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AI-driven software development methodology

BMAD Method is an open-source Agile AI-driven development methodology that guides turning ideas into working software while keeping human decisions explicit and carrying context forward across the lifecycle.

53.3kPythonNOASSERTIONactive ยท last push 22d agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

awslabs/aidlc-workflowsGitHub

Choose for AWS's adaptive AI-DLC workflow rules as a direct process alternative.

AI-Driven Life Cycle (AI-DLC) adaptive workflow steering rules for AI coding agents

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TypeScript
MIT-0
active22d ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

asklokesh/loki-modeGitHub

Choose for fully autonomous multi-agent SDLC automation instead of a human-in-the-loop method.

Multi-agent autonomous SDLC framework. Spec to deployed app. PRD, GitHub issue, OpenAPI/JSON/YAML, or one-line brief. 5 AI providers, 8 quality gates.

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Shell
NOASSERTION
active2mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

github/spec-kitGitHub

Narrower: only covers the specification part of the lifecycle, not the full agile AI method.

๐Ÿ’ซ Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

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Python
MIT
active25d ago
AlmanacCode/codealmanacGitHub

Choose for persistent decision/context capture for AI agents if you don't need the full method.

A codebase wiki for AI coding agents. Captures what the code can't say: decisions, flows, invariants, gotchas.

1.0k
TypeScript
Apache-2.0
active3mo ago
m0n0x41d/haftGitHub

Choose for a decision engine with evidence decay if you need focused engineering decision tracking.

Engineering decisions engine that know when they're stale. Frame, compare, decide โ€” with evidence decay and parity enforcement. For Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Codex and more.

1.4k
Go
NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skillsGitHub

Choose to add critical-thinking skills to an existing AI coding setup, not a full method.

28 eval-informed mental models and critical-thinking skills for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, and other Agent Skills-compatible tools

1.3k
JavaScript
MIT
active2mo ago
RinDig/icm-architectGitHub

Choose for Claude-specific ICM folder structuring, a narrower organizational aid.

Claude skill: design any process, idea, or problem into an ICM workspace (folder structure as agent architecture), or restructure an existing folder into one

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MIT
active2mo ago
riponcm/projectmemGitHub

Choose for agent memory that warns against repeated failed approaches, a narrower context tool.

Open-source coding agents memory. Records issues, attempts, fixes and decisions, then warns your agent before it repeats an approach that already failed. Native MCP server for Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity and Codex. 100% local, no cloud, no telemetry. MIT.

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Python
MIT
active29d ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named BMAD-METHOD among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric โ€” how BMAD-METHOD rates them is a separate judgement, made when BMAD-METHOD is analysed in its own right.

addyosmani/agent-skillsGitHub

calls BMAD-METHOD โ€œWhen you prefer an agile AI-driven development method as a structured alternative to seed's lifecycle skills.โ€

Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.

97.1kJavaScriptactive
obra/superpowersGitHub

calls BMAD-METHOD โ€œA different agile AI-driven development method and process, not a composable skill pack; choose for a documented agile method if you don't need skill composability.โ€

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

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github/spec-kitGitHub

calls BMAD-METHOD โ€œAgile methodology for AI-driven development; choose it if you prefer agile iterations over a spec-first process.โ€

๐Ÿ’ซ Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

138.1kPythonactive
gsd-build/gsd-2GitHub

calls BMAD-METHOD โ€œPick it if you want an agile-AI methodology rather than a system; it's process-oriented.โ€

A powerful meta-prompting, context engineering and spec-driven development system that enables agents to work for long periods of time autonomously without losing track of the big picture

7.8kTypeScriptactive
buildermethods/agent-osGitHub

calls BMAD-METHOD โ€œChoose for a full agile agent-team methodology instead of lightweight standards/spec shaping.โ€

Agent OS is a system for injecting your codebase standards and writing better specs for spec-driven development.

5.4kShellactive