plaid

Orchestrate a six-capability product development workflow from vision.json to product documents.

214|24|Updated Feb 13, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid-buildgreatproducts
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Skill: plaid
Source: https://github.com/BuildGreatProducts/plaid/tree/main
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/BuildGreatProducts/plaid --skill plaid-buildgreatproducts

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

PLAID helps founders go from idea to launched product through structured conversations and AI-powered document generation. The full pipeline covers Idea → Validate → Plan → Launch → Build, generating the required docs and artifacts to move a concept into a shipped product.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Idea discovery: guided sessions to surface a valuable product concept from business or expertise.
  • Idea validation: pressure-test the idea against fatal flaws, problem reality, and competition, producing sharpened inputs for planning.
  • Plan & design generation: generate a clear product vision, PRD and roadmap from the captured inputs, plus a design reference from imagery.
  • Design translation: convert image references into a design.md token spec to fuel UX/system decisions.
  • Launch planning: create a go-to-market plan aligned with the vision and strategy.
  • Build execution: provide a structured roadmap with tasks to implement Phase-by-Phase milestones.

Quick Start

Start a PLAID session by triggering it with a user intent like "plaid idea" to begin Idea discovery and automatically generate the core documents.

Frequently Asked Questions about plaid

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I generate a product roadmap from an initial idea?

AI-guided product planning tools generate a product roadmap by orchestrating conversations through idea, validation, and planning stages, automatically producing a product-roadmap.md document from your initial vision.json input.

What is the best way to validate a product idea before writing a PRD?

Validating a product idea before writing a PRD involves pressure-testing the concept against fatal flaws, problem reality, and competition, which generates a sharpened validation-report.md for planning.

How do I turn a product vision into a PRD and launch plan?

You can turn a product vision into a PRD and launch plan by progressing through a linear workflow that generates product-vision.md, prd.md, and a go-to-market plan aligned with your strategy.

Can I generate design specifications from image references for product planning?

You can generate design specifications from image references by converting imagery into a design.md token spec, which provides UX and system design decisions for the product planning workflow.

Do I need a vision document to start AI-guided product planning?

Yes, AI-guided product planning requires a vision.json file as the initial input to orchestrate the workflow, generate artifacts, and enforce linear progression from idea discovery to build execution.