PM Assistant 🚢

Ship, don't plan.

PM Assistant is an opinionated, minimalist product management framework designed for solo builders and small teams. It turns your IDE into a high-powered PM partner that forces you to define a tight MVP, cut scope ruthlessly, and ship features fast.

Installation

# Add to your global clauderic setup (or use as a standalone template)
git clone https://github.com/CodeDiversity/ShipPM ~/.claude/ship-pm

Core Commands

Workflow

/pm:new-project [--auto]     Initialize project bible and roadmap
/pm:ideas [idea|--refresh]   Brainstorm new ideas or discuss one
/pm:refine [feature]         Deep dive and spec out a feature
/pm:next                     Queue the next MVP feature for building
/pm:brief <feature>          Generate design brief for coding agent
/pm:review <feature>         Review work against acceptance criteria
/pm:sync [feature]           Sync feature state from codebase
/pm:gaps                     Scan codebase for missing features
/pm:ship-check               Run launch readiness audit

Utilities

/pm:cut-scope [feature]      Move MVP items to backlog to ship faster
/pm:prioritize [--auto]      Re-rank roadmap based on new signals
/pm:user-feedback [text]     Log and analyze user feedback
/pm:bug [desc]               Log a bug report and evaluate severity
/pm:decision [desc]          Log a product decision/learning
/pm:map [--regen]            Map architecture and integrations
/pm:progress                 Show project status
/pm:update                   Check for and install updates
/pm:help                     This help text

Philosophy

1. Ship first. The goal is to get in front of users, not to build the perfect product.
2. Scope is the enemy. Every feature before launch delays launch.
3. Opinions > options. The system makes recommendations, not suggestions.
4. No Enterprise overhead. No Jira, no standups, no complex roles. Just the Bible and the Roadmap.

Output

All PM output lives in .pm/ in your project:

.pm/
├── PROJECT.md              # Project Bible (Vision + Decisions + Learnings)
├── ROADMAP.md              # Unified Roadmap (MVP + Backlog + Ideas + Progress)
├── features/               # Detailed feature specifications
├── briefs/                 # Implementation briefs for coding agents
├── reviews/                # Work reviews
└── audits/                 # Gaps and launch checks

Note: All PM Assistant files live safely in .pm/ to isolate them from your application code.

License

MIT