jira-journey

JIRA Validation Journey (TypeScript)

Parse a JIRA ticket's Validation Journey, execute the verification steps using the appropriate tools for the change type, capture evidence at each [EVIDENCE: name] marker, and post to JIRA + GitHub PR.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS: <TICKET_ID> [PR_NUMBER]

• TICKET_ID (required): JIRA ticket key (e.g., PROJ-123)
• PR_NUMBER (optional): GitHub PR number to update description

Prerequisites

• JIRA_API_TOKEN environment variable set
• jira-cli configured (~/.config/.jira/.config.yml)
• gh CLI authenticated
• Appropriate services running for the verification type (dev server, database, etc.)

Workflow

Step 1: Parse the Validation Journey

Run the parser script to extract the Validation Journey from the JIRA ticket description:

python3 .claude/skills/jira-journey/scripts/parse-plan.py <TICKET_ID>

The script outputs JSON with: ticket, prerequisites, steps, viewports, assertions.

Note: viewports may be empty for TypeScript tickets — that is expected.

Step 2: Satisfy Prerequisites

Before starting the journey, verify each prerequisite:

1. Check if required services are running
2. Verify database connectivity if needed
3. Ensure environment variables are set
4. Run any setup commands mentioned in prerequisites

Step 3: Execute Steps and Capture Evidence

Execute each step sequentially. For each step, determine the verification approach based on the step text and change type:

• API endpoints → Run curl commands, capture HTTP response to evidence/NN-name.txt
• Database changes → Run psql/migration commands, capture schema output to evidence/NN-name.txt
• Background jobs → Trigger the job, check queue/state, capture logs to evidence/NN-name.txt
• Library/utility changes → Run tests, capture output to evidence/NN-name.txt
• Security fixes → Reproduce exploit attempt, verify fix, capture output to evidence/NN-name.txt

At each [EVIDENCE: name] marker, capture stdout/stderr to a numbered file:

Evidence Naming Convention

Evidence files are named: {NN}-{evidence-name}.txt (or .json for structured data)

• NN: zero-padded sequential number (01, 02, 03...)
• evidence-name: the value from [EVIDENCE: name] in the JIRA step

Example:

evidence/
  01-health-check.json
  02-schema-after-migration.txt
  03-rate-limit-response.txt
  comment.txt
  comment.md

Step 4: Generate Evidence Templates

After capturing all evidence, run the template generator:

python3 .claude/skills/jira-journey/scripts/generate-templates.py \
  <TICKET_ID> \
  <PR_NUMBER> \
  <BRANCH_NAME> \
  ./evidence

This generates evidence/comment.txt (JIRA wiki markup) and evidence/comment.md (GitHub markdown) with evidence formatted as code blocks.

Step 5: Post Evidence

Use the jira-evidence skill to post everything:

bash .claude/skills/jira-evidence/scripts/post-evidence.sh <TICKET_ID> ./evidence <PR_NUMBER>

Step 6: Verify

Confirm evidence is posted to both the JIRA ticket and GitHub PR.

Verification Patterns Reference

The agent should use patterns from the project's verfication.md when executing steps:

Change Type	Verification Method	Evidence Format
API endpoint	curl -s localhost:PORT/endpoint	JSON response
Database migration	psql -c "\d table" or migration output	Schema text
Background job	Trigger + check state	Log output
Library/utility	bun run test -- path/to/test	Test output
Security fix	Reproduce + verify fix	Request/response
Auth/authz	Multi-role verification	Status codes per role

Troubleshooting

Evidence file is empty

Ensure the command succeeded and produced output. Use 2>&1 to capture both stdout and stderr.

Parser returns no steps

The ticket may not have a Validation Journey section. Use /jira-add-journey <TICKET_ID> to add one.