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name: create-ticket description: Create task tickets with proper numbering, template structure, and ticket-list.md updates. Use when the user wants to create a ticket, add a task, or says "/create-ticket". Automatically finds the next ticket number, creates the ticket file, and updates the centralized ticket list.

Create Ticket Skill

Create properly numbered tickets with consistent structure.

Workflow

1. Scan claude/tickets/ for existing TICKET-XXX-*.md files
2. Determine next ticket number (highest + 1, or 001 if none)
3. Create ticket file at claude/tickets/TICKET-XXX-description.md
4. Update claude/tickets/ticket-list.md with new entry

Finding Next Ticket Number

Copyls claude/tickets/TICKET-*.md 2>/dev/null | grep -oE 'TICKET-[0-9]+' | sort -t'-' -k2 -n | tail -1

If no tickets exist, start with TICKET-001.

Ticket Template

Copy# TICKET-XXX: [Title]

## Description
[Detailed description of the task]

## Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] Criterion 1
- [ ] Criterion 2
- [ ] Criterion 3

## Priority
High/Medium/Low

## Status
Todo

## Notes
[Any additional context or notes]

Updating ticket-list.md

Add entry to appropriate priority section:

Copy### High Priority
- 🔴 [TICKET-XXX](./TICKET-XXX-description.md) - Title here

Status emojis:

File Naming

Convert title to kebab-case for filename:

• "User Authentication" → TICKET-001-user-authentication.md
• "Fix API Bug" → TICKET-002-fix-api-bug.md

Example

User: "Create a ticket for adding user authentication"

Creates claude/tickets/TICKET-001-user-authentication.md:

Copy# TICKET-001: User Authentication

## Description
Implement user authentication system for the application.

## Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] Users can register with email/password
- [ ] Users can log in and receive session token
- [ ] Protected routes require authentication

## Priority
High

## Status
Todo

## Notes
Consider using JWT for session management.

Updates claude/tickets/ticket-list.md:

Copy### High Priority
- 🔴 [TICKET-001](./TICKET-001-user-authentication.md) - User Authentication