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Work On Ticket by ihkreddy — Agent Skill

Name: Work On Ticket
Author: ihkreddy

Work On Ticket

Pulls ticket details from Jira, creates feature branches with proper naming conventions, and handles planning steps. Use when starting work on a Jira ticket, creating branches for tickets, or when users mention "work on ticket", "start ticket", "create branch for", or Jira ticket IDs.

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Work on Ticket Skill

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

Starting work on a Jira ticket
Creating a feature branch for a ticket
Fetching ticket details and acceptance criteria
Setting up workspace for new development work
Users mention ticket IDs like "SAM1-123" or "work on ticket"

Prerequisites

1. Install Dependencies

cd .github/skills && npm install

2. Configure Jira Credentials

Create a .env file in your project root:

JIRA_URL=https://ihkreddy.atlassian.net
JIRA_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token
JIRA_DEFAULT_PROJECT=SAM1

Workflow Process

1. Fetch Ticket Details

npx ts-node --esm .github/skills/skills/work-on-ticket/scripts/fetch-ticket.ts --ticket SAM1-123

This retrieves:

Ticket summary and description
Status and priority
Assignee and reporter
Acceptance criteria
Labels

2. Start Working on a Ticket

npx ts-node --esm .github/skills/skills/work-on-ticket/scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123

This will:

✅ Fetch ticket details
✅ Display summary and acceptance criteria
✅ Create feature branch with proper naming
✅ Transition ticket to "In Progress"
✅ Add comment: "Started working on this ticket"

3. Branch Naming Conventions

Feature: feature/sam1-123-short-description
Bug fix: bugfix/sam1-123-short-description
Hotfix: hotfix/sam1-123-short-description

Script Reference

fetch-ticket.ts

Retrieves complete ticket information from Jira.

# Basic fetch
npx ts-node --esm scripts/fetch-ticket.ts --ticket SAM1-123

# Output as JSON
npx ts-node --esm scripts/fetch-ticket.ts --ticket SAM1-123 --json

start-work.ts

Full workflow to start development.

# Start work with all defaults
npx ts-node --esm scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123

# Skip branch creation
npx ts-node --esm scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123 --no-branch

# Skip status transition
npx ts-node --esm scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123 --no-transition

test-connection.ts

Verify Jira connectivity.

npx ts-node --esm scripts/test-connection.ts

Integration with create-ticket

After creating a ticket with create-ticket, use this skill to start development:

# First, create the ticket
npx ts-node --esm skills/create-ticket/scripts/create-ticket.ts \
  --summary "Add search filters" --type Story

# Output: Created ticket SAM1-15

# Then start working on it
npx ts-node --esm skills/work-on-ticket/scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-15

---name: work-on-ticketdescription: Pulls ticket details from Jira, creates feature branches with proper naming conventions, and handles planning steps. Use when starting work on a Jira ticket, creating branches for tickets, or when users mention "work on ticket", "start ticket", "create branch for", or Jira ticket IDs.license: MIT---# Work on Ticket Skill## When to Use This SkillUse this skill when:- Starting work on a Jira ticket- Creating a feature branch for a ticket- Fetching ticket details and acceptance criteria- Setting up workspace for new development work- Users mention ticket IDs like "SAM1-123" or "work on ticket"## Prerequisites### 1. Install Dependencies```bashcd .github/skills && npm install```### 2. Configure Jira CredentialsCreate a `.env` file in your project root:```envJIRA_URL=https://ihkreddy.atlassian.netJIRA_EMAIL=your-email@example.comJIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-tokenJIRA_DEFAULT_PROJECT=SAM1```## Workflow Process### 1. Fetch Ticket Details```bashnpx ts-node --esm .github/skills/skills/work-on-ticket/scripts/fetch-ticket.ts --ticket SAM1-123```This retrieves:- Ticket summary and description- Status and priority- Assignee and reporter- Acceptance criteria- Labels### 2. Start Working on a Ticket```bashnpx ts-node --esm .github/skills/skills/work-on-ticket/scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123```This will:1. ✅ Fetch ticket details2. ✅ Display summary and acceptance criteria3. ✅ Create feature branch with proper naming4. ✅ Transition ticket to "In Progress"5. ✅ Add comment: "Started working on this ticket"### 3. Branch Naming Conventions- Feature: `feature/sam1-123-short-description`- Bug fix: `bugfix/sam1-123-short-description`- Hotfix: `hotfix/sam1-123-short-description`## Script Reference### fetch-ticket.tsRetrieves complete ticket information from Jira.```bash# Basic fetchnpx ts-node --esm scripts/fetch-ticket.ts --ticket SAM1-123# Output as JSONnpx ts-node --esm scripts/fetch-ticket.ts --ticket SAM1-123 --json```### start-work.tsFull workflow to start development.```bash# Start work with all defaultsnpx ts-node --esm scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123# Skip branch creationnpx ts-node --esm scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123 --no-branch# Skip status transitionnpx ts-node --esm scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-123 --no-transition```### test-connection.tsVerify Jira connectivity.```bashnpx ts-node --esm scripts/test-connection.ts```## Integration with create-ticketAfter creating a ticket with `create-ticket`, use this skill to start development:```bash# First, create the ticketnpx ts-node --esm skills/create-ticket/scripts/create-ticket.ts \ --summary "Add search filters" --type Story# Output: Created ticket SAM1-15# Then start working on itnpx ts-node --esm skills/work-on-ticket/scripts/start-work.ts --ticket SAM1-15```

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