Product Implement

product-implement

What this skill does

Transforms accepted PDRs into a comprehensive, self-contained PRD.md using a three-phase DAG:

1. Plan Agent: Analyze PDRs, detect feature-areas, generate customized DAG, get user approval
2. Execute Agent: Generate sections per feature-area with mandatory checkpoint after Requirements
3. Summarize Agent: Aggregate sections, resolve conflicts, produce unified PRD.md

Output:

• PRD.md (repo root) — self-contained product requirements
• {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/product/sections/{feature-area}/{section}.md — intermediate section files
• Accepted PDRs moved to {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/memory/pdr/

When to use

• After /product-clarify has approved PDRs
• After /product-init to document existing product
• PDR updates requiring PRD regeneration

When NOT to use

• No Accepted PDRs (run /product-clarify first)
• Minor PRD edits (edit PRD.md directly)

Pre-Flight Validation

Before starting, verify prerequisites:

1. Check PDRs exist: {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/drafts/pdr/PDR-*.md
2. Check for Accepted PDRs: Count files with status "Accepted"

• If zero: STOP and output:

`` Cannot proceed: No Accepted PDRs found. Run /product-clarify to review and approve PDRs first. ``

• If ≥1: Proceed

Three-Phase DAG Workflow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PHASE 1: PLAN (Plan Agent)                              │
│ Load PDRs → Detect Feature-Areas → Generate DAG → Approve│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                            ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PHASE 2: EXECUTE (Execute Agent)                        │
│ Overview → Problem → Goals → Metrics → Personas         │
│ → [REQUIREMENTS CHECKPOINT] ← MANDATORY USER APPROVAL   │
│ → NFRs → Out-of-Scope → Risks → Roadmap → PDR-Summary   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                            ↓
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ PHASE 3: SUMMARIZE (Summarize Agent)                    │
│ Read sections → Detect conflicts → Resolve → PRD.md     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Execution Steps

Phase 1: Plan

Step 1.1: Load and Analyze PDRs

1. Read all PDR-*.md files from .adlc/drafts/pdr/
2. Filter to Accepted status only
3. Parse feature-area from each PDR
4. Group PDRs by feature-area

Step 1.2: Detect Feature-Area Characteristics

| Characteristic | Detection Pattern | DAG Customization | |---------------|-------------------|-------------------| | B2B SaaS | Enterprise, admin, SSO | Include compliance sections | | Consumer App | Mobile, freemium, social | Simplify requirements | | Platform | API, integrations, developer | Expand NFRs | | Marketplace | Multi-sided, transaction | Add business model sections |

Step 1.3: Generate Customized DAG

Default DAG (all 15 sections):

Document Information → Executive Summary → Overview → Problem
→ Market Opportunity → Goals → Metrics → Personas
→ [CHECKPOINT: Requirements]
→ NFRs → Out-of-Scope → Risks → Investment
→ Roadmap → Go-to-Market → PDR-Summary

Section numbering (fixed):

• 1. Document Information
• 1.5 Executive Summary
• 2. Overview
• 3. The Problem
• 3.5 Market Opportunity
• 4. Goals & Objectives
• 5. Success Metrics
• 6. Personas
• 7. Functional Requirements
• 8. Non-Functional Requirements
• 9. Out of Scope
• 10. Risks & Mitigation
• 10.5 Investment & Resources
• 11. Roadmap & Milestones
• 11.5 Go-to-Market Strategy
• 12. PDR Summary

Step 1.4: Present Plan for Approval

## DAG Execution Plan

**Feature-Areas detected**: 3
**Total sections**: 15

**Feature-Area: Core**
**PDRs**: PDR-001, PDR-005, PDR-008
**DAG**: Document Info → Executive Summary → Overview → Problem
→ Market Opportunity → Goals → Metrics → Personas
→ [Requirements Checkpoint] → NFRs → Out-of-Scope → Risks
→ Investment → Roadmap → GTM → PDR-Summary

**Approve this plan?** [Yes/Modify/Cancel]

Step 1.5: Write state.json

{
  "version": "1.0",
  "phase": "plan_approved",
  "feature_areas": [
    {
      "id": "core",
      "name": "Core",
      "pdrs": ["PDR-001", "PDR-005"],
      "dag": ["document-info", "executive-summary", "overview", "problem", ...],
      "progress": {}
    }
  ],
  "checkpoint": {
    "enabled": true,
    "after_section": "requirements",
    "status": "pending"
  }
}

Phase 2: Execute

For each section in the DAG:

1. Check dependencies — ensure all prerequisites completed
2. Load section template — templates/sections/{section}.md
3. Generate content — fill template with PDR-derived content
4. Write section file — .adlc/product/sections/{feature-area}/{section}.md
5. Validate — run scripts/bash/validate-prd.sh {section}.md
6. Update state.json — mark section as "completed"

Section template usage (MANDATORY):

• Read template FIRST
• Fill ALL [PLACEHOLDERS]
• NEVER generate from scratch

In-section diagrams (MANDATORY):

• Use `mermaid code blocks
• Use flowchart keyword (NOT deprecated graph)
• ASCII box-drawing characters are PROHIBITED
• Diagrams embedded in their home sections

| Section | Diagram Type | Subsection | |---------|-------------|------------| | 2. Overview | Feature Hierarchy (flowchart TD) | 2.4 | | 2. Overview | Architecture (flowchart TB) | 2.5 | | 6. Personas | User Journey (journey) | 6.4 | | 7. Requirements | Req Dependencies (flowchart LR) | 7.4 | | 7. Requirements | Feature Dependencies (flowchart LR) | 7.5 | | 11. Roadmap | Gantt Chart (gantt) | 11.1 |

Requirements Checkpoint (MANDATORY):

After generating Requirements section:

## CHECKPOINT: Requirements Section Complete

The Requirements section has been generated.

**Why checkpoint here?** Requirements shapes:
- NFRs (how requirements are met)
- Out-of-Scope (what's NOT required)
- Risks (technical feasibility)
- Roadmap (priority and sequencing)

**Options**:
A) Approve — Continue to remaining sections
B) Modify — Edit requirements, then continue
C) Restart — Regenerate from Problem phase
D) Cancel — Stop execution

Phase 3: Summarize

Step 3.1: Read All Sections FROM DISK

> CRITICAL: Read each section file from filesystem. Do NOT use content from memory.

1. Scan .adlc/product/sections/ for all .md files
2. Read each file
3. Validate: ≥20 lines, proper headers

Step 3.2: Detect Cross-Feature-Area Conflicts

| Conflict Type | Detection | Resolution | |--------------|-----------|------------| | Duplicate requirements | Same requirement, different wording | Standardize to PDR terminology | | Priority mismatch | Same feature, different priority | Defer to PDR | | Metric inconsistency | Same metric, different definition | Use PDR definition |

Step 3.3: Aggregate into PRD.md

> CRITICAL: PRD.md MUST be SELF-CONTAINED. > - ALL diagrams embedded IN-SECTION > - ZERO reader-facing links to .adlc/ paths > - Use in-document anchors only: [Section 2.4](#24-feature-hierarchy) > - PDR references as plain text: PDR-078 (NOT linked)

PRD structure (must match template):

# Product Requirements Document: [Product Name]

## 1. Document Information
[Quick Stats, revision history, approval]

## 1.5 Executive Summary
[Business case, ROI, recommendation]

## 2. Overview
[Product description, scope]
### 2.4 Feature Hierarchy [MERMAID flowchart TD]
### 2.5 Architecture Overview [MERMAID flowchart TB]

## 3. The Problem
[Problem statement, validation evidence]

## 3.5 Market Opportunity
[TAM/SAM/SOM, competitive landscape]

## 4. Goals & Objectives
[Primary, technical, business goals traced to PDRs]

## 5. Success Metrics
[Adoption, engagement, quality]
### 5.5 Business Outcome Metrics
### 5.6 Financial Metrics

## 6. Personas
[Primary, secondary, anti-personas]
### 6.4 User Journey [MERMAID journey]

## 7. Functional Requirements [CHECKPOINT]
[User stories, REQ-XXX IDs, priority matrix]
### 7.4 Requirement Dependencies [MERMAID flowchart LR]
### 7.5 Feature Dependencies [MERMAID flowchart LR]

## 8. Non-Functional Requirements
[Performance, security, reliability, scalability]

## 9. Out of Scope
[Feature, technical, market exclusions]

## 10. Risks & Mitigation
[Risk summary, technical, market, operational]
### 10.4 Business Risks

## 10.5 Investment & Resources
[Team, budget, ROI, go/no-go criteria]

## 11. Roadmap & Milestones
### 11.1 Roadmap Overview [MERMAID gantt]
[Milestone details with demo sentences]

### 11.2 Milestone Gates & Progress
[Per milestone: done-means definition, feature rollup, gate table, issue/evidence status — sourced from milestone PDRs]

## 11.5 Go-to-Market Strategy
[Launch phases, pricing, messaging]

## 12. PDR Summary
[Key decisions, constitution alignment — NO external links]

Phase 4: PDR Lifecycle Management (MANDATORY)

Step 4.1: Move Accepted PDRs to Memory

For each PDR with status "Accepted":

1. Read from .adlc/drafts/pdr/PDR-{NNN}.md
2. Write to .adlc/memory/pdr/PDR-{NNN}.md
3. Update status to "Completed" in memory copy

Step 4.2: Clean Up Drafts

• Remove moved PDRs from .adlc/drafts/pdr/
• Retain Proposed/Discovered PDRs in drafts
• Regenerate pdr.md index

Step 4.3: Update state.json

{
  "phase": "completed",
  "pdr_lifecycle": {
    "pdrs_promoted": [N],
    "memory_pdr_written": true,
    "drafts_retained": true,
    "drafts_reason": "Proposed/Discovered PDRs remain"
  }
}

Phase 5: Final Verification

Before marking complete, verify ALL checks:

| # | Check | Expected | |---|-------|----------| | 1 | Section files on disk | N files in .adlc/product/sections/ | | 2 | PRD.md exists | Yes | | 3 | PRD.md content size | >200 lines | | 4 | PRD.md has all sections | Sections 1-12 + sub-sections | | 5 | PRD.md is self-contained | 0 .adlc/ links | | 6 | Diagrams embedded | ≥4 mermaid blocks | | 7 | Memory PDRs written | .adlc/memory/pdr/PDR-*.md exist | | 8 | state.json consistent | All sections "completed" |

Gate Rule: If ANY check fails → do NOT mark as completed. Report failures.

PDR Traceability Rules

• Every section must reference source PDRs with ID
• Every requirement (REQ-XXX) must trace to a PDR
• No content without PDR backing
• PDRs are source of truth for conflict resolution

Configuration

• PDR_DRAFTS_DIR — {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/drafts/pdr
• PDR_MEMORY_DIR — {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/memory/pdr
• PRD_FILE — {REPO_ROOT}/PRD.md
• SECTIONS_DIR — {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/product/sections
• STATE_FILE — {REPO_ROOT}/.adlc/product/state.json

12-Factor Alignment

• Factor III (Mission Definition): Compiles mission decisions into actionable requirements
• Factor IV (Structured Planning): DAG orchestration separates planning from execution
• Factor IX (Traceability): Every PRD element traces back to a PDR

Common Rationalizations

| Rationalization | Reality | |-----------------|---------| | "I'll skip the checkpoint and just generate everything." | Requirements shapes NFRs, Out-of-Scope, Risks, and Roadmap. Skipping the checkpoint risks cascading errors. | | "The PRD can reference section files." | PRD.md MUST be self-contained. External references break when section files are moved or deleted. | | "I don't need to move PDRs to memory." | Without promotion, drafts and memory diverge. The next clarify session sees stale data. |

Red Flags

• Generating PRD from non-Accepted PDRs — implement skips Proposed/Discovered; the PRD will be incomplete.
• Writing PRD.md directly from PDRs — content MUST come from section files to ensure validation passed.
• Missing the Requirements checkpoint — this is the cornerstone section; errors here cascade.
• Leaving .adlc/ links in PRD.md — breaks self-containment; readers cannot follow internal paths.

Verification

• [ ] Pre-flight: ≥1 Accepted PDR exists
• [ ] Plan approved by user
• [ ] state.json written with DAG
• [ ] Each section file ≥20 lines
• [ ] validate-prd.sh passes for each section
• [ ] Requirements checkpoint approved by user
• [ ] PRD.md >200 lines with all 15 sections
• [ ] Zero .adlc/ links in PRD.md
• [ ] ≥4 Mermaid diagrams embedded in-section
• [ ] All requirements trace to PDRs
• [ ] Accepted PDRs moved to .adlc/memory/pdr/
• [ ] Final completion verification: all 8 checks pass

Source & license

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

• Author: tikalk
• Source: tikalk/adlc-team-skills
• License: MIT
• Homepage: https://github.com/tikalk/agentic-sdlc-12-factors

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