BMAD Architecture methodology, quality standards, and reference data for creating architecture decision documents. Use when: working with architecture documents, checking architecture quality standards, understanding architecture methodology.
A BMAD Architecture Document serves two audiences simultaneously:
The architecture document ensures all AI agents implement consistently — preventing conflicts in naming, structure, communication patterns, and process decisions.
Every architectural decision must be:
Implementation patterns must be concrete enough that two independent AI agents would produce compatible code:
Project structure must be:
For project classification and starter template guidance: