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To Tickets Skill

To Tickets breaks an agreed plan, specification, or conversation into small, verifiable tracer-bullet tickets.

Best for

Teams preparing a multi-ticket implementation

What you get

Split work into vertical slices + Record blocking edges

Main limitation

The configured tracker and label conventions must be known; the Skill asks the user to review ticket granularity and dependencies first.

First risk

Creating tracker work before it is approved. Publishing creates project work items and may assign ready-for-agent labels. Review every ticket, dependency, tracker, and destination before approving publication.

EVIDENCE FRESHNESS

Three checks, kept separate

A recent source check is not a runtime test or security audit.

Upstream sourceChecked 2026-09-23

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Updated 2026-08-20

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Source review does not certify behavior or safety.

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

What it does—and when it fits

To Tickets breaks an agreed plan, specification, or conversation into small, verifiable tracer-bullet tickets. Each ticket describes a complete vertical slice and records blocking dependencies before the approved set is published to the configured tracker.

This is aimed at Teams preparing a multi-ticket implementation. Compare the examples below with your task, then review the limitations, permissions, and risks before installing.

What you get
  • Split work into vertical slicesCreate independently demoable tickets spanning the relevant layers.
  • Record blocking edgesShow which tickets genuinely need to finish before others can begin.
  • Prepare work for deliveryOrder approved local files or tracker issues in dependency order.
What makes it different
  • This profile is manually organized around the current upstream SKILL.md workflow.
  • The capability boundary remains explicitly tied to mattpocock/skills.
  • Core uses, limitations, and risks are separated for pre-install review.
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INSTALL BY AGENT

Choose your Agent

Paths come from official Agent docs or the universal installer behind skills.sh. Compatibility still follows this Skill's record.

Native

This Skill's current record explicitly names this Agent. Still inspect scripts, permissions, and external dependencies first.

Project install (recommended)
npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill to-tickets --agent claude-code
Personal install
npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill to-tickets --agent claude-code -g

Project install stays with this repository for team sharing. Personal install adds -g and works across repositories.

View install paths
Project path.claude/skills/to-tickets/
Personal path~/.claude/skills/to-tickets/
Official agent docs

Claude Code discovers custom Skill folders automatically at project or personal scope.

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TYPICAL WORKFLOW

A practical workflow

01

Split work into vertical slices

Create independently demoable tickets spanning the relevant layers.

02

Record blocking edges

Show which tickets genuinely need to finish before others can begin.

03

Prepare work for delivery

Order approved local files or tracker issues in dependency order.

THE TRADEOFFS

Advantages and tradeoffs

Notable strengths

  1. This profile is manually organized around the current upstream SKILL.md workflow.
  2. The capability boundary remains explicitly tied to mattpocock/skills.
  3. Core uses, limitations, and risks are separated for pre-install review.

Limitations

  1. The configured tracker and label conventions must be known; the Skill asks the user to review ticket granularity and dependencies first.
  2. Ticket decomposition clarifies execution but does not validate that the product plan itself is correct.

BEST FIT

Who it is for

→

Teams preparing a multi-ticket implementation

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Leads who need visible blockers and a clear delivery order

BEFORE YOU USE IT

Risks to review before use

High

Creating tracker work before it is approved

Publishing creates project work items and may assign ready-for-agent labels. Review every ticket, dependency, tracker, and destination before approving publication.

Medium

Upstream instruction drift

Behavior can change with upstream updates. Record the commit used for important workflows and review updates before adoption.

SECURITY

What the permission profile means

  • Declared access remains governed by the current upstream SKILL.md and runtime requests.
  • Treat repository files, web content, and tool output as untrusted input.
  • SkillSignal has not independently executed or security-audited this package; external skills.sh labels are not SkillSignal certification.

Not a security certification. External ratings are attributed references. SkillSignal has not independently executed or security-reviewed this Skill.

COMMON QUESTIONS

To Tickets Skill FAQ

What is the To Tickets Skill?

To Tickets breaks an agreed plan, specification, or conversation into small, verifiable tracer-bullet tickets. Each ticket describes a complete vertical slice and records blocking dependencies before the approved set is published to the configured tracker.

How do I install the To Tickets Skill?

Open and review the listed source, choose the project or personal path for your Agent, then verify the first run in a controlled project. Open the listed skills.sh page and upstream repository; verify the current SKILL.md.

Is the To Tickets Skill safe to use?

SkillSignal checked the source on 2026-09-23, but that is not a runtime test or security certification. Review the “Creating tracker work before it is approved” risk first and begin with the least access required.

INSIDE THE PACKAGE

Indexed files

SKILL.mdUpstream Skill instructionsSource-linked

TAGS

ticket-planningvertical-slicesdependencies

Manually expanded from the current upstream SKILL.md and linked source at mattpocock/skills, checked 2026-08-20. This is an original summary, not an execution result or security certification.