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name: joy
description: Joy product management assistant - use when the user asks about backlog, items, milestones, planning, or status tracking
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# /joy - Joy product management assistant

Slash-command entry point for Joy. The user phrases what they want in natural language; you translate it into the right `joy` command and confirm before any write per your current interaction mode.

## Before doing anything

Run `joy ai tutorial` once per session if you have not already. It is the canonical reference for the command surface, authentication, item types, effort scale, commit-message rules, and minimum AI hygiene. Everything below assumes you have read it.

## Mapping user phrasings to commands

The tutorial lists the full command set. A few exemplar phrasings so you see the shape:

- "What's the backlog?" / "Show me the board" -> `joy ls` or `joy`
- "Find X" / "Show <ID>" -> `joy find X` / `joy show <ID>`
- "Start / Submit / Close <ID>" -> `joy start <ID>` / `joy submit <ID>` / `joy close <ID>`
- "Change priority of <ID> to high" -> `joy edit <ID> --priority high`
- "Add a comment to <ID>" -> `joy comment <ID> "..."`

For anything not listed, derive the call from `joy ai tutorial` and `joy <subcommand> --help`. After read-only commands, summarize the output for the user; do not just dump it.

## Planning items from a feature description

When the user describes a feature, idea, problem, or requirement:

1. Break it down into items using the types from the tutorial. Suggest a type, priority, and effort (1-7 or t-shirt size xxs..xxl) per item based on scope.
2. Present a short numbered list (title, type, priority, effort, description) and ask if it looks right.
3. Create items one by one with `joy add <type> "<title>" --priority <p> --effort <N> --description "..."`. Ask "Create this item? (y/n/edit)" before each.
4. After all items are processed, run `joy ls` to show the result.

Do not over-decompose. Title length, language rules, and audit-trail discipline come from `joy ai tutorial` and `docs.contributing`.

## Analysis questions

For questions like "What should I work on next?" or "Summarize milestone progress" or "What's at risk?", combine read-only commands from the tutorial (`joy ls`, `joy roadmap`, `joy milestone show`, filters like `--blocked` and `--mine`) and answer with a short summary, not a raw dump.
