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Job Stories Writer

Writes user stories in the 'When..., I want to..., so I can...' format with acceptance criteria

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phuryn/pm-skills
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27,616
Licence
MIT
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What it does

This skill teaches an AI agent to write product backlog items as job stories, a way of describing what a user is trying to get done in a given situation rather than who they are. Each story follows the pattern 'When [situation], I want to [motivation], so I can [outcome]', followed by acceptance criteria that describe how to tell the outcome was achieved. It also reminds the agent to link to design files if they are provided.

Great for

  • Product managers writing backlog items for a new feature
  • Teams that use Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) thinking and want consistent story wording
  • Anyone who wants a worked example of a job story with measurable acceptance criteria

Skip it if

  • Teams that need strict role-based user stories ('As a user...') because their tooling or process requires that format
  • Situations needing verified market research or real customer data, since the skill only shapes wording and structure from what the user supplies
  • Safety-critical or compliance requirements, which need expert review beyond what a template-style output can provide

Try asking

  • “Write job stories for a new expense-tracking feature in our budgeting app”
  • “Turn these customer interview notes into JTBD-style backlog items with acceptance criteria”
  • “Create a set of job stories for onboarding a new user to our project tool, linking our Figma file”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Job Stories WriterInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    job-stories.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip job-stories.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip job-stories.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Provide concrete user situations in the context argument so stories reflect real scenarios rather than generic ones.
  • Review the generated acceptance criteria against your own definition of done, since they are drafted from wording alone.
  • Include the product name and design link when available so the output is tied to your actual feature.

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from phuryn/pm-skills under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.