bmad-prfaq Skill for Claude Code: Stress-Test a Product with a PRFAQ

BMad Method skill that coaches you through Amazon's Working Backwards method and ends in a finished PRFAQ document.

Installs: 12.6K; on skills.sh
Stars: 54.9K; on GitHub
Files: 10; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Nov 2026; last repo commit

You describe a product idea and the assistant acts as a tough product coach. You write the press release for the finished product first, then answer hard customer and internal questions, and it ends with a verdict and a PRFAQ document. A headless mode writes a first draft from facts you supply.

It only works in a project where BMad is set up, because its SKILL.md runs scripts from the project's _bmad folder through uv. It starts a web researcher and a document scanner as subagents. The folder has 11 files including SKILL.md and no scripts.

Good for

Founders and product managers testing an idea before building
Teams that need a PRFAQ as input for a PRD
Open-source and internal-tool owners who want their concept challenged

Install bmad-prfaq

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the bmad-prfaq skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

/plugin marketplace add bmad-code-org/bmad-plugins

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

bmad-prfaq needs BMad set up in your project: its SKILL.md runs a script from the project's _bmad folder and tells the agent to run the bmad skill's setup when that script is missing. Pick one route, not both. The marketplace manifest lists this skill's folder under the bmad-method plugin, so install bmad-method after you add the marketplace, plus the plugin that holds the bmad skill (the bmad-plugins README names bmad-method and bmad-toolbox). Then ask the bmad skill to run bmad setup. Skills CLI route: it asks which coding tools to install to, so choose Claude Code, then ask the bmad skill to run bmad setup. BMad needs uv for its setup and Python scripts. The README calls v7 a preview alpha with breaking changes between updates.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Test a product concept with Amazon's Working Backwards method: write the press release for the finished product first, then answer hard customer and stakeholder questions, ending in a complete PRFAQ document. Use when the user requests to 'create a PRFAQ', 'work backwards', or 'run the PRFAQ challenge'

Sections in SKILL.md

Overview
Conventions
On Activation
Step 1: Resolve the Workflow Block
Step 2: Execute Prepend Steps
Step 3: Load Persistent Facts
Step 4: Load Config
Step 5: Greet the User
Step 6: Execute Append Steps
Pre-workflow Setup
Stage 1: Ignition
Stages

Key facts

Author: BMad Code (owner of the bmad-code-org/bmad-method repo)
License: README and the plugin marketplace manifest say MIT; GitHub reports no detected license
Installs on skills.sh: 12,619 as of 2026-11-02
GitHub stars: 54,859 for the whole bmad-code-org/bmad-method repo, 2026-11-02
Last repo commit: 2026-11-01
Files: 11 files including SKILL.md (4 stage guides, 2 subagent prompts, a template); no scripts
Needs: uv, and BMad set up in the project (SKILL.md)

What it includes

Gets the concept on the table and pushes you to name a customer and problem.
Also sets up the output document and starts the subagents.
Write · Stage 1: Ignition
Drafts the press release for the finished product with hard coaching.
Write · Stage 2: The Press Release
Asks devil's advocate questions from the customer's side.
Write · Stage 3: Customer FAQ
Asks skeptical stakeholder questions about feasibility and risk.
Write · Stage 4: Internal FAQ
Rates how strong the concept is and writes the final output.
Write · Stage 5: The Verdict
Writes a first-draft PRFAQ from customer, problem, stakes and solution you supply.
Fails with guidance if those four inputs are missing or vague.
Write · --headless / -H
Subagent that scans your project documents for relevant material.
Read · Artifact analyzer
Subagent that runs 3 to 5 web searches on competitors and market context.
Network · Web researcher

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

It writes a PRFAQ file into your project and sends a summary of your idea into web searches. Leave anything confidential out of the idea you describe.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

Your concept goes into web searches
The web researcher agent receives a summary of your product idea and runs 3 to 5 web searches. Leave out anything confidential from the idea you describe. github.com
It reads project documents
The artifact analyzer scans your output and initiative folders and any paths you give it. It skips ticket files, which the main session reads itself. github.com
This is a preview release
The BMAD-METHOD README calls v7 a preview alpha with breaking changes between updates. github.com

Technical details

Scopes	Runs uv run on _bmad/scripts in your project to resolve settings Reads documents in your output and initiative folders for context Writes prfaq-<slug>/prfaq-<slug>.md and a distillate Web researcher subagent runs 3 to 5 web searches about your concept

Questions

What does bmad-prfaq do?

It coaches you through Amazon's Working Backwards method. You write the press release for the finished product, answer customer and internal FAQs, and get a verdict and a PRFAQ document.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. After installing, ask the bmad skill to run bmad setup, because this skill needs BMad set up in the project.

Does it work in the Claude app or claude.ai?

This page documents no install for the Claude app. The skill needs uv and a project folder with BMad set up, so the box lists Claude Code, Codex and the skills CLI.

Is it safe?

It writes a PRFAQ file into your project and its web researcher searches the web about your concept. Our advice: keep confidential details out of the idea you describe.

Can it run without asking me questions?

Yes. Headless mode writes a first draft from your customer, problem, stakes and solution. Without those four it returns an error that says what is missing.

bmad-prfaq vs bmad-forge-idea?

Forge-idea is for a half-formed idea; the PRFAQ skill points you there when you cannot name a customer or problem. PRFAQ is for a concept you can describe and want to stress-test.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: bmad-code-org/bmad-method
Folder: skills/bmad-prfaq

bmad-code-org/bmad-method skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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README.md · github.com
README.md · github.com
marketplace.json · github.com
SKILL.md · github.com
web-researcher.md · github.com
artifact-analyzer.md · github.com