bmad-build-auto Skill for Claude Code: Build One Change Hands-Off

BMad Method skill that makes your assistant plan, code, review and verify one change end to end, with no questions asked.

Installs: 12.8K; on skills.sh
Stars: 54.9K; on GitHub
Files: 12; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Nov 2026; last repo commit

Give it a story, a ticket, a plan file or a short description. It writes a plan, builds the change, checks it with the plan's verification commands, runs review lenses and ends with a status such as done or blocked. It is meant to be started by name, usually by an orchestrator.

It only works in a project where BMad is set up. Its SKILL.md runs a script from the project's _bmad folder through uv, and if that script is missing it tells the agent to offer setup through the bmad skill. The skill folder has 13 files including SKILL.md and no scripts.

Good for

Developers who want a story or bug fix built without back-and-forth
Teams running BMad with an orchestrator that hands work to a builder
Solo builders who want a plan and a review pass on every change

Install bmad-build-auto

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the bmad-build-auto skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin marketplace add bmad-code-org/bmad-plugins

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

bmad-build-auto needs BMad set up in your project: its SKILL.md runs a script from the project's _bmad folder and tells the agent to run the bmad skill's setup when that script is missing. Pick one route, not both. The marketplace manifest lists this skill's folder under the bmad-method plugin, so install bmad-method after you add the marketplace, plus the plugin that holds the bmad skill (the bmad-plugins README names bmad-method and bmad-toolbox). Then ask the bmad skill to run bmad setup. Skills CLI route: it asks which coding tools to install to, so choose Claude Code, then ask the bmad skill to run bmad setup. BMad needs uv for its setup and Python scripts. The README calls v7 a preview alpha with breaking changes between updates.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Implements one story, feature, or bug fix end to end without human interaction: plan, code, review, verify, report status. Use when invoked by name, usually by an orchestrator

Key facts

Author: BMad Code (owner of the bmad-code-org/bmad-method repo)
License: README and the plugin marketplace manifest say MIT; GitHub reports no detected license
Installs on skills.sh: 12,771 as of 2026-11-02
GitHub stars: 54,859 for the whole bmad-code-org/bmad-method repo, 2026-11-02
Last repo commit: 2026-11-01
Files: 13 files including SKILL.md (steps, review prompts, templates, 2 reference notes); no scripts
Needs: uv, and BMad set up in the project (SKILL.md)

What it includes

Oneshot builds in the main session; full hands the plan to a subagent.
Name a route in the request to pin it. Left on auto, the plan step picks one: 100 lines or fewer is oneshot.
Runs code · Route: oneshot or full
Picks how many review lenses run on the diff; "skip review" means none.
Read · Review: none, quick or thorough
Reads the intent, a ticket or an existing plan file and decides where to start.
Halts as blocked if the intent is unclear.
Runs code · Step 1: Clarify and route
Investigates the code, scores risk and writes a plan from the plan template.
Write · Step 2: Plan
Builds the change from the plan, then runs the plan's Verification checks.
Runs code · Step 3: Implement
Runs review lenses on the diff, triages findings and loops back to fix them.
Fails with blocked if the repair loop passes 5 iterations.
Runs code · Step 4: Review
Writes a status and result into the plan file, or a result file if there is no plan.
Write · Final status

From the official docs

Permissions

Medium risk

It edits code, runs commands and makes local git commits on its own, once you start it. Use a throwaway branch and review the commits before you push.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

It builds and commits with no one watching
The workflow says it implements a change end to end without human interaction, and its steps tell the agent not to ask questions. Our advice: run it on a branch you can discard. github.com
It makes git commits in your repo
The review step tells the agent to commit reviewed files that are still uncommitted and says not to push. Check the history before you push. github.com
It runs the commands from its own plan
Step 3 runs whatever the plan lists under Verification. Read the plan file if you start it with Halt after planning. github.com
This is a preview release
The BMAD-METHOD README calls v7 a preview alpha with breaking changes between updates. github.com

Technical details

Scopes	Runs uv run on _bmad/scripts/render_skill.py in your project Writes a plan file and, at the end, a result block in it Edits your code, runs the plan's Verification commands and makes local commits Launches subagents for planning, implementation and review

Questions

What does bmad-build-auto do?

It makes your assistant take one story, feature or bug fix from plan to code to review to verification without asking you anything. It ends by writing a status and result into a plan file.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. Choose the plugin route for Claude Code or Codex, or the skills CLI route. Either way, ask the bmad skill to run bmad setup afterwards, because this skill needs BMad set up in the project.

Does it work in the Claude app or claude.ai?

This page documents no install for the Claude app. The skill needs uv, a project folder with BMad set up, and local commands, so the box lists Claude Code, Codex and the skills CLI.

Does it ask me questions?

No. Its steps say not to ask questions or wait for approval. If the intent is unclear or a check fails, it stops with a blocked status and the reason.

Is it safe?

It edits your code, runs the verification commands from its plan and makes local commits. The review step says not to push. Our advice: run it on a branch you can throw away.

bmad-build-auto vs bmad-build?

The BMAD-METHOD README tells you to start with bmad-build for a change. This skill is the hands-off version and its description says it is usually invoked by an orchestrator.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: bmad-code-org/bmad-method
Folder: skills/bmad-build-auto

bmad-code-org/bmad-method skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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README.md · github.com
README.md · github.com
marketplace.json · github.com
SKILL.md · github.com
workflow.md · github.com
step-03-implement.md · github.com
step-04-review.md · github.com
bmad-build-auto customize.toml · github.com