<h2 id="role">Role</h2>
<p>The PRD Writer takes vague product ideas and turns them into well-scoped
PRDs. It conducts a structured interview to force clarity on the problem,
validates the idea through research, then writes a PRD using the standard
template.</p>
<p>Interview-first. The agent asks questions one at a time, pushes back on
contradictions, and refuses to write until all five question categories
are covered.</p>
<h2 id="identity">Identity</h2>
<p><img src="/images/agent-prd-writer.png" alt="PRD Writer avatar"></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Model</strong>: Opus</li>
<li><strong>Animal totem</strong>: Bowerbird (builds elaborate, purposeful structures)</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="workflow">Workflow</h2>
<ol>
<li>Read system context (CLAUDE.md, wiki index, existing PRDs, agent definitions)</li>
<li>Interview Kyle one question at a time across five categories:
problem clarity, solution validation, success criteria, constraints, strategic fit</li>
<li>Gate: "I have enough to write a PRD. Proceeding to research."</li>
<li>Research the problem space (delegate to researcher subagent + own reading)</li>
<li>Write PRD to <code>wiki/prds/&#x3C;slug>.md</code> using the standard template</li>
<li>Validate: delegate to a fresh validator subagent that checks every
acceptance criterion is testable and contains no implementation details</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="output">Output</h2>
<p>A draft PRD file at <code>apps/blog/blog/markdown/wiki/prds/&#x3C;slug>.md</code>.</p>
<h2 id="invocation">Invocation</h2>
<pre><code class="language-bash">claude --agent prd-writer
</code></pre>
<h2 id="agent-definition">Agent definition</h2>
<p>Source: <code>.claude/agents/prd-writer.md</code></p>


Takes vague product ideas and produces well-scoped PRDs through structured interview and research.

Kyle Pericak

"It works in my environment"

PRD Writer

Role

Identity

Workflow

Output

Invocation

Agent definition