Start Ticket

Start work on a Jira ticket by fetching its details, creating a git branch, and setting up a worktree. If no ticket is provided, lists the user's To Do tickets for selection. Use when the user asks to "start a ticket", "pick up a ticket", "work on PROJ-123", "grab a ticket", or wants to begin work on a Jira issue.

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Start Ticket

Fetches Jira ticket details, creates a branch named after the ticket, and sets up a git worktree — ready to start development.

When This Skill Applies

This skill activates when the user wants to:

  • Start work on a specific Jira ticket
  • Pick up a ticket from their To Do list
  • Create a branch and worktree for a Jira issue

How to Execute

Invoke the /start_ticket command with an optional ticket key and base branch:

/start_ticket                          # List To Do tickets and select one
/start_ticket PROJ-123                 # Start work on a specific ticket
/start_ticket PROJ-123 develop         # Start from a specific base branch

andrewjmorrell/codex-skills/tree/main/skills/start_ticket commit 116894bb33

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