CLI Overview¶

The prdtool CLI provides commands for creating, managing, validating, and scoring Product Requirements Documents.

Command Structure¶

prdtool [command] [subcommand] [flags]

Global Flags¶

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--file`	`-f`	PRD file path	`PRD.json`
`--help`	`-h`	Help for any command
`--version`	`-v`	Version information

Commands¶

Document Management¶

Command	Description
`init`	Initialize a new PRD with required metadata
`show`	Display PRD contents as JSON
`validate`	Validate PRD against schema
`score`	Score PRD quality against rubric
`view`	Generate human-readable views

Content Addition¶

Command	Description
`add problem`	Add a problem statement
`add persona`	Add a user persona
`add goal`	Add a goal
`add nongoal`	Add a non-goal
`add solution`	Add a solution option
`add req`	Add a functional requirement
`add nfr`	Add a non-functional requirement
`add metric`	Add a success metric
`add risk`	Add a risk
`add decision`	Add a decision record

Deployment¶

Command	Description
`deploy`	Generate AI assistant configurations

Typical Workflow¶

Initialize a new PRD:

prdtool init --title "Feature Name" --owner "PM Name"

Add content incrementally:

prdtool add problem --statement "..."
prdtool add persona --name "..." --role "..."
prdtool add goal --statement "..."
prdtool add req --description "..." --priority must

Validate the structure:
```
prdtool validate
```
Score for quality:
```
prdtool score
```

Generate views for stakeholders:

prdtool view --type pm      # For product managers
prdtool view --type exec    # For executives

See Command Reference for detailed documentation of each command, or Examples for complete workflows.