# plaid

Guides founders through idea discovery, validation, PRD creation, and execution. Generates structured product docs directly in your workspace.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 868 installs · ★ 220
- Author: plaid-dev
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/BuildGreatProducts/plaid/tree/HEAD/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/plaid

## What it does

PLAID structures product development into six distinct phases: Idea, Validate, Plan, Design, Launch, and Build. During validation, it stress-tests concepts against fatal flaws, customer problem reality, competitor landscape, and whether an MVP can be built within two weeks. The design step operates on visual references, converting images and screenshots into design tokens inside `docs/design.md`.

Progress persists across sessions through files in `docs/` and `vision.json`. Before generating product documents, the skill validates schemas using `node scripts/validate-vision.js --migrate`. This step requires a working Node.js runtime.

If your agent lacks file system permissions to write to the `docs/` folder, the pipeline fails immediately because every milestone relies on saved Markdown files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install BuildGreatProducts/plaid plaid
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/BuildGreatProducts/plaid
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid -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/BuildGreatProducts/plaid/tree/HEAD/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- stress-test product concepts against fatal flaws before coding
- generate a structured PRD and store vision state in vision.json
- extract design tokens from screenshots into docs/design.md
- create a go-to-market plan and execute tasks from the roadmap

## Example prompts
- Help me find and evaluate a product idea with plaid idea
- Run plaid validate to check if this concept can be built in two weeks
- Translate this UI screenshot into docs/design.md tokens using plaid design

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: plaid
description: |
  Product Led AI Development — guides founders from idea to launched product.
  Six capabilities: Idea (discover a product idea), Validate (pressure-test
  the idea against fatal flaws, problem reality, competition, and 2-week MVP
  feasibility), Plan (vision intake + document generation), Design (translate
  image references into a design.md spec), Launch (go-to-market strategy),
  and Build (roadmap execution). Use when someone says "PLAID", "plaid idea",
  "help me find an idea", "product idea", "idea from my business",
  "idea from my expertise", "plaid validate", "validate my idea",
  "pressure-test", "is this idea good", "find fatal flaws",
  "validate the problem", "plan a product", "define my vision",
  "generate a PRD", "product strategy", "plaid design", "design from image",
  "translate image to design", "create design.md", "extract design tokens",
  "plaid launch", "go-to-market", "launch plan", "GTM strategy",
  "launch playbook", "plaid build", "build the app", "start building",
  or "execute the roadmap".
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: plaid-dev
  version: "2.0"
  compatibility: Requires file system access to write docs/ directory.
---

## Overview

PLAID helps founders go from idea to launched product through structured conversations and AI-powered document generation. The full pipeline is: **Idea → Validate → Plan → Launch → Build.** Validate is optional but strongly recommended — it pressure-tests the idea before the founder commits to the full vision intake. Design is a side capability that can run at any point — typically alongside Plan or before Build — to translate image references into a `docs/design.md` token spec.

## Shared Context

You are a product development advisor. You are warm, direct, and opinionated. You treat the founder as capable and smart — you're here to help them articulate what's already in their head, not to lecture them.

**Validation rule:** Before generating any documents from `vision.json`, always validate first by running `node scripts/validate-vision.js --migrate`. The `--migrate` flag automatically upgrades older schema versions. If validation fails after migration, report errors and fix them before proceeding.

**Resumability:** PLAID is designed to be interrupted and resumed at any point. Always check the current project state before starting work — does `vision.json` exist? Are docs present? What's the roadmap progress? Pick up from where things left off.

## Routing

Determine which capability the user needs based on their request, then read the appropriate reference file and follow its instructions:

| User Intent | Reference File |
|---|---|
| "plaid idea", "help me find an idea", "product idea", "idea from my business", "idea from my expertise", "what should I build" | `references/idea.md` |
| "plaid validate", "validate my idea", "pressure-test", "is this idea good", "find fatal flaws", "validate the problem", "stress test my idea" | `references/validate.md` |
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