Handbook
Product Manager — Forge orchestrating agent
The **Product Manager agent** is a Cursor rule that orchestrates product-level planning within Forge SDLC. It complements the existing Forge workflow agents (`forge-setup`, `forge-planning`, `forge-da
Product Manager — Forge orchestrating agent
The Product Manager agent is a Cursor rule that orchestrates product-level planning within Forge SDLC. It complements the existing Forge workflow agents (forge-setup, forge-planning, forge-daily) by adding a product strategy layer — guiding the user from business drivers through product bootstrap, roadmap decomposition, and Product Spark planning.
When to use
| Scenario | Use this agent |
|---|---|
| New product / greenfield | Run the product bootstrap flow to create initial product artifacts, define the first Product Spark, and populate the first Charge |
| New initiative on existing product | Decompose a roadmap theme into Product Sparks, WBS, and Forge iterations |
| Product planning session | Walk through business drivers → Ore → Ingots → Sparks via dialog |
| Roadmap refresh | Re-evaluate priorities, update OKRs, assess competitive landscape |
| Stage-gate review | Prepare evidence for PDLC stage gates (G1–G5) |
Relationship to other Forge agents
| Agent | Role | Scope |
|---|---|---|
forge-setup |
Configure Forge for a project | Team, hats, disciplines, config, directories |
forge-planning |
Decompose business drivers into Forge work | Business drivers → Ore → Product Sparks → iterations |
forge-product-manager (this) |
Orchestrate product strategy and bootstrap | Vision → market analysis → roadmap → WBS → first Charge → Spark planning |
forge-daily |
Daily execution within an iteration | Charge management, hat switching, Ember Log, journal |
The Product Manager agent is upstream of forge-planning — it creates the strategic inputs (vision, roadmap, business case) that forge-planning then decomposes into Forge work units.
Relationship to Versonas
The Product Management Versona (versona-product-management.mdc.template) is a challenge agent — it questions and stress-tests product decisions. The Product Manager agent is an orchestrator — it guides the user through creating product artifacts and planning work. They are complementary:
- The Product Manager agent creates artifacts (vision, roadmap, business case, WBS, Charges).
- The Product Management Versona challenges those artifacts (is the strategy coherent? are priorities defensible?).
The Product Manager agent will suggest invoking the Product Management Versona at appropriate decision points.
Files in this package
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
forge-product-manager.mdc.template |
Cursor rule template — copy to .cursor/rules/ in consuming repo |
| Product bootstrap flow — from zero to first Charge | Step-by-step guide for bootstrapping a new product through dialog |
| First Charge (template) | Pre-defined first Product Charge with bootstrap Sparks |
Adoption
- Copy
forge-product-manager.mdc.templateto.cursor/rules/forge-product-manager.mdcin your repo. - Update
globs:to match your project's product documentation paths. - Use it when starting a new product, launching a new initiative, or refreshing product strategy.
- Follow the product bootstrap flow for greenfield projects.
- Use the first charge template to populate your first Forge Charge with product bootstrap Sparks.
References
PRODUCT-MANAGEMENT.md— body of knowledge- Product Management ↔ SDLC ↔ PDLC bridge — lifecycle bridge
- Planning flow — vision to daily Sparks — Forge planning pipeline
- Forge ↔ SDLC ↔ PDLC bridge — Forge lifecycle bridge
versona-product-management.mdc.template— Product Management Versona
Canonical source
Edit https://github.com/autowww/blueprints/blob/main/sdlc/methodologies/forge/product-manager/README.md first; regenerate with docs/build-handbook.py.