Create Issues

Instructions

You are creating Linear issues from a refined project plan.

Input

• The refined plan file path is passed as $ARGUMENTS
• If no argument provided, look for docs/project-plan-refined.md

Process

Step 0: Linear Project Setup

Before creating any issues, you must determine the target team and project.

1. Detect team:

   • Call list_teams to get all teams in the workspace
   • If exactly 1 team exists, auto-select it and inform the user: "I'll create issues in team '[name]'."
   • If multiple teams exist, ask the user to pick one using AskUserQuestion with the team names as options
   • If 0 teams exist, stop and tell the user to create a team in Linear first

2. Find or create project:

   • Extract the project name from the plan file heading (the # [Project Name] at the top of the refined plan)
   • Search for existing projects in the selected team using list_projects with that name as a query
   • Exact match found: Ask the user — "I found an existing project called '[name]'. Should I add issues there, or create a new project?"
   • Multiple partial matches: Show the matches and ask the user to pick one or create a new project
   • No match found: Tell the user — "I'll create a new Linear project called '[name]'. Want a different name?" Wait for confirmation, then create the project using create_project

3. Confirm and proceed: Summarize the setup — "Creating issues in team '[team]', project '[project]'." Then continue to issue creation below.

Step 1: Create Issues

1. Read the refined plan and parse all tasks

2. For each task, create a Linear issue with:

   • Team: The team selected in Step 0
   • Project: The project confirmed/created in Step 0
   • Title: From the task title
   • Description: Combine the Context, Steps, and Validation sections into a well-structured issue body. Format it so that an AI agent receiving this issue has everything it needs:
     • "## Context" — background and architectural decisions
     • "## Implementation Steps" — the numbered steps
     • "## Validation Criteria" — how to verify completion
     • "## Dependencies" — links to dependent issues (add after all issues are created)
   • Labels: Add complexity label (S/M/L)
   • Priority: Derive from dependency order (earlier = higher)

3. After all issues are created:

   • Go back and update dependency references to use actual Linear issue IDs/links
   • Set parent/sub-issue relationships where appropriate

4. Update the refined plan file:

   • Add the Linear issue ID next to each task title
   • Add a "Linear Project" link at the top of the document

Output

• Linear issues created and linked
• Updated docs/project-plan-refined.md with issue IDs
• Write a summary to docs/linear-issues-created.md containing:
  • Total issues created
  • Issue ID → Task title mapping
  • Any issues that needed special handling

Validation Criteria

Reference _shared/validation-pattern.md and apply it. Specific criteria for this skill:

• Every task in the refined plan has a corresponding Linear issue
• Each issue's description contains Context, Implementation Steps, and Validation Criteria sections
• Read each issue back from Linear via MCP and verify the content matches what was intended
• Dependencies are correctly linked between issues
• An agent picking up any single issue would have enough context to: understand the task, complete the work, and validate the result
• The refined plan file has been updated with issue IDs