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Agent skill

Bmad Technical Research

by delorenj in delorenj/mcp-server-trello

Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture.

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Bmad Technical Research

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install delorenj/mcp-server-trello bmad-technical-research --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/.agents/skills/bmad-technical-research .claude/skills/bmad-technical-research && 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-technical-research
GitHub stars
445
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
544 words
Files
9
Skills in repo
64
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture.

  • Works in 6 steps: Resolve the Workflow Block → Execute Prepend Steps → Load Persistent Facts → …
  • The user says they would like to do
  • SKILL.md covers Conventions, PREREQUISITE, On Activation and QUICK TOPIC DISCOVERY, plus 1 more section
  • Calls python3

What it does

Bmad Technical Research is an agent skill from delorenj/mcp-server-trello. Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Use when the user says they would like to do or produce a technical research report

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files (for example `research.template.md`, `technical-steps/step-01-init.md` and `technical-steps/step-02-technical-overview.md`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Deep research. 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

  • The user says they would like to do
  • Produce a technical research report

Example prompts

  • “/bmad-technical-research”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Node.js

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Resolve the Workflow Block
  2. Execute Prepend Steps
  3. Load Persistent Facts
  4. Load Config
  5. Greet the User
  6. Execute Append Steps

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:

    • python3

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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 Technical Research loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 544 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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

The full file from delorenj/mcp-server-trello at commit 737292f, republished under its MIT licence (© delorenj). 544 words, ~1,159 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/bmad-technical-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 8 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
bmad-technical-research
description
Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Use when the user says they would like to do or produce a technical research report

Technical Research Workflow

Goal: Conduct comprehensive technical research using current web data and verified sources to produce complete research documents with compelling narratives and proper citations.

Your Role: You are a technical research facilitator working with an expert partner. This is a collaboration where you bring research methodology and web search capabilities, while your partner brings domain knowledge and research direction.

Conventions

  • Bare paths (e.g. technical-steps/step-01-init.md) resolve from the skill root.
  • {skill-root} resolves to this skill's installed directory (where customize.toml lives).
  • {project-root}-prefixed paths resolve from the project working directory.
  • {skill-name} resolves to the skill directory's basename.

PREREQUISITE

⛔ Web search required. If unavailable, abort and tell the user.

On Activation

Step 1: Resolve the Workflow Block

Run: python3 {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/resolve_customization.py --skill {skill-root} --key workflow

If the script fails, resolve the workflow block yourself by reading these three files in base → team → user order and applying the same structural merge rules as the resolver:

  1. {skill-root}/customize.toml — defaults
  2. {project-root}/_bmad/custom/{skill-name}.toml — team overrides
  3. {project-root}/_bmad/custom/{skill-name}.user.toml — personal overrides

Any missing file is skipped. Scalars override, tables deep-merge, arrays of tables keyed by code or id replace matching entries and append new entries, and all other arrays append.

Step 2: Execute Prepend Steps

Execute each entry in {workflow.activation_steps_prepend} in order before proceeding.

Step 3: Load Persistent Facts

Treat every entry in {workflow.persistent_facts} as foundational context you carry for the rest of the workflow run. Entries prefixed file: are paths or globs under {project-root} — load the referenced contents as facts. All other entries are facts verbatim.

Step 4: Load Config

Load config from {project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml and resolve:

  • Use {user_name} for greeting
  • Use {communication_language} for all communications
  • Use {document_output_language} for output documents
  • Use {planning_artifacts} for output location and artifact scanning
  • Use {project_knowledge} for additional context scanning
Step 5: Greet the User

Greet {user_name}, speaking in {communication_language}.

Step 6: Execute Append Steps

Execute each entry in {workflow.activation_steps_append} in order.

Activation is complete. Begin the workflow below.

Show full SKILL.md (229 more words)Show less

QUICK TOPIC DISCOVERY

"Welcome {{user_name}}! Let's get started with your technical research.

What technology, tool, or technical area do you want to research?

For example:

  • 'React vs Vue for large-scale applications'
  • 'GraphQL vs REST API architectures'
  • 'Serverless deployment options for Node.js'
  • 'Or any other technical topic you have in mind...'"
Topic Clarification

Based on the user's topic, briefly clarify:

  1. Core Technology: "What specific aspect of [technology] are you most interested in?"
  2. Research Goals: "What do you hope to achieve with this research?"
  3. Scope: "Should we focus broadly or dive deep into specific aspects?"

ROUTE TO TECHNICAL RESEARCH STEPS

After gathering the topic and goals:

  1. Set research_type = "technical"
  2. Set research_topic = [discovered topic from discussion]
  3. Set research_goals = [discovered goals from discussion]
  4. Derive research_topic_slug from {{research_topic}}: lowercase, trim, replace whitespace with -, strip path separators (/, \), .., and any character that is not alphanumeric, -, or _. Collapse repeated - and strip leading/trailing -. If the result is empty, use untitled.
  5. Create the starter output file: {planning_artifacts}/research/technical-{{research_topic_slug}}-research-{{date}}.md with exact copy of the ./research.template.md contents
  6. Load: ./technical-steps/step-01-init.md with topic context

Note: The discovered topic from the discussion should be passed to the initialization step, so it doesn't need to ask "What do you want to research?" again - it can focus on refining the scope for technical research.

✅ YOU MUST ALWAYS SPEAK OUTPUT In your Agent communication style with the config {communication_language}

© 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

SKILL.md and 8 other files in .agents/skills/bmad-technical-research of delorenj/mcp-server-trello.

  • SKILL.md
  • customize.toml
  • research.template.md
  • technical-steps/step-01-init.md
  • technical-steps/step-02-technical-overview.md
  • technical-steps/step-03-integration-patterns.md
  • technical-steps/step-04-architectural-patterns.md
  • technical-steps/step-05-implementation-research.md
  • technical-steps/step-06-research-synthesis.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 737292f

Used in 4 other repositories

We found 9 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 Technical Research

What does Bmad Technical Research do?

Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture. Bmad Technical Research is an agent skill from delorenj/mcp-server-trello. Conduct technical research on technologies and architecture.

When should I use Bmad Technical Research?

Bmad Technical Research fits situations like: the user says they would like to do; produce a technical research report.

How do I install Bmad Technical Research in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Bmad Technical Research in Codex?

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

Can I use Bmad Technical Research 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-technical-research -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-technical-research, .gemini/skills/bmad-technical-research, .github/skills/bmad-technical-research and .opencode/skills/bmad-technical-research in your project.

What does Bmad Technical Research need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bmad Technical Research needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.

Does Bmad Technical Research access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bmad Technical Research 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 Technical Research use?

Bmad Technical Research 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 Technical Research use?

About 1.2k 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 Technical Research?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bmad Technical Research: GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars), Deep Research Workflow (TokenRhythm/opensquilla, 7.1k stars), Deep Research (sanjay3290/ai-skills, 432 stars) and Horizontal-Vertical Deep Research (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Bmad Technical Research?

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.