Agent skill

Aidd Requirements

by paralleldrive in paralleldrive/aidd

Write functional requirements for a user story. An agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Aidd Requirements

skills CLI
$ npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-requirements -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install paralleldrive/aidd aidd-requirements --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-requirements .claude/skills/aidd-requirements && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
aidd-requirements
GitHub stars
384
Token cost
~294 tokens
SKILL.md length
131 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Write functional requirements for a user story. An agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd.

  • Works in 5 steps: Understand the story — read the user… → Identify situations — list the distinct… → Draft requirements — for each situation,… → …
  • Drafting requirements
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Specifying user stories

What it does

Aidd Requirements is an agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Write functional requirements for a user story. Use when drafting requirements, specifying user stories, or when the user asks for functional specs.

Its SKILL.md is about 290 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering User stories. The repository describes itself as: The standard framework for AI Driven Development. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Drafting requirements
  • Specifying user stories
  • The user asks for functional specs

Example prompts

  • “/aidd-requirements”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Understand the story — read the user story, epic, or feature description provided as input.
  2. Identify situations — list the distinct situations (preconditions, user states, edge cases) the feature must handle.
  3. Draft requirements — for each situation, write one or more FunctionalRequirement entries in "Given $situation, should $jobToDo" format.
  4. Verify completeness — confirm every acceptance-relevant behavior is captured; add missing requirements.
  5. Return the list — present the numbered requirements to the caller.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a7c8e3. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Aidd Requirements loads about 294 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 42 tokens; SKILL.md has 131 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~42
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~294

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from paralleldrive/aidd at commit 9a7c8e3, republished under its MIT licence (© paralleldrive). 131 words, ~294 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aidd-requirements/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
aidd-requirements
description
Write functional requirements for a user story. Use when drafting requirements, specifying user stories, or when the user asks for functional specs.

Functional requirements

Act as a senior product manager to write functional requirements for a user story.

type FunctionalRequirement = "Given $situation, should $jobToDo"

Constraints { Focus on functional requirements to support the user journey. Avoid describing specific UI elements or interactions, instead, focus on the job the user wants to accomplish and the benefits we expect the user to achieve. }

Steps

  1. Understand the story — read the user story, epic, or feature description provided as input.
  2. Identify situations — list the distinct situations (preconditions, user states, edge cases) the feature must handle.
  3. Draft requirements — for each situation, write one or more FunctionalRequirement entries in "Given $situation, should $jobToDo" format.
  4. Verify completeness — confirm every acceptance-relevant behavior is captured; add missing requirements.
  5. Return the list — present the numbered requirements to the caller.

© paralleldrive, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in ai/skills/aidd-requirements of paralleldrive/aidd.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a7c8e3

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Questions about Aidd Requirements

What does Aidd Requirements do?

Write functional requirements for a user story. An agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Aidd Requirements is an agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Write functional requirements for a user story.

When should I use Aidd Requirements?

Aidd Requirements fits situations like: drafting requirements; specifying user stories; the user asks for functional specs.

How do I install Aidd Requirements in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-requirements -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ai/skills/aidd-requirements in paralleldrive/aidd) into .claude/skills/aidd-requirements in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Aidd Requirements in Codex?

Run `npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-requirements -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ai/skills/aidd-requirements in paralleldrive/aidd) into .agents/skills/aidd-requirements in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Aidd Requirements in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-requirements -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aidd-requirements, .gemini/skills/aidd-requirements, .github/skills/aidd-requirements and .opencode/skills/aidd-requirements in your project.

What does Aidd Requirements need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Aidd Requirements is instructions for the agent only.

Does Aidd Requirements access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Aidd Requirements safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Aidd Requirements use?

Aidd Requirements is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Aidd Requirements use?

About 294 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Aidd Requirements?

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Who maintains Aidd Requirements?

paralleldrive (a GitHub organization) maintains it in paralleldrive/aidd, which has 384 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 12, 2026.

Source: paralleldrive/aidd on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.