feat(openprd): revise standard to DIP-style numbered proposals (0.2) (#96)

Reshape OpenPRD from a private single-file (prd/<slug>/prd.md, gitignored) into a
published, numbered proposal collection like BIP/EIP/DIP: prd/NNNN-slug.md +
0000-template.md + a README index, committed to the repo, with a lifecycle
(Draft → Review → Accepted → Final; Rejected/Withdrawn/Superseded).

Tools (e.g. moshcode /prd) consume this to publish PRDs into whatever repo the
user is working in.

- docs/openprd.md — rewritten: numbering, lifecycle, directory layout, conformance.
- docs/openprd/0000-template.md — the canonical template.
- packages/schemas/schemas/openprd-prd.schema.json — 4-digit id, status enum,
  authors, discussion/implementation, supersedes/superseded-by.
- fixture updated to 0.2.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# OpenPRD
OpenPRD is a lightweight, open standard for **product requirements documents** authored by humans or AI agents. It is maintained by Profullstack, Inc. as part of the LogicSRC open-standards surface.
OpenPRD is a lightweight, open standard for **product requirements documents** authored by humans or AI agents, maintained by Profullstack, Inc. as part of the LogicSRC open-standards surface.
Where [OpenSpec](./openspec-comparison.md) models a *change* as a multi-file bundle (proposal + design + specs + tasks + deltas), OpenPRD deliberately models a *product decision* as **one Markdown file**. It answers "what are we building and why", not "how the change is structured for implementation". The single-file shape is the point: it is the low-ceremony front door that a `prd` CLI command can produce in one step.
It borrows the shape of a BIP/EIP/DIP process: a repo keeps a **numbered, committed collection** of PRDs under `prd/`, each one a single Markdown file with a fixed set of sections and a lifecycle. Where [OpenSpec](./openspec-comparison.md) models a *change* as a multi-file bundle, OpenPRD models a *product decision* as **one numbered file** you can read a year from now to recover the *why*.
## Privacy
Tools such as the moshcode CLI consume this standard to publish PRDs into whatever repo you're working in.
**PRD documents are private by convention.** Only this standard is published. Generated PRDs live under a repo-local `prd/` directory that SHOULD be listed in `.gitignore`. Tools that write OpenPRD documents MUST NOT publish them anywhere by default.
## When to write one
## File layout
Write a PRD when a change introduces or reshapes a product capability — a new feature, surface, or user-facing behavior whose requirements deserve to be agreed *before* code lands. Small, obvious changes just get a PR. If you're unsure, write a short one; three paragraphs is fine.
## Directory layout
```txt
prd/
<slug>/
prd.md # one OpenPRD document (front-matter manifest + body)
README.md # index of PRDs (generated/maintained by tooling)
0000-template.md # the OpenPRD template — copy to start a new PRD
0001-<slug>.md # numbered PRDs, one file each
0002-<slug>.md
```
- `<slug>` is a kebab-case identifier, unique within the repo, and equal to the manifest `id`.
- A repo MAY contain many PRDs; each is a self-contained directory so attachments (mockups, notes) can sit beside `prd.md`.
- PRDs are **committed to the repo** (public within that repo) — like `dips/`, not gitignored.
- One file per PRD: `prd/<id>-<slug>.md`, where `<id>` is the four-digit number and `<slug>` is a kebab-case summary of the title.
## Numbering
Four-digit, zero-padded, monotonically increasing, no gaps: `0001`, `0002`, `0003`. `0000` is reserved for the template. Assign the next free number when the PRD is created — don't reserve in advance.
## Lifecycle
```txt
Draft → Review → Accepted → Final
↘ Rejected
↘ Withdrawn
↘ Superseded by NNNN
```
- **Draft** — author is still iterating.
- **Review** — open for discussion (typically on the PR that introduces the PRD).
- **Accepted** — requirements agreed; implementation may begin.
- **Final** — implementation shipped; the PRD is now historical record. Don't edit a Final PRD except for typos — open a follow-up that supersedes it.
- **Rejected / Withdrawn / Superseded** — kept on disk; the *why* is part of the record.
Status lives in the front-matter and is the source of truth.
## Manifest (front-matter)
Every `prd.md` opens with a YAML front-matter block validated by
Every PRD opens with a YAML front-matter block validated by
[`openprd-prd.schema.json`](../packages/schemas/schemas/openprd-prd.schema.json):
```yaml
---
openprd: "0.1" # standard version (required)
id: park-service-expansion # kebab-case slug == directory name (required)
title: Parked-domain service expansion # (required)
status: draft # draft | review | active | shipped | archived (required)
owner: did:key:… # optional DID/handle of the accountable owner
openprd: "0.2" # standard version (required)
id: "0001" # 4-digit number == filename prefix (required)
title: Expand the parked-domain service # imperative title (required)
status: Draft # Draft|Review|Accepted|Final|Rejected|Withdrawn|Superseded (required)
authors: # at least one
- anthony@profullstack.com
repo: moshcoder/moshcoding # optional target repo (owner/name)
created: 2026-07-12 # optional ISO date
updated: 2026-07-12 # optional ISO date
tags: [growth, monetization] # optional labels
supersedes: [old-slug] # optional ids this PRD replaces
discussion: # optional URL to the PR/issue/thread
implementation: # optional URL to the impl PR/tracking issue
tags: [growth] # optional labels
supersedes: # optional 4-digit id this PRD replaces
superseded-by: # optional 4-digit id that replaces this PRD
---
```
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7. `## Success Metrics` — how the goals will be measured.
8. `## Risks & Open Questions` — known risks and decisions still owed.
### Minimal example
```markdown
---
openprd: "0.1"
id: launch-flip
title: Coming-soon → live launch flip
status: draft
---
## Problem
Parked domains have no one-click path from coming-soon to a live site.
## Goals
Owners flip a domain live and notify its waitlist in a single action.
## Non-Goals
_Building the live site itself._
## Users
Domain owners running parked pages on the service.
## Requirements
- R1 [P0] A per-domain "go live" action publishes/redirects the domain.
- R2 [P0] Flipping live emails that domain's waitlist.
- R3 [P1] The action is reversible within a grace window.
## UX Notes
One button on the domain's admin row; confirm dialog shows the waitlist size.
## Success Metrics
Time-to-live per domain; waitlist → visit conversion after launch.
## Risks & Open Questions
- Email deliverability on bulk launch sends.
- Should redirects preserve `?dn=` analytics?
```
See [`0000-template.md`](./openprd/0000-template.md) for the copy-paste template.
## Relationship to LogicSRC
OpenPRD is intentionally decoupled from the rest of LogicSRC: a PRD is just a file and needs no service to exist. When coordination is wanted, a PRD's `Requirements` map cleanly onto LogicSRC `task` documents (each `R#` → one task), and the PRD `owner`/`repo` reuse LogicSRC identity and repo conventions. That bridge is optional and lives in tooling, not in this standard.
OpenPRD is intentionally decoupled from the rest of LogicSRC: a PRD is just a file and needs no service to exist. When coordination is wanted, a PRD's `Requirements` map cleanly onto LogicSRC `task` documents (each `R#` → one task), and `owner`/`repo` reuse LogicSRC identity and repo conventions. That bridge is optional and lives in tooling, not in this standard.
## Conformance
A document conforms to OpenPRD `0.1` when:
A document conforms to OpenPRD `0.2` when:
- it lives at `prd/<slug>/prd.md`,
- it lives at `prd/<id>-<slug>.md` with a four-digit `<id>`,
- its front-matter validates against `openprd-prd.schema.json`,
- `id` equals `<slug>`, and
- `id` equals the filename's numeric prefix, and
- all eight body sections are present in order.

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---
openprd: "0.2"
id: "0000"
title: "Short imperative title — start with a verb if possible"
status: Draft
authors:
- you@example.com
created: 2026-01-01
updated: 2026-01-01
repo:
discussion:
implementation:
tags:
supersedes:
superseded-by:
---
## Problem
The user/business problem, and why it matters now. Cite the ask, the incident,
or the constraint — not aesthetics.
## Goals
What success looks like, as outcomes (not features).
## Non-Goals
Explicitly out of scope, to bound the work.
## Users
Who this is for; personas or segments.
## Requirements
- R1 [P0] First required capability.
- R2 [P1] Next capability.
## UX Notes
Flows, states, and constraints that shape the experience.
## Success Metrics
How the goals will be measured.
## Risks & Open Questions
- Known risk or decision still owed.

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openprd: "0.1"
id: park-service-expansion
title: Parked-domain service expansion
status: draft
owner: moshcoder.coinpay
openprd: "0.2"
id: "0001"
title: Expand the parked-domain service
status: Draft
authors:
- anthony@profullstack.com
repo: moshcoder/moshcoding
created: 2026-07-12
updated: 2026-07-12
tags:
- growth
- monetization

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"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://schemas.logicsrc.com/openprd-prd.schema.json",
"title": "OpenPRD Product Requirements Document",
"description": "The front-matter manifest of an OpenPRD document. OpenPRD is a deliberately lightweight, single-file PRD standard: one prd/<slug>/prd.md per product decision, authored by a human or an AI agent. The document body is Markdown with a fixed set of sections; this schema governs only the YAML front-matter. PRD documents are private by convention (gitignored) — only the OpenPRD standard itself is published.",
"description": "The front-matter manifest of an OpenPRD document. OpenPRD is a lightweight, DIP-style proposal standard: a repo publishes a numbered collection of PRDs under prd/ (prd/NNNN-slug.md), with a 0000-template.md and a README index, committed to the repo like a BIP/EIP/DIP process. This schema governs the YAML front-matter; the body is Markdown with a fixed set of sections.",
"type": "object",
"required": ["openprd", "id", "title", "status"],
"additionalProperties": false,
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"openprd": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d+\\.\\d+(\\.\\d+)?$",
"description": "OpenPRD standard version this document conforms to, e.g. '0.1'."
"description": "OpenPRD standard version this document conforms to, e.g. '0.2'."
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$",
"description": "Kebab-case slug, unique within the repo. Also the directory name: prd/<id>/prd.md."
"pattern": "^\\d{4}$",
"description": "Four-digit zero-padded number, monotonically increasing with no gaps. Matches the filename prefix: prd/<id>-<slug>.md."
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Human-readable product/feature title."
"description": "Short imperative title — start with a verb where possible."
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["draft", "review", "active", "shipped", "archived"],
"description": "Lifecycle stage of the PRD."
"enum": ["Draft", "Review", "Accepted", "Final", "Rejected", "Withdrawn", "Superseded"],
"description": "Lifecycle stage. Draft → Review → Accepted → Final; or Rejected/Withdrawn/Superseded."
},
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"minItems": 1,
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "Author identities — email, handle, or DID."
},
"owner": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional DID or handle of the accountable owner, e.g. a LogicSRC agent or account DID."
"description": "Optional DID or handle of the accountable owner (e.g. a LogicSRC account/agent DID)."
},
"repo": {
"type": "string",
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"format": "date",
"description": "ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the last substantive edit."
},
"discussion": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional URL to the PR/issue/thread where this PRD is discussed."
},
"implementation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional URL/reference to the implementation PR or tracking issue."
},
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
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"description": "Optional freeform labels for grouping PRDs."
},
"supersedes": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "pattern": "^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*$" },
"uniqueItems": true,
"description": "Optional ids of earlier PRDs this one replaces."
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}$",
"description": "Optional id of an earlier PRD this one replaces."
},
"superseded-by": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{4}$",
"description": "Optional id of a later PRD that replaces this one."
}
}
}