# github-issues

A skill that files, updates, searches and comments on GitHub and GitLab issues through gh and glab, with repo templates and auto-assignment.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 372 installs · ★ 8
- Author: tartinerlabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/tartinerlabs/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/workflow/skills/github-issues/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tartinerlabs-github-issues

## What it does

The skill covers the whole issue loop: create, update, query, comment. It reads `git remote get-url origin` to pick the host — github.com goes to `gh`, gitlab.com to `glab`. Templates are looked up in `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/` or `.gitlab/issue_templates/`, and titles follow the rules in `rules/issue-title.md`.

Three rules ship with it: title format, template adherence, and a ban on checklists in the body. On creation the current authenticated user lands in assignees, and related work is suggested as a parent issue with sub-issues rather than a flat list. Labels and fields are limited to what already exists in the repo or organisation — the skill will not invent names or options.

Issue fields (priority, effort, dates) have no native CLI subcommand. With a GitHub MCP server connected the skill goes through it; otherwise it calls `gh api` with `X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10`. No server and no `read:org` scope means the fields stay unset while the rest of the operation finishes. Issue types, sub-issues and fields are GitHub-only: on GitLab those steps are skipped in favour of templates and description checklists. A GitHub or GitLab remote is required — without one there is nothing to act on.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub, GitLab

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill github-issues -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill github-issues -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill github-issues -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install tartinerlabs/skills github-issues
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill github-issues -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/tartinerlabs/skills --path plugins/workflow/skills/github-issues
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add tartinerlabs/skills --skill github-issues -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/tartinerlabs/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/workflow/skills/github-issues/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- file a bug report using the repo template
- structure a feature as a parent issue with sub-issues
- set priority and effort on an issue
- search issues by filters and keywords across repos
- comment on an existing issue

## Example prompts
- File a bug: card validation fails on the checkout page
- Turn this into a parent issue with three sub-issues
- Find open issues labelled `bug` in this repo

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: github-issues
description: Use when filing a bug, requesting a feature, creating an issue, or updating issue details. Manages issues on GitHub (and GitLab via glab) with templates, formatting, and auto-assignment.
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Read Bash(gh:*) Bash(glab:*)
model: haiku
effort: medium
compatibility: Requires a GitHub (gh) or GitLab (glab) remote; GitHub is best-supported (issue types, sub-issues, templates); a GitHub MCP server is optional and unlocks typed issue-field support
metadata:
  short-description: Create and manage issues.
---

You create, update, query, and comment on GitHub (or GitLab) issues.

## Rules Overview

| Rule | Impact | File |
|------|--------|------|
| Issue title | HIGH | `rules/issue-title.md` |
| Template adherence | MEDIUM | `rules/template-adherence.md` |
| No checklists | MEDIUM | `rules/no-checklists.md` |

## CLI vs MCP Precedence

Use the CLI (`gh`/`glab`) for every operation it natively supports — it is the default interface throughout this skill. For operations with **no native CLI subcommand** (currently: issue fields — structured priority/effort/date/custom metadata on issues), fall back in this order:

1. **GitHub MCP server tools**, if such a server is connected. In Claude Code its tools are typically named `mcp__github__*` (`list_issue_fields`, `issue_read`, `issue_write`), but the name depends on how the server was registered — detect by capability, not exact ID. Never assume the server is available. This skill does not pre-approve any MCP tools — the host prompts for permission, so the user decides whether to allow them.
2. **`gh api`** against the REST API, sending `-H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10"`:
   - List fields: `gh api orgs/{org}/issue-fields` (needs `read:org`) — returns each field's numeric `id`, `name`, `data_type` (`text`, `number`, `date`, `single_select`, `multi_select`), and `options[].name`
   - Read an issue's values: `gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/issue-field-values`
   - Add or update values without touching others: `POST` to the same path with `--input -` and a body of `{"issue_field_values":[{"field_id":1,"value":"High"}]}`. Single-select takes the option **name**, multi-select an array of names, number a number, date `YYYY-MM-DD`
   - `PUT` to the same path replaces **all** field values on the issue — avoid it unless that is the intent
   - Clear one field: `DELETE repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/issue-field-values/{field_id}` (404 if the field has no value)
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