jira-create-epic-from-plan

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the manual, error-prone process of translating project plans into a structured Jira epic, individual tickets, and explicit dependency links so teams can move from planning to execution faster and with fewer mistakes.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Create a concise epic description and suggest multiple epic name options that follow project naming conventions, then create the epic in Jira.
• Parse markdown or OpenSpec plans into discrete tickets with issue types, labels, phase-aware summaries, and acceptance criteria, then batch-create those tickets via the MCP Jira tool.
• Produce an executable shell script that uses the Jira REST API to create predecessor/successor links (and optionally clean them up), and update the original plan with actual Jira keys and a dependency table.
• Use Case: Prepare a phased migration or feature rollout plan, preview all tickets and dependencies for stakeholder approval, then create the epic and tickets and run the link script to finalize dependencies.

Quick Start

Use the skill on a plan file path to preview the epic and ticket breakdown and then create the epic and tickets in Jira after explicit approval.