BMad Init

BMad Init is an AI Engineering skill for Claude Code, published by UfoMiao in zcf.

6.1K stars424 forkson UfoMiao/zcfAdded 2026/08/15Repository updated 2026/08/12

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Install BMad Init

Copy BMad Init into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/UfoMiao/zcf/tree/main/templates/skills/en/bmad-init ~/.claude/skills/bmad-init

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/UfoMiao/zcf.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: templates/skills/en/bmad-init/SKILL.md in UfoMiao/zcf
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/bmad-init
Collection: One of 20 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: AI Engineering — 2451 skills

What BMad Init does

BMad Init initializes or updates BMad-Method (V6) in a project, running the official installer, fixing known output folder bugs, and updating .gitignore. Use it for fresh installs, quick updates, or legacy V4 migration.

BMad Init is cataloged under AI Engineering on DirSkills. BMad Init comes from a repository tagged agent, ai, ai-agent, bmad-method and ccr.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

/bmad-init Command

This command initializes or updates BMad-Method (V6) in your project.

When this command is invoked:

Check if _bmad/ directory exists to determine if BMad V6 is already installed
Check for legacy V4 installations (.bmad-core or .bmad-method directories)
Fresh install executes: npx bmad-method install --directory . --modules bmm --tools claude-code --communication-language English --document-output-language English --yes
Existing install executes: npx bmad-method install --directory . --action quick-update --yes
Fix installer bug: rename {output_folder} to _bmad-output (Beta known issue)
Automatically update .gitignore (remove V4 entries, add V6 entries)
Display installation results and prompt user for next steps

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Commands BMad Init provides

Slash commands named in this skill’s SKILL.md, listed in the order they first appear.

/bmad-init
/bmad-help
/bmad
/bmad-bmm-create-prd
/bmad-bmm-create-architecture
/bmad-bmm-create-epics-and-stories
/bmad-bmm-sprint-planning
/bmad-bmm-dev-story

Frequently asked about BMad Init

What else does UfoMiao publish alongside BMad Init?
BMad Init is one of 20 skills that DirSkills catalogs from UfoMiao/zcf, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include BMad Init, Feature Development and Feature Planning. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way BMad Init does, and is maintained by UfoMiao in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the UfoMiao/zcf page.
How does BMad Init compare to other AI Engineering skills?
BMad Init ranks #443 by stars among the 2451 AI Engineering skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Architecture Decision Records, AI-First Engineering and Agentic OS. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of BMad Init against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.