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Prd Development skill

prd-developmentdeanpeters/Product-Manager-Skillsskills/prd-development/SKILL.md

Build a structured PRD that connects problem, users, solution, and success criteria. Use when turning discovery notes into an engineering-ready document for a major initiative.

7.6k

always on

35 tokname + description

once used

5,680 tokSKILL.md body

bundled files

351 KB

repo stars

7.6kGitHub

Install the Prd Development skill

Skills CLI (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others)

npx skills add https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills --skill prd-development

Claude Code, by hand (all projects)

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills.git /tmp/Product-Manager-Skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/Product-Manager-Skills/skills/prd-development ~/.claude/skills/prd-development

For one project only, copy the folder into .claude/skills/ in that project instead. The agent picks it up when a task matches its description.

What it costs your context

Agent Skills load in three steps. Tokens counted with the o200k tokenizer; your model's count will differ a little.

WhenWhat loadsCost
Every sessionName and description35 tok
When the agent uses itThe SKILL.md instructions5,680 tok
Only if opened3 bundled files (51 KB)varies

Until it is used, prd-development costs about 39× less than the median MCP server we measured (1,362 tokens on every turn). Installing all 77 skills from deanpeters/Product-Manager-Skills would load 2,883 tokens of descriptions. Skills vs MCP study

Checks

  • The instructions are over 5,000 tokens, the Agent Skills specification's guideline for SKILL.md.
  • The instructions are over 500 lines; the specification suggests moving detail into reference files.

Checked 2026-10-22 · method

What's inside

The headings of its SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub.

  • Purpose
  • Input
  • Key Concepts
  • What is a PRD?
  • PRD Structure (Standard Template)
  • Why This Works
  • Anti-Patterns (What This Is NOT)
  • When to Use This
  • When NOT to Use This
  • Facilitation Source of Truth
  • Application
  • Phase 1: Executive Summary (30 minutes)
  • Activities
  • Phase 2: Problem Statement (60 minutes)
  • Activities
  • Outputs from Phase 2
  • Phase 3: Target Users & Personas (30 minutes)
  • Activities
  • Outputs from Phase 3
  • Phase 4: Strategic Context (45 minutes)
  • Activities
  • Outputs from Phase 4
  • Phase 5: Solution Overview (60 minutes)
  • Activities

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