BMAD Dashboard — Feature Summary
A VS Code sidebar extension that acts as a real-time GPS for BMAD V6 projects. It monitors workflow artifacts, tracks sprint progress, and recommends next actions — all without leaving the editor.
Activation
Auto-activates when the workspace contains a _bmad/ directory. Appears as a custom icon in the Activity Bar.
Dashboard Sections (top to bottom)
- Help icon — copies
bmad help to clipboard
- Overflow menu (⋮) — lists all available workflow commands with descriptions, plus a manual Refresh option; dismisses on click-outside or ESC
Sprint Progress
- Visual progress bar with done / in-progress / backlog counts
- Project name and completion percentage
Epic List
- Collapsible cards per epic showing status, progress bar, and done/total story counts
- Active epic highlighted (blue left border)
- Done epics hidden by default; toggle to reveal them
- Scrollable container (max 280 px)
- Click epic title → expand/collapse story list
- Shift+Click epic title → open
epics.md in text editor
- Click a story inside the list → open the story markdown file
Active Story Card
- Shows current story's epic/story number, title, task progress bar, subtask count, and status badge
- Progress combines tasks + subtasks
- Click story title → open story file in preview
- Shift+Click story title → open in text editor
Next Action Recommendation
State-machine-driven suggestion for what to do next:
| Condition |
Suggested Action |
| No sprint data |
Run Sprint Planning |
| Story in-progress |
Continue Story X.Y |
| Story in review |
Run Code Review |
| Story ready-for-dev |
Start Dev Story X.Y |
| No active story |
Create Next Story |
| Epic complete |
Run Retrospective |
| All done |
Sprint Complete |
Each action has a Play button (execute in terminal) and a Copy button (clipboard).
Other Actions
Secondary workflow buttons that change based on project state (e.g., Correct Course, Create Story).
Planning Artifact Links
Quick links to PRD and Architecture docs.
- Click → open in markdown preview
- Shift+Click → open in text editor
About Section
Displays BMAD version, last-updated date, and installed modules (from manifest.yaml).
Real-Time Updates
- File watcher monitors
_bmad-output/**/*.{yaml,md} with 500 ms debounce
- Any change to
sprint-status.yaml or story files triggers a full state recompute and UI refresh
Configuration
| Setting |
Default |
Purpose |
bmad.outputRoot |
_bmad-output |
Root directory for BMAD output files |
bmad.cliPrefix |
claude |
CLI prefix for terminal commands (e.g., claude, aider) |
DISLAIMER
This is not an official VS Code Extension for BMAD.
This extension try to follow the BMAD philosophy and workflow as close as possible.
This extension will remain until the official one is out.
