prd-to-plan

To convert a PRD into an incremental implementation plan, you provide the product requirements document in chat to generate a tracer-bullet plan. This produces a Markdown file with phased vertical slices that cut through schema, API, UI, and tests end-to-end.

Tracer bullets are thin implementation phases that cut end-to-end through schema, API, UI, and tests. They structure a phased execution plan by allowing teams to build and validate functional vertical slices incrementally rather than delivering large, vague milestones.

Extracting architectural decisions from a PRD involves identifying stable elements like routes, schema shapes, key models, and auth boundaries. This ensures every incremental phase in the execution plan stays consistent with the overall architecture.

Yes, you can generate acceptance criteria and user stories for roadmap execution by supplying the PRD. The output is a structured Markdown plan file written to the local ./plans/ directory containing per-phase titles, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

The best way to plan end-to-end integration for new features is using a tracer-bullet approach. It breaks the PRD into thin vertical slices that demonstrate integration across UI, API, schema, and tests early in each phase.

Yes, this PRD to plan approach works for refactoring existing codebases. It applies to new features, refactors, and roadmap items where demonstrating end-to-end integration across schema, API, UI, and tests early is required.