BMAD-METHOD/bmad/bmm/workflows/workflow-status/paths/method-brownfield.yaml

# BMad Method - Brownfield
# Full product + architecture planning for complex brownfield additions (10-50+ stories typically)

method_name: "BMad Method"
track: "method"
field_type: "brownfield"
description: "Complete product and system design for complex brownfield work"

phases:
  - prerequisite: true
    name: "Documentation"
    conditional: "if_undocumented"
    note: "NOT a phase - prerequisite for brownfield without docs"
    workflows:
      - id: "document-project"
        required: true
        agent: "analyst"
        command: "document-project"
        output: "Comprehensive project documentation"
        purpose: "Understand existing codebase before planning"

  - phase: 0
    name: "Discovery (Optional)"
    optional: true
    note: "User-selected during workflow-init"
    workflows:
      - id: "brainstorm-project"
        optional: true
        agent: "analyst"
        command: "brainstorm-project"
        included_by: "user_choice"

      - id: "research"
        optional: true
        agent: "analyst"
        command: "research"
        included_by: "user_choice"

      - id: "product-brief"
        optional: true
        agent: "analyst"
        command: "product-brief"
        included_by: "user_choice"
        note: "Optional for brownfield, less common than greenfield"

  - phase: 1
    name: "Planning"
    required: true
    workflows:
      - id: "prd"
        required: true
        agent: "pm"
        command: "prd"
        output: "PRD focused on new features/changes"
        note: "Must consider existing system constraints"

      - id: "validate-prd"
        optional: true
        agent: "pm"
        command: "validate-prd"

      - id: "create-design"
        conditional: "if_has_ui"
        agent: "ux-designer"
        command: "create-design"

  - phase: 2
    name: "Solutioning"
    required: true
    workflows:
      - id: "create-architecture"
        recommended: true
        agent: "architect"
        command: "create-architecture"
        output: "Integration architecture - solution design for THIS project"
        note: "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Distills massive brownfield context into focused solution design. Prevents agent confusion."

      - id: "validate-architecture"
        optional: true
        agent: "architect"
        command: "validate-architecture"

      - id: "solutioning-gate-check"
        required: true
        agent: "architect"
        command: "solutioning-gate-check"
        note: "Validates PRD + UX + Architecture (if created) cohesion"

  - phase: 3
    name: "Implementation"
    required: true
    workflows:
      - id: "sprint-planning"
        required: true
        agent: "sm"
        command: "sprint-planning"
        note: "Creates sprint plan with stories"