hardware-prd
Write a PRD for a physical hardware product — target cost (BOM and landed), industrial design constraints, regulatory certifications, reliability targets, serviceability, packaging, and forecast assumptions. Use when asked to write a hardware PRD, spec a new device, define requirements for a physical product, or kick off an NPI program. Produces a complete hardware PRD with a cost stack, cert matrix, reliability spec, and EVT/DVT/PVT milestone targets.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill hardware-prd --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Hardware PRD Skill A software PRD can ship wrong and patch later; a hardware PRD is cut into steel and soldered onto boards. This skill writes a PRD that forces the decisions that get expensive after tooling: cost targets with a full stack (not just BOM), certifications named per market, reliability as numbers, and forecast assumptions stated so the supply chain can be sized honestly. ## What This Skill Produces - A complete hardware PRD with numbered, testable requirements (shall-statements) - A target cost stack: BOM → COGS → landed cost, with margin math - A regulatory/certification matrix per target market - Reliability, serviceability, and packaging requirements with acceptance numbers - Forecast assumptions and the EVT/DVT/PVT milestones the schedule hangs on ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided; if the brief is thin, infer sensible values and label each one `[assumed — confirm]`: - **Product concept and user** — what it is, who buys it, key use environment (indoor/outdoor, temp range, drop risk) - **Target retail price and channel** — retail vs D2C changes the margin stack - **Target markets** — determines the cert list (US, EU, UK, etc.) - **Power source** — b
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Cost & Certification Framework
- Output Format
- Hardware PRD: [product]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the hardware-prd skill do?
Write a PRD for a physical hardware product — target cost (BOM and landed), industrial design constraints, regulatory certifications, reliability targets, serviceability, packaging, and forecast assumptions. Use when asked to write a hardware PRD, spec a new device, define requirements for a physical product, or kick off an NPI program. Produces a complete hardware PRD with a cost stack, cert matrix, reliability spec, and EVT/DVT/PVT milestone targets.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill hardware-prd --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.