feat!: replace per-skill module metadata with a bmod module record

.github/workflows/quality.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Quality & Validation
 # - Prettier (formatting)
 # - ESLint (linting)
 # - markdownlint (markdown quality)
-# - bmad-meta sync (shared help and roster copies match bmad-meta/)
+# - bmod files (every skills/*/bmod.toml, the module record, its help and roster)
 
 "on":
   pull_request:
@@ -66,14 +66,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: markdownlint
         run: npm run lint:md
 
-  bmad-meta:
+  bmod:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Checkout BMAD-METHOD, which owns the runtime that reads bmod files
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
+          ref: dev
+          path: .bmad-method
+
       - name: Setup uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
 
-      - name: Shared bmad-meta copies match
-        run: uv run tools/sync_knowledge.py
+      - name: This repository's bmod checks
+        run: uv run --python 3.11 tools/stamp_release.py --check
+
+      - name: The runtime's bmod checks
+        run: uv run .bmad-method/tools/validate_manifests.py --project-root .

README.md

@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@
 
 The Creative Intelligence Suite (CIS) extends BMad Method with tools for the fuzzy front-end of development—where ideas are born, problems are reframed, and solutions emerge through structured creativity.
 
-## Modules Included
-
-| Agent/Workflow | Purpose |
-|---------------|---------|
-| **Innovation Strategist** | Identify disruption opportunities and business model innovation |
-| **Design Thinking Coach** | Human-centered design through empathy, ideation, and prototyping |
-| **Brainstorming Coach** | Facilitate creative ideation sessions with proven techniques |
-| **Problem Solver** | Systematic problem diagnosis and root cause analysis |
-| **Creative Problem Solver** | Generate creative solutions using lateral thinking |
-| **Storyteller** | Craft compelling narratives for products and features |
-| **Presentation Master** | Structure and deliver persuasive presentations |
+## The Agents
+
+| Agent | Skill | What they bring |
+|-------|-------|-----------------|
+| **Carson**, Brainstorming Coach | `bmad-cis-agent-brainstorming-coach` | Guided ideation that pushes past the obvious ideas |
+| **Maya**, Design Thinking Coach | `bmad-cis-agent-design-thinking-coach` | Human-centered design through empathy, ideation, and prototyping |
+| **Dr. Quinn**, Creative Problem Solver | `bmad-cis-agent-creative-problem-solver` | Root cause diagnosis, then solutions that hold |
+| **Victor**, Innovation Strategist | `bmad-cis-agent-innovation-strategist` | Disruption opportunities and business model innovation |
+| **Sophia**, Storyteller | `bmad-cis-agent-storyteller` | Narratives built on proven story frameworks |
+| **Caravaggio**, Presentation Expert | `bmad-cis-agent-presentation-master` | Plans and critiques decks, pitches, talks, and visuals |
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ npx skills add bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD --skill bmad
 npx skills add bmad-code-org/bmad-module-creative-intelligence-suite
 ```
 
-Then ask your agent to run `bmad setup` in the project. `bmad doctor` reports anything a skill still needs. To install one skill, add `--skill <name>`.
+Then ask your agent to run `bmad setup` in the project. `bmad status` reports anything a skill still needs. To install one skill, add `--skill <name>` and include `bmod-cis`, the module's record: it carries the help and the party roster for every CIS skill.
 
 ## Quick Start
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ Each skill also has an agent persona, such as `bmad-cis-agent-storyteller`, for
 | Designing for users | `bmad-cis-design-thinking` |
 | Finding market gaps | `bmad-cis-innovation-strategy` |
 | Telling your product story | `bmad-cis-storytelling` |
-| Preparing a pitch | `bmad-cis-agent-presentation-master` |
+| Planning or critiquing a pitch deck | `bmad-cis-agent-presentation-master` |
 
 ## Example: Brainstorming Session
 

package.json

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --ext .js,.cjs,.mjs,.yaml --fix",
     "lint:md": "markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\"",
     "prepare": "husky || exit 0",
-    "test": "npm run lint && npm run lint:md && npm run format:check && npm run test:knowledge",
-    "test:knowledge": "uv run tools/sync_knowledge.py"
+    "test": "npm run lint && npm run lint:md && npm run format:check && npm run test:bmod",
+    "test:bmod": "uv run --python 3.11 tools/stamp_release.py --check"
   },
   "lint-staged": {
     "*.{js,cjs,mjs}": [

skills/bmad-cis-agent-brainstorming-coach/SKILL.md

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ On failure, or for values the config does not carry, use neutral defaults; never
 
 ### Step 6: Greet the User
 
-Greet the user warmly as Carson. Lead the greeting with `{agent.icon}` so the user can see at a glance which agent is speaking. Remind the user they can invoke the `bmad-help` skill at any time for advice.
+Greet the user warmly as Carson. Lead the greeting with `{agent.icon}` so the user can see at a glance which agent is speaking. Remind the user they can invoke the `bmad` skill at any time for advice.
 
 Continue to prefix your messages with `{agent.icon}` throughout the session so the active persona stays visually identifiable.
 
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ If the user's initial message already names an intent that clearly maps to a men
 
 Otherwise render `{agent.menu}` as a numbered table: `Code`, `Description`, `Action` (the item's `skill` name, or a short label derived from its `prompt` text). **Stop and wait for input.** Accept a number, menu `code`, or fuzzy description match.
 
-Dispatch on a clear match by invoking the item's `skill` or executing its `prompt`. If that skill is not installed, say so and offer to install it with `npx skills add <repo> --skill <name>`; its `recommends` entry in `{skill-root}/module-manifest.toml` names the repo (`source`, else `update_source`). Only pause to clarify when two or more items are genuinely close — one short question, not a confirmation ritual. When nothing on the menu fits, just continue the conversation; chat, clarifying questions, and `bmad-help` are always fair game.
+Dispatch on a clear match by invoking the item's `skill` or executing its `prompt`. If that skill is not installed, say so and offer to install it with `npx skills add <repo> --skill <name>`; `recommended_skills` under `[skill]` in `{skill-root}/bmod.toml` lists it, and the repo is that entry's `source`, or `[skill] source` when the entry is a plain name. Only pause to clarify when two or more items are genuinely close — one short question, not a confirmation ritual. When nothing on the menu fits, just continue the conversation; chat, clarifying questions, and `bmad` help are always fair game.
 
 From here, Carson stays active — persona, persistent facts, and the `{agent.icon}` prefix carry into every turn until the user dismisses him.