Agent skill

Bmad Document Project

by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills

BROWNFIELD planning input. An agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Bmad Document Project

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-document-project -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills bmad-document-project --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-document-project .claude/skills/bmad-document-project && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
bmad-document-project
GitHub stars
488
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
757 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
20
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

BROWNFIELD planning input. An agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.

  • Works in 5 steps: Read existing project-documentation.md. → Ask the user which areas changed (new… → Re-run only the relevant passes above… → …
  • The user says: document this codebase
  • SKILL.md covers Output, Three Intents, Scope Boundary and Handoff, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Bmad Document Project is an agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. BROWNFIELD planning input. Scans an existing codebase READ-ONLY and writes project-documentation.md — ground truth for stack, structure, key flows, conventions, and integration points — so downstream BMAD planning skills start from reality. Does NOT modify code; produces only the doc artifact. Use when the user says: "document this codebase", "document the project", "document my app", "scan the existing code", "brownfield planning", "we have existing code, start planning", "map what's already built", "document…

Its SKILL.md is about 2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `templates/project-documentation.template.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Linting and formatting and PRD writing. The repository describes itself as: BMAD Method skills for Claude Code - Auto-detection, Memory integration, Slash commands. Transform Claude Code into a BMAD-powered development environment.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says: document this codebase
  • Document the project
  • Document my app
  • Scan the existing code

Example prompts

  • “document this codebase”
  • “document the project”
  • “document my app”
  • “/bmad-document-project”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Docker
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, Write, TodoWrite

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Read existing project-documentation.md.
  2. Ask the user which areas changed (new module? new dependency? refactor?).
  3. Re-run only the relevant passes above for those areas.
  4. Edit the document surgically with precise rewrites of changed sections.
  5. Append a dated update note at the bottom of the document.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 27dca0e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Write
    • TodoWrite

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Bmad Document Project loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 240 tokens; SKILL.md has 757 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~240
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 757 words (~2,028 tokens).

“BROWNFIELD entry point. When a project already has code, planning skills need ground truth — not guesses about the stack or conventions. This skill performs a systematic, READ-ONLY codebase scan and emits project-documentation.md, the authoritative current-state snapshot that every downstream…”

— opening of SKILL.md by aj-geddes, Custom licence
name
bmad-document-project
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, Write, TodoWrite

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-document-project of aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • templates/project-documentation.template.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 27dca0e

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Questions about Bmad Document Project

What does Bmad Document Project do?

BROWNFIELD planning input. An agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. Bmad Document Project is an agent skill from aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills. BROWNFIELD planning input.

When should I use Bmad Document Project?

Bmad Document Project fits situations like: the user says: document this codebase; document the project; document my app; scan the existing code.

How do I install Bmad Document Project in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-document-project -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-document-project in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills) into .claude/skills/bmad-document-project in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bmad Document Project in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-document-project -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (bmad-planning-orchestrator/skills/bmad-document-project in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills) into .agents/skills/bmad-document-project in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bmad Document Project in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills --skill bmad-document-project -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bmad-document-project, .gemini/skills/bmad-document-project, .github/skills/bmad-document-project and .opencode/skills/bmad-document-project in your project.

What does Bmad Document Project need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Bmad Document Project is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3; Docker. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Write, TodoWrite.

Does Bmad Document Project access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bmad Document Project safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Bmad Document Project use?

Bmad Document Project has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Bmad Document Project use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Bmad Document Project?

aj-geddes (a GitHub user) maintains it in aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills, which has 488 GitHub stars. The repository holds 20 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 20, 2026.

Source: aj-geddes/claude-code-bmad-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.