diff --git a/Actions/Forge/CreatePlanFromIssue.php b/Actions/Forge/CreatePlanFromIssue.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Core PHP Framework
+ *
+ * Licensed under the European Union Public Licence (EUPL) v1.2.
+ * See LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Core\Mod\Agentic\Actions\Forge;
+
+use Core\Actions\Action;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Actions\Plan\CreatePlan;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Models\AgentPlan;
+
+/**
+ * Convert a Forgejo work item into an AgentPlan.
+ *
+ * Accepts the structured work item array produced by ScanForWork,
+ * extracts checklist tasks from the issue body, and creates a plan
+ * with a single phase. Returns an existing plan if one already
+ * matches the same issue.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   $plan = CreatePlanFromIssue::run($workItem, $workspaceId);
+ */
+class CreatePlanFromIssue
+{
+    use Action;
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array{epic_number: int, issue_number: int, issue_title: string, issue_body: string, assignee: string|null, repo_owner: string, repo_name: string, needs_coding: bool, has_pr: bool}  $workItem
+     */
+    public function handle(array $workItem, int $workspaceId): AgentPlan
+    {
+        $issueNumber = (int) $workItem['issue_number'];
+        $owner = (string) $workItem['repo_owner'];
+        $repo = (string) $workItem['repo_name'];
+
+        // Check for an existing plan for this issue (not archived)
+        $existing = AgentPlan::where('status', '!=', AgentPlan::STATUS_ARCHIVED)
+            ->whereJsonContains('metadata->issue_number', $issueNumber)
+            ->whereJsonContains('metadata->repo_owner', $owner)
+            ->whereJsonContains('metadata->repo_name', $repo)
+            ->first();
+
+        if ($existing !== null) {
+            return $existing->load('agentPhases');
+        }
+
+        $tasks = $this->extractTasks((string) $workItem['issue_body']);
+
+        $plan = CreatePlan::run([
+            'title' => (string) $workItem['issue_title'],
+            'slug' => "forge-{$owner}-{$repo}-{$issueNumber}",
+            'description' => (string) $workItem['issue_body'],
+            'phases' => [
+                [
+                    'name' => "Resolve issue #{$issueNumber}",
+                    'description' => "Complete all tasks for issue #{$issueNumber}",
+                    'tasks' => $tasks,
+                ],
+            ],
+        ], $workspaceId);
+
+        $plan->update([
+            'metadata' => [
+                'source' => 'forgejo',
+                'epic_number' => (int) $workItem['epic_number'],
+                'issue_number' => $issueNumber,
+                'repo_owner' => $owner,
+                'repo_name' => $repo,
+                'assignee' => $workItem['assignee'] ?? null,
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        return $plan->load('agentPhases');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract task names from markdown checklist items.
+     *
+     * Matches lines like `- [ ] Create picker UI` and returns
+     * just the task name portion.
+     *
+     * @return array<int, string>
+     */
+    private function extractTasks(string $body): array
+    {
+        $tasks = [];
+
+        if (preg_match_all('/- \[[ xX]\] (.+)/', $body, $matches)) {
+            foreach ($matches[1] as $taskName) {
+                $tasks[] = trim($taskName);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $tasks;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CreatePlanFromIssueTest.php b/tests/Feature/CreatePlanFromIssueTest.php
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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * Core PHP Framework
+ *
+ * Licensed under the European Union Public Licence (EUPL) v1.2.
+ * See LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Actions\Forge\CreatePlanFromIssue;
+use Core\Mod\Agentic\Models\AgentPlan;
+use Core\Tenant\Models\Workspace;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->workspace = Workspace::factory()->create();
+});
+
+it('creates a plan from a work item', function () {
+    $workItem = [
+        'epic_number' => 1,
+        'issue_number' => 5,
+        'issue_title' => 'Add colour picker component',
+        'issue_body' => "## Requirements\n- [ ] Create picker UI\n- [ ] Add validation\n- [ ] Write tests",
+        'assignee' => 'virgil',
+        'repo_owner' => 'core',
+        'repo_name' => 'app',
+        'needs_coding' => true,
+        'has_pr' => false,
+    ];
+
+    $plan = CreatePlanFromIssue::run($workItem, $this->workspace->id);
+
+    expect($plan)->toBeInstanceOf(AgentPlan::class);
+    expect($plan->title)->toBe('Add colour picker component');
+    expect($plan->slug)->toBe('forge-core-app-5');
+    expect($plan->status)->toBe(AgentPlan::STATUS_DRAFT);
+    expect($plan->metadata)->toMatchArray([
+        'source' => 'forgejo',
+        'epic_number' => 1,
+        'issue_number' => 5,
+        'repo_owner' => 'core',
+        'repo_name' => 'app',
+        'assignee' => 'virgil',
+    ]);
+
+    // Verify phases and tasks
+    expect($plan->agentPhases)->toHaveCount(1);
+    $phase = $plan->agentPhases->first();
+    expect($phase->name)->toBe('Resolve issue #5');
+    expect($phase->tasks)->toHaveCount(3);
+    expect($phase->tasks[0]['name'])->toBe('Create picker UI');
+    expect($phase->tasks[1]['name'])->toBe('Add validation');
+    expect($phase->tasks[2]['name'])->toBe('Write tests');
+});
+
+it('creates a plan with no tasks if body has no checklist', function () {
+    $workItem = [
+        'epic_number' => 1,
+        'issue_number' => 7,
+        'issue_title' => 'Investigate performance regression',
+        'issue_body' => 'The dashboard is slow. Please investigate.',
+        'assignee' => null,
+        'repo_owner' => 'core',
+        'repo_name' => 'app',
+        'needs_coding' => true,
+        'has_pr' => false,
+    ];
+
+    $plan = CreatePlanFromIssue::run($workItem, $this->workspace->id);
+
+    expect($plan)->toBeInstanceOf(AgentPlan::class);
+    expect($plan->title)->toBe('Investigate performance regression');
+    expect($plan->agentPhases)->toHaveCount(1);
+    expect($plan->agentPhases->first()->tasks)->toBeEmpty();
+});
+
+it('skips duplicate plans for same issue', function () {
+    $workItem = [
+        'epic_number' => 1,
+        'issue_number' => 9,
+        'issue_title' => 'Fix the widget',
+        'issue_body' => "- [ ] Do the thing",
+        'assignee' => null,
+        'repo_owner' => 'core',
+        'repo_name' => 'app',
+        'needs_coding' => true,
+        'has_pr' => false,
+    ];
+
+    $first = CreatePlanFromIssue::run($workItem, $this->workspace->id);
+    $second = CreatePlanFromIssue::run($workItem, $this->workspace->id);
+
+    expect($second->id)->toBe($first->id);
+    expect(AgentPlan::where('slug', 'forge-core-app-9')->count())->toBe(1);
+});