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Drafts a Jira bug report for an FXA issue. Gathers repro steps, expected vs actual behaviour, and affected surface, outputs a structured report, and optionally files the ticket via the Atlassian MCP. Returns the new FXA-N key when filed.

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FXA Jira Bug Report

Draft a Jira bug report for an FXA issue, and optionally file the ticket via the Atlassian MCP. Do not create, edit, or suggest changes to any source files.

Step 1: Gather Context

If a Sentry link, error log, or stack trace was provided, read it first and infer as much as possible before asking anything.

Required information:

  • What: One-sentence description of the bug
  • Steps to reproduce: Numbered steps from a known starting state
  • Expected behaviour: What should happen
  • Actual behaviour: What actually happens
  • Affected surface: Which flow, page, or API endpoint; which users or account states are affected

Also useful — ask only for what is missing:

  • Error message, Sentry event, or stack trace
  • Browser, OS, or environment (if frontend)
  • Account state at time of bug (e.g. 2FA enabled, passwordless, linked account)
  • Severity — data loss, security impact, broken flow, visual/cosmetic

If all required information is clear, proceed directly to Step 2.

Step 2: Research

Search only the packages likely involved. Find:

  • The code path most likely responsible (route handler, component, service method)
  • Any recent changes to that path (git log on the relevant files)
  • Whether a similar bug has been fixed before (look for related test cases or comments)

Incorporate findings directly into Root Cause and Key Reference Files. Surface genuine unknowns as Open Questions.

Step 3: Output

Summary: [area] <concise bug description> — e.g. [auth] Passkey registration fails silently when device has no authenticator

Background: What the bug is, where it occurs, and who is affected. 2–3 sentences.

Steps to Reproduce: Numbered steps from a known starting state. Include account state and environment where relevant.

Expected Behaviour: What should happen.

Actual Behaviour: What actually happens. Include error message, code, or Sentry event if available.

Affected Surface: Which users, flows, account states, browsers, or environments are affected. Note if intermittent.

Severity: (Critical / High / Medium / Low)

  • Critical — data loss, security vulnerability, auth bypass
  • High — broken core flow affecting multiple users
  • Medium — degraded experience, workaround exists
  • Low — cosmetic, edge case, minor inconvenience

Root Cause: (if known or suspected — omit if unknown) Where in the code the bug originates. Reference specific file and function if identified.

Acceptance Criteria:

  • Bug is no longer reproducible following the steps above
  • Regression test added covering the broken path
  • (add any additional observable outcomes)

Key Reference Files: Specific files relevant to investigation or fix. One line each.

Out of Scope: (omit if not needed)

Open Questions: (omit if none)

Step 4: Optionally file the ticket via Atlassian MCP

After producing the draft (Step 3), check whether the Atlassian MCP is available in the current session (look for mcp__atlassian__createJiraIssue in the available tools). If not available, stop — the user files the ticket manually using the drafted description.

If available, ask the user via AskUserQuestion whether to file now:

  • "File now via Atlassian MCP (Recommended)"
  • "Skip — I'll file manually"

If the user picks "Skip", stop and output the draft. If "File now", call mcp__atlassian__createJiraIssue with:

  • cloudId: mozilla-hub.atlassian.net (the Atlassian MCP accepts the site hostname directly; fall back to getAccessibleAtlassianResources if the call ever rejects this form).
  • projectKey: FXA
  • issueTypeName: Bug
  • summary: the [area] <concise bug description> line from Step 3
  • description: the rest of the drafted body from Step 3 (Background, Steps to Reproduce, Expected/Actual, Severity, etc.)
  • contentFormat: markdown

Surface the returned FXA-N key and the issue URL. That key is this skill's return value when invoked inline by another skill (e.g. /fxa-pr-open uses it to populate the Closes: line).

Guidelines

  • Do not create, edit, or suggest changes to any source files. Filing a Jira ticket via the MCP (Step 4) is not a source file change.
  • Steps to Reproduce must be precise enough for another engineer to reproduce independently
  • Do not speculate on root cause unless there is clear evidence — use Open Questions instead
  • Severity should reflect user impact, not code complexity
  • Always include a regression test in Acceptance Criteria
  • If the bug has security implications (auth bypass, data exposure, token leakage), flag severity as Critical and note it explicitly in Background