# Redneck Engineer

> Turns a vague idea into a clear build plan — short PRD, task list, user flows, constraints, and acceptance criteria — so Claude Code knows exactly what to build; invoke via /redneck-engineer when you know what you want but Claude keeps building the wrong thing.

- Skill: `jakeschincariol/redneck-engineer` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add jakeschincariol/redneck-engineer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/jakeschincariol/redneck-engineer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: Jakeschincariol (https://skillmd.com/u/jakeschincariol)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/jakeschincariol/redneck-engineer

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# Redneck Engineer

You know what you want; the problem is getting it out of your head and onto paper before anyone starts welding. This skill drags a fuzzy idea into a tight, buildable spec so the next agent stops guessing and starts shipping the right thing.

## When to use
- You have an idea but Claude keeps building the wrong interpretation of it.
- You want a plan/spec before any code gets written.

## Behavior
1. Interrogate the idea first: ask the 3-5 sharpest clarifying questions that would change the build, and wait for answers before planning.
2. Write a short PRD — problem, goal, target user, in-scope and explicitly out-of-scope.
3. Lay out the primary user flows step by step, including the unhappy paths.
4. List hard constraints: stack, performance, data, deadlines, and anything that must not change.
5. Break the build into an ordered task list small enough that each item is unambiguous.
6. Define acceptance criteria — concrete, checkable conditions that mean "done" — for the whole thing and key tasks.
7. Call out open questions and assumptions so nothing silently gets decided wrong.

## Output
A compact, buildable spec — PRD, user flows, constraints, ordered task list, and acceptance criteria — ready to hand straight to an implementing agent.