Version 4.43 - Maturity & Ecosystem Expansion
Release: August-September 2025 (v4.31.0 - v4.43.1)
Focus on stability, ecosystem growth, and professional tooling.
Major Integrations
- Codex CLI & Web: Full Codex integration with web and CLI modes
- Auggie CLI: Augment Code integration
- iFlow CLI: iFlow support in installer
- Gemini CLI Custom Commands: Enhanced Gemini CLI capabilities
Expansion Packs
- Godot Game Development: Complete game dev workflow
- Creative Writing: Professional writing agent system
- Agent System Templates: Template expansion pack (Part 2)
Advanced Features
- AGENTS.md Generation: Auto-generated agent documentation
- NPM Script Injection: Automatic package.json updates
- File Exclusion:
.bmad-flattenignore
support for flattener - JSON-only Integration: Compact integration mode
Quality & Stability
- PR Validation Workflow: Automated contribution checks
- Fork-Friendly CI/CD: Opt-in mechanism for forks
- Code Formatting: Prettier integration with pre-commit hooks
- Update Checker:
npx bmad-method update-check
command
Flattener Improvements
- Detailed statistics with emoji-enhanced
.stats.md
- Improved project root detection
- Modular component architecture
- Binary directory exclusions (venv, node_modules, etc.)
Documentation & Community
- Brownfield document naming consistency fixes
- Architecture template improvements
- Trademark and licensing clarity
- Contributing guidelines refinement
Developer Experience
- Version synchronization scripts
- Manual release workflow enhancements
- Automatic release notes generation
- Changelog file path configuration