Changelog
Stay up to date with the latest features, fixes, and improvements to BMad Method.[6.0.4] - Latest
🎁 Features
Edge Case Hunter Review Task New reusable review task that exhaustively traces branching paths and boundary conditions in code, reporting only unhandled gaps.- Method-driven analysis approach
- Complements adversarial review
- Systematic edge case discovery
- Prevents overlooked boundary conditions
🐛 Bug Fixes
Brainstorming Session Management Fixed brainstorming to not overwrite previous sessions:- Now prompts to continue existing session or start new
- Preserves brainstorming history
- Better session organization
@ path prefixes with explicit {project-root} syntax:
- Consistent path handling
- Better cross-platform support
- Clearer configuration
- Prevents LLM from hallucinating findings
- Allows legitimate “no issues found” results
- More accurate analysis
- Updated README links
- Fixed GitHub issue templates
- All links now point to correct documentation
[6.0.3]
🎁 Features
Root Cause Analysis Skill Newbmad-os-root-cause-analysis skill for analyzing bug-fix commits:
- Structured root cause analysis reports
- Pyramid communication format
- Systematic issue investigation
🐛 Bug Fixes
Installer Improvements- Refuses installation when ancestor directory has BMAD commands (prevents duplicate autocompletion)
- Fixed OpenCode integration with proper frontmatter
- Updated directory names to plural form
- Prevents corrupted output files
- Switched Gemini templates to single quotes
- Better CSV handling
- Removed ambiguous clauses
- Better LLM interpretation
- Doesn’t break YAML front matter
📚 Documentation
- Fixed broken TEA hyperlinks to new repository URL PR #1772
- Rebranded BMAD acronym to “Build More Architect Dreams” PR #1765
[6.0.2]
🎁 Features
Platform Support- Added CodeBuddy platform support PR #1483
- Migrated Codex installer to
.agents/skillsformat PR #1729
- LLM audit prompt for file reference conventions using parallel subagents PR #1720
- Converted review-pr and audit-file-refs to proper bmad-os skills with slash commands PR #1732
🐛 Bug Fixes
Path References- Fixed 24 broken step references in create-architecture workflow PR #1734
- Fixed step file path references in check-implementation-readiness PR #1709, #1716
- Fixed 104 relative step references to use
{project-root}/_bmad/paths PR #1722 - Enabled strict file reference validation in CI PR #1717
- Fixed Rovo Dev integration with custom installer PR #1701
- Fixed default Codex install location from global to project PR #1698
- Removed Windsurf from recommended IDEs list PR #1727
- Added npx cache workaround for stale beta versions PR #1685
- Ignored
.junie/IDE integration folder PR #1719
[6.0.0] - V6 Stable Release! 🎉
The End of Beta!🎁 Features
Product Requirements- Added PRD workflow steps 2b (vision/differentiators) and 2c (executive summary)
- More complete product requirements documentation
- New
bmad uninstallcommand with interactive and non-interactive modes - Selective component removal
- Dedicated GitHub Copilot installer with enriched
.agent.mdand.prompt.mdfiles
- Added TEA browser automation prerequisite prompts
- Guides Playwright CLI/MCP setup after configuration
🐛 Bug Fixes
Version Management- Fixed version comparison to use semantic versioning
- Prevents incorrect downgrade recommendations
- Fixed
--custom-contentflag to properly populate sources - Improved configuration UX messaging
- Auto-discover PRD files in validate-prd workflow
- Removed incorrect
mode: primaryfrom OpenCode agent template - Fixed installer non-interactive mode hanging
- Fixed workflow-level config.yaml copying for custom content modules
📚 Documentation
- Added post-install notes documentation for modules
- Improved project-context documentation
- Added BMad Builder link to index for extenders
[6.0.0-Beta.8] - February 8, 2026
🌟 Key Highlights
- Non-Interactive Installation — Full CI/CD support with 10 new CLI flags
- Complete @clack/prompts Migration — Unified CLI experience
- CSV File Reference Validation — Extended validator for workflow references
- Kiro IDE Support — Standardized config-driven installation
🎁 Features
Non-Interactive Installation Added comprehensive CLI flags for automated deployments:--directory,--modules,--tools--custom-content,--user-name--communication-language,--document-output-language--output-folder,-y/--yes
- Scans
.csvfiles for broken workflow references - Checks 501 references across 212 files
- Prevents broken links in workflows
- Kiro IDE support with config-driven templates PR #1589
- OpenCode template consolidation with
mode: primaryfrontmatter PR #1556
- Added official external modules reference page PR #1540
🐛 Bug Fixes
Installer- Removed “None - Skip module installation” option
- Eliminated ~100 lines of dead code
- Added ESM/.cjs support for module installers
- Fixed SPACE key not working in autocomplete multiselect prompts
- Fixed Party Mode return protocol to prevent lost-in-the-middle failures PR #1569
- Fixed technical research workflow step routing PR #1547
- Removed forbidden
workflow_pathvariable from 16 workflow files PR #1546
- Fixed bmad-help to read project-specific docs and respect
communication_languagePR #1535 - Removed
--prefer-offlinenpm flag to prevent stale cache errors PR #1531
Previous Versions
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Our changelog follows this format:- 🎁 Features — New capabilities and enhancements
- 🐛 Bug Fixes — Issues resolved
- ♻️ Refactoring — Code improvements without behavior changes
- 📚 Documentation — Documentation updates
- 🔧 Maintenance — Dependency updates and tooling
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- Discord — Release announcements
- Roadmap — Upcoming features