How does it help with progress tracking?

It creates a standardized table that tracks story status (Planning, In Progress, Completed), completion phases, and provides a metrics section for calculating overall epic completion percentages.

Does it create individual story files?

No, it creates the epic directory and tracking file; individual story specs and phase plans are typically created by the /plan-story command after the epic is initialized.

Can I use a custom PRD path?

Yes, while it defaults to docs/specs/PRD.md, you can specify any local path to your project's requirements document during the initialization process.

What file does this skill primarily generate?

It generates an EPIC_TRACKING.md file which serves as the central hub for managing all stories, statuses, and dependencies within a specific epic.

Epic Initializer

Name: Epic Initializer
Author: sebc-dev

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Bootstraps new project epics by generating standardized tracking documentation and directory structures directly from your PRD.

About

The Epic Initializer skill streamlines project management within Claude Code by automating the creation of epic-level tracking hubs. It parses your Product Requirements Document (PRD) to extract stories, objectives, and descriptions, then generates a comprehensive EPIC_TRACKING.md file. This provides a central source of truth for story progress, dependencies, and metrics, ensuring that complex development tasks remain organized and aligned with the original project vision from day one.

Key Features

Standardized directory structure creation for epics and stories
Integrated progress metrics and completion percentage tracking
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Automatic PRD parsing to extract story metadata and objectives
Comprehensive EPIC_TRACKING.md generation with status tables
Automated dependency mapping between stories and external tasks

Use Cases

Starting a new development phase based on a finalized PRD
Restructuring existing projects to follow a story-based workflow
Creating a central dashboard for monitoring epic-level progress

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Key Features

Standardized directory structure creation for epics and stories
Integrated progress metrics and completion percentage tracking
0 GitHub stars
Automatic PRD parsing to extract story metadata and objectives
Comprehensive EPIC_TRACKING.md generation with status tables
Automated dependency mapping between stories and external tasks

Use Cases

Starting a new development phase based on a finalized PRD
Restructuring existing projects to follow a story-based workflow
Creating a central dashboard for monitoring epic-level progress