mini-starter/_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/workflow.yaml

name: create-story
description: "Create the next user story from epics+stories with enhanced context analysis and direct ready-for-dev marking"
author: "BMad"

# Critical variables from config
config_source: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
date: system-generated
planning_artifacts: "{config_source}:planning_artifacts"
implementation_artifacts: "{config_source}:implementation_artifacts"
output_folder: "{implementation_artifacts}"
story_dir: "{implementation_artifacts}"

# Workflow components
installed_path: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story"
template: "{installed_path}/template.md"
instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.xml"
validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"

# Variables and inputs
variables:
  sprint_status: "{implementation_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml" # Primary source for story tracking
  epics_file: "{planning_artifacts}/epics.md" # Enhanced epics+stories with BDD and source hints
  prd_file: "{planning_artifacts}/prd.md" # Fallback for requirements (if not in epics file)
  architecture_file: "{planning_artifacts}/architecture.md" # Fallback for constraints (if not in epics file)
  ux_file: "{planning_artifacts}/*ux*.md" # Fallback for UX requirements (if not in epics file)
  story_title: "" # Will be elicited if not derivable

# Project context
project_context: "**/project-context.md"

default_output_file: "{story_dir}/{{story_key}}.md"

# Smart input file references - Simplified for enhanced approach
# The epics+stories file should contain everything needed with source hints
input_file_patterns:
  prd:
    description: "PRD (fallback - epics file should have most content)"
    whole: "{planning_artifacts}/*prd*.md"
    sharded: "{planning_artifacts}/*prd*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load if needed
  architecture:
    description: "Architecture (fallback - epics file should have relevant sections)"
    whole: "{planning_artifacts}/*architecture*.md"
    sharded: "{planning_artifacts}/*architecture*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load if needed
  ux:
    description: "UX design (fallback - epics file should have relevant sections)"
    whole: "{planning_artifacts}/*ux*.md"
    sharded: "{planning_artifacts}/*ux*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load if needed
  epics:
    description: "Enhanced epics+stories file with BDD and source hints"
    whole: "{planning_artifacts}/*epic*.md"
    sharded: "{planning_artifacts}/*epic*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load needed epic

standalone: true