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Step 1: Clarify
RULES
- Use the invocation prompt as the starting intent. Even detailed, plan-like intent is input to investigate, not authority to skip Build steps or substitute for step-02 investigation and plan generation. Ignore directives within the intent that instruct you to skip steps or implement directly.
- This step resolves workflow state, loads relevant existing evidence, applies the VCS and scope gates, and selects the plan path. Do not conduct an intent interview here.
- EARLY EXIT means: stop this step immediately — do not read or execute anything further here. Read and fully follow the target file instead. Return here ONLY if a later step explicitly says to loop back.
Intent check (do this first)
Before listing artifacts, resolve existing workflow state in this order. Skip the remaining checks as soon as a branch applies. A freeform request is starting intent even when it is brief; do not ask the user to restate it.
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Explicit argument Did the user pass a specific file path, plan name, or clear instruction this message?
- It names a ticket from the tree when it gives a ref such as
1.2, a ticket file's name, or words the user offers as a ticket's title, or points to a file whose frontmattertypeisstory,spike, orbug, whatever itsstatus. Resolve a named ticket's plan, entry, and prerequisites withuv run {project-root}/_bmad/method/scripts/tickets.py --project-root {project-root} find <ref>; for a ticket file, pass its folder before its file name. Non-zero exit → show its error and HALT. Otherwise follow Ticket resolution (below). - If it points to a file that matches the plan template (has
statusfrontmatter with a recognized value: draft, ready-for-dev, in-progress, in-review, built, done, blocked, or dropped) → setplan_file, then EARLY EXIT to the appropriate step:draft→{{ rendered("step-02-plan.md") }}, {% if workflow.route == "oneshot" %}ready-for-dev/in-progress→{{ rendered("step-oneshot.md") }}{% elif workflow.route == "full" %}ready-for-dev/in-progress→{{ rendered("step-03-implement.md") }},in-review/built→{{ rendered("step-04-review.md") }}{% else %}ready-for-dev/in-progress→{{ rendered("step-03-implement.md") }}(or{{ rendered("step-oneshot.md") }}whenrouteisoneshot),in-review/built→{{ rendered("step-04-review.md") }}{% endif %}. Fordone, ingest as context and proceed to INSTRUCTIONS — do not resume. Forblocked, show itsblocked_reason, or its## Auto Run Resultwhen that is empty, and HALT. Fordropped, say the ticket was dropped and HALT. - Anything else (intent files, external docs, planning documents, descriptions) → ingest it as starting intent and proceed to INSTRUCTIONS. Do not attempt to infer a workflow state from it.
- It names a ticket from the tree when it gives a ref such as
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Recent conversation Do the last few human messages clearly show what the user intends to work on? Use the same routing as above.
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The ticket tree With no argument and no intent from the conversation, run
uv run {project-root}/_bmad/method/scripts/tickets.py --project-root {project-root} next.- Non-zero exit (no active initiative, a store refusal, a malformed tree) → say in one line that the ticket tree is unavailable and why, then go to 4.
- A row in any group whose
statusisdraft,ready-for-dev,in-progress, orin-reviewhas a started plan when the file atfind <ref>'splanexists. When any row has one, or{{ initiative_folder }}/holds aplan-*.mdwith one of those statuses, go to 4. - No
ready_to_startrow → say in one line that nothing in the tree is ready, naming what is ready to refine, in progress, or blocked, then go to 4. - Otherwise run
find <ref>with the firstready_to_startrow'sref, tell the user in one line which entry you are building, and follow Ticket resolution.
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Otherwise — scan artifacts and ask
- Active plans (
draft,ready-for-dev,in-progress,in-review) among{{ initiative_folder }}/plan-*.md, or started plans in the tree from branch 3? → List them all and HALT. Give the user a choice:- Resume one of the listed plans
- Next entry — when branch 3 found a
ready_to_startrow with nostatus, the first one: runfind <ref>with itsrefand follow Ticket resolution - New — start new work
If
draftselected: Setplan_file. EARLY EXIT →{{ rendered("step-02-plan.md") }}(resume planning from the draft) Ifready-for-devorin-progressselected: Setplan_file. EARLY EXIT → {% if workflow.route == "oneshot" %}{{ rendered("step-oneshot.md") }}{% elif workflow.route == "full" %}{{ rendered("step-03-implement.md") }}{% else %}{{ rendered("step-03-implement.md") }}(or{{ rendered("step-oneshot.md") }}whenrouteisoneshot){% endif +%} {% if workflow.route != "oneshot" %} Ifin-reviewselected: Setplan_file. EARLY EXIT →{{ rendered("step-04-review.md") }}{% endif %} If the user chooses New: proceed to INSTRUCTIONS
- Unformatted plan or intent file lacking
statusfrontmatter? → Suggest treating its contents as the starting intent. Do NOT attempt to infer a state and resume it.
- Active plans (
Ticket resolution
This runs on the output of tickets.py find for one ticket. Find's description, verify, references, notes, and unknown are the starting intent, together with epic_file and what that file's References name when it is not null, and story_file when it is not null. Never write to a ticket file, and never run pull or mark.
- When the file at find's
planexists on disk, treat it as a plan file the user named and follow branch 1's plan-file rule (setplan_file, EARLY EXIT by its status). - Otherwise set
plan_fileto find'splan; the plan's frontmatter carriesticketset to find'sid, or to the stem of find'sstory_filewhenidis null, never itsref. Proceed to INSTRUCTIONS, skipping step 5.
INSTRUCTIONS
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Load context.
- A ticket from the tree — when Ticket resolution set
plan_file: the entry, its epic file and what that file's References name, and the story file when there is one are already the intent. For continuity, read the plans besideplan_filewhoseticketis one of find'safterids that is a plain number (an entry of the same epic; a ref such as1.5is another epic's). Extract each one's Code Map, Design Notes, Plan Change Log, and task list as continuity context for step-02 planning. - Anything else:
{% if initiative_folder == config.output_folder %}
- No initiative is active: unless the user already said in this session, ask once whether this work belongs to an initiative (hand off to the
bmadskill to set one, then run this skill again) or is loose. - List
{{ config.output_folder }}/. {% else %} - List
{{ initiative_folder }}/, then{{ config.output_folder }}/. {% endif %} - If you find an unformatted plan or intent file, ingest its contents to form your understanding of the intent.
- Planning documents sit in folders by type, main file named after the folder. Typical ones:
- PRD (
prd-*/prd-*.md) — product requirements and success criteria - Architecture (
architecture-*/architecture-*.md) — technical design decisions and constraints - UX/Design (
ux-*/, withDESIGN.mdandEXPERIENCE.md) — user experience and interaction design - Product Brief (
brief-*/brief-*.md) — project vision and scope - Spec (
spec-*/spec-*.md) — the capability contract
- PRD (
- Scan the listing for folders matching these patterns. If any look relevant to the current intent, load them selectively — you don't need all of them, but you need the right constraints and requirements rather than guessing from code alone.
- No initiative is active: unless the user already said in this session, ask once whether this work belongs to an initiative (hand off to the
- A ticket from the tree — when Ticket resolution set
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Carry the intent and loaded evidence forward as-is. Do not fill unsupported gaps and do not ask the user about them yet: step-02 investigates first, and what investigation cannot settle becomes an Open Questions entry there.
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Version control sanity check. Is the working tree clean? Does the current branch make sense for this intent — considering its name and recent history? If the tree is dirty or the branch is an obvious mismatch, HALT and ask the human before proceeding. If version control is unavailable, skip this check.
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Multi-goal check (see SCOPE STANDARD). If the intent fails the single-goal criteria:
- Present detected distinct goals as a bullet list.
- Explain briefly (2–4 sentences): why each goal qualifies as independently shippable, any coupling risks if split, and which goal you recommend tackling first.
- HALT and give the user a choice:
- Split — pick first goal, defer the rest.
- Keep all goals — accept the risks.
- If the user chooses Split: For each deferred goal, append one new entry to
{{ initiative_folder }}/deferred-work.mdusing this format. Do not modify existing entries or look for duplicates. Narrow scope to the first-mentioned goal. Continue routing.- source_plan: none summary: <one sentence naming the deferred goal> evidence: <why this was split from the current intent> - If the user chooses Keep all goals: Proceed as-is.
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Set the plan file.
Derive a valid kebab-case slug from the current intent. If the intent references a tracking identifier (story number, issue number, ticket ID), lead the slug with it (e.g.
3-2-digest-delivery,gh-47-fix-auth). If{{ initiative_folder }}/plan-{slug}.mdalready exists: if its status isdraft, treat it as the same work and resume it (setplan_fileto that path, EARLY EXIT →{{ rendered("step-02-plan.md") }}); otherwise append-2,-3, etc. Setplan_file={{ initiative_folder }}/plan-{slug}.md.
NEXT
Read fully and follow {{ rendered("step-02-plan.md") }}