Prd

PRD Generator

Create detailed Product Requirements Documents that are clear, actionable, and suitable for implementation.

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The Job

1. Receive a feature description
2. Self-clarify: Ask yourself 3-5 critical questions and answer them based on context
3. Generate a structured PRD based on your answers
4. Save to /tasks/prd-[feature-name].md

Important:

• Do NOT ask the user questions. Answer them yourself using available context.
• Do NOT start implementing. Just create the PRD.

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Step 1: Self-Clarification

Before generating the PRD, ask yourself these questions and write your answers. This ensures you've thought through the problem:

1. Problem/Goal: What problem does this solve? Why now?
2. Core Functionality: What are the 2-3 key actions this enables?
3. Scope/Boundaries: What should this explicitly NOT do?
4. Success Criteria: How do we verify it's working?
5. Constraints: What technical/time constraints exist?

Format Your Thinking:

## Self-Clarification

1. **Problem/Goal:** [Your answer based on the request and codebase context]
2. **Core Functionality:** [Your answer]
3. **Scope/Boundaries:** [Your answer - be conservative, prefer smaller scope]
4. **Success Criteria:** [Your answer - must be verifiable]
5. **Constraints:** [Your answer - note any mentioned constraints like "no DB migrations"]

Use context from: the request, AGENTS.md, existing code patterns, and any reports/analysis provided.

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Step 2: PRD Structure

Generate the PRD with these sections:

1. Introduction/Overview

Brief description of the feature and the problem it solves.

2. Goals

Specific, measurable objectives (bullet list).

3. Tasks

Each task needs:

• Title: Short descriptive name
• Description: What needs to be done
• Acceptance Criteria: Verifiable checklist of what "done" means

Each task should be small enough to implement in one focused session.

Format:

### T-001: [Title]
**Description:** [What to implement]

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] Specific verifiable criterion
- [ ] Another criterion
- [ ] Quality checks pass
- [ ] **[UI tasks only]** Verify in browser

Important:

• Acceptance criteria must be verifiable, not vague. "Works correctly" is bad. "Button shows confirmation dialog before deleting" is good.
• For any task with UI changes: Always include browser verification as acceptance criteria.

4. Functional Requirements

Numbered list of specific functionalities:

• "FR-1: The system must allow users to..."
• "FR-2: When a user clicks X, the system must..."

Be explicit and unambiguous.

5. Non-Goals (Out of Scope)

What this feature will NOT include. Critical for managing scope.

6. Technical Considerations (Optional)

• Known constraints or dependencies
• Integration points with existing systems
• Performance requirements

7. Success Metrics

How will success be measured?

8. Open Questions

Remaining questions or areas needing clarification.

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Writing for Agents

The PRD reader may be an AI agent. Therefore:

• Be explicit and unambiguous
• Avoid jargon or explain it
• Provide enough detail to understand purpose and core logic
• Number requirements for easy reference
• Use concrete examples where helpful

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Output

• Format: Markdown (.md)
• Location: /tasks/
• Filename: prd-[feature-name].md (kebab-case)

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Example PRD

# PRD: Task Priority System

## Introduction

Add priority levels to tasks so users can focus on what matters most.

## Goals

- Allow assigning priority (high/medium/low) to any task
- Provide clear visual differentiation between priority levels
- Enable filtering by priority

## Tasks

### T-001: Add priority field to database
**Description:** Add priority column to tasks table for persistence.

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] Add priority column: 'high' | 'medium' | 'low' (default 'medium')
- [ ] Generate and run migration successfully
- [ ] Quality checks pass

### T-002: Display priority indicator on task cards
**Description:** Show colored priority badge on each task card.

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] Each task card shows colored badge (red=high, yellow=medium, gray=low)
- [ ] Priority visible without hovering
- [ ] Quality checks pass
- [ ] Verify in browser

### T-003: Add priority selector to task edit
**Description:** Allow changing task priority in edit modal.

**Acceptance Criteria:**
- [ ] Priority dropdown in task edit modal
- [ ] Shows current priority as selected
- [ ] Saves on selection change
- [ ] Quality checks pass
- [ ] Verify in browser

## Functional Requirements

- FR-1: Add `priority` field to tasks table
- FR-2: Display colored priority badge on each task card
- FR-3: Include priority selector in task edit modal

## Non-Goals

- No priority-based notifications
- No automatic priority assignment

## Success Metrics

- Users can change priority in <2 clicks
- High-priority tasks immediately visible

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Checklist

Before saving the PRD:

• [ ] Completed self-clarification (answered all 5 questions)
• [ ] Tasks are small and specific (completable in one session each)
• [ ] Acceptance criteria are verifiable (not vague)
• [ ] Functional requirements are numbered and unambiguous
• [ ] Non-goals section defines clear boundaries
• [ ] Saved to /tasks/prd-[feature-name].md

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: barkleesanders
• Source: barkleesanders/claude-code-starter
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.