Instruction file imported from masterthepixel/maybridgepublishing (
.cursor/rules/bmad/bmgd/workflows/dev-story.mdc). Copyright stays with the author.
description: BMAD BMGD Workflow: dev-story globs: alwaysApply: false
name: dev-story description: "Execute a story by implementing tasks/subtasks, writing tests, validating, and updating the story file per acceptance criteria" author: "BMad"
Critical variables from config
config_source: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmgd/config.yaml" output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder" user_name: "{config_source}:user_name" communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language" user_skill_level: "{config_source}:user_skill_level" document_output_language: "{config_source}:document_output_language" story_dir: "{config_source}:sprint_artifacts" date: system-generated
story_file: "" # Explicit story path; auto-discovered if empty
Context file uses same story_key as story file (e.g., "1-2-user-authentication.context.xml")
context_file: "{story_dir}/{{story_key}}.context.xml" sprint_artifacts: "{config_source}:sprint_artifacts" sprint_status: "{sprint_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml || {output_folder}/sprint-status.yaml"
Smart input file references - handles both whole docs and sharded docs
Priority: Whole document first, then sharded version
Strategy: Load necessary context for story implementation
input_file_patterns: architecture: description: "System architecture and decisions" whole: "{output_folder}/architecture.md" sharded: "{output_folder}/architecture/.md" load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD" tech_spec: description: "Technical specification" whole: "{output_folder}/tech-spec.md" sharded: "{sprint_artifacts}/tech-spec-epic-.md" load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" ux_design: description: "UX design specification (if UI)" whole: "{output_folder}/ux.md" sharded: "{output_folder}/ux/.md" load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD" epics: description: "All epics with user stories" whole: "{output_folder}/epic.md" sharded_index: "{output_folder}/epic/index.md" sharded_single: "{output_folder}/epic/epic-{{epic_num}}.md" load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" document_project: description: "Brownfield project documentation (optional)" sharded: "{output_folder}/index.md" load_strategy: "INDEX_GUIDED"
Workflow components
installed_path: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/dev-story" instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md" validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"
standalone: true