Cursor adaptation of Rasmus's work at https://github.com/Wirasm/PRPs-agentic-eng Please, buy him a coffee: https://coff.ee/wirasm

What is PRP?

Product Requirement Prompt (PRP)

In short

A PRP is PRD + curated codebase intelligence + agent/runbook—the minimum viable packet an AI needs to plausibly ship production-ready code on the first pass.

Product Requirement Prompt (PRP) is a structured prompt methodology first established in summer 2024 with context engineering at heart. A PRP supplies an AI coding agent with everything it needs to deliver a vertical slice of working software—no more, no less.

How PRP Differs from Traditional PRD

A traditional PRD clarifies what the product must do and why customers need it, but deliberately avoids how it will be built.

A PRP keeps the goal and justification sections of a PRD yet adds three AI-critical layers:

Context

Precise file paths and content, library versions and library context, code snippets examples. LLMs generate higher-quality code when given direct, in-prompt references instead of broad descriptions. Usage of a ai_docs/ directory to pipe in library and other docs.

Using Cursor Workflows

The cursor_workflows/ directory contains workflow files that integrate with Cursor's AI capabilities.

Available Workflows

1. PRP Creation & Execution:

   • @prime_context.md - Load project context and understand PRP methodology
   • @prp_create.md <feature> - Generate comprehensive PRPs with research
   • @prp_execute.md <prp-file> - Execute PRPs against codebase

2. Code Review:

   • @code_review.md - Review code changes using PRP methodology

How to Use Workflows

1. In Cursor, use the @ symbol followed by the workflow name
2. Example usage:

   @prime_context.md
   @prp_create.md user authentication system with OAuth2
   @prp_execute.md PRPs/user-auth.md
   @code_review.md
   

Using PRPs

Creating a PRP

1. Prime your context first:

   @prime_context.md
   

2. Create a comprehensive PRP:

   @prp_create.md implement user authentication with JWT tokens
   

3. Or manually use the template:

   cp PRPs/templates/prp_base.md PRPs/my-feature.md

Executing a PRP

1. Using Cursor workflow (recommended):

   @prp_execute.md PRPs/my-feature.md
   

PRP Best Practices

1. Context is King: Include ALL necessary documentation, examples, and caveats
2. Validation Loops: Provide executable tests/lints the AI can run and fix
3. Information Dense: Use keywords and patterns from the codebase
4. Progressive Success: Start simple, validate, then enhance

Example PRP Structure

## Goal

Implement user authentication with JWT tokens

## Why

- Enable secure user sessions
- Support API authentication
- Replace basic auth with industry standard

## What

JWT-based authentication system with login, logout, and token refresh

### Success Criteria

- [ ] Users can login with email/password
- [ ] JWT tokens expire after 24 hours
- [ ] Refresh tokens work correctly
- [ ] All endpoints properly secured