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+# Ticket CLI
+
+**Use `tooling/db/ticket`** for all ticket operations. Never use `sqlite3` directly (crashes in Claude Code).
+
+## Positional arguments — not flags
+
+`ticket create` uses **positional** arguments for `type` and `title`. There is no `--title` flag.
+
+```bash
+# CORRECT — type and title are positional
+tooling/db/ticket create story "My ticket title" --description "Details here" --team server --priority low
+
+# WRONG — --title does not exist, gets absorbed into the title string
+tooling/db/ticket create story --title "My ticket title" --description "Details here"
+#   Creates a ticket titled: "--title My ticket title"
+```
+
+## Full usage
+
+```bash
+# Create
+tooling/db/ticket create <type> <title> [--parent N] [--priority P] [--decision D] [--team T] [--description TEXT]
+#   type: initiative | epic | story | task | bug
+#   priority: critical | high | medium | low
+
+# Read
+tooling/db/ticket show <id>
+tooling/db/ticket list [--sprint N] [--team T] [--status S]
+
+# Update
+tooling/db/ticket assign <id> <agent>
+```
+
+## Key rules
+
+- **Type and title are positional** — everything else is a flag
+- **Quote the title** — always wrap in double quotes to handle spaces
+- **Never use `sqlite3` CLI** — it crashes (std::bad_alloc). Use `tooling/db/sqlite-query` or `tooling/db/sqlite-exec` for raw SQL
+- **Verify after create** — run `tooling/db/ticket show <id>` to confirm the title is clean