work-items

Productivity

Optimize and analyze work items for LLM-assisted development

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Work Items Skill

Apply these patterns when working with issues, tickets, or work items from any system (GitHub Issues, Jira, Azure DevOps, Linear, etc.).

LLM Optimization Patterns

File Path Compression

Use glob patterns to compress multiple file paths:

Before	After
`routes/dev-routes.bicep`, `routes/test-routes.bicep`, `routes/prod-routes.bicep`	`routes/{dev,test,prod}-routes.bicep`
`src/components/Button.tsx`, `src/components/Input.tsx`	`src/components/{Button,Input}.tsx`

Terse Language Rules

No articles ("the", "a") unless needed for clarity
No filler phrases ("In order to", "This will")
Use arrows for transformations: external -> internal, HTTP -> HTTPS
Use equals for settings: ingress.external = false

Output Structure

Optimize work items into this token-efficient format:

# {ID}: {title}

## Context
{1-2 sentence summary}

## Files
- {file paths with glob patterns}

## Changes
1. {file}: {action}

## Verify
- {non-obvious verification step}

Acceptance Criteria Filtering

Remove obvious/implicit criteria:

"Deployment succeeds"
"No downtime"
"Tests pass"
"Code reviewed"
"PR merged"

Keep non-obvious verification:

Specific HTTP status codes
Portal/UI status checks
Security constraints
Integration behaviors

Task Breakdown Rules

Granularity

1 task = 1 logical change that can be committed independently
Each task: ~5-30 min of work
Group related file changes if they must be atomic

Sequencing

Infrastructure/Config first (env vars, config files, dependencies)
Core changes second (main logic, modules)
Dependent files third (routes, integrations, consumers)
Verification last (manual checks, cleanup)

Task Format

## Task {n}: {brief title}

**Files**: {file(s) to modify}

**Do**:
- {specific action}

**Test**:
- {how to verify}

Completeness Criteria

Title

Descriptive (> 5 words typically)
Clearly indicates what feature/change is needed
Avoids vague terms: "fix bug", "update code", "improvements"

Description

Exists and is not empty
Explains what needs to be done
Explains why it's needed (business value/context)
Provides enough context for a developer to understand scope

Acceptance Criteria

Present and populated
Contains specific, testable conditions
Uses clear language (Given/When/Then or bullet points)
Defines what "done" looks like