Create a Product Requirements Document (PRD)

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Interactive session to create a Product Requirements Document (PRD) defining features, requirements, and scope. Generates a PRD file in the memory-bank directory.

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7/22/2026
Claude Code
#prd#requirements#product-management#user-stories#planning

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Automated summary

Produces a Product Requirements Document through an interactive session run by a Product Manager agent, either for the whole project or for a specific feature.

Strengths

  • Guided questioning session before any writing happens
  • Pulls in existing project context (brief.md, prd.md, tech-stack.md, CLAUDE.md)
  • Outputs a structured PRD: user stories with acceptance criteria, functional and non-functional requirements, MoSCoW prioritization, risks and success metrics
  • Cleanly separates the project PRD (memory-bank/prd.md) from per-feature PRDs (memory-bank/features/{name}/prd.md)

Limitations

  • Relies on a custom "product-manager" subagent being available in the environment
  • Assumes a memory-bank/ folder already exists to benefit from prior context
  • PRD quality depends heavily on the user's answers during the iterative session
When to use it

Use it when you need to formalize scope, user stories and requirements for a product or feature before development starts.

When not to use it

Avoid it for API or architecture reference docs, or when no product-manager subagent is configured.

Security analysis

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Quality score85/100

The skill only reads project context files (brief.md, prd.md, tech-stack.md, CLAUDE.md) and writes a PRD markdown file into memory-bank/. The single shell command is a scoped `mkdir -p {output_dir}` for the documentation directory, and the Task tool spawns a product-manager subagent to conduct an interactive requirements interview. No network calls, no credential access, no destructive or obfuscated operations.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Main project PRD
/prd We're building a habit-tracking app for freelancers. Help me define the MVP scope and requirements.
Feature PRD
/prd --feature=dark-mode Add a dark mode theme across the app, then write the PRD.
Requirements definition
Define requirements for our team invitation flow and create the PRD when we're done.

name: prd description: Create a Product Requirements Document. Interactive session to define features, requirements, and scope. triggers:

  • "/prd"
  • "create prd"
  • "créer un prd"
  • "define requirements"
  • "définir les besoins"
  • "write the prd"
  • "rédiger le prd" tools: Read, Write, Grep, Glob, Task context: fork args:
  • name: feature description: Feature name for feature-specific PRD (creates in features/{name}/) required: false

PRD Skill

Interactive session to create a Product Requirements Document.

Usage

/prd                      # Main project PRD → memory-bank/prd.md
/prd --feature=dark-mode  # Feature PRD → memory-bank/features/dark-mode/prd.md

Behavior

  1. Determine output location based on --feature parameter
  2. Spawn the Product Manager agent to conduct the requirements session
  3. Agent reads existing context (brief.md) and asks clarifying questions
  4. User and agent iterate until user says "generate", "create the prd", or similar
  5. Create the PRD at the appropriate location

Instructions

When this skill is invoked:

  1. Parse arguments:

    • If --feature=X provided, set feature_name = X
    • Otherwise, feature_name = null (main project PRD)
  2. Determine paths:

    If feature_name:
      output_dir = memory-bank/features/{feature_name}/
      output_file = memory-bank/features/{feature_name}/prd.md
    Else:
      output_dir = memory-bank/
      output_file = memory-bank/prd.md
    
  3. Check for existing context:

    Read memory-bank/brief.md if it exists
    Read memory-bank/prd.md if it exists (for feature PRDs, understand main product)
    Read memory-bank/tech-stack.md if it exists
    Read CLAUDE.md if it exists
    
  4. Create output directory if needed:

    mkdir -p {output_dir}
    
  5. Spawn the Product Manager agent: Use the Task tool with subagent_type: "product-manager" (custom agent).

    Prompt for the agent:

    You are creating a PRD for: {feature_name or "the main product"}
    
    Existing context:
    - Brief: {summary of brief.md if exists}
    - Main PRD: {summary if feature PRD and main prd.md exists}
    - Tech Stack: {summary if exists}
    
    Your goal:
    1. Understand the scope (MVP vs future)
    2. Define user stories with acceptance criteria
    3. Document functional and non-functional requirements
    4. Prioritize using MoSCoW
    5. When ready, create {output_file}
    
    Start by confirming your understanding of what we're building, then ask about the main user flows.
    
    User's initial input: {user's message if any}
    
  6. Let the agent run the interactive session

  7. Output: PRD file at determined location

Output Location

# Main project
memory-bank/
└── prd.md

# Feature-specific
memory-bank/
└── features/
    └── {feature-name}/
        └── prd.md

PRD Template

The agent should create a PRD following this structure:

# PRD: {Feature/Product Name}

## Overview
{One paragraph summary}

## Goals
- Primary: {main objective}
- Secondary: {supporting objectives}

## Non-Goals (Out of Scope)
- {Explicit exclusions}

## User Stories

### Core User Flows
1. **{Flow Name}**
   - As a {user}, I want to {action} so that {benefit}
   - Acceptance Criteria:
     - [ ] {criterion 1}
     - [ ] {criterion 2}

### Secondary Flows
{Same format}

## Functional Requirements

### {Feature Area 1}
| ID | Requirement | Priority | Notes |
|----|-------------|----------|-------|
| FR-1 | {requirement} | Must | {notes} |
| FR-2 | {requirement} | Should | {notes} |

## Non-Functional Requirements

| Category | Requirement | Target |
|----------|-------------|--------|
| Performance | Page load time | < 2s |
| Security | Authentication | {method} |

## Dependencies
- {External services, other features}

## Risks & Mitigations
| Risk | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|--------|------------|
| {risk} | H/M/L | {mitigation} |

## Success Metrics
- {Metric}: {target}

## Open Questions
- {Questions for tech team}

Next Step

After creating the PRD, suggest:

"PRD saved to {output_file}. Next:

  • /tech-stack to define the technical stack
  • Or /implementation-plan if stack is already decided"

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