Vibe Coding Template — 5-Step Prompts for Shipping

Practical Notes

• Quant: Step 1 deep research is listed as ~20–30 minutes; treat that as a timebox.
• Quant: keep one PRD + tech design per project and measure scope creep weekly.

Why it works

Most AI coding failures come from missing constraints. This template forces you to:

• decide what the MVP is,
• choose a stack you can ship,
• and generate the files your agent will follow (AGENTS.md + docs).

Practical usage tip

Treat each phase output as a handoff artifact:

• research-*.md
• PRD-*.md
• TechDesign-*.md

When you switch chat sessions or models, reload only those artifacts to keep context clean and avoid hallucinated requirements.

FAQ

Q: Do I need to use Cursor specifically? A: No. Any AI IDE works; the key is keeping artifacts (PRD/design) as files.

Q: How do I keep the build phase manageable? A: Break work into small passes and stop after each feature for review and tests.

Q: What’s the minimum I should save? A: At least PRD + tech design. Those two prevent most scope and architecture drift.