Workflow

Project kickoff: spec → plan before any code

Make the AI write a short spec and build plan you can approve before it touches a file.

Paste into Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Lovable, Bolt, Replit or v0

I want to build: [ONE-SENTENCE IDEA].
Who it's for: [AUDIENCE]. Must-have features for v1: [3–5 BULLETS]. Not in v1: [LIST].

Before writing any code:
1. Ask me up to 5 clarifying questions if anything important is ambiguous. Then stop and wait.
2. After I answer, write a one-page spec: user stories, pages/screens, data model (tables + fields), external services, and env vars needed.
3. Propose the simplest stack that fits (prefer boring, well-documented tools) and say why.
4. Break the build into 6–10 small milestones, each ending in something I can run and click.
5. For each milestone list the files you expect to create or change.

Don't write code until I reply "approved".

Tips

Paste your answers back in one message.
Save the spec as SPEC.md in the repo so every later prompt can reference it.

Works with: Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Replit, Lovable, Bolt, v0. Last reviewed 2026-11-13.