}\n${result.stderr || ''}`);
-}
-
-/**
- * Probe the local environment for a Python interpreter.
- * Tries each candidate command and returns the first that reports a version.
- * `isRuntimeCommand` is true only when the match is `python3` — the command
- * BMAD scripts actually invoke.
- * @returns {{command: string, version: {major: number, minor: number, patch: number, raw: string}, isRuntimeCommand: boolean}|null}
- */
-function detectPython() {
-  for (const candidate of PROBE_CANDIDATES) {
-    try {
-      const version = probeVersion(candidate);
-      if (version) {
-        const display = candidate.args.length > 1 ? `${candidate.command} ${candidate.args.slice(0, -1).join(' ')}` : candidate.command;
-        return { command: display, version, isRuntimeCommand: candidate.command === RUNTIME_COMMAND };
-      }
-    } catch {
-      // Candidate not runnable — try the next one.
-    }
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
-function upgradeHints() {
-  return [
-    'How to get Python 3.11+ (as `python3`):',
-    '  macOS:        brew install python3',
-    '  Windows:      winget install Python.Python.3.12  (then ensure `python3` resolves, e.g. enable the python3 alias)',
-    '  Linux/WSL:    sudo apt install python3  (Ubuntu 24.04+ ships 3.12; older distros: use pyenv or deadsnakes)',
-    '  Docker:       add python3 to your image (e.g. apk add python3 / apt-get install -y python3)',
-  ].join('\n');
-}
-
-/**
- * Check the local Python environment and warn about degraded BMAD features.
- *
- * Warn-don't-block: most of BMAD works without Python, so the install always
- * may proceed — but the user must explicitly acknowledge the warning so it
- * can't scroll past unseen. In non-interactive runs (--yes, or stdin is not
- * a TTY) the warning is logged and the install continues without a prompt.
- *
- * @param {Object} [options]
- * @param {boolean} [options.nonInteractive=false] - Skip the ack prompt (--yes, or no TTY)
- * @returns {Promise<{status: string, detected: Object|null}>}
- */
-async function checkPythonEnvironment({ nonInteractive = false } = {}) {
-  // Called via module.exports so tests can stub detection.
-  const detected = module.exports.detectPython();
-  const status = classifyPython(detected ? detected.version : null);
-
-  if (status === 'full' && detected.isRuntimeCommand) {
-    await prompts.log.success(`Python ${detected.version.raw} detected (${detected.command}) — all BMAD features supported.`);
-    return { status, detected };
-  }
-
-  if (detected && !detected.isRuntimeCommand) {
-    await prompts.log.warn(
-      `Python ${detected.version.raw} found via \`${detected.command}\`, but BMAD scripts invoke \`python3\`, which is not on PATH.\n` +
-        `Python-powered features (memlog session memory, TOML config resolution) won't run until \`python3\` resolves —\n` +
-        `add a python3 alias/shim, or reinstall Python with the python3 launcher enabled.`,
-    );
-  } else if (status === 'partial') {
-    await prompts.log.warn(
-      `Python ${detected.version.raw} detected (${detected.command}) — BMAD's TOML config tools need Python 3.11+ (stdlib tomllib).\n` +
-        `Works: memlog session memory. Won't work: config/customization resolution scripts.`,
-    );
-  } else {
-    const found =
-      status === 'unsupported' ? `Python ${detected.version.raw} detected (${detected.command}) — too old.` : 'No Python found on PATH.';
-    await prompts.log.warn(
-      `${found} BMAD installs fine without it, but Python-powered features\n` +
-        `(memlog session memory, TOML config resolution) won't run until Python 3.11+ is available.`,
-    );
-  }
-  await prompts.note(upgradeHints(), 'Python 3.11+ recommended');
-
-  if (nonInteractive) {
-    await prompts.log.info('Continuing anyway (non-interactive run). You can fix Python later — no reinstall needed.');
-    return { status, detected };
-  }
-
-  const choice = await prompts.select({
-    message: "BMAD's Python-powered features won't work yet. How do you want to proceed?",
-    choices: [
-      {
-        name: 'Continue install',
-        value: 'continue',
-        hint: 'BMAD works without Python — you can fix Python later, no reinstall needed',
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'Quit and fix Python first',
-        value: 'quit',
-        hint: 'make Python 3.11+ available as python3, then re-run the installer',
-      },
-    ],
-    default: 'continue',
-  });
-
-  if (choice === 'quit') {
-    await prompts.cancel('Make Python 3.11+ available as `python3` (see hints above), then re-run the installer.');
-    process.exit(0);
-  }
-
-  return { status, detected };
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  checkPythonEnvironment,
-  detectPython,
-  parsePythonVersion,
-  classifyPython,
-  PYTHON_FULL_SUPPORT,
-  PYTHON_PARTIAL_SUPPORT,
-};