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gwt-spec-to-issue-migration

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Migrate existing local SPEC directories (specs/SPEC-*) to GitHub Issue-first specs (gwt-spec label) using the bundled migration script. Use when asked to replace local spec.md/plan.md/tasks.md based workflow with GitHub Issue based management.

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gwt Spec to Issue Migration

Overview

Use this skill only for repositories that still carry legacy local spec trees from a pre-Issue-first workflow.

Migrate local specs/SPEC-* directories to GitHub Issues (gwt-spec label), then remove the legacy local source of truth.

This skill uses:

  • .claude/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.sh
  • crates/gwt-core/src/git/issue_spec.rs

Preconditions

  • Run in repository root
  • gh auth status is authenticated for target repo
  • Branch policy is respected (no branch creation/switching unless user requests)
  • $GWT_PROJECT_ROOT environment variable is available; prefer it over CWD for repo resolution

Standard Workflow

  1. Inspect source specs directory (auto-detection or explicit --specs-dir)
  2. Run dry-run and review planned migration count and deletion targets
  3. Run actual migration
  4. Verify migrated issues exist (gwt-spec label)
  5. Confirm legacy local spec files were removed on success

Commands

Dry-run

bash ".claude/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.sh" --dry-run

Dry-run with explicit specs directory

bash ".claude/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.sh" --dry-run --specs-dir "<path-to-specs>"

Execute migration

bash ".claude/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.sh"

Verify report

cat migration-report.json

Note: migration-report.json is deleted automatically after a fully successful migration cleanup. It remains available for dry-run and failure cases.

Verify created issues

gh issue list --label gwt-spec --state all --limit 200

Expected Behavior

  • Auto-detects local specs/ under $GWT_PROJECT_ROOT or the current repository
  • If no SPEC-* directory exists, exits successfully with empty report ([])
  • Migrates sections from spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md and related artifacts
  • Writes per-spec result to migration-report.json
  • Shows planned deletions during --dry-run
  • Deletes migrated local spec directories, detected legacy workflow leftovers, and migration-report.json after a fully successful cleanup

Notes

  • For safety, always run --dry-run first.
  • Artifact files in contracts/ and checklists/ are migrated as issue comments.
  • After migration, ongoing spec updates should use Issue-first operations (gwt-spec-ops).
  • This skill is for external legacy import only; gwt's normal spec workflow should never recreate repository-local spec bundles.