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Create and manage Product Requirements Documents with user stories, verifiable acceptance criteria, and ordered implementation tasks.

PRD Skill

Create and manage Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) for feature planning.

What is a PRD?

A PRD (Product Requirements Document) is a structured specification that:

1. Breaks a feature into small, independent user stories
2. Defines verifiable acceptance criteria for each story
3. Orders tasks by dependency (schema → backend → UI)

Quick Start

1. Create/edit agents/prd.json in the project
2. Define user stories with acceptance criteria
3. Track progress by updating passes: false → true

prd.json Format

json

{
  "project": "MyApp",
  "branchName": "ralph/feature-name",
  "description": "Short description of the feature",
  "userStories": [
    {
      "id": "US-001",
      "title": "Add priority field to database",
      "description": "As a developer, I need to store task priority.",
      "acceptanceCriteria": [
        "Add priority column: 'high' | 'medium' | 'low'",
        "Generate and run migration",
        "Typecheck passes"
      ],
      "priority": 1,
      "passes": false,
      "notes": ""
    }
  ]
}

Field Descriptions

Field	Description
project	Project name for context
branchName	Git branch for this feature (prefix with ralph/)
description	One-line feature summary
userStories	List of stories to complete
userStories[].id	Unique identifier (US-001, US-002)
userStories[].title	Short descriptive title
userStories[].description	"As a [user], I want [feature] so that [benefit]"
userStories[].acceptanceCriteria	Verifiable checklist items
userStories[].priority	Execution order (1 = first)
userStories[].passes	Completion status (false → true when done)
userStories[].notes	Runtime notes added by agent

Story Sizing

Each story should be completable in one context window.

✅ Right-sized:

• Add a database column and migration
• Add a UI component to an existing page
• Update a server action with new logic
• Add a filter dropdown to a list

❌ Too large (split these):

• "Build the entire dashboard" → Split into: schema, queries, UI, filters
• "Add authentication" → Split into: schema, middleware, login UI, session

Story Ordering

Stories execute in priority order. Earlier stories must NOT depend on later ones.

Correct order:

1. Schema/database changes (migrations)
2. Server actions / backend logic
3. UI components that use the backend
4. Dashboard/summary views

Acceptance Criteria

Must be verifiable, not vague.

✅ Good:

• "Add status column to tasks table with default 'pending'"
• "Filter dropdown has options: All, Active, Completed"
• "Typecheck passes"

❌ Bad:

• "Works correctly"
• "User can do X easily"

Always include: "Typecheck passes"

Progress Tracking

Update passes: true when a story is complete. Use notes field for runtime observations:

json

"notes": "Used IF NOT EXISTS for migrations"

Quick Reference

Action	Command
Create PRD	Save to agents/prd.json
Check status	`cat prd.json
View incomplete	`jq '.userStories[]

Resources

See references/ for detailed documentation:

• agent-usage.md - How AI agents execute PRDs (Claude Code, OpenCode, etc.)
• workflows.md - Sequential workflow patterns
• output-patterns.md - Templates and examples