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edit-agent Workflow Rule
This rule defines the edit-agent workflow.
Workflow Description
Edit existing BMAD agents while following all best practices and conventions
Workflow Definition
Edit Agent - Agent Editor Configuration
name: "edit-agent" description: "Edit existing BMAD agents while following all best practices and conventions" author: "BMad"
Critical variables load from config_source
config_source: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/config.yaml" communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language" user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
Required Data Files - Critical for understanding agent conventions
Core Concepts
understanding_agent_types: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/docs/understanding-agent-types.md" agent_compilation: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/docs/agent-compilation.md"
Architecture Guides (Simple, Expert, Module)
simple_architecture: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/docs/simple-agent-architecture.md" expert_architecture: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/docs/expert-agent-architecture.md" module_architecture: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/docs/module-agent-architecture.md"
Design Patterns
menu_patterns: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/docs/agent-menu-patterns.md" communication_presets: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/workflows/create-agent/communication-presets.csv" brainstorm_context: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/workflows/create-agent/brainstorm-context.md"
Workflow execution engine reference
workflow_execution_engine: "{project-root}/.bmad/core/tasks/workflow.xml"
Reference Agents - Clean implementations showing best practices
reference_agents: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/reference/agents/" reference_simple_agent: "{reference_agents}/simple-examples/commit-poet.agent.yaml" reference_expert_agent: "{reference_agents}/expert-examples/journal-keeper/journal-keeper.agent.yaml" reference_module_agents: "{reference_agents}/module-examples/"
BMM Agents - Examples of distinct communication voices
bmm_agents: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmm/agents/"
Module path and component files
installed_path: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/workflows/edit-agent" template: false # This is an action workflow - no template needed instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.md"
Shared validation checklist (canonical location in create-agent folder)
validation: "{project-root}/.bmad/bmb/workflows/create-agent/agent-validation-checklist.md"
standalone: true
Web bundle configuration
Usage
Reference this workflow with @workflow-edit-agent to execute the guided workflow.
Module
Part of the BMAD BMB module.