prp-manager

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Grok Build, Antigravity, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, and other compatible agents.

npx skills add https://github.com/willywg/prp-manager --skill prp-manager

Listed on skills.sh and in the official Claude plugin directory (Claude Code, Cowork and the Claude apps).

What is Context Engineering?

Context Engineering is a discipline for providing AI coding assistants with comprehensive information needed to complete tasks end-to-end. Unlike traditional prompt engineering (which focuses on clever wording for individual tasks), Context Engineering is a complete system including documentation, examples, rules, patterns, and validation mechanisms.

"Most agent failures aren't model failures - they're context failures."

What are PRPs?

PRPs (Product Requirements Prompts) are comprehensive implementation blueprints specifically designed for AI coding assistants. They are similar to traditional PRDs (Product Requirements Documents) but crafted to instruct AI rather than human teams.

A PRP provides the AI with:

• Product Requirements: What you're building and why
• Curated Codebase Intelligence: Examples, existing patterns, and conventions
• Agent Runbook: Step-by-step instructions including testing and validation

Features

• Initialize: Analyzes your project and creates a customized PRP template based on your stack (Python/Node.js/etc.), linting tools, testing framework, and project conventions
• Generate: Creates comprehensive PRPs for new features with all necessary context
• Execute: Implements features following the PRP with validation loops

Installation

Any compatible agent (Recommended)

Install with the skills CLI, which detects your installed agents and copies the skill to the right location:

npx skills add https://github.com/willywg/prp-manager --skill prp-manager

Claude Code (Plugin)

PRP Manager is in the official Claude plugin directory. In your shell:

claude plugin install prp-manager@anthropic-plugin-directory

Or find it in the /plugin panel inside a session. Update later with claude plugin update prp-manager@anthropic-plugin-directory.

The directory serves each version after Anthropic reviews it. To get new versions as soon as they are pushed, install from this repository, which is also a plugin marketplace:

claude plugin marketplace add willywg/prp-manager
claude plugin install prp-manager@prp-manager

Or inside a session, in one step (Claude Code 2.1.275 or later):

/plugin install prp-manager --marketplace willywg/prp-manager

Notes:

• As a plugin, the skill is invoked explicitly as /prp-manager:prp-manager. Automatic activation works the same as with any other install.
• Pick one install method: the directory or this repository's marketplace, not both. If you also have the skill in ~/.claude/skills/ (from npx skills add or a manual copy), Claude Code loads the plugin and skips that copy. Remove the copy to avoid confusion.

Cursor (Plugin)

This repository is also a Cursor plugin marketplace (.cursor-plugin/). Until it is listed in the Cursor Marketplace, install it as a local plugin:

git clone https://github.com/willywg/prp-manager.git
mkdir -p ~/.cursor/plugins/local
cp -r prp-manager/prp-manager ~/.cursor/plugins/local/

Restart Cursor afterwards. Cursor also loads skills from ~/.cursor/skills/ and ~/.claude/skills/, so if you installed the skill with npx skills add or into Claude Code's skills folder, keep only one copy.

Claude Code (Manual)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/willywg/prp-manager.git
cd prp-manager

# Option 1: User-level (available in all projects)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r prp-manager ~/.claude/skills/

# Option 2: Project-level (available only in current project)
mkdir -p /path/to/your/project/.claude/skills
cp -r prp-manager /path/to/your/project/.claude/skills/

After installation, verify the skill is available:

# In your Claude terminal:
/reload-skills

The prp-manager skill should be listed.

Claude.ai (Web)

1. Download this repository as a ZIP
2. Extract and compress only the prp-manager/ folder into a new ZIP
3. Go to Settings > Features
4. Upload the ZIP file

Note: Custom Skills on Claude.ai require Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plans with code execution enabled.

Claude Desktop

1. Download this repository as a ZIP
2. Extract and compress only the prp-manager/ folder into a new ZIP
3. Open Claude Desktop settings
4. Navigate to the Skills section
5. Upload the ZIP file

Usage

The skill activates automatically when you mention PRPs or feature planning.

Workflow 1: Initialize PRPs (Recommended First)

User: "Initialize PRPs for this project"

Claude will:

1. Analyze your project files (README, package.json, CLAUDE.md, etc.)
2. Detect your stack and conventions
3. Create PRPs/templates/prp_base.md customized for your project

Workflow 2: Generate a PRP

User: "Create a PRP for adding OAuth authentication with Google"

Claude will:

1. Research your codebase for similar patterns
2. Gather external documentation if needed
3. Create PRPs/001--google-oauth.md with full context

Workflow 3: Execute a PRP

User: "Execute PRP PRPs/001--google-oauth.md"

Claude will:

1. Read and understand the PRP
2. Implement tasks in order
3. Run validation at each step
4. Report completion status

Example Output

After Initialize

PRPs Initialized for MyProject

Stack Detected:
- Language: TypeScript 5
- Framework: Express
- Package Manager: pnpm
- Linting: Biome
- Type Checking: tsc
- Testing: Vitest

Created:
- PRPs/templates/prp_base.md

Ready to generate PRPs!

After Generate

PRPs/005--feature-name.md

Confidence: 8/10
Key Notes: [implementation highlights]

After Execute

PRP Execution Complete

Tasks: 5/5 completed
Validation: All passing
Status: SUCCESS

Stack Detection

During initialization, Claude analyzes your project files to detect your stack and create an appropriate PRP template with the correct validation commands. The table below shows common configurations, but Claude will adapt to whatever stack your project uses.

Stack	Package Manager	Linting	Testing
Python	uv, pip	ruff, flake8, mypy	pytest
Node.js	npm, pnpm, yarn	eslint, biome	jest, vitest
TypeScript	npm, pnpm	tsc, biome	jest, vitest
Go	go modules	gofmt, go vet	go test
Rust	cargo	cargo fmt, clippy	cargo test

Recommended: Provide Project Context

For best results, ensure your project has one or more of these files before initializing PRPs:

• CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md - AI agent instructions and project rules
• README.md - Project overview and architecture
• CONTRIBUTING.md - Code style and contribution guidelines

These files give Claude more context about your project's conventions, patterns, and specific requirements, resulting in better customized PRP templates.

Repository Structure

prp-manager/                  # Repository root
├── README.md                 # This file
├── LICENSE                   # MIT License
├── CLAUDE.md                 # Claude Code guidance for this repo
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── marketplace.json      # Claude Code plugin marketplace (points at the skill)
├── .cursor-plugin/
│   └── marketplace.json      # Cursor plugin marketplace (points at the skill)
├── PRPs/                     # PRPs used to develop this repo
├── evals/                    # Trigger eval for the skill description
└── prp-manager/              # The skill (copy this folder)
    ├── .claude-plugin/
    │   ├── plugin.json       # Claude Code plugin manifest
    │   └── icon.png          # Plugin directory listing icon
    ├── .cursor-plugin/
    │   └── plugin.json       # Cursor plugin manifest
    ├── SKILL.md              # Main skill instructions
    ├── assets/
    │   └── templates/
    │       └── prp_base.md   # Default PRP template
    └── references/
        ├── examples.md       # Usage examples
        └── customization.md  # Stack-specific customization guide

Credits & Inspiration

This skill is based on the Context Engineering methodology:

• PRP Framework: Originally created by Rasmus Widing (Wirasm)
• Context Engineering: Popularized by Cole Medin in context-engineering-intro

Learn More

• Agent Skills Specification
• PRP Manager on skills.sh
• What is Context Engineering?
• Original PRP Framework

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.