Spec To Tickets

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Spec To Tickets skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Spec To Tickets is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: prd-spec · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Create implementation tickets with dependency graphs, Independent/Collaborative classification, and context pointers from a spec, PRD, or conversation context. Output to issue tracker or local markdown. Use when - spec/PRD exists and is complete, need tickets sized for focused work sessions (3-4 hours each), want to enable parallel work with explicit dependency tracking, need Independent/Collaborative classification per ticket. Don't use when - spec is incomplete or vague (use domain-grilling or to-prd first), need different granularity like epics or tasks, want to implement directly without decomposition, user explicitly wants to send tickets to issue tracker AND doesn't need dependency graphs or classification (use to-issues instead).

About this skill (catalog notes)

Spec To Tickets includes explicit scope boundaries (an explicit 'when not to use' or 'out of scope' section). At roughly 3,507 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License: MIT
Original author: alastairlundy
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-17
Catalog position: Product · prd-spec
Indexed related skills: 10

How Spec To Tickets fits the catalog

Spec To Tickets sits in the Product category under the prd-spec sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Break a spec, PRD, or conversation context into focused tickets with dependency graphs, optimized for implementation by agents or humans.

What this skill does

Spec To Tickets is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the prd-spec sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/spec-to-tickets/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when - spec/PRD exists and is complete, need tickets sized for focused work sessions (3-4 hours each), want to enable parallel work with explicit dependency tracking, need Independent/Collaborative classification per ticket. Don't use when - spec is incomplete or vague (use domain-grilling or to-prd first), need different granularity like epics or tasks, want to implement directly without decomposition, user explicitly wants to send tickets to issue tracker AND doesn't need dependency graphs or classification (use to-issues instead).

Who uses this skill

The Spec To Tickets Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 118,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/spec-to-tickets
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/spec-to-tickets/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/spec-to-tickets/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/spec-to-tickets/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/spec-to-tickets/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\spec-to-tickets\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Spec To Tickets Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/spec-to-tickets/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Spec To Tickets skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Spec To Tickets skill?

Use Spec To Tickets when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the prd spec area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Spec To Tickets" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Spec To Tickets skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Spec To Tickets is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/alastairlundy/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/engineering/spec-to-tickets/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: alastairlundy

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APA

alastairlundy. (2026). Spec To Tickets [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/spec-to-tickets/

BibTeX

@misc{spec-to-tickets-2026,
  author    = {alastairlundy},
  title     = {Spec To Tickets [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/spec-to-tickets/}
}

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