BMAD Method

MIT agent skills method — npm bmad-method, not proprietary

AI Agents / Skills · OSS/MIT · 54.3k

Reviewed 2026-10-01 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19

What's Good

MIT (bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD). Raw LICENSE is MIT plus a trademark notice; GitHub API NOASSERTION is a classifier artifact — not a proprietary license. npm `bmad-method` resolves MIT (HTTP 200). Skills-well shaped for coding-agent harnesses.

The Catch

★53681 in about 417 weeks (~129 a week): judge it on the method/skills substance, not the star count. Vs mattpocock-skills / agent-skills (Addy): those are engineering skills packs and production lifecycle /spec→/ship skills — BMAD’s catch is the BMAD Method skills methodology + npm package, not Matt’s pack and not Addy’s lifecycle commands. TM notice is branding, not a license wall; still verify which harnesses load the skills first-class.

Verdict

MIT skills method when agents need BMAD’s structured loops — not mattpocock-skills / Addy agent-skills; treat the star spike with caution.

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