# dev-story Workflow Rule

This rule defines the dev-story workflow.

## Workflow Description

Execute a story by implementing tasks/subtasks, writing tests, validating, and updating the story file per acceptance criteria

## Workflow Definition

name: dev-story
description: "Execute a story by implementing tasks/subtasks, writing tests, validating, and updating the story file per acceptance criteria"
author: "BMad"

# Critical variables from config
config_source: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
user_skill_level: "{config_source}:user_skill_level"
document_output_language: "{config_source}:document_output_language"
story_dir: "{config_source}:dev_ephemeral_location"
run_until_complete: "{config_source}:run_until_complete"
run_tests_command: "{config_source}:run_tests_command"
date: system-generated

story_file: "" # Explicit story path; auto-discovered if empty
# Context file uses same story_key as story file (e.g., "1-2-user-authentication.context.xml")
context_file: "{story_dir}/{{story_key}}.context.xml"

# Workflow components
installed_path: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/dev-story"
instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"

standalone: true


## Usage

Reference this workflow with `@workflow-dev-story` to execute the guided workflow.

## Module

Part of the BMAD BMM module.
