# PRD: [Your App Name]

> The one-page product requirements document for founders building with AI app builders.
> Fill in every section in plain English, then paste the whole file into your AI builder
> (Lovable, Claude Code, Bolt, Replit, Cursor) as your first prompt.
> From softwaresecrets.com — the free book for non-technical founders.

## 1. One-liner

[App name] helps [specific person] [get specific result] by [how].

## 2. The problem

- Who has this problem: [be specific — "mobile pet groomers," not "small businesses"]
- What they do today instead: [spreadsheet, texts, paper, nothing]
- Why that breaks: [what it costs them in time, money, or missed work]

## 3. The user

- Primary user: [who opens the app most days]
- Secondary user (if any): [their client, their staff, an admin]
- Technical comfort level: [phone-only? desktop? hates software?]

## 4. Core features (must-haves for v1)

List 3–6. If a feature isn't needed on day one, it goes in section 5.

1. [Feature] — [one sentence: what the user does and what happens]
2. [Feature] — [...]
3. [Feature] — [...]

## 5. Later (explicitly NOT in v1)

- [Feature you're tempted to add — parked]
- [Feature a future customer might request — parked]

## 6. Key user flow

Walk the happy path, step by step, like a story:

1. [User] opens the app and sees [what]
2. They tap/click [what] to [do what]
3. The app [does what]
4. They finish when [what result exists]

## 7. Screens

- [Screen name]: [what's on it, what the user does there]
- [Screen name]: [...]
- [Screen name]: [...]

## 8. Data the app stores

- [Thing]: [fields — e.g., Client: name, phone, notes, next appointment]
- [Thing]: [...]

## 9. Integrations & accounts

- Login: [email/password? Google? none for v1?]
- Payments: [Stripe? none for v1?]
- Notifications: [email? SMS? none for v1?]

## 10. Done means

You'll know v1 is finished when:

- [ ] A real user can [complete the core flow] without your help
- [ ] [Specific check — e.g., a booking shows up on the owner's schedule instantly]
- [ ] [Specific check — e.g., works on a phone screen]