PRD

Let me start with something that actually happened. In early 2025, I added a feature to an internal system: export to Excel. Small requirement — I didn’t even write it up, just typed “add an export button to the list page” into the chat box. The AI delivered in ten minutes. Frontend changes, new endpoint, SQL — all in one pass. I was pleased when I opened the PR, right up until review revealed: the export columns didn’t match the list page, a hundred thousand rows would hang the service outright, there was no permission check, and the tests only covered the happy path.

Everyone knows the standard Vibe Coding flow by now: write user stories → produce a PRD → AI generates the backend → AI generates the frontend → demo and verify. It works, but at delivery time the UI interaction experience often falls far short of expectations. Where does it go wrong? In the PRD itself. 1. The Fundamental Problem with PRDs # PRDs (Product Requirements Documents) were never that friendly to humans in the first place. Three reasons: