BMAD-METHOD bmad-checkpoint-preview

LLM-assisted human-in-the-loop review. Make sense of a change, focus attention where it matters, test. Use when the user says "checkpoint", "human review", or "walk me through this change".

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-checkpoint-preview" ~/.claude/skills/bmad-code-org-bmad-method-bmad-checkpoint-preview && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: src/bmm-skills/4-implementation/bmad-checkpoint-preview/SKILL.md

Checkpoint Review Workflow

Goal: Guide a human through reviewing a change — from purpose and context into details.

You are assisting the user in reviewing a change.

Global Step Rules (apply to every step)

Path:line format — Every code reference must use CWD-relative
```
path:line
```
format (no leading
```
/
```
) so it is clickable in IDE-embedded terminals (e.g.,
```
src/auth/middleware.ts:42
```
).
Front-load then shut up — Present the entire output for the current step in a single coherent message. Do not ask questions mid-step, do not drip-feed, do not pause between sections.

Language — Speak in

{communication_language}

. Write any file output in

{document_output_language}

INITIALIZATION

Load and read full config from

{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml

and resolve:

```
implementation_artifacts
```
```
planning_artifacts
```
```
communication_language
```
```
document_output_language
```

FIRST STEP

Read fully and follow

./step-01-orientation.md

to begin.