/create

Name

jira:create

Synopsis

/jira:create <project> "<summary>" [options]

Description

Create a new Jira ticket. Uses jtk CLI for all operations.

Parameters

Required:

• <project>: Project key (e.g., PROJ, MYTEAM)
• <summary>: Ticket summary/title (quote if contains spaces)

Optional:

• --type <type>: Issue type (Task, Bug, Story, Epic) - default: Task
• --description "<text>" or -d: Issue description
• --assignee <user>: Assign to user (email, account ID, or "me")
• --parent <KEY>: Parent issue key (for subtasks or epic children)
• --field key=value: Set custom fields (can be repeated)

Implementation

1. Validate Required Parameters

Ensure project and summary are provided. If missing, prompt user.

2. Build Command

jtk issues create \
  --project <PROJECT> \
  --summary "<summary>" \
  [--type <type>] \
  [--description "<description>"] \
  [--assignee <assignee>] \
  [--parent <parent>] \
  [--field key=value] \
  -o json

3. Execute and Report

Run the command and parse the JSON output to extract the created issue key and URL.

Report back:

• Created issue key (e.g., PROJ-123)
• Direct link to the issue

Examples

1. Simple task:

   /jira:create PROJ "Fix login button alignment"
   

2. Bug with description:

   /jira:create PROJ "Login fails with SSO" --type Bug -d "Users cannot log in when using SSO provider"
   

3. Task under an epic, assigned to me:

   /jira:create PROJ "Implement caching layer" --parent PROJ-100 --assignee me
   

4. Story with priority:

   /jira:create PROJ "User profile redesign" --type Story --field priority=High