// Generate a PRD from the client brief and write it as a local markdown file in issues/. Use when the user wants to turn a client request into a structured PRD.
| name | write-a-prd |
| description | Generate a PRD from the client brief and write it as a local markdown file in issues/. Use when the user wants to turn a client request into a structured PRD. |
This skill will be invoked when the user wants to create a PRD. You may skip steps if you don't consider them necessary.
Ask the user for a long, detailed description of the problem they want to solve and any potential ideas for solutions.
Explore the repo to verify their assertions and understand the current state of the codebase.
Interview the user relentlessly about every aspect of this plan until you reach a shared understanding. Walk down each branch of the design tree, resolving dependencies between decisions one-by-one.
Sketch out the major modules you will need to build or modify to complete the implementation. Actively look for opportunities to extract deep modules that can be tested in isolation.
A deep module (as opposed to a shallow module) is one which encapsulates a lot of functionality in a simple, testable interface which rarely changes.
Check with the user that these modules match their expectations. Check with the user which modules they want tests written for.
issues/prd.md. Create the issues/ directory if it doesn't exist. Do NOT submit a GitHub issue or call any external service.The problem that the user is facing, from the user's perspective.
The solution to the problem, from the user's perspective.
A LONG, numbered list of user stories. Each user story should be in the format of:
This list of user stories should be extremely extensive and cover all aspects of the feature.
A list of implementation decisions that were made. This can include:
Do NOT include specific file paths or code snippets. They may end up being outdated very quickly.
A list of testing decisions that were made. Include:
A description of the things that are out of scope for this PRD.
Any further notes about the feature.
Explore a codebase to find opportunities for architectural improvement, focusing on making the codebase more testable by deepening shallow modules. Use when user wants to improve architecture, find refactoring opportunities, consolidate tightly-coupled modules, or make a codebase more AI-navigable.
Use when seeing errors about better-sqlite3 native module, NODE_MODULE_VERSION mismatch, "was compiled against a different Node.js version", or similar native binding errors.
Break a PRD into independently-workable issues and write each as a local markdown file in issues/. Use when the user wants to turn a PRD into a list of concrete tasks.