PRD Validate

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the PRD Validate skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. PRD Validate is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: prd-spec · Last updated: 2026-07-16

PRD Structural Validator. Reads a PRD and checks it against the required structure checklist. Outputs a pass/fail validation report without modifying the PRD. TRIGGER when: user asks to validate a PRD, check PRD structure, verify PRD completeness, run PRD checklist, or invokes /prd-validate. Also triggers for "is this PRD complete", "check my PRD", "validate requirements structure", or when prd-draft suggests validation after drafting. DO NOT TRIGGER for PRD creation or drafting (use prd-draft). DO NOT TRIGGER for PRD quality review or scoring (use prd-review). DO NOT TRIGGER for epic decomposition (use epic-decompose).

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

About this skill (catalog notes)

PRD Validate includes worked examples. The SKILL.md is on the shorter side at about 538 words.

License: BSD-3-Clause
Original author: tqnonline
Indexed lastmod: 2026-07-16
Catalog position: Product · prd-spec
Indexed related skills: 10

How PRD Validate fits the catalog

PRD Validate sits in the Product category under the prd-spec sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Version: 1.0 | Role: UNIX filter -- reads a PRD, validates structure, outputs a report Methodology: Receive > Check > Report

What this skill does

PRD Validate is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the prd-spec sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/prd-validate/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The PRD Validate Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 152,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/prd-validate
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/prd-validate/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/prd-validate/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/prd-validate/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/prd-validate/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\prd-validate\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the PRD Validate Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/prd-validate/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the PRD Validate skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the PRD Validate skill?

Use PRD Validate when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the prd spec area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use PRD Validate" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the PRD Validate skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. PRD Validate is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/tqnonline/agent-forge/blob/fa198e7199ef5bd1fa77b0f727856ae95d0c74d5/plugins/pm/skills/prd-validate/SKILL.md
License: BSD-3-Clause
Author: tqnonline

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

tqnonline. (2026). PRD Validate [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/prd-validate/

BibTeX

@misc{prd-validate-2026,
  author    = {tqnonline},
  title     = {PRD Validate [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/prd-validate/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-16 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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