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BMAD Method
Free 'Agile AI-Driven Development' method: role-based agents and workflows (analyst, PM, architect, dev, QA) that carry briefs, PRDs, architecture and stories forward, with optional modules.
v6.12.4 released 2026-10-14; v7 preview alpha on main (README gave v7 ETA 2026-10-16, not yet released as of 2026-10-25); repo pushed 2026-10-20 (checked 2026-10-25)
In Spec-driven development
Where it stands apart
- After implementation, what built-in step keeps specs and code aligned? (if several, the first that applies) a step folds changes back into the specs (17% of 18 others)
- How is the path from idea to code structured? adaptive: the process scales to the size of the change (11% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (74% of 19 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) (74% of 19 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (50% of 18 others)
- Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? yes (79% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (74% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? developers (100% of 19 others)
- What format are specs written in? markdown from templates or free-form (67% of 18 others)
- Where do specs live? plain files in the project repository (89% of 19 others)
- Which coding agents does it work with? many agents (five or more) (78% of 18 others)
- By default, once a plan is approved, how is implementation run? the human drives it, phase by phase or task by task (50% of 18 others)
- What does it offer teams beyond sharing files in git? (if both, pick the paid product) nothing beyond git (50% of 18 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Superpowers 76% of 17 shared answers match
- Agent OS 71% of 17 shared answers match
- Conductor (Google) 71% of 17 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) MIT (GitHub API reports NOASSERTION because of TRADEMARK.md; README states MIT). | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | company with a paid product, tier, or ads BMad Code, LLC: free MIT method, funded by consulting; certification coming. Also donations. Not a priced product tier. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes | source 2026-10-25 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account Installed as skills via npx; no sign-up. Host agent has its own login. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | developers Developer focus; creative-intelligence and game-dev modules reach non-developers. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | Agent Skills (SKILL.md) v7 ships as Agent Skills via the skills CLI and plugin marketplaces. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Once code exists, what is the spec? | a living document kept current alongside the code 'Durable context - carry product and technical decisions forward'; delivery loop 'Learn and adjust loops back to Plan'. | source 2026-10-25 |
| After implementation, what built-in step keeps specs and code aligned? (if several, the first that applies) | stands apart a step folds changes back into the specs Learn-and-adjust/correct-course step updates planning artifacts; exact mechanism not verified in v7. | source 2026-10-25 |
| What format are specs written in? | markdown from templates or free-form Markdown briefs, PRDs, architecture docs and stories from templates. | source 2026-10-25 |
| Where do specs live? | plain files in the project repository | source 2026-10-25 |
| Which coding agents does it work with? | many agents (five or more) Skills CLI installs to many coding tools. | source 2026-10-25 |
| What form does it mainly ship in? | prompts, skills, or slash commands installed into an agent (even if a CLI installs them) | source 2026-10-25 |
| How is the path from idea to code structured? | stands apart adaptive: the process scales to the size of the change 'the process sizes itself to the work. Small changes go straight to build.' | source 2026-10-25 |
| Does a human approve the spec or plan before code is written? | review is recommended but not enforced 'without giving up the thinking' / 'without handing over judgment' - guided, not a hard gate. | source 2026-10-25 |
| By default, once a plan is approved, how is implementation run? | the human drives it, phase by phase or task by task Core flow is user-driven; the BMad Loop module 'builds, verifies, and retros a whole epic unattended'. | source 2026-10-25 |
| What does it offer teams beyond sharing files in git? (if both, pick the paid product) | nothing beyond git Free, no hosted team product; Test Architect module targets enterprise. | source 2026-10-25 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD · read 2026-10-25
- GitHub · github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/releases · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · docs.bmad-method.org/plan/choose-a-planning-path/ · read 2026-10-25
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