design-to-issues
Converts approved design plan sections into trackable GitHub issue epics.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/design-to-issues && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12282" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/design-to-issues && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/design-to-issues
Activation
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Creates a GitHub epic and child issues from a design document's implementation plan. Use when a design doc has a reviewed plan section ready to be converted into trackable work.Key capabilities
- →Read a design document to identify project name and plan section
- →Draft a GitHub epic issue body from the design document
- →Create a GitHub epic issue
- →Create child GitHub issues for non-deferred plan items
- →Update the epic issue with actual child issue numbers
How it works
The skill reads a design document, extracts the project plan, drafts an epic issue body, creates the epic, and then delegates to sub-agents to create child issues for each non-deferred plan item. Finally, it updates the epic with the created issue numbers.
Inputs & outputs
When to use design-to-issues
- →Turning design docs into issues
- →Managing project implementation tasks
- →Creating github epics
About design-to-issues
Reads design documents to extract project plans and converts them into GitHub epics with linked child tasks. This helps maintain parity between design intent and implementation work.
Creates a GitHub epic and child issues from a design document's implementation plan. Use when a design doc has a reviewed plan section ready to be converted into trackable work.
When not to use it
- →When the design document lacks a reviewed, approved plan section
- →When `gh` CLI is not authenticated
- →When the user has not reviewed and approved the plan in the design doc
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Requires a reviewed and approved plan section in the design document.
- →Does not create issues for deferred items.
- →Dependencies between issues are mentioned in context, not enforced via GitHub's project tooling.
How it compares
This skill automates the conversion of a design document's implementation plan into a structured GitHub epic with linked child issues, ensuring design intent is translated into trackable work more efficiently than manual issue creation.
Compared to similar skills
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| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| design-to-issues (this skill) | 0 | 7mo | No flags | Advanced |
| linear-ticket | 1 | 8mo | No flags | Intermediate |
| team-routing | 1 | 8mo | Review | Intermediate |
| team-workflow | 0 | 3mo | No flags | Advanced |
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