create-user-story

1# COG Create User Story Skill
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3## When to Invoke
4- User wants to create a new user story, feature request, or issue
5- User says "create story", "new story", "add issue", "write user story", "create ticket"
6- User describes a feature or requirement that should be tracked
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8## Agent Mode Awareness
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10**Check `agent_mode` in `00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md` frontmatter:**
11- If `agent_mode: team` — use parallel agents to check for duplicates across all active trackers simultaneously, then create the story
12- If `agent_mode: solo` — check duplicates and create the story sequentially in the main conversation
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14## Command: `/create-user-story`
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16## Pre-Flight Check
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181. **Read `00-inbox/MY-INTEGRATIONS.md`** to determine which project trackers are active:
19   - **Linear** — use Linear MCP tools
20   - **GitHub** — use `gh` CLI
21   - **Jira** — use `jira` CLI or Jira API via WebFetch
22   - If NO tracker is active, save the story as a markdown file in `04-projects/[project]/stories/` and inform the user
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242. **Read `00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md`** to get:
25   - Active projects (to determine which project/repo/board to target)
26   - User's name (for story author attribution)
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283. **Ask the user** (if not already provided):
29   - What is the feature or requirement? (free-form description)
30   - Which project does this belong to? (if multiple active projects)
31   - Priority level? (optional — default to medium)
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35## Execution Strategy
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37### Phase 1: Understand the Request
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39Parse the user's input to extract:
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