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Draft Jira story

Create a build-ready story grounded in product intent and the actual code, with testable acceptance criteria and edge cases.

Product statusAvailable now

Context in4 required inputsParent epic or initiative · Problem and expected behaviour · Relevant PRD
TransformationProduct Manager + Product Agent + Architecture AgentStory Drafting · Code Analysis · Atlassian
OutcomeDraft Jira story with acceptance criteria and linked evidence.Artifact: Jira story

Owner

Product Manager

Human + Agent

Participants · Agents

EngineerProduct AgentArchitecture Agent

Trigger

ManualA defined slice of work is ready to enter the backlog.

Required context

JiraParent epic or initiativeConfluenceProblem and expected behaviourConfluenceRelevant PRDCodeAffected code

Optional context

Design systemUI draftCustomer evidenceCustomer evidenceArchitectureDependenciesJiraEstimate

Skills

Story DraftingCode AnalysisAtlassian

Activity steps

  1. 1Retrieve the parent intent and the decision behind it.
  2. 2Inspect the affected code paths and data shapes.
  3. 3Draft the user-visible outcome and acceptance criteria with edge cases.
  4. 4Add dependencies, risks and links to the evidence.

Output

Draft Jira story with acceptance criteria and linked evidence.

Artifacts

Creates: Jira story

What good looks like

  • Clear user-visible outcome.
  • Acceptance criteria are testable.
  • Enough code grounding to avoid hidden scope.
  • Linked to parent intent and evidence.

Quality gate

Product and engineering approve before Ready for Build.

Destination

Jira

Usually next

People and agents work from the same Product Brain. The owner stays accountable. Assigned agents prepare and check. A named person approves at the gate.

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