> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Agents Overview

> Overview of all BMad Method agents and their capabilities

The BMad Method includes a team of specialized AI agents, each with distinct roles, personalities, and capabilities. These agents collaborate throughout the software development lifecycle.

## Agent Team

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="John - Product Manager" icon="📋" href="/reference/agents/product-manager">
    PRD creation, requirements discovery, stakeholder alignment
  </Card>

  <Card title="Winston - Architect" icon="🏗️" href="/reference/agents/architect">
    Distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, API design
  </Card>

  <Card title="Amelia - Developer" icon="💻" href="/reference/agents/developer">
    Story execution, test-driven development, code implementation
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quinn - QA Engineer" icon="🧪" href="/reference/agents/qa-engineer">
    Test automation, API testing, E2E testing, coverage analysis
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bob - Scrum Master" icon="🏃" href="/reference/agents/scrum-master">
    Sprint planning, story preparation, agile ceremonies
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sally - UX Designer" icon="🎨" href="/reference/agents/ux-designer">
    User research, interaction design, UI patterns
  </Card>

  <Card title="Mary - Business Analyst" icon="📊" href="/reference/agents/analyst">
    Market research, competitive analysis, requirements elicitation
  </Card>

  <Card title="Paige - Technical Writer" icon="📚" href="/reference/agents/tech-writer">
    Documentation, Mermaid diagrams, standards compliance
  </Card>

  <Card title="Barry - Quick Flow Solo Dev" icon="🚀" href="/reference/agents/quick-flow-solo-dev">
    Rapid spec creation, lean implementation, minimum ceremony
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Agent Collaboration

Agents work together across different phases:

### Analysis Phase

* **Mary (Analyst)** conducts market, domain, and technical research
* **Mary** creates product briefs

### Planning Phase

* **John (PM)** creates and validates PRDs
* **Sally (UX Designer)** designs user experiences

### Solutioning Phase

* **Winston (Architect)** creates technical architecture
* **John (PM)** creates epics and stories
* **John, Winston, Sally** verify implementation readiness

### Implementation Phase

* **Bob (Scrum Master)** plans sprints and prepares stories
* **Amelia (Developer)** implements stories with TDD
* **Quinn (QA)** generates automated tests
* **Amelia** performs code reviews

### Documentation Phase

* **Paige (Tech Writer)** documents projects and explains concepts

## Invoking Agents

Agents are invoked through their menu commands. Each agent has specific triggers:

```bash theme={null}
# Examples
BP  # Mary - Brainstorm Project
CP  # John - Create PRD
CU  # Sally - Create UX Design
CA  # Winston - Create Architecture
SP  # Bob - Sprint Planning
DS  # Amelia - Dev Story
QA  # Quinn - Generate Tests
WD  # Paige - Write Document
```

See individual agent pages for complete command references.

## Agent Configuration

All agents are defined in YAML files located at:

```
src/bmm/agents/
├── pm.agent.yaml
├── architect.agent.yaml
├── dev.agent.yaml
├── qa.agent.yaml
├── sm.agent.yaml
├── ux-designer.agent.yaml
├── analyst.agent.yaml
└── tech-writer/
    └── tech-writer.agent.yaml
```

Each agent configuration includes:

* **metadata**: ID, name, title, icon, capabilities
* **persona**: Role, identity, communication style, principles
* **menu**: Available commands and workflows
* **critical\_actions**: Key behaviors (for some agents)
* **prompts**: Welcome messages and guidance (for some agents)