| name | start-it |
| description | Fetch Jira via Atlassian MCP (server user-atlassian), branch, plan, code. Use when the user says "start it" or "start" with a Jira URL. |
Start It
When the user says "start it" (or "start" with a Jira URL):
1. Get the Jira ticket
- Accept either a Jira ticket ID (e.g.
CDF-1234) or a browse URL
(e.g. https://cognitedata.atlassian.net/browse/CDF-1234).
- From a URL, use the issue key after
/browse/.
2. Fetch task details
- Use the Atlassian MCP server. In Cursor the server id is typically
user-atlassian
(not atlassian). Read the MCP tool schema if invocation fails.
- Flow:
- Call
getAccessibleAtlassianResources on user-atlassian and pick the site’s id
as cloudId (e.g. Cognite: cognitedata.atlassian.net).
- Call
getJiraIssue with cloudId and issueIdOrKey set to the ticket key (e.g. CDF-1234).
- Use the response for summary, description, status, parent epic, components, subtasks, and comments.
- Present a brief summary so the user can confirm it is the right ticket.
3. Create a working branch
- Run
git fetch origin main && git switch main && git pull origin main to start from the latest main.
- Create and switch to a new branch:
git switch -c <branch-name>.
- Derive the branch name from the ticket: lowercase ticket ID + short slug from the summary.
- Example:
CDF-1234 with summary "Add data product validation" → cdf-1234/add-data-product-validation.
- Confirm the branch name with the user before creating it.
4. Check if the ticket involves a new resource type
- If the Jira ticket is about adding or supporting a new CDF resource type, ask the user to provide either:
- A service contract YAML file, or
- A link to the API documentation page
- Do not proceed to implementation until this information is available, as it is needed to correctly model the resource.
5. Plan and start working
- Based on the Jira ticket details, create a todo list breaking the task into concrete implementation steps.
- Explore the codebase to understand relevant files and patterns before making changes.
- Begin working on the first todo item immediately.
