bmad-code-org / BMAD-METHOD

**Agile Ai Driven Development — turn an idea or change request into working software without giving up the thinking.**
Ai Driven Development (AiDD) covers the whole effort, not only the code: what to build, how it holds together, and how it changes as you learn. BMad Method is the agile way to do it — decisions stay explicit, context carries forward, and the process sizes itself to the work. Small changes go straight to build. Complex work gets the depth it needs. The same method covers a weekend prototype and a system with years of history behind it.
_Start anywhere. Use BMad end to end, or carry its briefs, specifications, and architecture into your existing delivery workflow._
## Start Building
BMad ships on two lines. The stable release is **v6.12**, installed by the npm installer and frozen aside from bug fixes. **V7** is in preview alpha on this branch: its skills, install path, and docs change often. The v7 release ETA is October 16, 2026, and it might be sooner. Both routes need uv for BMad setup and Python scripts.
### Stable: v6.12 (recommended if stability is needed until v7 is finalized for release)
With Node.js 20.12+ and Python 3.10+, run in your project:
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Open your project in your AI coding tool, invoke `bmad-build` with what you want to change, and run `bmad-help` whenever you want guidance on what comes next. The v6.12 source and documentation live on the V6.12 branch.
### V7 Preview Alpha (recommended for solo or small teams that can pivot as things will change before beta)
Expect breaking changes between updates. You need an AI coding tool that supports skills.
**Skills CLI** — with Node.js and npm and Git, run in your project:
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`--skill '*'` installs the full BMad Method and asks which coding tools to install to. To pick skills instead, run the command without `--skill '*'` and include `bmad` for setup and help, plus the module record for each module you pick skills from: `bmod-method` and `bmod-core-tools`.
**Claude Code plugin** — add the marketplace inside Claude Code:
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**Codex plugin** — add the marketplace from your terminal:
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For either marketplace, install `bmad-method` for the delivery workflows and
`bmad-core-tools` for standalone skills, including the `bmad` hub.
Open your coding tool in the project and ask the `bmad` skill to run
`bmad setup`. Then invoke `bmad-build` with what you want to change. Ask
`bmad` whenever you want guidance on what comes next or what is optional.
Ask for `bmad status` to check versions and see what to run next. Ask for `bmad setup` to install updates: it runs `npx skills update`, then refreshes the project and cleans up renamed and removed skills. With a plugin marketplace, update there, then ask for `bmad setup`.
Report preview problems in GitHub Issues or on Discord.
### Next steps
**Build your first project with BMad →**
**Add BMad to an existing codebase →**
BMad is free and open source, with no paywalled workflows or gated community.
## Why BMad?
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