gwt-spec-to-issue-migration

name	gwt-spec-to-issue-migration
description	Migrate legacy spec sources to artifact-first GitHub Issue specs. Supports local `specs/SPEC-*` directories and body-canonical `gwt-spec` Issues using the bundled migration script.

gwt Spec to Issue Migration

Overview

Use this skill for legacy spec migrations:

• local specs/SPEC-* directories from a pre-Issue-first workflow
• existing gwt-spec Issues that still keep the canonical bundle in the Issue body

Migrate legacy sources to artifact-first gwt-spec Issues, then remove or retire the old source of truth.

This skill uses:

• .gemini/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.mjs
• crates/gwt-core/src/git/issue_spec.rs

Preconditions

• Run in repository root
• gh auth status is authenticated for target repo
• Branch policy is respected (no branch creation/switching unless user requests)
• $GWT_PROJECT_ROOT environment variable is available; prefer it over CWD for repo resolution

Standard Workflow

1. Inspect source specs directory (auto-detection or explicit --specs-dir)
2. Run dry-run automatically and review planned migration count and deletion targets
3. If the user explicitly asked to migrate or convert, continue into actual migration after the dry-run
4. Verify migrated issues exist (gwt-spec label)
5. Confirm legacy local spec files or body-canonical bundles were retired on success
6. Ask the user only when migration intent is unclear or the requested scope does not obviously include the detected destructive changes

Commands

Dry-run

node ".gemini/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.mjs" --dry-run

Dry-run with explicit specs directory

node ".gemini/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.mjs" --dry-run --specs-dir "<path-to-specs>"

Execute migration

node ".gemini/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.mjs"

Dry-run existing body-canonical issue migration

node ".gemini/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.mjs" --dry-run --convert-existing-issues

Execute existing body-canonical issue migration

node ".gemini/skills/gwt-spec-to-issue-migration/scripts/migrate-specs-to-issues.mjs" --convert-existing-issues

Verify report

cat migration-report.json

Note: migration-report.json is deleted automatically after a fully successful migration cleanup. It remains available for dry-run and failure cases.

Verify created issues

gh issue list --label gwt-spec --state all --limit 200

Expected Behavior

• Auto-detects local specs/ under $GWT_PROJECT_ROOT or the current repository
• If no SPEC-* directory exists, exits successfully with empty report ([])
• Migrates local sections from spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md and related artifacts
• Can rewrite body-canonical gwt-spec Issues into artifact-first format
• Writes per-spec result to migration-report.json
• Shows planned deletions during --dry-run
• Deletes migrated local spec directories, detected legacy workflow leftovers, and migration-report.json after a fully successful cleanup
• Treats an explicit "migrate/convert" request as approval to execute after the dry-run summary, without an extra confirmation loop
• Uses REST-safe body-file writes and retry/backoff for GitHub issue create/edit/comment operations where available

Notes

• For safety, always run --dry-run first.
• Artifact files in contracts/ and checklists/ are migrated as issue comments.
• doc:* artifacts are created for spec.md, plan.md, tasks.md, research.md, data-model.md, and quickstart.md.
• After migration, ongoing spec updates should use Issue-first operations (gwt-spec-ops).
• This skill is for external legacy import only; gwt's normal spec workflow should never recreate repository-local spec bundles.