For simpler products or when you want to build everything in one session, this approach lets your agent plan and implement the entire product at once.
How It Works
- Open
product-plan/prompts/one-shot-prompt.md - Add any additional notes (tech stack preferences, constraints)
- Deliver the prompt to your coding agent in Plan mode
- Answer the agent's clarifying questions about auth, user modeling, etc.
- Give the go-ahead and let the agent implement everything
Why Plan Mode?
Plan mode encourages the agent to analyze the instructions thoroughly, ask clarifying questions, and build a complete implementation plan before writing code. This catches issues early and ensures the plan works for your codebase.
The prompt references product-overview.md and instructions/one-shot-instructions.md, and guides your agent to ask important questions before starting.
Clarifying Questions
The prompt includes questions about:
- Authentication & authorization — Login methods, user roles
- User & account modeling — Single-user vs multi-user, teams/workspaces
- Tech stack preferences — Backend framework, database
- Any other clarifications — Project-specific requirements
When to Use One-Shot
- Smaller products — Few sections, straightforward features
- Prototypes — Quick builds where iteration happens later
- Familiar patterns — When you know exactly what you want
- Time constraints — When you need something built fast
Tips for One-Shot Success
- Answer all questions first — Don't let the agent start until clarifying questions are resolved
- Review the plan — Ask to see the implementation plan before coding begins
- Test incrementally — Even in one-shot mode, test as sections are completed
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