lcs-new

lcs-new — Blank Work Item Registration

Register a new blank work item in the LCS state registry. No artifacts are created inside the work-item directory.

Chain of Truth Level

Level: Standard

When to Use

Trigger on explicit intents such as:

• lcs-new
• "create new work item"
• "buat work item baru"
• "register a work item"
• "daftarkan pekerjaan baru"

Do not trigger when the user is asking to brainstorm, create a PRD, debug, execute tasks, or review code directly.

Input

A concise work-item name/title.

If no usable title is supplied, ask only for the work-item name.

Steps

1. Read .lcs/state.md if it exists.
2. If state does not exist, create it from the canonical state template at skills/lcs-shared/templates/state.template.md. Ensure work_items: {} is present.
3. Ensure .lcs/work-items/ exists.
4. Generate:
   • work ID: {YYYYMMDD-HHmmss}-{kebab-slug} (use current timestamp)
   • path: .lcs/work-items/{work-id}
5. Create the work-item directory. Do NOT create any file inside it — no .gitkeep, no placeholder.
6. Add one registry entry to state:

work_items:
  "{work-id}":
    title: "{user title}"
    path: ".lcs/work-items/{work-id}"
    phase: new
    status: open
    created_at: "{ISO timestamp}"
    updated_at: "{ISO timestamp}"

1. Select the new work item:

current_work: "{work-id}"
current_phase: new

1. Update state timestamp and last_session_note.
2. Stop. Do not generate explore.md, PRD, task files, code, docs, .gitkeep, or session artifacts.

Rollback

If the state write fails after creating the empty directory, delete the directory only if it is still empty, then report failure. Do not leave a silently orphaned blank work item.

What This Skill Does NOT Do

• Does not create explore.md, prd.md, srs.md, tests.md, task-coverage.md, or any task files
• Does not create code-review.md or doc.md
• Does not create .gitkeep or any placeholder file
• Does not invoke lcs-explore, lcs-toprd, or any other skill automatically
• Does not switch to a different work item if one is already selected (only registers a new one)

Chain of Truth Report

Level

Standard

Sources Checked

• .lcs/state.md
• skills/lcs-shared/templates/state.template.md

Assumptions

• <label each [verified] or [unverified]>

Plan

Actions Taken

<Per-step record of what was done: state read/init, ID/path generated, directory created, registry entry added, item selected>

Verification

<State read-back result confirming the new entry, selection, and that no artifact files were created>

Report

Handoff

## Handoff

Next recommended skill:
Next file to read:
Current phase: new
Current confidence:
Blocking questions:
Risks to carry forward:
Source of Truth Bundle:
Must Preserve IDs:
Unresolved IDs:
Suggested next command:

End with a concise handoff recommending either lcs-explore or lcs-toprd depending on user intent, but do not invoke them automatically.