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LitePhase ShipAlso useful in Concept, DesignBody 4 sections · ~140 wordsUpdated 2026-09-09

/ticket

Compose well-formed product tickets — INVEST for stories, modified-INVEST for epics (V + N only). Adopter-mode cross-posts to bassclef with the adopter-source label. Standard-tier — pending audit at bassclef-web#193.

Copy the command
/ticket

Defaults to the first mode below.

/ticket ticket

Default. Sharpens one story or bug to INVEST shape.

/ticket epic

Wraps a value + narrative around a group of stories.

Type it bare, or paste it with loose context after — Claude figures out the rest.

Solves

Product ideas leak into the codebase as vague tickets. Bug reports mix with feature stories. Epics grow without a value or narrative. Reviewers argue about scope instead of shipping.

Payoff

Sharpens ticket prose to INVEST shape (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable) for stories. Modified INVEST (V and N only) for epics. Cross-posts to bassclef when the ticket is an adopter-source contribution.

Takes in

  • One-sentence story, bug, or epic idea
  • Optional context — related tickets, personas, links

Returns

  • GitHub issue in the current repo with INVEST-shaped body
  • Adopter-mode cross-post to bassclef with adopter-source label
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Deep dive — 4 sections · ~140 words · original SKILL.mdScroll for tutorial ↓

What it does

Reads the intent you paste. Classifies as story, bug, or epic. Applies the right rubric — INVEST for stories, V + N for epics. Drafts the ticket body. Files the issue in the current repo.

For adopter-source work — patterns you built locally that belong in bassclef substrate — the epic mode cross-posts to bassclef with the adopter-source label.

Where in the SDLC

Why this phase: Tickets ship work into the backlog. Concept because problems get named as tickets; Design because scope gets shaped there.

Where this goes next

You're at standard tier. The operator-private upgrade layer unlocks ultra tier — embedding shortlist and Claude re-rank across the full 96-luminary catalog, plus everything standard has. Ultra graduation is founder-blessed at launch — operator hand-picks from Substack, Discord, and social. See ADR-006 for the mechanism.

  • Skills catalog — browse all skills grouped by lifecycle phase
  • /state-a-problem — draft the Problem section that opens most tickets
  • /value-prop — pair the Problem with a value prop before filing
  • /promote — different destination: bassclef-evolution tickets go via /promote

Shipped by @kingofrock · [Substack — TBD]

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