Agent skill

Bmad Help

by delorenj in delorenj/mcp-server-trello

Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use.

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Install Bmad Help

skills CLI
$ npx skills add delorenj/mcp-server-trello --skill bmad-help -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install delorenj/mcp-server-trello bmad-help --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/delorenj/mcp-server-trello.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agent/skills/bmad-help .claude/skills/bmad-help && 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-help
GitHub stars
445
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
568 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
64
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use.

  • Works in 6 steps: Know where they are — which module and… → Know what to do next — the next… → Know how to invoke it — skill name, menu… → …
  • User asks for help
  • SKILL.md covers Purpose, Desired Outcomes, Data Sources and CSV Interpretation, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls uv

What it does

Bmad Help is an agent skill from delorenj/mcp-server-trello. Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use. Use when user asks for help, bmad help, what to do next, or what to start with in BMad.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools for interacting with Trello boards. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • User asks for help
  • What to do next
  • What to start with in BMad

Example prompts

  • “Use the bmad-help skill to analyz current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use”
  • “/bmad-help”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Know where they are — which module and phase they're in, what's already been completed
  2. Know what to do next — the next recommended and/or required step, with clear reasoning
  3. Know how to invoke it — skill name, menu code, action context, and any args that shortcut the conversation
  4. Get offered a quick start — when a single skill is the clear next step, offer to run it for the user right now rather than just listing it
  5. Feel oriented, not overwhelmed — surface only what's relevant to their current position; don't dump the entire catalog
  6. Get answers to general questions — when the question doesn't map to a specific skill, use the module's registered documentation to give a…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 737292f. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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 Help loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 568 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~50
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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

The full file from delorenj/mcp-server-trello at commit 737292f, republished under its MIT licence (© delorenj). 568 words, ~1,143 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/bmad-help/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
bmad-help
description
Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use. Use when user asks for help, bmad help, what to do next, or what to start with in BMad.

BMad Help

Purpose

Help the user understand where they are in their BMad workflow and what to do next, and also answer broader questions when asked that could be augmented with remote sources such as module documentation sources.

Desired Outcomes

When this skill completes, the user should:

  1. Know where they are — which module and phase they're in, what's already been completed
  2. Know what to do next — the next recommended and/or required step, with clear reasoning
  3. Know how to invoke it — skill name, menu code, action context, and any args that shortcut the conversation
  4. Get offered a quick start — when a single skill is the clear next step, offer to run it for the user right now rather than just listing it
  5. Feel oriented, not overwhelmed — surface only what's relevant to their current position; don't dump the entire catalog
  6. Get answers to general questions — when the question doesn't map to a specific skill, use the module's registered documentation to give a grounded answer

Data Sources

  • Catalog: {project-root}/_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv — assembled manifest of all installed module skills
  • Config: Run uv run {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/resolve_config.py --project-root {project-root} and use the merged JSON to resolve output-location variables and read core.communication_language and modules.bmm.project_knowledge. The resolver merges _bmad/config.toml, _bmad/config.user.toml, _bmad/custom/config.toml, and _bmad/custom/config.user.toml in that order.
  • Artifacts: Files matching outputs patterns at resolved output-location paths reveal which steps are possibly completed; their content may also provide grounding context for recommendations
  • Project knowledge: If project_knowledge resolves to an existing path, read it for grounding context. Never fabricate project-specific details.
  • Module docs: Rows with _meta in the skill column carry a URL or path in output-location pointing to the module's documentation (e.g., llms.txt). Fetch and use these to answer general questions about that module.
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CSV Interpretation

The catalog uses this format:

module,skill,display-name,menu-code,description,action,args,phase,preceded-by,followed-by,required,output-location,outputs

Phases determine the high-level flow:

  • anytime — available regardless of workflow state
  • Numbered phases (1-analysis, 2-planning, etc.) flow in order; naming varies by module

Sequencing determines recommended ordering within and across phases (these are soft suggestions, not hard gates — see required for gating):

  • preceded-by — skills that should ideally complete before this one
  • followed-by — skills that should ideally run after this one
  • Format: skill-name for single-action skills, skill-name:action for multi-action skills

Required gates:

  • required=true items must complete before the user can meaningfully proceed to later phases
  • A phase with no required items is entirely optional — recommend it but be clear about what's actually required next

Completion detection:

  • Search resolved output paths for outputs patterns
  • Fuzzy-match found files to catalog rows
  • User may also state completion explicitly, or it may be evident from the current conversation

Descriptions carry routing context — some contain cycle info and alternate paths (e.g., "back to DS if fixes needed"). Read them as navigation hints, not just display text.

Response Format

For each recommended item, present:

  • [menu-code] Display name — e.g., "[PR] PRD"
  • Skill name in backticks — e.g., bmad-prd
  • For multi-action skills: action invocation context — e.g., "tech-writer lets create a mermaid diagram!"
  • Description if present in CSV; otherwise your existing knowledge of the skill suffices
  • Args if available

Ordering: Show optional items first, then the next required item. Make it clear which is which.

Constraints

  • Present all output in {communication_language}
  • Recommend running each skill in a fresh context window
  • Match the user's tone — conversational when they're casual, structured when they want specifics
  • If the active module is ambiguous, retrieve all meta rows remote sources to find relevant info also to help answer their question

© delorenj, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agent/skills/bmad-help of delorenj/mcp-server-trello.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 737292f

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 10 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 4 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in delorenj/mcp-server-trello, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Bmad Help

What does Bmad Help do?

Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use. Bmad Help is an agent skill from delorenj/mcp-server-trello. Analyzes current state and user query to answer BMad questions or recommend the next skill(s) to use.

When should I use Bmad Help?

Bmad Help fits situations like: user asks for help; what to do next; what to start with in BMad.

How do I install Bmad Help in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add delorenj/mcp-server-trello --skill bmad-help -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agent/skills/bmad-help in delorenj/mcp-server-trello) into .claude/skills/bmad-help in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bmad Help in Codex?

Run `npx skills add delorenj/mcp-server-trello --skill bmad-help -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agent/skills/bmad-help in delorenj/mcp-server-trello) into .agents/skills/bmad-help in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bmad Help 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 delorenj/mcp-server-trello --skill bmad-help -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-help, .gemini/skills/bmad-help, .github/skills/bmad-help and .opencode/skills/bmad-help in your project.

What does Bmad Help need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bmad Help needs the command-line tools its instructions call (uv).

Does Bmad Help access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bmad Help 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 Help use?

Bmad Help is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Bmad Help use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Bmad Help?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bmad Help: Agent Code Analyzer (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Agent Pagerank Analyzer (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Agent Performance Analyzer (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars) and Diff Analyze (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bmad Help?

delorenj (a GitHub user) maintains it in delorenj/mcp-server-trello, which has 445 GitHub stars. The repository holds 64 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.

Source: delorenj/mcp-server-trello on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.