prd-writer

Create decision-focused PRDs with behavior contracts and rollout gates.

16|3|Updated Oct 23, 2025
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npx skills add https://github.com/breethomas/bette-think --skill prd-writer-breethomas
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Skill: prd-writer
Source: https://github.com/breethomas/bette-think/tree/main/plugins/bette-think/skills/prd-writer
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/breethomas/bette-think --skill prd-writer-breethomas

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

Teams struggle to turn product ideas—especially AI features—into concise, decision-oriented specifications that engineering can build to. This Skill eliminates vague goals and metric theater by forcing explicit decisions, measurable success criteria, and concrete behavior examples. It helps product leads produce PRDs that guide prototypes, engineering, and safe rollouts.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Five-stage PRD flow: Planning, Kickoff, Solution Review, Launch Ready, and Impact Review templates and guidance.
  • Behavior contract generation: Produce 15–25 labeled good/bad/reject examples for AI features to reduce ambiguity and improve safety.
  • Rollout & risk planning: Detailed exposure ramps, gates, detection metrics, fallbacks, and kill-switch instructions.
  • Success measurement: Explicit KPIs with thresholds, guardrails, and graduation criteria to enable rigorous experiments and launches.
  • Use Case: Convert a prototype idea into a Solution Review PRD with behavior examples, rollout gates, and a launch checklist for engineering.

Quick Start

Write a full five-stage PRD for [feature name] including opportunity framing, scope and non-goals, 15–25 labeled AI behavior examples, specific success metrics with thresholds, a rollout plan with gates, and a risk mitigation matrix.

Frequently Asked Questions about prd-writer

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

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How do I write a PRD for AI features with behavior contracts?

To write a PRD for AI features, generate a behavior contract containing 15–25 labeled good, bad, and reject examples to reduce ambiguity and improve safety. This forces explicit decisions and measurable success criteria for engineering teams.

What is the best way to define success metrics and thresholds for a product spec?

Defining success metrics in a product spec requires setting explicit KPIs with thresholds, guardrails, and graduation criteria. This approach enables rigorous experiments and safe launches by eliminating vague goals and metric theater.

How do I plan a safe rollout with gates and risk matrices for a complex feature?

Planning a safe rollout involves creating detailed exposure ramps, deployment gates, detection metrics, fallbacks, and kill-switch instructions. Including a risk mitigation matrix ensures your launch readiness checklist addresses potential failures.

Can I use a five-stage PRD workflow for planning, kickoff, and solution review?

Yes, a five-stage PRD workflow supports planning, kickoff, solution review, launch readiness, and impact review. It provides structured templates and guidance for product, design, and engineering teams across the entire lifecycle.

Why do my product specifications lack engineering-ready checklists and launch gates?

Product specifications lack engineering-ready checklists when they skip solution review stages. Applying decision-focused PRD techniques produces concrete behavior examples, rollout gates, and risk matrices that engineering teams can directly build to.

Does this PRD approach work for converting prototype ideas into launch ready specs?

Yes, this approach converts prototype ideas into launch ready specs by framing the opportunity, defining scope and non-goals, generating labeled behavior examples, and specifying success metrics with rollout plans for engineering.