fix(loop-setup): catalog bmad-loop-resolve in module-help.csv and guard against future drift

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What: Add the missing bmad-loop-resolve row to module-help.csv, and strengthen test_setup_skill_contract.py's shape test to assert the CSV's skill names match MODULE_SKILLS exactly.

Why: bmad-loop-resolve is a real, actively-installed module skill but has no row in module-help.csv, and the only existing completeness check on the CSV would not have caught this.

How:

• Add one data row for bmad-loop-resolve to module-help.csv, matching the 13-column header.
• Replace/augment the assert data line in test_setup_skill_contract.py with an assertion that the CSV's skill-name column equals set(MODULE_SKILLS).

Testing: Ran tests/test_setup_skill_contract.py (14 passed); confirmed the strengthened assertion fails on the pre-fix CSV (ablation) and passes once the row is added, in the same commit.

Changelog: "Fixed: bmad-loop-resolve is now listed in the module help catalog."

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• Documentation

  • Updated the unreleased changelog to include the bmad-loop-resolve module in the help catalog.
  • Documented improved alignment of deferred-work identifiers during reset sweep processing, including journaling when identifiers change.

• Tests

  • Expanded setup validation to confirm the help CSV includes the expected skill column and accurately lists all installed module skills.

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Walkthrough

The changelog records two fixes. The setup contract test now verifies that the help CSV contains exactly the installed module skills.

Changes

Module help and release notes

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Help catalog contract and release notes tests/test_setup_skill_contract.py, CHANGELOG.md	The test verifies the skill column and compares its values with MODULE_SKILLS. The changelog records the help catalog update and the deferred-work id alignment fix.

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Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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The PR is broadly mergeable, but should correct the release-note wording and close the remaining catalog-duplication test gap.

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<title>skills/bmad-bmb-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py</title> https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/skills/bmad-bmb-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py # skills/bmad-bmb-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py - Branch: main - Repository: bmad-code-org/bmad-builder --- #!/usr/bin/env python3 # /// script # requires-python = ">=3.9" # dependencies = [] # /// """Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv. Reads a source CSV with module help entries and merges them into a target CSV. Uses an anti-zombie pattern: all existing rows matching the source module code are removed before appending fresh rows. Legacy cleanup: when --legacy-dir and --module-code are provided, deletes old per-module module-help.csv files from {legacy-dir}/{module-code}/ and {legacy-dir}/core/. Only the current module and core are touched. Exit codes: 0=success, 1=validation error, 2=runtime error """ import argparse import csv import json import sys from io import StringIO from pathlib import Path # CSV header for module-help.csv HEADER = [ "module", "skill", "display-name", "menu-code", "description", "action", "args", "phase", "after", "before", "required", "output-location", "outputs", ] def parse_args(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv with anti-zombie pattern." ) parser.add_argument( "--target", required=True, help="Path to the target _bmad/module-help.csv file", ) parser.add_argument( "--source", required=True, help="Path to the source module-help.csv with entries to merge", ) parser.add_argument( "--legacy-dir", help="Path to _bmad/ directory to check for legacy per-module CSV files.", ) parser.add_argument( "--module-code", help="Module code (required with --legacy-dir for scoping cleanup).", ) parser.add_argument( "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Print detailed progress to stderr", ) return parser.parse_args() def read_csv_rows(path: str) -> tuple[list[str], list[list[str]]]: """Read CSV file returning (header, data_rows). Returns empty header and rows if file doesn&`#39`;t exist. """ file_path = Path(path) if not file_path.exists(): return [], [] with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: content = f.read() reader = csv.reader(StringIO(content)) rows = list(reader) if not rows: return [], [] return rows[0], rows[1:] def extract_module_codes(rows: list[list[str]]) -> set[str]: """Extract unique module codes from data rows.""" codes = set() for row in rows: if row and row[0].strip(): codes.add(row[0].strip()) return codes def filter_rows(rows: list[list[str]], module_code: str) -> list[list[str]]: """Remove all rows matching the given module code.""" return [row for row in rows if not row or row[0].strip() != module_code] def write_csv(path: str, header: list[str], rows: list[list[str]], verbose: bool = False) -> None: """Write header + rows to CSV file, creating parent dirs as needed.""" file_path = Path(path) file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) if verbose: print(f"Writing {len(rows)} data rows to {path}", file=sys.stderr) with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: writer = csv.writer(f) writer.writerow(header) for row in rows: writer.writerow(row) def cleanup_legacy_csvs( legacy_dir: str, module_code: str, verbose: bool = False ) -> list: """Delete legacy per-module module-help.csv files for this module and core only. Returns list of deleted file paths. """ deleted = [] for subdir in (module_code, "core"): legacy_path = Path(legacy_dir) / subdir / "module-help.csv" if legacy_path.exists(): if verbose: print…[truncated] <title>samples/sample-module-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py</title> https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/samples/sample-module-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py # samples/sample-module-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py - Branch: main - Repository: bmad-code-org/bmad-builder --- #!/usr/bin/env python3 # /// script # requires-python = ">=3.9" # dependencies = [] # /// """Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv. Reads a source CSV with module help entries and merges them into a target CSV. Uses an anti-zombie pattern: all existing rows matching the source module code are removed before appending fresh rows. Legacy cleanup: when --legacy-dir and --module-code are provided, deletes old per-module module-help.csv files from {legacy-dir}/{module-code}/ and {legacy-dir}/core/. Only the current module and core are touched. Exit codes: 0=success, 1=validation error, 2=runtime error """ import argparse import csv import json import sys from io import StringIO from pathlib import Path # CSV header for module-help.csv HEADER = [ "module", "skill", "display-name", "menu-code", "description", "action", "args", "phase", "after", "before", "required", "output-location", "outputs", ] def parse_args(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv with anti-zombie pattern." ) parser.add_argument( "--target", required=True, help="Path to the target _bmad/module-help.csv file", ) parser.add_argument( "--source", required=True, help="Path to the source module-help.csv with entries to merge", ) parser.add_argument( "--legacy-dir", help="Path to _bmad/ directory to check for legacy per-module CSV files.", ) parser.add_argument( "--module-code", help="Module code (required with --legacy-dir for scoping cleanup).", ) parser.add_argument( "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Print detailed progress to stderr", ) return parser.parse_args() def read_csv_rows(path: str) -> tuple[list[str], list[list[str]]]: """Read CSV file returning (header, data_rows). Returns empty header and rows if file doesn&`#39`;t exist. """ file_path = Path(path) if not file_path.exists(): return [], [] with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: content = f.read() reader = csv.reader(StringIO(content)) rows = list(reader) if not rows: return [], [] return rows[0], rows[1:] def extract_module_codes(rows: list[list[str]]) -> set[str]: """Extract unique module codes from data rows.""" codes = set() for row in rows: if row and row[0].strip(): codes.add(row[0].strip()) return codes def filter_rows(rows: list[list[str]], module_code: str) -> list[list[str]]: """Remove all rows matching the given module code.""" return [row for row in rows if not row or row[0].strip() != module_code] def write_csv(path: str, header: list[str], rows: list[list[str]], verbose: bool = False) -> None: """Write header + rows to CSV file, creating parent dirs as needed.""" file_path = Path(path) file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) if verbose: print(f"Writing {len(rows)} data rows to {path}", file=sys.stderr) with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: writer = csv.writer(f) writer.writerow(header) for row in rows: writer.writerow(row) def cleanup_legacy_csvs( legacy_dir: str, module_code: str, verbose: bool = False ) -> list: """Delete legacy per-module module-help.csv files for this module and core only. Returns list of deleted file paths. """ deleted = [] for subdir in (module_code, "core"): legacy_path = Path(legacy_dir) / subdir / "module-help.csv" if legacy_path.exists(): if verbose:…[truncated] <title>[BUG] bmad-help SKILL.md documents wrong CSV schema for bmad-help.csv</title> GitHub issue 2278 in bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # [BUG] bmad-help SKILL.md documents wrong CSV schema for bmad-help.csv - State: closed - Author: blurb-jared-martin - Created: 2026-04-18T03:10:21Z - Updated: 2026-04-28T04:54:26Z - Repository: bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD - Number: `#2278` --- ## Summary `src/core-skills/bmad-help/SKILL.md` documents a CSV schema for `_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv` that does not match the schema actually written by the installer. Every Claude Code session that loads the `bmad-help` skill receives instructions to look up column names that do not exist in the CSV. ## Expected The `## CSV Interpretation` section of `src/core-skills/bmad-help/SKILL.md` documents the format as: ``` module,skill,display-name,menu-code,description,action,args,phase,after,before,required,output-location,outputs ``` ## Actual The installer writes the header at `tools/installer/core/installer.js:885`: ``` module,phase,name,code,sequence,workflow-file,command,required,agent-name,agent-command,agent-display-name,agent-title,options,description,output-location,outputs ``` The generated `_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv` on a fresh 6.3.0 install confirms this — first line is the installer&`#39`;s header, not the SKILL.md header. ## Concrete drift Columns documented in SKILL.md that **do not exist** in the real CSV: - `skill`, `display-name`, `menu-code`, `action`, `args`, `after`, `before` Columns in the real CSV that SKILL.md **does not mention**: - `name`, `code`, `sequence`, `workflow-file`, `command`, `agent-name`, `agent-command`, `agent-display-name`, `agent-title`, `options` Downstream effects documented in SKILL.md that reference non-existent fields: - "Rows with `_meta` in the `skill` column" — there is no `skill` column; `_meta` actually appears in the `phase` column. - "`after` — skills that should ideally complete before this one" / "`before` — skills that should run after this one" — neither column exists. - Response format says `[menu-code]` and `Skill name in backticks` — the columns are `code` and `name`. ## Relevant paths - Doc (wrong schema): `src/core-skills/bmad-help/SKILL.md` — `## CSV Interpretation` section - Generator (correct schema): `tools/installer/core/installer.js:885` (`mergeModuleHelpCatalogs`, `headerRow`) - Generated artifact on install: `{project-root}/_bmad/_config/bmad-help.csv` ## Impact The `bmad-help` skill instructs the LLM to navigate the catalog using column names that aren&`#39`;t there. It appears to limp along via fuzzy matching over row content, but the skill&`#39`;s routing logic (phase gating, `required` detection, `_meta` rows, after/before dependencies) is operating on a mental model that doesn&`#39`;t match the data. Other skills that reference the catalog will have the same problem. ## Suggested fix Update `src/core-skills/bmad-help/SKILL.md` to reflect the real installer-written schema. Re-audit downstream instructions in that file (and any other skill docs that reference catalog columns) for column names that need to change. ## Environment - BMAD version: 6.3.0 (installed 2026-04-13) - Verified against canonical repo: local `SKILL.md` matches upstream (whitespace-only diff) ## Timeline **coderabbitai[bot]** commented on 2026-04-18T03:10:55Z: > > > 🔗 Related PRs > > bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD#1868 - refactor(skills): add SKILL.md entrypoint to skill directories [merged] > bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD#1874 - chore(core): convert help.md to native skill directory [merged] > bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD#1936 - refactor(skills): convert create-architecture workflow to native skill [merged] > bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD#2120 - refactor: modernize module-help CSV format [merged] > bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD#2230 - feat(bmad-help): llms.txt support for general questions [merged] > > > --- > > 📝 Issue Planner > > Check the box below or use the `@coderabbitai plan` command to generate an implementation plan and prompts that you can use with your favorite coding assis…[truncated] <title>skills/bmad-module-builder/assets/standalone-module-template/merge-help-csv.py</title> https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/skills/bmad-module-builder/assets/standalone-module-template/merge-help-csv.py # skills/bmad-module-builder/assets/standalone-module-template/merge-help-csv.py - Branch: main - Repository: bmad-code-org/bmad-builder --- #!/usr/bin/env python3 # /// script # requires-python = ">=3.9" # dependencies = [] # /// """Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv. Reads a source CSV with module help entries and merges them into a target CSV. Uses an anti-zombie pattern: all existing rows matching the source module code are removed before appending fresh rows. Legacy cleanup: when --legacy-dir and --module-code are provided, deletes old per-module module-help.csv files from {legacy-dir}/{module-code}/ and {legacy-dir}/core/. Only the current module and core are touched. Exit codes: 0=success, 1=validation error, 2=runtime error """ import argparse import csv import json import sys from io import StringIO from pathlib import Path # CSV header for module-help.csv HEADER = [ "module", "skill", "display-name", "menu-code", "description", "action", "args", "phase", "after", "before", "required", "output-location", "outputs", ] def parse_args(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv with anti-zombie pattern." ) parser.add_argument( "--target", required=True, help="Path to the target _bmad/module-help.csv file", ) parser.add_argument( "--source", required=True, help="Path to the source module-help.csv with entries to merge", ) parser.add_argument( "--legacy-dir", help="Path to _bmad/ directory to check for legacy per-module CSV files.", ) parser.add_argument( "--module-code", help="Module code (required with --legacy-dir for scoping cleanup).", ) parser.add_argument( "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Print detailed progress to stderr", ) return parser.parse_args() def read_csv_rows(path: str) -> tuple[list[str], list[list[str]]]: """Read CSV file returning (header, data_rows). Returns empty header and rows if file doesn&`#39`;t exist. """ file_path = Path(path) if not file_path.exists(): return [], [] with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: content = f.read() reader = csv.reader(StringIO(content)) rows = list(reader) if not rows: return [], [] return rows[0], rows[1:] def extract_module_codes(rows: list[list[str]]) -> set[str]: """Extract unique module codes from data rows.""" codes = set() for row in rows: if row and row[0].strip(): codes.add(row[0].strip()) return codes def filter_rows(rows: list[list[str]], module_code: str) -> list[list[str]]: """Remove all rows matching the given module code.""" return [row for row in rows if not row or row[0].strip() != module_code] def write_csv(path: str, header: list[str], rows: list[list[str]], verbose: bool = False) -> None: """Write header + rows to CSV file, creating parent dirs as needed.""" file_path = Path(path) file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) if verbose: print(f"Writing {len(rows)} data rows to {path}", file=sys.stderr) with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: writer = csv.writer(f) writer.writerow(header) for row in rows: writer.writerow(row) def cleanup_legacy_csvs( legacy_dir: str, module_code: str, verbose: bool = False ) -> list: """Delete legacy per-module module-help.csv files for this module and core only. Returns list of deleted file paths. """ deleted = [] for subdir in (module_code, "core"): legacy_path = Path(legacy_dir) / subdir / "module-help.csv" if legacy_p…[truncated] <title>samples/bmad-agent-dream-weaver/scripts/merge-help-csv.py</title> https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/samples/bmad-agent-dream-weaver/scripts/merge-help-csv.py # samples/bmad-agent-dream-weaver/scripts/merge-help-csv.py - Branch: main - Repository: bmad-code-org/bmad-builder --- #!/usr/bin/env python3 # /// script # requires-python = ">=3.9" # dependencies = [] # /// """Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv. Reads a source CSV with module help entries and merges them into a target CSV. Uses an anti-zombie pattern: all existing rows matching the source module code are removed before appending fresh rows. Legacy cleanup: when --legacy-dir and --module-code are provided, deletes old per-module module-help.csv files from {legacy-dir}/{module-code}/ and {legacy-dir}/core/. Only the current module and core are touched. Exit codes: 0=success, 1=validation error, 2=runtime error """ import argparse import csv import json import sys from io import StringIO from pathlib import Path # CSV header for module-help.csv HEADER = [ "module", "skill", "display-name", "menu-code", "description", "action", "args", "phase", "after", "before", "required", "output-location", "outputs", ] def parse_args(): parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( description="Merge module help entries into shared _bmad/module-help.csv with anti-zombie pattern." ) parser.add_argument( "--target", required=True, help="Path to the target _bmad/module-help.csv file", ) parser.add_argument( "--source", required=True, help="Path to the source module-help.csv with entries to merge", ) parser.add_argument( "--legacy-dir", help="Path to _bmad/ directory to check for legacy per-module CSV files.", ) parser.add_argument( "--module-code", help="Module code (required with --legacy-dir for scoping cleanup).", ) parser.add_argument( "--verbose", action="store_true", help="Print detailed progress to stderr", ) return parser.parse_args() def read_csv_rows(path: str) -> tuple[list[str], list[list[str]]]: """Read CSV file returning (header, data_rows). Returns empty header and rows if file doesn&`#39`;t exist. """ file_path = Path(path) if not file_path.exists(): return [], [] with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: content = f.read() reader = csv.reader(StringIO(content)) rows = list(reader) if not rows: return [], [] return rows[0], rows[1:] def extract_module_codes(rows: list[list[str]]) -> set[str]: """Extract unique module codes from data rows.""" codes = set() for row in rows: if row and row[0].strip(): codes.add(row[0].strip()) return codes def filter_rows(rows: list[list[str]], module_code: str) -> list[list[str]]: """Remove all rows matching the given module code.""" return [row for row in rows if not row or row[0].strip() != module_code] def write_csv(path: str, header: list[str], rows: list[list[str]], verbose: bool = False) -> None: """Write header + rows to CSV file, creating parent dirs as needed.""" file_path = Path(path) file_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) if verbose: print(f"Writing {len(rows)} data rows to {path}", file=sys.stderr) with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="") as f: writer = csv.writer(f) writer.writerow(header) for row in rows: writer.writerow(row) def cleanup_legacy_csvs( legacy_dir: str, module_code: str, verbose: bool = False ) -> list: """Delete legacy per-module module-help.csv files for this module and core only. Returns list of deleted file paths. """ deleted = [] for subdir in (module_code, "core"): legacy_path = Path(legacy_dir) / subdir / "module-help.csv" if legacy_path.exists(): if verb…[truncated]

Citations:

• 1: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/skills/bmad-bmb-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py
• 2: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/samples/sample-module-setup/scripts/merge-help-csv.py
• 3: GitHub issue 2278 in bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 4: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/skills/bmad-module-builder/assets/standalone-module-template/merge-help-csv.py
• 5: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/bmad-builder/blob/main/samples/bmad-agent-dream-weaver/scripts/merge-help-csv.py
• 6: GitHub pull request 2120 in bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 7: GitHub pull request 2230 in bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 8: GitHub pull request 2285 in bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
• 9: bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD@4405b81

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Assert that skill rows are unique. csv_skills is a set, so duplicate skill values are collapsed. BMAD’s merge removes old rows by module, then appends every source row without deduplication. Duplicate source rows can therefore remain as duplicate help entries.

Add a row-count assertion:

assert len(data) == len(csv_skills), "module-help.csv must not contain duplicate skill rows"

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In `@tests/test_setup_skill_contract.py` around lines 67 - 72, Add a row-count
assertion alongside the existing csv_skills validation in the module-help
contract test, comparing len(data) with len(csv_skills) and using the specified
duplicate-row failure message. Keep the exact-skill-set assertion unchanged.

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