How to export your PRD from Draftlytic

What it is

Once Draftlytic has generated and shaped your project plan, exporting it is how you turn that plan into a working brief for your AI coding tool. The exported file is the thing you paste into Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, Windsurf, or whatever you're building with — it gives the AI the full picture of what you're building before it writes a single line of code.

Exporting is available on all paid plans (Starter, Plus, and Pro). If you're on the free tier you can preview what the export would look like, but you'll need to upgrade before you can download it. There's no credit cost to export — you've already done the generative work, this is just the download step.

Before you hit Export, you can optionally run an AI Scan to catch gaps in your spec, or open it in PRD Workshop to refine the wording for your specific tool. Neither step is required, but both are worth doing if you want the tightest brief possible.

Step by step

1. 1

   Open your project and click Export PRD

   From the project detail page, find the Export PRD button in the top toolbar. This opens the Export PRD modal where you'll configure and download your spec.

2. 2

   Choose your export format

   In the left sidebar of the modal, pick from three formats: Markdown (labeled AI-ready — the best choice for pasting into AI coding tools), PDF (great for sharing with collaborators or clients), or Word doc (if you need an editable file for back-and-forth feedback). If your project has logos, screen images, or design reference images attached, the download will be packaged as a ZIP bundle containing the document plus an images folder.

3. 3

   Toggle and reorder sections

   The left sidebar lists every section in your PRD — Overview, Technology, Features, Design, Architecture, Market, and Business. Sections with no data are marked empty. Toggle off anything you don't want in the export, and drag the grip handle next to any section to reorder them. The live preview on the right updates instantly so you can see exactly what will be downloaded.

4. 4

   Edit the Markdown before downloading

   The right panel shows your full PRD as editable Markdown. You can make last-minute tweaks directly in the text area — fix a feature name, tighten the overview, remove a section you left toggled on by accident. Note that changing a section toggle after you've made manual edits will reset your edits, so get the section selection right first.

5. 5

   Optionally scan for gaps or refine in Workshop

   Before exporting, you can click Scan with AI to run a diagnostic scan that scores your PRD and gives you a concrete fix list in PRD Workshop — this costs 30 credits. Or click Edit in Workshop to open the current state of your PRD in Workshop for freeform AI refinement. Both options send the version you've shaped in the modal, including any manual edits.

6. 6

   Click Export to download

   Hit the Export button in the footer. Your browser will download the file immediately. After a successful export you'll see a follow-up prompt offering to copy the PRD to your clipboard so you can paste it straight into your AI coding tool, or to tighten it further in Workshop.

7. 7

   Optionally push straight to GitHub

   If you've connected a GitHub repo via the GitHub App (paid plans), the Push to GitHub button appears in the modal footer alongside Export. Clicking it commits the current version of your PRD — including any edits you've made in the modal — directly to your repo as PRD.md (or PRD_v1.md if you've filtered to a specific version). A successful push counts the same as an export for title-lock purposes on Starter and Plus.

Tips

• Markdown is the most useful format for AI coding tools. Copy it to your clipboard right from the post-export prompt and paste it into your first Cursor or Lovable chat.
• Use the version filter dropdown to export only the features tagged to a specific release (v1, v2, etc.) — handy when you're starting a new sprint and don't want v2 features cluttering the brief.
• If your project has AI-generated logos, toggle Include logos on to bundle them into the ZIP alongside the PRD — useful when handing off to a designer or dropping into a repo.
• On Starter and Plus, your first export locks the project title. If you think you might want to rename the project later, finalize the name before you export — or upgrade to Pro where titles are never locked.
• The Scan with AI button inside the export modal costs 30 credits and is the fastest way to catch missing acceptance criteria, vague feature descriptions, or sections the AI flagged as thin before you hand the spec to your coding tool.
• GitHub push respects every edit you've made inside the modal — section toggles, reordering, and manual text changes all make it into the committed file.

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