# Template: start a new issue

Copy, fill the `<...>` fields, and paste as the task prompt.

```text
Task: implement <issue title / one-line goal>.

Rules (llm-project-workflow):
- No repo changes without a tracking issue. If none exists, create one first;
  if it can't be created, stop.
- Work only in an isolated branch worktree under branches/. The main checkout
  is orchestration/status only.
- Do not self-review or self-merge.

Steps:
1. Verify the orchestration checkout is the right repo and clean.
2. git fetch <remote> --prune; confirm local master == <remote>/master (0 0).
3. Create the issue "<title>" (problem, scope, acceptance) and claim it
   (status:in-progress + a "starting work" comment naming the branch).
4. scripts/worktree-start <type>/issue-<n>-<slug>   # type = fix|feat|docs
   cd branches/<type>-issue-<n>-<slug>
5. Implement the narrow scope only; add/update focused tests if behavior changes.
6. Checks: run the test suite, compile/lint changed files, git diff --check,
   and scan the diff for secrets.
7. Commit (issue-linked message), push the branch, open a PR to master.
8. Stop before review/merge — you are the author.

Handoff: issue #, branch, worktree path, files changed, checks + results, PR URL.
```