BMAD Orchestrator

Trigger Intents

• bmad:init
• bmad:status
• bmad:next

Workflow Variants

1. init

• Initialize project BMAD artifacts and baseline state.

1. status

• Summarize workflow progress and current phase readiness.

1. next

• Recommend the next workflow intent from current state.

Inputs

• repository root and target project root
• existing BMAD files under bmad/
• project level and phase state from YAML artifacts

Language Guard (Mandatory)

Enforce language selection separately for chat responses and generated artifacts.

Chat language (communication_language) fallback order:

1. language.communication_language from bmad/project.yaml
2. English

Rules for chat responses:

• Use the resolved chat language for all assistant responses (questions, status updates, summaries, and handoff notes).
• Do not switch chat language unless the user explicitly requests a different language in the current thread.

Artifact language (document_output_language) fallback order:

1. language.document_output_language from bmad/project.yaml
2. English

Rules for generated artifacts:

• Use the resolved artifact language for all generated BMAD documents and structured artifacts.
• write prose and field values in the resolved document language
• avoid mixed-language requirement clauses with English modal verbs (for example, System shall followed by non-English text)
• allow English acronyms/abbreviations in non-English sentences (for example, API, SLA, KPI, OAuth, WCAG)
• Keep code snippets, CLI commands, file paths, and identifiers in their original technical form.

Mandatory Reference Load

Before executing init, status, or next, read REFERENCE.md first. Treat REFERENCE.md as required context for routing, sequencing, and state handling.

Output Contract

• bmad/project.yaml
• bmad/workflow-status.yaml
• bmad/sprint-status.yaml
• status summary and next-intent recommendation

Core Workflow

1. Initialize state files and directories (init).
2. Read YAML state and show completion by phase (status).
3. Compute next recommended intent by project level and completion (next).
4. Route to phase skill with explicit handoff context.

Script Selection

Primary scripts:

• Init project:

  bash scripts/init-project.sh --name "MyApp" --type web-app --level 2

• Show status:

  bash scripts/show-status.sh bmad/workflow-status.yaml

• Recommend next:

  bash scripts/recommend-next.sh bmad/workflow-status.yaml

Compatibility wrappers:

• scripts/check-status.sh -> wrapper to show-status.sh
• scripts/validate-config.sh -> project config structural validation

Shared state helpers are in ../bmad-shared/scripts/.

Template Map

• templates/project.template.yaml
• Why: orchestrator-owned project config template used by init-project.sh.

• templates/workflow-status.template.yaml
• Why: orchestrator-owned workflow status template used by init-project.sh.

• templates/sprint-status.template.yaml
• Why: orchestrator-owned sprint status template used by init-project.sh.

Reference Map

• REFERENCE.md
• Must read first for routing logic and orchestration heuristics.

• resources/workflow-phases.md
• Use for phase-level guidance and sequencing.

• ../bmad-shared/workflows.registry.yaml
• Use for intent mapping and level-based routing rules.

Error Handling

• Missing bmad/workflow-status.yaml -> recommend bmad:init
• Invalid YAML or missing required fields -> report exact file and key
• State mismatch across files -> normalize via shared update script

Handoff Rules

When routing to another skill, include:

• project level
• current phase
• completed and required workflows
• expected output artifact path