# 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}:sprint_artifacts"
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"
sprint_artifacts: "{config_source}:sprint_artifacts"
sprint_status: "{sprint_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml || {output_folder}/sprint-status.yaml"

# Smart input file references - handles both whole docs and sharded docs
# Priority: Whole document first, then sharded version
# Strategy: Load necessary context for story implementation
input_file_patterns:
  architecture:
    description: "System architecture and decisions"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*architecture*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*architecture*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  tech_spec:
    description: "Technical specification for this epic"
    whole: "{output_folder}/tech-spec*.md"
    sharded: "{sprint_artifacts}/tech-spec-epic-*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD"
  ux_design:
    description: "UX design specification (if UI)"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*ux*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*ux*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "FULL_LOAD"
  epics:
    description: "Epic containing this story"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*epic*.md"
    sharded_index: "{output_folder}/*epic*/index.md"
    sharded_single: "{output_folder}/*epic*/epic-{{epic_num}}.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD"
  document_project:
    description: "Brownfield project documentation (optional)"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/index.md"
    load_strategy: "INDEX_GUIDED"

# 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.