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feat(product-team): add code-to-prd skill — reverse-engineer any codebase into PRD - #369

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Summary

  • Adds code-to-prd skill to product-team/ — reverse-engineers frontend, backend, or fullstack codebases into complete Product Requirements Documents
  • Fullstack support: React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Next.js, Nuxt, NestJS, Express, Django, DRF, FastAPI, Flask
  • 2 Python scripts (codebase_analyzer.py, prd_scaffolder.py), 2 reference guides, 3 expected output samples
  • /code-to-prd slash command (4-step workflow: analyze → scaffold → fill → finalize)
  • Marketplace entry with 15 keywords, settings.json with command registration
  • Skill-tester validated: 97.6/100 (EXCELLENT), quality 73.2/100 (B-), scripts 2/2 PASS
  • Attribution to @lihanglogan for the original concept (PR #368)

Test plan

  • python3 codebase_analyzer.py --help exits 0
  • python3 prd_scaffolder.py --help exits 0
  • prd_scaffolder.py --validate-only validates sample JSON
  • prd_scaffolder.py --dry-run shows planned output without writing
  • skill_validator.py scores 97.6/100 (EXCELLENT)
  • quality_scorer.py scores 73.2/100 (B-, STANDARD tier)
  • script_tester.py passes 2/2 scripts (18/18 checks)
  • plugin.json schema-valid (8/8 allowed fields, version 2.1.2)
  • YAML frontmatter valid with all required fields
  • Test on a real Next.js project
  • Test on a real Django project

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… into PRD

Analyzes routes, components, state, APIs, and interactions to generate
complete Product Requirements Documents. Framework-agnostic (React, Vue,
Angular, Svelte, Next.js, Nuxt). Three-phase workflow: global scan,
page-by-page deep analysis, structured doc generation.

Inspired by community contribution (PR #368) but rebuilt from scratch
in English with enhanced coverage for mock API detection, field
interdependencies, and execution pacing strategies.
- frontend_analyzer.py: scans codebase for routes, APIs, enums, framework detection
- prd_scaffolder.py: generates PRD directory with README, page stubs, appendix
- references/framework-patterns.md: React, Next.js, Vue, Nuxt, Angular, Svelte patterns
- references/prd-quality-checklist.md: validation checklist for generated PRDs
- SKILL.md updated with tooling section

Both scripts are stdlib-only (no pip install).
…ketplace

- Fix plugin.json version: 1.0.0 → 2.1.2 (repo versioning)
- Add /code-to-prd slash command (4-step workflow: analyze → scaffold → fill → finalize)
- Add settings.json with command registration and platform metadata
- Add code-to-prd entry to marketplace.json with keywords and category

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
… FastAPI support

- Rename frontend_analyzer.py → codebase_analyzer.py — now detects backend
  frameworks via package.json (NestJS, Express, Fastify) and project files
  (manage.py, requirements.txt for Django, FastAPI, Flask)
- Add backend route extraction: NestJS @Controller/@get decorators,
  Django urls.py path() patterns
- Add model/entity extraction: Django models.Model fields, NestJS @entity
  and DTO classes
- Add stack_type detection (frontend / backend / fullstack) to analysis output
- SKILL.md: add Supported Stacks table, backend directory guide, backend
  endpoint inventory template, backend page type strategies, backend pitfalls
- references/framework-patterns.md: add NestJS, Express, Django, DRF, FastAPI
  pattern tables + database model patterns + backend validation patterns
- references/prd-quality-checklist.md: add backend-specific checks (endpoints,
  DTOs, models, admin, middleware, migrations)
- Update all descriptions and keywords across plugin.json, settings.json,
  marketplace.json, and /code-to-prd command

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…tmatter, imports

- Add README.md with quick start, framework table, output structure
- Add assets/sample-analysis.json for script testing
- Expand SKILL.md frontmatter with version, author, category, tier, dependencies
- Add Features, Usage, Examples sections to SKILL.md
- Remove __future__ imports, fix str|None → Optional[str] for Python 3.9 compat
- Validation: 65→85.7, quality: 51→62.1, scripts: 2/2 PASS

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…s, expected outputs

- SKILL.md frontmatter: add Name, Tier, Category, Dependencies, Author,
  Version as capitalized top-level keys (validator requirement)
- SKILL.md sections: add Name and Description headings (validator requirement)
- Add expected_outputs/ with 3 sample files: PRD README, page doc, enum dict
- prd_scaffolder.py: add validate_analysis(), --validate-only, --dry-run
  flags, structured print_summary() — now 333 LOC (was 255, within 300-500)
- Add scripts/.gitignore to exclude generated prd/ test output

Scores: validator 65→97.6 (EXCELLENT), quality 51→73.2 (B-), scripts 2/2 PASS

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Code Review — feat(product-team): code-to-prd skill

Note: This PR has already been merged. Leaving this review for tracking and future improvement.

Overall this is a solid, well-structured addition. The 4-step workflow is clear, both scripts pass --help, and the scaffold output is genuinely useful. A few things worth addressing in a follow-up.


Bugs / Issues

1. agenthub displaced from marketplace.json
The diff replaces the agenthub entry with code-to-prd rather than appending a new entry. If agenthub is intentionally being removed that should be explicit, but it looks unintentional — agenthub is still present in engineering/agenthub/. This should be an append, not a replace.

2. Duplicate imports in prd_scaffolder.py

from pathlib import Path      # line ~2061
from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional

from pathlib import Path      # duplicate ~2063
from typing import Any, Dict, List

pathlib.Path and the typing imports are declared twice. The second import also drops Optional, which is used elsewhere in the file (Optional[str] in scaffold()). While Python silently handles duplicate imports, the missing Optional could cause a NameError at runtime if the second import shadows the first in some edge cases. Clean this up.

3. Command description mismatch
commands/code-to-prd.md line 4 reads:

"Reverse-engineer a frontend codebase into a PRD"

But the skill supports frontend, backend, and fullstack. This description should match the SKILL.md description.

4. YAML frontmatter has duplicate keys
SKILL.md frontmatter contains both Name: code-to-prd and name: code-to-prd. YAML parsers typically use the last occurrence of a duplicate key, which could cause inconsistent behavior depending on the parser. Use one canonical key (name).


Quality

5. Quality score is 73.2/100 (B-)
The PR description notes this is below the EXCELLENT threshold. Per CLAUDE.md quality standards, skills should save users 40%+ time. The quality report should be addressed before publishing to ClawHub. Specific gaps worth filling:

  • The ## Module Overview table in README.md scaffolding is pre-filled with a single <!-- TODO --> row — it could auto-group routes by common path prefix to give users a starting point.
  • prd_scaffolder.py does not handle fullstack projects (both frontend_pages and backend_endpoints in the routes object) — it only reads routes.pages, so fullstack analysis output from codebase_analyzer.py won't be scaffolded properly.

6. Integration tests are unchecked

- [ ] Test on a real Next.js project
- [ ] Test on a real Django project

These two items remain unchecked in the test plan. For a skill claiming fullstack support, end-to-end tests on at least one real project should be a merge prerequisite.


Minor

  • settings.json commands block maps "code-to-prd": "/code-to-prd" — the value is the command invocation string, which is inconsistent with other skills in the repo that use the command name as both key and value. Double-check the expected schema.
  • generate_page_relationships() caps the navigation map at 20 routes with routes[:20] but prints no notice if routes are truncated — worth adding # ... ({n} more) only when truncation actually occurs (it does, but it's in an if block that's clear).

What's Working Well

  • Scripts are stdlib-only with no pip dependencies — consistent with repo philosophy.
  • --validate-only and --dry-run flags make the tooling safe to test.
  • Mock detection logic in codebase_analyzer.py is a thoughtful addition.
  • Attribution to @lihanglogan in README is a good practice.
  • plugin.json correctly follows the 8-field schema constraint from CLAUDE.md.

Suggested follow-up PR:

  1. Restore agenthub to marketplace.json (append code-to-prd instead of replacing).
  2. Fix duplicate imports in prd_scaffolder.py.
  3. Fix command description in commands/code-to-prd.md.
  4. Add fullstack route handling in scaffolder (frontend_pages + backend_endpoints).
  5. Run against at least one real Next.js or Django project and document the result.

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alirezarezvani added a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 17, 2026
…nflict resolution

The agenthub marketplace entry was added in commit 2f57ef8 but dropped
when PR #369 (code-to-prd) merged with a conflict in marketplace.json.
Re-adds the entry with all cross-domain keywords and 7 slash commands.

Total plugins: 22 (was 21)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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