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amazon-working-backwards

robdefeo/agent-skills

Guide the Amazon Working Backwards process from the 5 Questions through to a full PR-FAQ document. Use when the user wants to (1) draft answers to the Amazon 5 Questions for a proposal or idea, (2) refine or critique existing 5Q answers, (3) verify and challenge 5Q answers with probing questions, (4) generate a PR-FAQ document from 5Q answers, (5) review or critique an existing PR-FAQ against Amazon standards, or (6) clarify any element of the 5Q or PR-FAQ process. Triggers include mentions of "5 questions," "PR-FAQ," "PRFAQ," "working backwards," "press release FAQ," Amazon-style proposals, or requests to write/review product proposals in Amazon format.

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Installation

$npx skills add https://github.com/robdefeo/agent-skills --skill amazon-working-backwards

SKILL.md

The Working Backwards process moves from idea to PR-FAQ in two phases: first answer the 5 Questions to force clarity of thinking, then write a PR-FAQ document that brings the idea to life for readers.

Determine the entry point based on what the user provides:

Starting from a rough idea or proposal? → Follow the "5 Questions Phase" below Have 5Q answers to refine/verify? → Read references/five-questions-guide.md and apply the verification checklist Ready to write a PR-FAQ? → Follow the "PR-FAQ Phase" below

Guide the Amazon Working Backwards process from the 5 Questions through to a full PR-FAQ document. Use when the user wants to (1) draft answers to the Amazon 5 Questions for a proposal or idea, (2) refine or critique existing 5Q answers, (3) verify and challenge 5Q answers with probing questions, (4) generate a PR-FAQ document from 5Q answers, (5) review or critique an existing PR-FAQ against Amazon standards, or (6) clarify any element of the 5Q or PR-FAQ process. Triggers include mentions of "5 questions," "PR-FAQ," "PRFAQ," "working backwards," "press release FAQ," Amazon-style proposals, or requests to write/review product proposals in Amazon format. Source: robdefeo/agent-skills.

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npx skills add https://github.com/robdefeo/agent-skills --skill amazon-working-backwards
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2026-02-17
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2026-02-18

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What is amazon-working-backwards?

Guide the Amazon Working Backwards process from the 5 Questions through to a full PR-FAQ document. Use when the user wants to (1) draft answers to the Amazon 5 Questions for a proposal or idea, (2) refine or critique existing 5Q answers, (3) verify and challenge 5Q answers with probing questions, (4) generate a PR-FAQ document from 5Q answers, (5) review or critique an existing PR-FAQ against Amazon standards, or (6) clarify any element of the 5Q or PR-FAQ process. Triggers include mentions of "5 questions," "PR-FAQ," "PRFAQ," "working backwards," "press release FAQ," Amazon-style proposals, or requests to write/review product proposals in Amazon format. Source: robdefeo/agent-skills.

How do I install amazon-working-backwards?

Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/robdefeo/agent-skills --skill amazon-working-backwards Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor

Where is the source repository?

https://github.com/robdefeo/agent-skills

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skills.sh
First Seen
2026-02-17

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