# mcore-create-issue

Investigates failing GitHub Actions runs for NVIDIA/Megatron-LM, extracts the error cause, and files a structured bug report.

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- Author: Philip Petrakian
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mcore-create-issue

## What it does

The skill takes a GitHub Actions run or job URL. Using the `gh` command-line tool, it queries failed jobs and pulls raw failure logs. The script extracts pytest errors, assertion failures, or exceptions, capping tracebacks at 30 lines.

Next, it identifies the triggering pull request and finds who touched the test file. Before opening a bug, the skill checks for duplicates using `gh issue list`. Duplicate runs halt immediately. If nothing matches, it opens a bug issue and assigns that author.

The workflow strictly targets the `NVIDIA/Megatron-LM` repository. You must have the `gh` CLI installed and authenticated with repository access, or the commands will fail.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill mcore-create-issue -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/mcore-create-issue/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill mcore-create-issue -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill mcore-create-issue -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install NVIDIA/skills mcore-create-issue
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill mcore-create-issue -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills --path skills/mcore-create-issue
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add NVIDIA/skills --skill mcore-create-issue -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/NVIDIA/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/mcore-create-issue/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Inspect failed GitHub Actions jobs and pull error logs
- Locate the failing test author from recent commit history
- Search existing open tickets to prevent duplicate issue creation
- File a formatted bug report assigned to the responsible author

## Example prompts
- Triage this GitHub Actions failure: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs/<run_id>`
- Create an issue for this failure: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs/<run_id>/job/<job_id>`
- File a bug for this CI run: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs/<run_id>`

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: mcore-create-issue
description: Investigate a failing GitHub Actions run or job and create a GitHub issue for the failure.
license: Apache-2.0
when_to_use: User shares a GitHub Actions URL and wants to file a bug report; 'create an issue for this failure', 'file a bug for this CI run', 'triage this GitHub Actions failure'.
user_invocable: true
argument: "GitHub Actions run or job URL"
metadata:
  author: Philip Petrakian <ppetrakian@nvidia.com>
---

# Triage CI Failure into a GitHub Issue

Investigate a failing GitHub Actions job, extract the root cause, and file a
well-structured bug issue against `NVIDIA/Megatron-LM`.

## Workflow

### 1. Parse the URL

The argument is a GitHub Actions URL. It will be one of:

- **Job URL**: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs/<run_id>/job/<job_id>`
- **Run URL**: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs/<run_id>`

Extract `run_id` and, if present, `job_id`.

### 2. Identify failed jobs

- If a `job_id` was provided, use that job directly.
- If only a `run_id` was provided, list all failed jobs in the run:

  ```bash
  gh run view <run_id> --repo NVIDIA/Megatron-LM --json jobs \
    --jq '[.jobs[] | select(.conclusion == "failure") | {id: .databaseId, name: .name, url: .url}]'
  ```

  If multiple jobs failed, ask the user which one to triage, or triage all of them if they say so.

### 3. Fetch the failure logs

For each failed job, retrieve the logs and narrow them down to the failure:

```bash
# Pull the raw log and keep only error-bearing lines
gh api repos/NVIDIA/Megatron-LM/actions/jobs/<job_id>/logs 2>&1 \
  | grep -E "(FAILED|ERROR|\bError\b|assert|Traceback|Exception|##\[error\])" \
  | head -200
```

Also capture the full job name:

```bash
gh run view --job <job_id> --repo NVIDIA/Megatron-LM --json name --jq .name
```

If the grep output is sparse, download the full logs and look for the pytest
`FAILURES` section or the last non-zero exit signal.

### 4. Resolve the triggering PR and test author

**Triggering PR**: the run's head branch follows the pattern `pull-request/<number>`.
Extract it and resolve the PR:

```bash
gh run view <run_id> --repo NVIDIA/Megatron-LM --json headBranch --jq .headBranch
# → e.g. "pull-request/4332"
# Extract PR number and fetch metadata:
gh pr view <pr_number> --repo NVIDIA/Megatron-LM --json number,title,url \
  --jq '{number: .number, title: .title, url: .url}'
```

**Test file author**: find the GitHub login of whoever last touched the failing
test file. The file may not exist on `main` — first determine the PR's base
branch, then search from there:

```bash
# 1. Get the PR's base branch (e.g. "main", "dev", "release/X.Y")
gh pr view <pr_number> --repo NVIDIA/Megatron-LM --json baseRefName --jq .baseRefName

# 2. Search commits on that base branch
gh api "repos/NVIDIA/Megatron-LM/commits?path=<test-file-path>&sha=<base-branch>&per_page=1" \
  --jq '.[0] | {login: .author.login, name: .commit.author.name, sha: .sha}'
```
````
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