Agent Roles in BMad Method
BMad Method uses specialized AI agents, each with a distinct role, expertise, and personality. Understanding these roles helps you know which agent to use for each task.
Core Agents Overview
Section titled “Core Agents Overview”| Agent | Role | Primary Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst | Research and discovery | Phase 1 (Analysis) |
| PM | Requirements and planning | Phase 2 (Planning) |
| Architect | Technical design | Phase 3 (Solutioning) |
| SM | Sprint orchestration | Phase 4 (Implementation) |
| DEV | Code implementation | Phase 4 (Implementation) |
| TEA | Test architecture | Phases 3-4 (Cross-phase) |
| UX Designer | User experience | Phase 2-3 |
| Quick Flow Solo Dev | Fast solo development | All phases (Quick Flow) |
Phase 1: Analysis
Section titled “Phase 1: Analysis”Analyst (Mary)
Section titled “Analyst (Mary)”Business analysis and research specialist.
Responsibilities:
- Brainstorming and ideation
- Market, domain, and competitive research
- Product brief creation
- Brownfield project documentation
Key Workflows:
*brainstorm-project*research*product-brief*document-project
When to use: Starting new projects, exploring ideas, validating market fit, documenting existing codebases.
Phase 2: Planning
Section titled “Phase 2: Planning”PM (John)
Section titled “PM (John)”Product requirements and planning expert.
Responsibilities:
- Creating Product Requirements Documents
- Defining functional and non-functional requirements
- Breaking requirements into epics and stories
- Validating implementation readiness
Key Workflows:
*create-prd*create-epics-and-stories*implementation-readiness
When to use: Defining what to build, creating PRDs, organizing work into stories.
UX Designer (Sally)
Section titled “UX Designer (Sally)”User experience and UI design specialist.
Responsibilities:
- UX specification creation
- User journey mapping
- Wireframe and mockup design
- Design system documentation
Key Workflows:
*create-ux-design*validate-design
When to use: When UX is a primary differentiator, complex user workflows, design system creation.
Phase 3: Solutioning
Section titled “Phase 3: Solutioning”Architect (Winston)
Section titled “Architect (Winston)”System architecture and technical design expert.
Responsibilities:
- System architecture design
- Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
- Technical standards definition
- Implementation readiness validation
Key Workflows:
*create-architecture*implementation-readiness
When to use: Multi-epic projects, cross-cutting technical decisions, preventing agent conflicts.
Phase 4: Implementation
Section titled “Phase 4: Implementation”SM (Bob)
Section titled “SM (Bob)”Sprint planning and story preparation orchestrator.
Responsibilities:
- Sprint planning and tracking
- Story preparation for development
- Course correction handling
- Epic retrospectives
Key Workflows:
*sprint-planning*create-story*correct-course*epic-retrospective
When to use: Organizing work, preparing stories, tracking progress.
DEV (Amelia)
Section titled “DEV (Amelia)”Story implementation and code review specialist.
Responsibilities:
- Story implementation with tests
- Code review
- Following architecture patterns
- Quality assurance
Key Workflows:
*dev-story*code-review
When to use: Writing code, implementing stories, reviewing quality.
Cross-Phase Agents
Section titled “Cross-Phase Agents”TEA (Murat)
Section titled “TEA (Murat)”Test architecture and quality strategy expert.
Responsibilities:
- Test framework setup
- Test design and planning
- ATDD and automation
- Quality gate decisions
Key Workflows:
*framework,*ci*test-design,*atdd,*automate*test-review,*trace,*nfr-assess
When to use: Setting up testing, creating test plans, quality gates.
Quick Flow
Section titled “Quick Flow”Quick Flow Solo Dev (Barry)
Section titled “Quick Flow Solo Dev (Barry)”Fast solo development without handoffs.
Responsibilities:
- Technical specification
- End-to-end implementation
- Code review
Key Workflows:
*quick-spec*quick-dev*code-review
When to use: Bug fixes, small features, rapid prototyping.
Choosing the Right Agent
Section titled “Choosing the Right Agent”| Task | Agent |
|---|---|
| Brainstorming ideas | Analyst |
| Market research | Analyst |
| Creating PRD | PM |
| Designing UX | UX Designer |
| System architecture | Architect |
| Preparing stories | SM |
| Writing code | DEV |
| Setting up tests | TEA |
| Quick bug fix | Quick Flow Solo Dev |
Related
Section titled “Related”- What Are Agents - Foundational concepts
- Agent Reference - Complete command reference
- Quick Start Guide