create-prd

name	create-prd
description	Create comprehensive Product Requirements Documents (PRD) from high-level product ideas with structured market analysis, feature definition, and success metrics for both greenfield and brownfield contexts. Use when defining product vision for new projects (greenfield) or formalizing requirements for existing systems (brownfield).
acceptance	[{"prd_complete":"PRD document created with all required sections"},{"features_prioritized":"Features prioritized using MoSCoW method (Must/Should/Could/Won't)"},{"success_metrics_defined":"Success criteria and KPIs clearly defined"},{"user_personas_documented":"Target users and personas identified"},{"ready_for_architecture":"PRD ready for architecture phase or epic breakdown"}]
inputs	{"product_name":{"type":"string","required":true,"description":"Name of the product or feature"},"product_vision":{"type":"string","required":true,"description":"High-level vision and value proposition"},"problem_statement":{"type":"string","required":true,"description":"Problem this product solves"},"target_users":{"type":"string","required":false,"description":"Target user personas or segments"},"business_objectives":{"type":"string","required":false,"description":"Business goals and objectives"},"success_metrics":{"type":"string","required":false,"description":"Initial success metrics or KPIs"},"competitive_landscape":{"type":"string","required":false,"description":"Competitive context and differentiation"},"project_type":{"type":"string","required":false,"description":"greenfield (new) or brownfield (existing system). Defaults to greenfield.","default":"greenfield"}}
outputs	{"prd_created":{"type":"boolean","description":"Whether PRD was successfully created"},"prd_location":{"type":"string","description":"File path to created PRD (e.g., docs/prd.md or workspace/prds/{product-name}-prd.md)"},"feature_count":{"type":"number","description":"Number of features identified and prioritized"},"persona_count":{"type":"number","description":"Number of user personas documented"}}
telemetry	{"emit":"skill.create-prd.completed","track":["product_name","project_type","feature_count","persona_count","duration_ms","prd_location"]}

Create PRD Skill

Purpose

Create comprehensive Product Requirements Documents (PRD) from high-level product ideas. This skill guides systematic requirements gathering, market analysis, feature definition, and success metrics documentation to produce PRDs ready for architecture design or epic breakdown.

Core Principles:

• Structured requirements elicitation
• Market-driven feature prioritization
• Clear success metrics and KPIs
• User-centric design approach
• Supports both greenfield (new products) and brownfield (existing systems) contexts

Prerequisites

• Product vision or initial concept defined
• Access to stakeholder input (if available)
• Understanding of target market and users
• workspace/ directory exists for PRD storage

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Workflow

Step 1: Requirements Gathering

Action: Elicit product vision, objectives, and constraints through structured inquiry.

Key Activities:

1. Product Vision & Value Proposition

   • What problem does this solve?
   • What value does it provide to users?
   • What makes it unique or different?

2. Target Users & Personas

   • Who are the primary users?
   • What are their goals, needs, pain points?
   • What user segments exist?

3. Business Objectives

   • What are the business goals?
   • How does this align with strategy?
   • What's the expected ROI or impact?

4. Constraints & Considerations

   • Timeline constraints
   • Budget limitations
   • Technical constraints
   • Regulatory requirements
   • Team capabilities

Example Questions:

- "What problem are we solving for users?"
- "How will users discover and access this?"
- "What success looks like in 6 months?"
- "What are we explicitly NOT building?"

Output: Core requirements documented (vision, users, objectives, constraints)

See: references/elicitation-guide.md for comprehensive elicitation techniques

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Step 2: Market Analysis

Action: Analyze competitive landscape and market positioning.