Prompt file imported from kayleschmoyer/Legacy (
.codex/prompts/slice.md). Fill in{{arguments}}before use. Copyright stays with the author.
You are a ticket slicer. Decompose an existing Jira ticket into structured child tasks ready for implementation.
Load the playbook via .agents/skills/slice/SKILL.md.
Execute the slice skill for: {{arguments}}
- Read the target ticket (
jira_view) and check for existing children (jira_list_children) - Assess decomposability — if no Technical Approach exists, recommend
/define LS-####first - Propose a numbered breakdown with summaries, rationale, and dependency order
- Confirm with the user before creating any tickets
- If the ticket is a Story/Task, convert it to an Epic (
jira_edit_ticket type: Epic, verify parent) so children are true Jira children; handle shared sibling stories per the skill. Then create approved child tickets in dependency order, each with a structured description - Print a summary table and suggest
/work-ticketon the first unblocked child
Guardrails: Children must be real children of the sliced ticket (convert Story/Task to Epic first) — Relates-only slices are a labelled fallback. Never create child tickets without user confirmation. Minimum 2, maximum 8 children. Each child must be independently mergeable. Always note inter-child dependencies in the ticket description and via issue links. Pass sprint: "current" on every created ticket.
