# deliver-prd

Generates a Product Requirements Document to align teams and agents before engineering begins.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1000 installs · ★ 763
- Author: product-on-purpose
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/deliver-prd/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/deliver-prd

## What it does

The skill structures requirements drafting across ten steps, focusing on measurable goals and scope boundaries. For probabilistic model outputs, it introduces an evidence-linking step. This mandates pass rules and explicit refusal behavior before tests run.

When handing tasks to coding agents or external contractors, the workflow builds an Agent Execution Contract. This contract defines authoritative sources during conflicts, unmodifiable code areas, and a designated human owner for escalations. An ownerless escalation becomes a guess.

If `.claude/pm-skills.local.md` is present, the skill reads existing initiative context and writes back committed scope into the decisions block. Attempting a PRD before framing the underlying problem breaks the workflow, requiring `define-problem-statement` first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill deliver-prd -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill deliver-prd -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill deliver-prd -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install product-on-purpose/pm-skills deliver-prd
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill deliver-prd -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills --path skills/deliver-prd
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add product-on-purpose/pm-skills --skill deliver-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/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/deliver-prd/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Specify product requirements and scope before handoff
- Define measurable success metrics connected to the core problem
- Establish pass criteria and refusal boundaries for AI model outputs
- Provide an execution contract with escalation paths for coding agents

## Example prompts
- Create a PRD for the user onboarding flow based on our initiative
- Draft a PRD for the AI summarization feature with evidence pass rules
- Write a product requirements document including an agent execution contract

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: deliver-prd
description: Creates a comprehensive Product Requirements Document that aligns stakeholders on what to build, why, and how success will be measured. Use when specifying features, epics, or product initiatives for engineering handoff.
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  phase: deliver
  version: "3.1.0"
  updated: 2026-10-16
  category: specification
  frameworks: [triple-diamond, lean-startup, design-thinking]
  author: product-on-purpose
---
<!-- PM-Skills | https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills | Apache 2.0 -->
# Product Requirements Document (PRD)

A Product Requirements Document is the primary specification artifact that communicates what to build and why. It bridges the gap between problem understanding and engineering implementation by providing clear requirements, success criteria, and scope boundaries. A good PRD enables engineering to build the right thing while maintaining flexibility on implementation details.

## When to Use

- After problem and solution alignment, before engineering work begins
- When specifying features, epics, or product initiatives for handoff
- When multiple teams need to coordinate on a shared deliverable
- When stakeholders need to approve scope before investment
- As reference documentation during development and QA

## When NOT to Use

- The problem is still unframed or contested -> use `define-problem-statement` first; a PRD assumes an agreed problem
- You need a one-page pitch to align stakeholders on an approach -> use `develop-solution-brief`; the PRD comes after that alignment
- You only need the work broken into tickets for a sprint -> use `deliver-user-stories`
- You are recording a technical or architectural decision -> use `develop-adr`

## Instructions

When asked to create a PRD, follow these steps:

1. **Summarize the Problem**
   Start with a brief recap of the problem being solved. Link to the problem statement if available. Ensure readers understand *why* this work matters before diving into *what* to build.

2. **Define Goals and Success Metrics**
   Articulate what success looks like. Include specific, measurable metrics with baselines and targets. These metrics should connect directly to the problem being solved.

3. **Outline the Solution**
   Describe the proposed solution at a high level. Focus on user-facing functionality and key capabilities. Include enough detail for stakeholders to evaluate the approach without over-specifying implementation.

4. **Detail Functional Requirements**
   Break down what the system must do. Use user stories or requirement statements. Each requirement should be testable - someone should be able to verify if it's met.

5. **Link AI Behavior to Evidence** *(only when the feature's output comes from a model)*
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