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How to Get Answers About BMad

Start Here: BMad-Help

Section titled “Start Here: BMad-Help”

The fastest way to get answers about BMad is the bmad-help skill. This intelligent guide will answer upwards of 80% of all questions and is available to you directly in your IDE as you work.

BMad-Help is more than a lookup tool — it:

  • Inspects your project to see what’s already been completed
  • Understands natural language — ask questions in plain English
  • Varies based on your installed modules — shows relevant options
  • Auto-runs after workflows — tells you exactly what to do next
  • Recommends the first required task — no guessing where to start

How to Use BMad-Help

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Call it by name in your AI session:

bmad-help

Combine it with a natural language query:

bmad-help I have a SaaS idea and know all the features. Where do I start?
bmad-help What are my options for UX design?
bmad-help I'm stuck on the PRD workflow
bmad-help Show me what's been done so far

BMad-Help responds with:

  • What’s recommended for your situation
  • What the first required task is
  • What the rest of the process looks like

When to Use This Guide

Section titled “When to Use This Guide”

Use this section when:

  • You want to understand BMad’s architecture or internals
  • You need answers outside of what BMad-Help provides
  • You’re researching BMad before installing
  • You want to explore the source code directly

Steps

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1. Choose Your Source

Section titled “1. Choose Your Source”
SourceBest ForExamples
_bmad folderHow BMad works—agents, workflows, prompts”What does the PM agent do?”
Full GitHub repoHistory, installer, architecture”What changed in v6?”
llms-full.txtQuick overview from docs”Explain BMad’s four phases”

The _bmad folder is created when you install BMad. If you don’t have it yet, clone the repo instead.

2. Point Your AI at the Source

Section titled “2. Point Your AI at the Source”

If your AI can read files (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.):

  • BMad installed: Point at the _bmad folder and ask directly
  • Want deeper context: Clone the full repo

If you use ChatGPT or Claude.ai:

Fetch llms-full.txt into your session:

https://bmad-code-org.github.io/BMAD-METHOD/llms-full.txt

3. Ask Your Question

Section titled “3. Ask Your Question”

What You Get

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Direct answers about BMad—how agents work, what workflows do, why things are structured the way they are—without waiting for someone else to respond.

Tips

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  • Verify surprising answers — LLMs occasionally get things wrong. Check the source file or ask on Discord.
  • Be specific — “What does step 3 of the PRD workflow do?” beats “How does PRD work?”

Still Stuck?

Section titled “Still Stuck?”

Tried the LLM approach and still need help? You now have a much better question to ask.

ChannelUse For
#bmad-method-helpQuick questions (real-time chat)
help-requests forumDetailed questions (searchable, persistent)
#suggestions-feedbackIdeas and feature requests
#report-bugs-and-issuesBug reports

Discord: discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj

GitHub Issues: github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/issues (for clear bugs)

You! Stuck in the queue— waiting for who?

The source is there, plain to see!

Point your machine. Set it free.

It reads. It speaks. Ask away—

Why wait for tomorrow when you have today?

—Claude