August 31, 2026AIExplore

How to Plan Complex Apps with v0 Before Implementation

Gather roles, workflows, and MVP scope with v0 before coding multi feature apps, then implement core features and queue iterative enhancements.

For multi feature or multi role applications, official v0 text prompting guidance says to plan first. Gather requirements, build an MVP from the PRD, then iterate. You can queue up to 10 prompts while a generation runs. Confirm credit usage on v0.dev/pricing. Overview: /explore/v0.

This guide covers PRD style planning and staged builds. For integrations see /blog/how-to-use-v0-for-full-stack-features-and-integrations. For component delivery see /blog/how-to-use-v0-for-components-and-dashboards.

When plan first is the right job

Use planning when roles, permissions, or multiple systems interact. Skip planning for simple landing pages and single purpose CRUD tools.

Step by step workflow

1. Requirements gathering

Define users, workflows, entities, and MVP versus phase 2. Forbid coding until you accept the plan.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Plan prompt Product: support ticket system Roles: agent, admin Entities: ticket, comment, assignment Output: concise PRD with MVP vs phase 2 Do not implement yet. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Plan prompt Product: support ticket system Roles: agent, admin Entities: ticket, comment, assignment Output: concise PRD with MVP vs phase 2 Do not implement yet" that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Inputs:
Use the actual source material required for this task, together with the intended audience, destination, format, and quality requirements. Specify relevant files, text, URLs, structured data, reference assets, dimensions, language, tone, timing, model or generation settings, credentials, field mappings, or integration values when they apply. Keep secrets out of the example and use the product's supported credential or configuration mechanism.

Workflow:
1. Start with one representative input that contains the important characteristics of the real workload.
2. Configure v0 specifically for the requested task and make the important settings explicit.
3. Run the first pass and inspect the result against the objective.
4. Correct only the settings or source material responsible for a failed requirement instead of changing everything at once.
5. Validate the intermediate result before passing it to the next step.
6. When the result meets the requirements, save the successful configuration so the same process can be repeated consistently.
7. If this is a multi-step workflow, verify each handoff and keep a clear fallback or review path for failures.

Requirements:
The example must use supported functionality only. Do not invent product features, pricing, limits, integrations, model names, API behavior, or unavailable settings. Preserve important source data and formatting. Validate required fields before processing, handle empty or invalid input explicitly, prevent accidental duplicate processing where relevant, and stop or route the item for review when a required step fails. For credentials, use the supported secure configuration rather than placing secrets directly in the content.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Plan prompt Product: support ticket system Roles: agent, admin Entities: ticket, comment, assignment Output: concise PRD with MVP vs phase 2 Do not implement yet" requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

2. Build the MVP

Ask v0 to implement core features only from the PRD.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Build Build the MVP based on the PRD, starting with core features. Include ticket list, detail view, create form with validation.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Build Build the MVP based on the PRD, starting with core features. Include ticket list, detail view, create form with validation." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Build Build the MVP based on the PRD, starting with core features. Include ticket list, detail view, create form with validation." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

3. Iterate and queue

Add search, pagination, then later integrations. Queue only reviewed steps.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Queue 1) Add search and pagination 2) Add assignment controls 3) Defer realtime until CRUD is solid. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Queue 1) Add search and pagination 2) Add assignment controls 3) Defer realtime until CRUD is solid" that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Queue 1) Add search and pagination 2) Add assignment controls 3) Defer realtime until CRUD is solid" requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Practical planning and staged prompts

Support PRD

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Plan a customer support ticket system with agent and admin roles. MVP vs phase 2. No code yet.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Plan a customer support ticket system with agent and admin roles. MVP vs phase 2. No code yet." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Plan a customer support ticket system with agent and admin roles. MVP vs phase 2. No code yet." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Marketplace PRD

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Plan a two sided marketplace MVP: listings, offers, messaging. Exclude payments until phase 2.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Plan a two sided marketplace MVP: listings, offers, messaging. Exclude payments until phase 2." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Plan a two sided marketplace MVP: listings, offers, messaging. Exclude payments until phase 2." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

HR portal

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Plan an internal HR portal: time off, directory, announcements. List permissions by role.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Plan an internal HR portal: time off, directory, announcements. List permissions by role." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Plan an internal HR portal: time off, directory, announcements. List permissions by role." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Analytics app

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Plan a product analytics MVP: events ingest mock, dashboards, saved views. Phase 2: billing.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Plan a product analytics MVP: events ingest mock, dashboards, saved views. Phase 2: billing." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Plan a product analytics MVP: events ingest mock, dashboards, saved views. Phase 2: billing." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Build MVP

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Build the MVP based on the PRD, starting with core features only.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Build the MVP based on the PRD, starting with core features only." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Build the MVP based on the PRD, starting with core features only." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Add search

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Add search functionality and pagination to the task list.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Add search functionality and pagination to the task list." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Add search functionality and pagination to the task list." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Defer realtime

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Do not implement realtime yet. Confirm CRUD and empty states first.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Do not implement realtime yet. Confirm CRUD and empty states first." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Do not implement realtime yet. Confirm CRUD and empty states first." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Risk list

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: List top five delivery risks for this PRD and mitigations. Still no code.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "List top five delivery risks for this PRD and mitigations. Still no code." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "List top five delivery risks for this PRD and mitigations. Still no code." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Data model

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Propose tables and fields for tickets and comments. Mark which are MVP.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Propose tables and fields for tickets and comments. Mark which are MVP." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Propose tables and fields for tickets and comments. Mark which are MVP." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Agent queue

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Queue after MVP approval: assignment UI, then macros, then SLAs.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Queue after MVP approval: assignment UI, then macros, then SLAs." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Queue after MVP approval: assignment UI, then macros, then SLAs." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

More copyable examples

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Education app Plan a course app: catalog, lesson player, progress. Instructors vs students.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Education app Plan a course app: catalog, lesson player, progress. Instructors vs students." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Education app Plan a course app: catalog, lesson player, progress. Instructors vs students." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Clinic ops Plan clinic ops MVP: appointments, patients, staff schedule. Exclude insurance claims.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Clinic ops Plan clinic ops MVP: appointments, patients, staff schedule. Exclude insurance claims." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Clinic ops Plan clinic ops MVP: appointments, patients, staff schedule. Exclude insurance claims." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Clarify prompt Ask clarifying questions about roles and statuses before drafting the PRD.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Clarify prompt Ask clarifying questions about roles and statuses before drafting the PRD." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Clarify prompt Ask clarifying questions about roles and statuses before drafting the PRD." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Acceptance checks For each MVP feature write one acceptance check we can verify in preview.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Acceptance checks For each MVP feature write one acceptance check we can verify in preview." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Acceptance checks For each MVP feature write one acceptance check we can verify in preview." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Cut scope Propose cuts to ship in one week. Keep customer visible ticket status.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Cut scope Propose cuts to ship in one week. Keep customer visible ticket status." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Cut scope Propose cuts to ship in one week. Keep customer visible ticket status." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Phase 2 parking Move SSO and audit logs to phase 2 with rationale.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Phase 2 parking Move SSO and audit logs to phase 2 with rationale." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Phase 2 parking Move SSO and audit logs to phase 2 with rationale." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Implement list only Implement ticket list with mock data and empty state. No detail view yet.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Implement list only Implement ticket list with mock data and empty state. No detail view yet." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Implement list only Implement ticket list with mock data and empty state. No detail view yet." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Scenario:
A realistic v0 workflow is being prepared for Use v0 for Simple UI and Landing Pages using v0. The starting requirement is: Then detail Add ticket detail with comments. Keep list route working.. The work should be tested on a representative input first so the result can be reviewed before the same process is applied to the full project or production workload.

Objective:
Create a production-ready result for "Then detail Add ticket detail with comments. Keep list route working." that directly supports the article use case. The output should be specific, reviewable, and reproducible rather than a generic demonstration. Keep the requested goal as the primary outcome and avoid adding unrelated features, assumptions, or unsupported capabilities.

Expected output:
The final result should directly satisfy the "Then detail Add ticket detail with comments. Keep list route working." requirement and be understandable without guessing what was supplied or configured. A successful run should produce the intended output in the requested format, with the important values and workflow decisions clear enough to reproduce the result. If the workflow can fail, the expected behavior should also make the failure visible and provide a clear next action instead of silently producing an incomplete result.

Tips

Forbid code until plan accepted
Separate MVP and phase 2
Queue only reviewed steps
Name roles explicitly
Validate empty states early
Replan when integrations appear

Verification notes

Plan first workflow and prompt queuing (up to 10) are documented in v0 text prompting docs. When credits, Free daily message limits, or plan features differ from memory, open v0.dev/pricing and your settings page. Limits change, so do not promise client timelines from outdated screenshots.

Keep a short session log: prompt, stack named, what you will change next. Queued prompts are more useful when each step has a clear acceptance check.

Treat the first generation as a sketch. Review mobile preview and keyboard focus before inviting stakeholders.

Confirm credit balance before large multi page or Figma heavy jobs. Longer prompts and attachments use more tokens.

Separate exploration chats from production ready projects when possible. Publish only after accessibility and empty state checks.

Store winning prompt skeletons on a shared page. Reuse sections and stack lines. Change only product nouns.

Install referenced shadcn components before running exported code locally. Missing imports look like v0 failures when they are install gaps.

Prefer one constraint per follow up. Multi theme plus multi layout plus multi data changes hide which instruction worked.

Close sessions by naming the chat clearly and discarding dead ends so teammates can find the keeper version.

Planning prompts should forbid implementation until you accept the PRD. Otherwise v0 may start coding mid requirements.

MVP scope is a product decision. Ask v0 to list phase 2 explicitly so extras do not sneak into the first build.

Queue implementation steps only after the plan is reviewed. Queuing ten speculative features wastes capacity.

Roles and permissions deserve a dedicated section. Multi role bugs are expensive to retrofit.

Return to planning when a new integration appears. Do not silently expand the system boundary in a UI prompt.

Planning is a brake pedal for scope. Multi role products fail when the first prompt tries to build everything visible in a competitor screenshot.

Write Do not implement yet in bold mental ink. Without it, v0 may start coding while you are still arguing statuses.

MVP versus phase 2 lists are stakeholder alignment tools. They prevent silent feature creep during later chats.

Queue only after humans accept the plan. Ten queued fantasies burn credits and create conflicting code.

Permissions deserve first class rows in the PRD. Retrofits for admin only actions are painful.

Acceptance checks turn vague done into previewable done. One check per MVP feature is enough to start.

Replan when a new system appears, such as payments or SSO. Do not smuggle them into a UI polish prompt.

Keep planning chats readable. Ask for concise PRDs, not novels, so reviewers actually read them.

After MVP ships in preview, resist piling phase 2 immediately. Stabilize empty and error states first.

Roles should map to routes and actions. If the PRD cannot say who can delete, implementation will guess wrong.

Use planning when enterprise language appears. Use direct build for single user CRUD tools.

Document risks v0 lists even if you reject some mitigations. The list improves launch checklists.

Stakeholder reviews belong on the PRD output, not on half built screens from a premature build prompt.

Cut scope ruthlessly for week one. A working ticket list beats a partial enterprise suite.

Status enums should be finite and named. Open vocabulary statuses create inconsistent UI.

Search and pagination often follow list views. Sequence them after create and detail work.

Realtime is a multiplier on complexity. Defer it until CRUD is boringly reliable.

Keep a living decisions log in the chat: what you accepted, deferred, and rejected.

If requirements change mid build, pause implementation and rewrite the MVP section first.

Invite a skeptical reviewer to attack the PRD before build. Cheap arguments beat expensive rebuilds.

Define non goals as carefully as goals. Non goals stop polite scope creep.

Data retention and deletion rules belong in planning when user content exists.

Audit logs are often phase two. If compliance needs them in MVP, say so explicitly.

Estimate integration count in the plan. Each external system adds failure modes.

User research questions can be drafted in v0, but product decisions still need humans.

Keep MVP demo scripts short. If the script needs ten clicks, the MVP is too wide.

When two stakeholders disagree, capture both options in the PRD and pick one before coding.

Timebox planning chats. If the PRD is not accepted in one working session, the product problem is social not generative.

Map each MVP screen to a primary user job. Screens without jobs are candidates for cuts.

Dependency order matters: auth before personalized dashboards, lists before detail deep links.

Store the accepted PRD text in the repo or Notion so build chats can quote it verbatim.

End planning by restating the MVP in one paragraph everyone can quote. If that paragraph is unclear, do not start building.

Common mistakes

Full enterprise in one prompt
Coding during requirements
Queuing speculative features
Skipping permissions
Integrations before UI
No acceptance checks

Related v0 articles: /blog/how-to-use-v0-for-full-stack-features-and-integrations, /blog/how-to-use-v0-for-components-and-dashboards, and /blog/how-to-edit-code-and-progressively-enhance-apps-in-v0. Return to /explore/v0 for the broader guide set.