# bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD

Breakthrough Method for Agile Ai Driven Development

Repository: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bmad-method
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:55:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 36
- inputs: {"age_days": 507, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 52341, forks 5957 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:12.033606+00:00)

## What it is
BMAD-METHOD is an open-source framework and methodology for Agile AI-driven development, providing structured agents and workflows that turn ideas or change requests into working software. It is installed via npm into a project and used with AI coding tools to make planning, architecture, and development decisions explicit and durable.

## Use cases
- run agile ai driven development workflows
- turn an idea into working software with ai agents
- add structured planning to ai coding assistants
- onboard ai agents onto an existing codebase
- keep product and architecture decisions as durable context
- get specialized product, ux, and architecture perspectives from ai agents

## When to choose
- you want a structured, agile process around AI coding tools rather than ad-hoc prompting
- you need planning artifacts like briefs, specs, and architecture docs carried across sessions
- you work on both small changes and large initiatives and want right-sized process
- you want an open-source, community-driven AI development methodology

## When to avoid
- you just want a simple code autocomplete assistant without workflow overhead
- your team already has an established delivery process you don't want to change
- you need a fully autonomous agent that ships code without human decisions
- you can't install Node.js 20+ and Python 3.10+ tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: agent-framework, workflow-automation, prompt-engineering, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, large-language-models
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: agile-development, ai-driven-development, methodology, coding-agents, npm-installer, automation, ai-agents, nodejs

## Member repositories
- bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:12.033606+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:19:35.355694+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:12.033606+00:00, sha 34fbfd0d1770)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.