# Project Brief: {Project or Feature Area Name}

status: draft · created: {YYYY-MM-DD} · updated: {YYYY-MM-DD}

## Problem

{What is wrong today, stated from the user's side rather than the solution's. Two or three
sentences. If you cannot describe the problem without naming your solution, the problem is
not understood yet.}

## Evidence

{What makes you believe this problem is real and worth solving. Support tickets, usage
data, interviews, a competitor's move, a recurring complaint. Cite specifics. "Users have
asked for it" is not evidence; "seven of the last thirty support tickets were this" is.}

## Target Users

| Segment | What they are trying to do | What stops them today |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
| {who} | {the job they are hiring this for} | {the current friction} |

## Goals & Success Metrics

| Goal | Metric | Baseline | Target |
|------|--------|----------|--------|
| {outcome, not output} | {how it is measured} | {where it is now} | {where it needs to be} |

A goal without a metric is a wish. If a goal genuinely cannot be measured yet, say so and
record what would have to be instrumented first.

## Non-Goals

- {What this explicitly does not attempt, and why}

Non-goals are the most valuable section of this document. They are what stops scope
arguments six weeks from now.

## Constraints

**Technical**: {existing stack, platforms, systems that must be integrated with}

**Operational**: {team size, skills, timeline, budget}

**Regulatory**: {compliance obligations, data handling rules}

## Risks & Assumptions

| ID | Assumption | Impact if wrong | How to validate |
|----|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
| A-1 | {what is being taken on faith} | {what breaks} | {the cheapest way to find out} |

## Open Questions

- [ ] {Question that needs a decision before the PRD can be written}

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Next step: `/myaidev-prd` turns this brief into a PRD, epics, and story files.