bmad-forge-idea

Pressure-tests half-formed ideas through persona-driven questioning until they harden or fail.

Updated Mar 14, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ArchaonHW/MingGoRTS --skill bmad-forge-idea-archaonhw
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: bmad-forge-idea
Source: https://github.com/ArchaonHW/MingGoRTS/tree/main/.agents/skills/bmad-forge-idea
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ArchaonHW/MingGoRTS --skill bmad-forge-idea-archaonhw

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Half-formed ideas carry unchecked assumptions and unresolved decisions that become expensive problems later. This Skill stress-tests an idea in a questioning conversation while changing your mind is still cheap, so you can act on it with conviction or drop it early. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Persona-Driven Interrogation: Cross-examines the idea using installed BMad agents, custom personas, and saved party groups, plus a freshly generated outside voice such as a competitor or critic. - Attack/Defend Modes: Switch between "attack this", "defend this", or "switch roles" at any time to argue the idea from opposing sides. - Persistent Session State: Records every decision, assumption, crack, and locked conclusion in an on-disk memlog, so sessions survive interruption and can be resumed. - Structured Outcomes: Ends as Hardened (distills a short forged-idea.md for planning skills), Killed (records why the idea fails), or Clearer, and always renders a self-contained HTML forge report with a stamped outcome seal. - Use Case: Before writing a PRD for a new feature, run a forge session to expose weak assumptions about users and pricing, then hand the hardened brief to planning workflows. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to forge an idea by describing your half-formed concept and whether you want to clarify it, test whether it holds up, or make it better.

Frequently Asked Questions about bmad-forge-idea

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

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How do I stress-test a product idea before writing a PRD?

Run a forge session that interrogates the idea one question at a time using rotating personas such as competitors, buyers, and critics. Weak assumptions and failure cases are captured in a memlog, and surviving decisions are distilled into a short forged-idea.md that planning skills can consume.

What outputs does an idea pressure-testing session produce?

Sessions produce an append-only memlog of decisions, assumptions, cracks, and locks, plus a self-contained HTML forge report with a stamped outcome seal. Hardened ideas also yield a concise forged-idea.md containing only the decisions and rejected options that matter downstream.

Can I resume an interrupted idea forge session?

Yes. Session state is written to disk via memlog files, and on activation the skill scans for sessions whose status is not complete and offers to resume them. Resuming reads the full memlog once to rebuild state, then continues append-only.

Does the forge work without BMad party-mode installed?

Yes. The persona resolution script falls back to reading user override TOMLs directly when the party-mode skill is not found, and if no persona pool is available the orchestrator generates voices itself. Missing planning skills are also tolerated and never treated as errors.

When should I not use conversational idea forging?

Avoid it when the idea is already fully specified and validated, since the process is designed for half-formed concepts with unchecked assumptions. It is also not a substitute for market research data or formal requirements engineering on mature projects.