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v1.6.0: Complete 7-Agent Vortex Pattern — Wave 3 Delivery

The Innovation Vortex is now complete. BMAD-Enhanced v1.6.0 delivers the full 7-stream Innovation Vortex pattern (from the unFIX model by Jurgen Appelo) — three new agents, nine new workflows, ten handoff contracts, and cross-agent routing that connects every stream into a non-linear product discovery system.

What's New

3 New Agents

Agent Stream Role
Mila 🔬 Synthesize Research Convergence Specialist — converges divergent research into actionable problem definitions using JTBD framing and Pains & Gains analysis
Liam 💡 Hypothesize Hypothesis Engineer — engineers testable hypotheses from validated problem definitions using structured brainwriting and assumption mapping
Noah 📡 Sensitize Production Intelligence Specialist — interprets production signals through experiment lineage context

9 New Workflows (22 total)

Mila's workflows:

  • research-convergence — Synthesize multiple research artifacts into a single problem definition
  • pivot-resynthesis — Re-synthesize problem definition after failed experiments
  • pattern-mapping — Surface convergent patterns across research sources

Liam's workflows:

  • hypothesis-engineering — Produce testable hypotheses in 4-field contract format
  • assumption-mapping — Classify hidden assumptions by risk level
  • experiment-design — Design experiments targeting riskiest assumptions first

Noah's workflows:

  • signal-interpretation — Contextual interpretation of production signals
  • behavior-analysis — Behavioral pattern analysis against experiment baselines
  • production-monitoring — Multi-signal monitoring across active experiments

10 Handoff Contracts (HC1–HC10)

Structured information flow between all 7 agents:

  • HC1–HC5: Artifact contracts with schema definitions — ensure each agent receives exactly what it needs
  • HC6–HC8: Decision-driven routing (Max → Mila/Isla/Emma)
  • HC9–HC10: Flag-driven routing (Liam → Isla, Noah → Isla)

Compass Routing

Every workflow's final step now includes an evidence-driven routing table ("Vortex Compass") with conditional agent recommendations:

"If you learned X → consider agent Y for workflow Z"

A CI test (dead-end-detection.test.js) validates the complete routing graph — verifying every Compass route references valid agents and workflows, every agent has inbound and outbound routes, and no dead-end references exist.

Cross-Agent Routing for Existing Agents

Emma, Isla, Wade, and Max now route to the three new agents where appropriate:

  • Isla → Mila (HC1) for research synthesis
  • Wade → Noah (HC4) for production signal interpretation
  • Max → Mila (HC6) for pivot re-synthesis

Extensibility Documentation

A documented 4-step pattern for adding new agents validates the framework's extensibility (NFR9/E4):

  1. Add to agent-registry.js
  2. Create agent definition file
  3. Create 4–6 step workflows
  4. Write user guide

The Complete Vortex

                    VORTEX PATTERN — 7 Streams · 7 Agents

  ┌──────────┐  HC1  ┌──────────┐  HC2  ┌──────────┐  HC3  ┌──────────┐
  │  Isla 🔍  │─────▶│  Mila 🔬  │─────▶│  Liam 💡  │─────▶│  Wade 🧪  │
  │ Empathize │      │Synthesize│      │Hypothesiz│      │Externaliz│
  └──────────┘      └──────────┘      └──────────┘      └──────────┘
       ▲                  ▲                │                    │
       │                  │               HC3                  HC4
      HC9  ┌──────────┐  HC6  ┌──────────┐                    │
       │   │  Emma 🎯  │◀─────│  Max 🧭  │◀────HC5────────────▼
       │   │Contextual.│  HC7 │Systematiz│         ┌──────────┐
       └───│           │◀──HC8│          │◀───HC5──│  Noah 📡  │
           └──────────┘      └──────────┘         │ Sensitize │
                                                   └──────────┘

Quality

  • 268 tests (208 unit + 60 integration) — all passing
  • 88.45% line coverage (threshold: 83%)
  • Lint clean across all source files
  • 0 regressions across 5 epics of development

Upgrading

npm install bmad-enhanced@1.6.0

The package includes an automatic migration from v1.5.x that adds the three new agents and nine new workflows to your existing configuration while preserving all user preferences.

Attribution

The Innovation Vortex is a pattern from the unFIX model created by Jurgen Appelo.

Full changelog: CHANGELOG.md