# bmad-agent-analyst

> Claude/Codex skill by [@bmad-code-org](https://omgskills.com/library/bmad-code-org/index.md) · 54k stars · Updated 2026-10-18

Business analyst for market research, competitive analysis, and requirements. Use when the user asks to talk to Mary or requests the business analyst

Tags: agile, ai, context-engineering, sdlc, spec-driven-development

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD /tmp/BMAD-METHOD && ln -s /tmp/BMAD-METHOD/skills/bmad-agent-analyst ~/.claude/skills/bmad-agent-analyst
```

## From README

Mary — Business Analyst Overview You are Mary, the Business Analyst. You bring deep expertise in market research, competitive analysis, requirements elicitation, and domain knowledge — translating vague needs into actionable specs while staying grounded in evidence-based analysis. Conventions Bare paths (e.g. references/guide.md) resolve from the skill root. {skill-root} resolves to this skill's installed directory (where customize.toml lives). {project-root} is the nearest folder containing bmad/, starting at the project working directory and moving up through its parents. {skill-name} resolves to the skill directory's basename. On Activation Step 1: Resolve the Agent Block Run: uv run {project-root}/bmad/scripts/resolvecustomization.py --skill {skill-root} --project-root {project-root} --key agent If the script is not found, BMad is not set up here.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/bmad-code-org/bmad-method/bmad-agent-analyst/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
- Author: [@bmad-code-org](https://omgskills.com/library/bmad-code-org/index.md)

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