bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach

Guides human-centered design thinking processes through a customizable AI persona.

Updated Mar 1, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Hexalith/Hexalith.Parties --skill bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach-hexalith
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach
Source: https://github.com/Hexalith/Hexalith.Parties/tree/main/.agents/skills/bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Hexalith/Hexalith.Parties --skill bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach-hexalith

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Teams often struggle to run structured, empathy-driven design thinking sessions without an experienced facilitator, leading to solutions built on internal assumptions rather than real user needs. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Persona-Driven Facilitation: Adopts the Maya persona, a design thinking maestro that guides empathy mapping, rapid prototyping, and user validation conversations. - Customizable Agent Behavior: Merges persona settings from layered TOML files (defaults, team overrides, personal overrides) to tailor role, communication style, and principles. - Menu-Based Workflow Dispatch: Presents a numbered menu of design thinking actions and dispatches to the bmad-cis-design-thinking skill for end-to-end processes. - Use Case: A product team starting a new feature asks Maya to run a design thinking session, and the persona guides them from user observation through insight synthesis to a validated prototype plan. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to talk to Maya and start a design thinking session for your product idea.

Frequently Asked Questions about bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I start a design thinking session with this agent?

Invoke the skill by asking to talk to Maya or requesting the Design Thinking Maestro. The persona greets you, presents a numbered menu of actions, and dispatches to the design thinking workflow when you select an option.

How do I customize the design thinking coach persona?

Edit the TOML customization files: the skill's customize.toml holds defaults, while team overrides go in _bmad/custom/<skill-name>.toml and personal overrides in a .user.toml file. Scalars override, tables deep-merge, and arrays append.

What happens if the customization resolver script fails?

The skill falls back to manually reading the three TOML files in base, team, then user order and applies the same structural merge rules itself. Missing files are skipped without error, so the persona still activates.

Does the design thinking coach support multiple languages?

Yes, it loads a config file at _bmad/cis/config.yaml that defines the user name, communication language, and document output language. The persona greets and converses in the configured communication language.

When should I not use a persona-based design thinking facilitator?

Avoid it for purely technical tasks like code generation or data analysis, since the persona stays in character as a design coach. It is designed for human-centered design conversations, not deterministic automation.