bmad-orchestrator

What This Skill Does

The bmad-orchestrator is a sophisticated meta-agent designed to manage the full lifecycle of software development using the BMAD (Breakthrough Method of Agile AI Driven Development) framework. It acts as the bridge between the user's high-level intent in OpenClaw and the technical execution capabilities of Claude Code running within a managed tmux environment. By orchestrating phases 1 through 3 directly with you and automating phase 4 execution, it ensures that your project remains aligned with architectural requirements while maintaining high velocity.

Installation

To install this skill, use the ClawHub CLI: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/henrikrexed/bmad-orchestrator

Use Cases

• Project Inception: Use the orchestrator when you have an idea and need to perform brainstorming, market research, and PRD creation before writing a single line of code.
• Architectural Validation: Utilize 'Party Mode' to have multiple specialized BMAD agents (analyst, architect, PM) stress-test your design decisions before moving to implementation.
• Automated Implementation: Seamlessly transition from PRD approval to implementation by delegating tasks to Claude Code via tmux sessions, maintaining state consistency through the _bmad-output/ directory.
• Agile Development: Manage the iteration of sprints and epic tracking by letting the orchestrator handle the synchronization between human requirements and machine-readable code tasks.

Example Prompts

1. "I want to build a real-time collaborative whiteboarding tool. Let's start the BMAD process; initiate phase 1 brainstorming."
2. "The PRD looks good. Can you run the architecture phase and involve the architect agent in Party Mode to look for potential scaling bottlenecks?"
3. "Phase 3 is complete. Deploy the current PRD and architecture to Claude Code via the tmux orchestrator to begin implementation of the core feature set."

Tips & Limitations

• State Management: The orchestrator relies on the _bmad-output/orchestrator-state.yaml file. Avoid modifying this file manually to prevent desyncs between your OpenClaw session and the Claude Code environment.
• Environment Requirements: Ensure you have SSH access to your dev VM and that tmux is installed. The orchestrator cannot execute code in phase 4 if the target path is not accessible via the configured user permissions.
• Interaction: While phase 4 is automated, always review the generated output logs in the _bmad/ directory periodically to ensure alignment with your evolving project goals.