Pick Up Work

Find and start work on an item. If an item ID is provided ($ARGUMENTS), start that one. Otherwise, find the next highest-priority ready item.

Steps

1. Check Current Work

First, check if already working on something:

bash

yurtle-kanban list --status in_progress

If items are in progress, show them and ask if the user wants to continue or pick up new work.

2. Find Ready Work

If no specific item requested:

bash

yurtle-kanban list --status ready --limit 5

Show the top 5 ready items with their priorities.

3. Start Work

Once an item is selected (either from $ARGUMENTS or user choice):

bash

# Move to in_progress
yurtle-kanban move FEAT-XXX in_progress

# Create feature branch from main
git checkout main
git pull origin main
git checkout -b feature/feat-XXX-short-description

IMPORTANT: Feature branches use the feature/feat-XXX-name prefix.

4. Load Context

Read the item file to understand the work:

bash

# Find and read the item file
yurtle-kanban show FEAT-XXX

Summarize:

•What needs to be done (Implementation Plan)
•Acceptance criteria
•Dependencies
•Current status from Change Log

5. Ready to Work

Confirm the item is loaded and ready to begin implementation.