bmad-forge-idea

Pressure-tests half-formed ideas through persona-driven questioning conversations.

Updated Sep 4, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Joao-Victor-Medeiros/save-sc --skill bmad-forge-idea-joao-victor-medeiros
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: bmad-forge-idea
Source: https://github.com/Joao-Victor-Medeiros/save-sc/tree/main/.agents/skills/bmad-forge-idea
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Joao-Victor-Medeiros/save-sc --skill bmad-forge-idea-joao-victor-medeiros

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 the idea alongside a freshly generated outside voice such as a competitor, buyer, or critic. - Attack/Defend Modes: Switch between "attack this", "defend this", and "switch roles" at any time to argue the idea from opposing sides. - 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: Before writing a PRD for a new feature, run a forge session to expose weak assumptions about buyers and pricing, then hand the hardened brief to a planning workflow. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to forge an idea by describing your half-formed idea and saying "pressure-test this idea".

Frequently Asked Questions about bmad-forge-idea

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I stress-test a product idea before building it?▼

Invoke the forge with a phrase like "pressure-test this idea" and describe your idea. The skill runs a questioning conversation where personas probe weak points one question at a time until the idea is hardened, killed, or clarified.

What outputs does an idea forge session produce?▼

A hardened session produces a short forged-idea.md brief distilled from locked decisions, usable as input to planning skills. Every session also renders a self-contained forge-report.html stamped HARDENED, KILLED, or CLARIFIED, plus a persistent memlog of decisions and assumptions.

Can I resume an interrupted idea testing session?▼

Yes. Session state is written to an on-disk memlog as the conversation progresses. 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 installed?▼

Yes. The persona resolution script falls back to reading user override TOMLs directly when bmad-party-mode is not found, and if no persona pool is available the forge generates voices itself. Missing planning skills are also never treated as errors.

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's goal is better thinking, not document production. It also does not steer toward a build decision.