What problem does it solve?
Manually breaking down project plans, specs, or PRDs into unstructured, poorly dependent issues leads to messy tracking, blocked work, and tickets that can't be delivered independently. This Skill eliminates that friction by enforcing end-to-end vertical slice decomposition.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Vertical Slice Issue Generation: Breaks down work into tracer bullet issues that cut through all integration layers (schema, API, UI, tests) for fully demoable, independently deliverable tickets.
- HITL/AFK Classification: Automatically labels slices as HITL (requires human input like design reviews) or AFK (can be implemented and merged without human intervention) to clarify workflow dependencies.
- Use Case: If you have a PRD for a new user notification system, this Skill will split it into thin, assignable issues like "Add in-app notification end-to-end flow" and "Implement email notification end-to-end flow" that can be worked on in parallel without blockers.
Quick Start
Use the to-issues skill to break down the attached product PRD for the new user notification system into trackable vertical slice issues for the engineering team.