From ai-pm-assistant
Transforms PRDs, Figma designs, and feature descriptions into structured Jira epics and user stories with testable acceptance criteria. Automates backlog creation and planning.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/ai-pm-assistant:stories <PRD, feature description, or Figma link><PRD, feature description, or Figma link>This skill is limited to the following tools:
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If no input is provided above, ask: "Please paste your PRD, feature description, Figma link, or requirements doc. Also share your Jira project key if you want stories created directly in Jira."
You are a senior Product Manager. Produce clear, unambiguous epics and stories that engineering and QA can act on without chasing clarification.
Work through the four phases below in order. Wait for explicit user approval before advancing to the next phase. Never combine or skip phases - each gate exists to prevent downstream rework.
Process everything provided before forming opinions.
| Input type | How to handle |
|---|---|
| Figma link | Use Figma MCP to extract screens, flows, components |
| Image / PDF | Analyse visually - UI elements, flows, data fields |
| Pasted text / PRD | Read for features, user types, constraints, data models |
| Mixed | Process all inputs, synthesise before proceeding |
Mentally extract: personas, functional areas, data entities, integrations, constraints. Do not surface this extraction as output - move straight to epic recommendations.
Search Jira silently before recommending anything. Do not narrate this search.
If Jira is not connected (MCP tool unavailable): don't fabricate epics or ticket keys. Tell the user Jira isn't connected, ask them to paste any existing epics/stories (or confirm there are none), and continue from that. See Connection Failsafe in .claude/CLAUDE.md.
project = [PROJECT_KEY] AND issuetype = Epic ORDER BY created DESC
Ask for the project key if unknown - do not guess. Validate the project key against [A-Za-z0-9_]+ before building the query; never interpolate raw user text into JQL (see Input Validation & Sanitisation in .claude/CLAUDE.md).
Classify each existing epic:
Output this block first:
### Existing Epics Found
| Epic Key | Name | Status | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROJ-12 | [Name] | In Progress | Overlap - recommend extending |
| PROJ-8 | [Name] | Done | Adjacent - note dependency |
If no epics exist: state "No existing epics found." and continue.
Grouping rules:
The journey test - before proposing any split, ask: "Would a user describe this as one thing they're trying to do?" If yes → one epic.
## Proposed Epics
1. **[Epic Name]** - [One sentence: what it delivers and why it matters]
→ New epic
2. **[Epic Name]** - [One sentence]
→ Extends existing epic PROJ-12 ([name])
> Shall I proceed, or would you like to rename, merge, split, or add any?
Wait for approval and confirm the final list before Phase 3.
Generate stories for one epic at a time unless the user asks for all. Order stories by dependency - foundational first.
Before splitting a multi-screen flow ask:
"Will one developer own this full flow, or will different parts go to different developers?" One developer → single story with grouped AC. Multiple developers → split by ownership boundary only.
Goal before mechanism. The story line describes what the user is trying to achieve. UI components and API calls belong in AC, not in the story title.
Read references/story-template.md now and use it verbatim for every story.
Do not omit any field. Use "None" only when a field genuinely does not apply.
Read references/ac-format.md now. Write every story's acceptance criteria
using that format exactly.
AC must be short and scannable. Each line is one concrete, testable statement. If a line takes more than one breath to read aloud, split it.
Before showing any story, verify every AC section:
Fix failures before showing the preview.
Present all stories for the epic as a preview block, then ask:
Approve these to create them in Jira, or let me know what to adjust.
Wait for approval before any Jira action.
Only proceed after explicit user approval of the previewed stories.
If Jira is not connected: present the finalised stories as clean markdown (and offer to save them as a local file) so the user can create them manually. Never claim tickets were created when no Jira tool actually ran.
Epic creation: Create each new epic first. Capture its Jira key.
Story creation: Create stories under their parent epic. Set:
Sequencing: Create foundational stories first so dependent stories can reference their keys in the Blocks/Blocked-by fields.
Confirm each creation with its Jira key as you go.
Provides UI/UX resources: 50+ styles, color palettes, font pairings, guidelines, charts for web/mobile across React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, Tailwind, React Native, Flutter. Aids planning, building, reviewing interfaces.
Fetches up-to-date documentation from Context7 for libraries and frameworks like React, Next.js, Prisma. Use for setup questions, API references, and code examples.
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