bmad-forge-idea

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

1|Updated Sep 18, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/PastaSus/egg-defender --skill bmad-forge-idea-pastasus
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: bmad-forge-idea
Source: https://github.com/PastaSus/egg-defender/tree/main/.agents/skills/bmad-forge-idea
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/PastaSus/egg-defender --skill bmad-forge-idea-pastasus

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Half-formed ideas often 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: Installed BMad agents, custom personas, and saved parties cross-examine your idea alongside a freshly generated outside voice such as a competitor, buyer, or critic. - Attack/Defend Modes: Say "attack this", "defend this", or "switch roles" at any time to change how the idea is argued. - Persistent Session State: Decisions, assumptions, cracks, and locked ideas are captured to an on-disk memlog, so sessions survive interruption and can be resumed. - Structured Outcomes: Sessions end as Hardened (with a short forged-idea.md brief for planning skills), Killed, or Clearer, always with a self-contained HTML forge report stamped with the outcome. - Use Case: You have a vague product feature idea. Invoke the forge, let personas probe its weak points one question at a time, and walk away with either a hardened brief ready for PRD planning or a clear, recorded reason to kill it. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to forge an idea, then describe your half-formed idea and whether you want to clarify it, test it, or improve it.

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 building it?

Invoke the forge with your idea and state whether you want to clarify, test, or improve it. The session asks one question at a time, rotating personas to probe weak assumptions, and ends with a hardened brief, a kill decision, or a clearer understanding.

What outputs does an idea pressure-testing session produce?

A hardened session produces a short forged-idea.md brief containing only locked decisions and rejected options, plus a self-contained forge-report.html stamped HARDENED, KILLED, or CLARIFIED. All sessions keep an on-disk memlog of decisions and assumptions.

Can I resume an interrupted idea forge session?

Yes. Session state is written to a memlog on disk once the goal is known. On activation, the skill scans for incomplete sessions and offers to resume one, rebuilding state from the memlog before continuing.

Does the forge work without BMad party-mode or planning skills installed?

Yes. Persona resolution is best-effort: if party-mode is missing, the skill generates voices itself, and if planning skills like bmad-prd are absent, the forged-idea.md file simply stands on its own without error.

When should I not use conversational idea pressure-testing?

Avoid it when the idea is already fully specified and you need execution artifacts like PRDs or code, since the forge optimizes for thinking quality, not document production. Use downstream planning skills for that stage.