Templates

Included Templates

Every built-in ChatPRD and community template, from PRDs and launch plans to specs for AI coding and prototyping tools.

ChatPRD includes templates for product planning, research, technical documentation and building with AI tools. Find them under ChatPRD templates on the Templates page, and pick one from Writing in the chat composer. They're listed alphabetically there; the groups below are just to help you find the right one.

Included templates walkthrough

Open a template's … menu on the Templates page to Preview its sections, Duplicate and customize it (this opens a private copy you can edit), or Make default. See Creating & Using Templates.

Settings > Customize: your templates and the ChatPRD templates.

Core templates

ChatPRD: PRD

The default ChatPRD template for detailed product requirements documents, including goals, context, user stories, requirements and success metrics.

No Template

Start from scratch and let ChatPRD use its judgment for the content and structure. In the composer's template list it's called None.

Product planning and strategy

ChatPRD: Product Strategy Document

Define the strategy for a product: vision, market analysis, objectives, strategies and roadmap.

ChatPRD: Go-to-Market Plan

A strategic plan for launching a product across marketing, sales and operations.

ChatPRD: Product Launch Checklist

A detailed checklist that makes sure every part of a launch is covered, to reduce risk.

ChatPRD: Release Plan

Plan and execute a release, from the product overview to measurement and success criteria.

ChatPRD: Release Notes

Document what's in a software release: new features, bug fixes and known issues.

ChatPRD: OKRs

Generate objectives and key results based on your product and business goals.

ChatPRD: PR FAQ

An Amazon-style "Working Backwards" press release and FAQs, written as if the product has already launched successfully.

ChatPRD: Competitive Analysis Report

Analyze competitors' background, product offerings, market positioning and strategy.

Research, testing and UX

ChatPRD: User Personas

Detailed profiles of your user segments, to design with empathy for their needs.

ChatPRD: Customer Journey Map

Map and improve the customer journey: personas, journey stages, opportunities and an action plan.

ChatPRD: User Testing Plan

A plan for user testing that validates features and the overall experience.

ChatPRD: Usability Test Plan

Plan a usability test: objectives, methodology, environment, measures and reporting.

ChatPRD: Accessibility Compliance Checklist

Check accessibility in design, content readability and navigation, for all users including people with disabilities.

Technical documentation

ChatPRD: Technical Design Document

Document the technical design of a product or feature, covering every critical aspect.

ChatPRD: API Documentation

Document an API's purpose, functionality, architecture, authentication, error handling and endpoints.

ChatPRD: Product Security Assessment

Evaluate and strengthen a product's security, including technical specifications, key features and risk assessment.

Building with AI

ChatPRD: Spec for AI Prototyping

A self-contained spec to paste into AI prototyping tools like v0.app, Bolt, Lovable or Replit. Covers what to build, how it should look, the tech stack and key user flows.

ChatPRD: Product Brief for AI Development

A product brief for AI-assisted development: goals, user stories, requirements, UX flows and technical architecture, so tools like Cursor, Claude, v0.app, Lovable and Replit build exactly what you mean.

ChatPRD: Product Spec for AI Agents

Turn an idea into a detailed, testable spec that covers the problem, the bet, success criteria and evaluation.

ChatPRD: Feature Implementation Spec

A single-feature spec for an AI coding agent: what to build, acceptance criteria, edge cases and the files to touch.

ChatPRD: App Architecture Plan

Plan your system before you build: data model, API design, auth, integrations and deployment.

ChatPRD: Database Schema Design

Plan entities, relationships, indexes, access patterns and migrations before AI generates them.

ChatPRD: AI Coding Rules & Standards

Generate a rules file (like CLAUDE.md or .cursorrules) with the conventions and patterns AI coding assistants should follow in your codebase.

ChatPRD: Landing Page Brief

A spec for a marketing or product landing page (hero, value props, social proof, CTAs and design direction) to hand to a tool like v0.app, Cursor or Lovable.

ChatPRD: Bug Investigation & Fix Plan

Investigate and fix a complex bug: symptoms, reproduction, root cause, proposed fix and verification.

ChatPRD: Refactoring Plan

Plan a refactor with clear motivation, target architecture, migration steps and risks, so it has a finish line.

Community templates

Templates from experts in the product community, shared with permission.

Community: Aakash's PRD

Aakash Gupta's PRD template.

Community: Peter's PRD

Peter Yang's PRD template.

Community: Lenny's 1-Pager

Lenny Rachitsky's 1-pager. Useful when you already have a product in mind.

Community: Founding Hypothesis

A strategy tool from Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky, creators of the Design Sprint, introduced in Click via Lenny's Newsletter. It helps teams align on the basics: customer, problem, approach, competitors and differentiation, for a clear, testable foundation for any new product.

Choose a default template

To use a template automatically for new documents, open its … menu on the Templates page and choose Make default. Your default shows Current default.

Not sure which to use?

Leave the template on Auto (ask me each time) and ChatPRD picks the best match, or start with ChatPRD: PRD, which is flexible and comprehensive.

Last updated Oct 12, 2026
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