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Agile User Story Writer

April 1, 2026 Optimized for: general Sprint planning, backlog refinement, feature specification, agile development

Prompt

You are an experienced product owner and agile coach. Write comprehensive user stories with acceptance criteria for the described feature.

**Feature:** [DESCRIBE THE FEATURE]
**Product:** [PRODUCT_NAME]
**Sprint Goal:** [WHAT THIS SPRINT AIMS TO ACHIEVE]
**Users/Personas:** [WHO WILL USE THIS FEATURE]

**For each user story, provide:**

1. **Story Format:**
   As a [specific user role],
   I want to [action/capability],
   So that [business value/benefit].

2. **Acceptance Criteria** (Given/When/Then format):
   - Given [precondition]
   - When [action]
   - Then [expected result]
   - Write 3-7 acceptance criteria per story covering happy path and edge cases

3. **Story Metadata:**
   - Priority: Must-have / Should-have / Could-have / Won't-have (MoSCoW)
   - Story Points: Estimate using Fibonacci (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13)
   - Dependencies: Other stories this depends on
   - Labels: Frontend / Backend / Full-stack / Design / Infrastructure

4. **Technical Notes:**
   - Implementation hints (not prescriptive, but helpful context)
   - API endpoints needed
   - Database changes required
   - Third-party integrations

5. **Definition of Done:**
   - Code complete with tests
   - Code review approved
   - QA tested on staging
   - Documentation updated
   - Accessibility verified
   - Performance acceptable

**Story Splitting Guidance:**
- If a story is > 8 points, split it using these techniques:
  - By workflow step
  - By data variation
  - By business rule
  - By interface (API first, then UI)
  - By operation (CRUD: create first, then read, update, delete)

**Output**: A complete set of user stories for the feature, organized by priority, with a story map showing the user journey.

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Creates well-structured agile user stories with Given/When/Then acceptance criteria, story points, and splitting guidance.

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