Edit PRD (Deprecated)

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Deprecated skill that forwards to bmad-prd with update intent. Use bmad-prd directly.

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7/24/2026
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#prd#deprecated#compatibility-shim#workflow-forwarding#bmad

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Automated summary

A deprecated compatibility shim that forwards legacy bmad-edit-prd invocations to bmad-prd with update intent after emitting a deprecation notice.

Strengths

  • Keeps existing name-based invocations and _bmad/custom/bmad-edit-prd.toml override files working unchanged
  • Emits an explicit deprecation notice in the user's communication language with migration instructions
  • Pre-resolves the four legacy customization fields so bmad-prd honors them instead of resolving them again
  • Forwards the original user input verbatim, preserving the target PRD path and change signal

Limitations

  • Performs no PRD editing itself — all work is delegated to bmad-prd
  • Assumes the _bmad directory, resolve_customization.py script, and the bmad-prd skill are installed
  • Does not carry over the newer customization fields; migrating to _bmad/custom/bmad-prd.toml is still required to use them
When to use it

Use it when an existing workflow or alias still calls bmad-edit-prd by name and must keep working.

When not to use it

Avoid it for new PRD work — invoke bmad-prd directly instead.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score75/100

The skill only instructs the agent to run a local Python customization-resolution script, load local YAML configuration files, and forward context to another skill. There are no destructive commands, network exfiltration, credential handling, or obfuscated payloads. Execution risk is minimal and limited to trusted project-local tooling.

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How this analysis is made

Examples

Legacy alias update
Run bmad-edit-prd on _bmad-output/prd.md and add a section covering offline mode and sync conflicts.
Changed requirements
Use bmad-edit-prd to revise docs/prd/checkout-prd.md — we changed the payment retry rules and need the acceptance criteria updated.
Migrating off the shim
We keep getting the bmad-edit-prd deprecation notice — move our customizations to _bmad/custom/bmad-prd.toml and tell me what changed.

name: bmad-edit-prd description: 'DEPRECATED — consolidated into bmad-prd update intent - this skill will be removed in v7 in favor of bmad-prd.'

DEPRECATED — forwards to bmad-prd (update intent)

This skill was consolidated into bmad-prd. It is retained as a thin compatibility shim so existing invocations by name and _bmad/custom/bmad-edit-prd.toml override files keep working. New work should invoke bmad-prd directly — it detects create / update / validate intent from the conversation.

On Activation

  1. Resolve customization: python3 {project-root}/_bmad/scripts/resolve_customization.py --skill {skill-root} --key workflow. This picks up any {project-root}/_bmad/custom/bmad-edit-prd.toml and bmad-edit-prd.user.toml overrides for the legacy fields (activation_steps_prepend, activation_steps_append, persistent_facts, on_complete).

  2. Load {project-root}/_bmad/bmm/config.yaml (and config.user.yaml if present) to resolve {user_name} and {communication_language}.

  3. Emit a deprecation notice to the user in {communication_language}:

    Notice: bmad-edit-prd is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. It now forwards to bmad-prd with update intent. To silence this notice and access the full new customization surface (prd_template, validation_checklist, doc_standards, external_sources, external_handoffs, output_dir, output_folder_name), migrate _bmad/custom/bmad-edit-prd.toml to _bmad/custom/bmad-prd.toml and invoke bmad-prd directly next time. Customization fields that were in this version still remain in the new version and will be respected if present in _bmad/custom/bmad-prd.toml, but the new version also supports additional fields that you can take advantage of by migrating.

  4. Invoke bmad-prd with the following context. Pass these as the activating context so bmad-prd honors them instead of resolving its own customization from scratch:

    • Intent: update — skip bmad-prd's usual intent detection step.
    • Pre-resolved legacy customization — use these in place of resolving from bmad-prd's own customize.toml for the four legacy fields. For everything else (prd_template, validation_checklist, validation_report_template, doc_standards, output_dir, output_folder_name, external_sources, external_handoffs), use bmad-prd's own defaults and overrides as normal:
      • activation_steps_prepend = the resolved value from step 1
      • activation_steps_append = the resolved value from step 1
      • persistent_facts = the resolved value from step 1
      • on_complete = the resolved value from step 1
    • Original user input: forward whatever the user said when invoking this skill verbatim (the target PRD path, the change signal, etc.).

    bmad-prd takes the workflow from here. Do not execute any further steps in this shim.

From the file to a first result

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View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/download' --output '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

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3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/bmad-edit-prd' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist' '.claude/skills/bmad-edit-prd'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist'

openskills read 'edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/edit-prd-deprecated-mryiqist/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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