Writing PRDs (Executable)
This skill turns messy ideas into shippable artifacts:
- •PR/FAQ (customer-first narrative)
- •PRD (scope + requirements + success metrics)
- •AI Eval Spec (requirements as executable evals) — AI only
- •Prompt Set / Prototype plan — AI only
Keep outputs crisp, concrete, and copy‑pasteable. Prefer bullets, tables, and numbered requirements over long prose.
When to use
Use this skill when the user requests:
- •a PRD / product requirements / product spec / requirements doc
- •a PR/FAQ or “working backwards” narrative
- •acceptance criteria, rollout plan, risks, dependencies
- •AI/LLM behavior requirements, evals, judge rubric, prompt sets
When NOT to use (redirect)
Do NOT use this skill as a substitute for:
- •Company strategy / vision (use a vision/strategy skill)
- •Roadmap prioritization across many initiatives (use prioritization/roadmap skill)
- •Pure UX copywriting or marketing launch copy (use messaging/launch skills)
If legal/privacy/security constraints are material but unknown, first ask for constraints and the approval process.
Quick decision: which artifact(s) to produce
If the user doesn’t specify, choose the minimal artifact that unlocks the next decision:
- •Early / unclear idea → PR/FAQ first, then a lightweight PRD outline.
- •Clear direction, need alignment / build plan → PRD.
- •AI/LLM feature → PRD + Eval Spec + Prompt Set (required).
- •“Improve this existing PRD/spec” → rewrite + gaps + open questions.
Templates:
- •PRD:
assets/PRD_TEMPLATE.md - •PR/FAQ:
assets/PRFAQ_TEMPLATE.md - •Eval Spec:
assets/EVAL_SPEC_TEMPLATE.md - •Prompt Set:
assets/PROMPT_SET_TEMPLATE.md
Quality checks:
- •Checklist:
references/QUALITY_CHECKLIST.md - •Rubric:
references/QUALITY_RUBRIC.md - •Question bank:
references/QUESTION_BANK.md
Intake: ask only what you must
Ask at most 5 high-leverage questions at a time (use references/QUESTION_BANK.md).
If the user can’t answer, proceed with explicit assumptions.
Minimum inputs to proceed:
- •Product/feature name + target user
- •Problem statement (what pain / why now)
- •Success metric(s) or a proxy
- •Constraints (time, platform, legal, data, dependencies)
- •Audience for the doc (exec decision? eng build? cross-functional alignment?)
Output contract (always include)
Always include:
- •Version + date + owner (or “TBD”)
- •Goals and non-goals
- •Requirements as numbered bullets (R1, R2…)
- •Clear “Out of scope”
- •Open questions (with owner / next step)
When producing multiple artifacts, output in this order:
- •PR/FAQ → 2) PRD → 3) Eval Spec → 4) Prompt Set
Workflow A: Draft a PR/FAQ (customer-first)
Use when the idea is early or benefits are fuzzy.
- •Write the press release in external-facing, factual language.
- •Add FAQs for: customer, internal stakeholders, technical/ops, risks.
- •Include a hypothetical launch date (forces planning).
- •Extract “claims” from the PR (what must be true) → convert to requirements.
Workflow B: Draft or rewrite a PRD (shippable requirements)
- •Start with a 5–10 line narrative (why this matters, for whom).
- •Define scope boundaries: goals, non-goals, assumptions.
- •Define users + key journeys (happy path + edge cases).
- •Translate into requirements:
- •Functional requirements (R1…)
- •Non-functional requirements (performance, reliability, accessibility, privacy)
- •Define success metrics + instrumentation.
- •Rollout plan + risks + mitigations.
- •End with open questions + decision log.
Workflow C (AI only): Requirements as executable evals
Goal: make requirements testable.
- •List non‑negotiable behaviors (MUST / MUST‑NOT).
- •Build a test set: golden, adversarial, regression.
- •Write an LLM‑as‑judge rubric (scale + definitions + pass threshold).
- •Connect evals to shipping gates (pre‑launch + post‑launch monitoring).
Workflow D (AI only): Prompt set + prototype plan
- •Provide a small prompt set that exercises core use cases + edge cases.
- •Specify expected outputs and guardrails.
- •Propose a minimal prototype plan if useful (what to mock vs build).
Quality bar (before finalizing)
Run:
- •
references/QUALITY_CHECKLIST.md - •
references/QUALITY_RUBRIC.md
Also include a brief circulation plan: who should review (Eng, Design, Data, Support, Marketing, Legal) and what feedback you need from each.
Confidentiality
Treat user-provided information as confidential. Do not include secrets in outputs. If something looks sensitive, redact or replace with placeholders.