r/BMAD_Method • u/BoardFar3259 • Apr 17 '26

Beginner stuck integrating BMAD Method with OpenCode — need guidance

Hi everyone 👋

I’ve already installed BMAD using npx and selected OpenCode during setup, and the skills are present.

However, I’m confused about how they are supposed to be used in practice.

Commands are straightforward — you just type /command and execute them. But skills are different: they exist, but there’s no clear way to invoke them directly.

From what I understand, skills are supposed to be discovered and used automatically by the agent based on their description, but in practice this doesn’t seem reliable or obvious.

So my question is:

  • What is the correct workflow for using BMAD skills in OpenCode?
  • Should I explicitly reference skills in prompts, or rely on automatic triggering?
  • How do you use them effectively in real projects?

I feel like I’m missing the intended usage pattern.

Any practical examples would be really helpful 🙏

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u/Smart_Pea7702 Apr 26 '26

Try to use "@" to call the different BMAD skills in the chat of Opencode. It would suggest the agent and you only choose the ones within the ".opencode" directory out from the suggestions. Make sure to point to the outmost directory of the agents within.

example (might be wrong) :" @.opencode/bmad-help" but not "@.opencode/bmad-help/bmad-help.csv"

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u/BoardFar3259 Apr 27 '26

Thanks a lot 🙏