mpt-ext-task-create-initial-epic

Create Initial Epic

Purpose

Create the starting point of a new effort in Jira: one epic plus a single Design, investigate and research user story estimated at 3d.

Use When

• A new initiative is kicking off and needs its epic created.
• You want the standard initial shape (epic + one design story) before the work is broken down into delivery stories.

Do Not Use When

• The epic already exists; only stories/subtasks are missing (use mpt-ext-workflow-decompose-tdr).
• You need full decomposition of an epic/TDR into delivery stories and subtasks (use mpt-ext-workflow-decompose-tdr).
• You only need a single arbitrary Jira issue (use mpt-ext-tool-jira-workitem-ops directly).

Inputs

• Epic summary.
• Either a BDR (Business Design Review) link or a description of what needs to be done. One of the two is mandatory.
• Project key and the required project fields (components, fixVersions); Team when applicable; assignee.
• Installed shared package root when shared guidance is needed:

${MPT_EXTENSION_SKILLS_HOME:-$HOME/.mpt-extension-skills}/current

Workflow

1. Build repository context first.

• If not already done for the current task, read the target repository AGENTS.md.
• Read repository-specific docs when they exist, because they may extend or override shared guidance.
• Read shared docs only when the repository explicitly points to them. Resolve them from ${MPT_EXTENSION_SKILLS_HOME:-$HOME/.mpt-extension-skills}/current when available; otherwise read them from the main branch of the shared GitHub repository. See Shared References.

2. Confirm the epic body.

• The epic description must contain either a BDR link or a clear description of what needs to be done.
• If neither is available, ask the user for one before creating anything.

3. Create the epic.

• Use mpt-ext-tool-jira-workitem-ops to create the epic with the required project fields (components, fixVersions, Team when applicable) and the BDR link or description in the body.

4. Create the Design, investigate and research user story.

• Parent it to the epic.
• Title it exactly Design, investigate and research.
• Set its Original Estimate to 3d (this is the one story that carries an estimate directly; see standards/user-stories.md).
• Inherit Team, components, fixVersions from the epic. Do not set the Keywords field on the story.

5. Report the result.

• Show the created epic key and the design story key with its 3d estimate.

Guardrails

• The epic must have a BDR link or a description. Do not create an epic with an empty body.
• Create exactly one story here: Design, investigate and research at 3d. Do not create delivery stories or subtasks in this skill.
• Do not set Keywords on the story.
• Follow standards/user-stories.md for inheritance, estimates, and components.

Shared References

• standards/user-stories.md — work breakdown, estimates, components, the design-story exception
• standards/skills.md — skill authoring rules
• Relies on mpt-ext-tool-jira-workitem-ops for the Jira operations.

Expected Outcome

An epic exists with a BDR link or a description, and a single Design, investigate and research user story sits under it with a 3d Original Estimate, ready for later breakdown.