---
description: create-story
auto_execution_mode: 1
---

name: create-story
description: "Create the next user story from epics+stories with enhanced context analysis and direct ready-for-dev marking"
author: "BMad"

# Critical variables from config
config_source: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml"
output_folder: "{config_source}:output_folder"
user_name: "{config_source}:user_name"
communication_language: "{config_source}:communication_language"
date: system-generated
sprint_artifacts: "{config_source}:sprint_artifacts"
story_dir: "{sprint_artifacts}"

# Workflow components
installed_path: "{project-root}/_bmad/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story"
template: "{installed_path}/template.md"
instructions: "{installed_path}/instructions.xml"
validation: "{installed_path}/checklist.md"

# Variables and inputs
variables:
  sprint_status: "{sprint_artifacts}/sprint-status.yaml || {output_folder}/sprint-status.yaml" # Primary source for story tracking
  epics_file: "{output_folder}/epics.md" # Enhanced epics+stories with BDD and source hints
  prd_file: "{output_folder}/PRD.md" # Fallback for requirements (if not in epics file)
  architecture_file: "{output_folder}/architecture.md" # Fallback for constraints (if not in epics file)
  ux_file: "{output_folder}/ux.md" # Fallback for UX requirements (if not in epics file)
  story_title: "" # Will be elicited if not derivable

# Project context
project_context: "**/project-context.md"

default_output_file: "{story_dir}/{{story_key}}.md"

# Smart input file references - Simplified for enhanced approach
# The epics+stories file should contain everything needed with source hints
input_file_patterns:
  prd:
    description: "PRD (fallback - epics file should have most content)"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*prd*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*prd*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load if needed
  architecture:
    description: "Architecture (fallback - epics file should have relevant sections)"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*architecture*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*architecture*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load if needed
  ux:
    description: "UX design (fallback - epics file should have relevant sections)"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*ux*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*ux*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load if needed
  epics:
    description: "Enhanced epics+stories file with BDD and source hints"
    whole: "{output_folder}/*epic*.md"
    sharded: "{output_folder}/*epic*/*.md"
    load_strategy: "SELECTIVE_LOAD" # Only load needed epic

standalone: true
