> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://smithers.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# tickets-create

> Break a request into multiple implementable tickets.

`tickets-create` is an archived example, not installed by `init`: copy it from `examples/init-pack/` with its dependency closure, or ask `create-workflow` to build an equivalent. It decomposes a broad request into a set of tickets, each with a title, description, and acceptance criteria.

```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
bunx smthrs workflow run tickets-create --prompt "Build the billing admin workflow"
```

<Frame caption="The tickets-create UI shows one broad request decomposed into discrete tickets with acceptance criteria.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/smithers/py7ertgBTLCgQQDl/images/workflow-ui/tickets-create.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=py7ertgBTLCgQQDl&q=85&s=d0dad7499a986a1a6a32cfec7f8bb114" alt="tickets-create workflow UI showing a request split into structured tickets" width="1280" height="832" data-path="images/workflow-ui/tickets-create.png" />
</Frame>

## Inputs

| Input    | Type   | Default                                    |
| -------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| `prompt` | string | `"Create tickets for the requested work."` |

## Typical Flow

1. Run `research` or `grill-me` for context.
2. Run `tickets-create` to split the work.
3. Copy the generated ticket Markdown into `.smithers/tickets/` before running `kanban`.
4. Run [`kanban`](/workflows/kanban) to implement them in parallel worktrees.

## Use it when

* A request is broad enough to split into several implementable tickets.

## Use something else when

* The request is one narrow unit: use [`ticket-create`](/workflows/ticket-create).
* Requirements are still vague: run [`grill-me`](/workflows/grill-me) or [`research`](/workflows/research) first.

## Resume & retry

`tickets-create` returns ticket Markdown in the run output. Runs are durable and resume with `up --resume`.