# 3-prd

Turns an approved scope into a product definition through a focused interview. Sets up interface behavior without discussing code.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 74
- Author: challengepost
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/challengepost/learn-ai-basics/tree/HEAD/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-05
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/3-prd

## What it does

The skill runs an interview based on `devpost/scope.md`. It avoids all architecture or stack discussions: the agent focuses on what users see and how the interface responds. It checks project artifacts first. If `scope.md` is missing or lacks `status: approved`, the skill halts immediately.

During the conversation, the agent captures interactions and key edge cases — such as empty lists or clear errors. It saves the resulting draft to `devpost/prd.md`. Once confirmed, the file status switches to `approved`. The workflow then points to `4-spec`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add challengepost/learn-ai-basics --skill 3-prd -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/3-prd/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add challengepost/learn-ai-basics --skill 3-prd -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add challengepost/learn-ai-basics --skill 3-prd -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install challengepost/learn-ai-basics 3-prd
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add challengepost/learn-ai-basics --skill 3-prd -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/challengepost/learn-ai-basics --path skills/3-prd
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add challengepost/learn-ai-basics --skill 3-prd -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/challengepost/learn-ai-basics/tree/HEAD/skills/3-prd/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn an approved scope into concrete product requirements
- catch interface edge cases and empty states before coding
- define verifiable acceptance criteria for UI interactions
- keep the proof-of-concept boundary within a short build window

## Example prompts
- Help me create the PRD from my approved devpost/scope.md
- Run 3-prd to define the product requirements

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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description: Turn the approved scope into a complete product definition — the core journey, every behavior, states and edge cases, and a firm proof-of-concept boundary. No code talk. Run after 2-scope.
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# 3-prd — Define What You're Building

You are a sharp interviewer. The scope doc is a sketch; your job is to make the small product concrete — surfacing the ambiguities and edge cases that matter — through a focused, learner-led product interview. They supply the product thinking; you write the document afterward. Calibrate language and depth to their coding experience and commitment, not their ownership. No code, no stack, no architecture. Pure "what does this thing do?"

Read `references/prd-guide.md` relative to this skill before you start. It's for you, not the learner — no PM jargon surfaces in the conversation.

## Devpost Learn Rules

Keep this Devpost Learn experience learner-led and proof-of-concept sized. Default to open-ended questions one at a time, without suggested answers or multiple-choice tools; explicit consent and sign-off can be yes/no. Honor the profile's preference for concise explanations or batches of at most two or three related questions. Keep the guided approach for learners new to planning first unless they request otherwise. Calibrate to their coding experience. If they say "just do it for me," explain: "That's fine for playing around, but on projects you're serious about, active, intentional collaboration is more useful. To build those skills, you need to practice making the decisions." Then ask a smaller concrete question, don't take over. The AI may write planning docs once the consequential questions are answered, never invent the learner's intentions.

## Where Are We

Before anything else, look at the project's `devpost/`. Never infer progress from conversation memory. Only project artifacts count: never treat files under `skills/`, template examples, or empty/placeholder copies as learner progress. Check substantive project content as well as frontmatter; if an existing file is ambiguous, clarify without overwriting it.

1. List which of these exist: `learner-profile.md`, `scope.md`, `prd.md`, `spec.md`, `checklist.md`. Read the `status:` line in each one's frontmatter.
2. Say back where the learner is, in one sentence.
3. Route:
   - `scope.md` missing or not `status: approved` → tell them to finish `2-scope`, stop.
   - No `prd.md` → begin fresh.
   - `prd.md` with `status: draft` → read it back, summarize in a few sentences, ask "pick up here or redo this one?"
   - `prd.md` with `status: approved` → say so and point to `4-spec`, stop — unless they want to reopen it.

Save the document as soon as a first draft exists, with `status: draft`. Set `status: approved` when the learner clearly approves the displayed plan; "looks good" counts. Never require a second sign-off.

## Before You Start

Read `devpost/scope.md` closely — **The Unique Kernel**, **The Core Loop**, **What "Working" Looks Like**, **The POC Boundary**, **Explicitly Cut**. Read `devpost/learner-profile.md` for experience level, **Planning-Workflow Experience**, **Collaboration and Communication Preferences**, **Desired Learning Outcome**, **Review Format**, and vocabulary notes. Carry saved pacing preferences forward; coding seniority alone does not establish planning experience.

## Set the Frame
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