How do I install the Create Issue skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add abijith-suresh/create-issue in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Create Issue skill do?

Files one GitHub issue to capture a later thought from the current work so it is not lost. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Create Issue safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Create Issue?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Create Issue free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Create Issue?

abijith-suresh (@abijith-suresh) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Create Issue by abijith-suresh — Agent Skill

Name: Create Issue
Author: abijith-suresh

File contents

Create issue

Capture one follow-up as a GitHub issue on the current repo. This is a parking lot, not a plan breakdown. Personal GitHub only. Do not use this on GitLab.

Prerequisites

git must be available
gh CLI must be installed and authenticated — verify with gh auth status
If gh is missing: "gh CLI is required. Install it from https://cli.github.com/."
Origin must be GitHub. Run git remote get-url origin. If the URL contains gitlab, stop: "create-issue is GitHub-only. This remote is GitLab."

Steps

1. Identify the thought

Use what the user just named, or a leftover the conversation turned up that is out of scope for the current work. One issue, one thought. If nothing is worth parking, say so and stop.

2. Draft

Title — imperative, under 72 characters.

Body:

## What
[The follow-up, one or two sentences.]

## Why later
[Why it is not part of the current change.]

## Notes
[File, symbol, or constraint to remember. Omit this section if empty.]

Show the draft in chat and wait for approval. Do not create anything yet.

3. Create

gh issue create --title "<title>" --body "<body>" --assignee @me

Add labels only when the user names them. Do not invent a label vocabulary.

4. Report

Print the issue URL. Then continue the original work. Do not start implementing the parked item.

Rules

One issue per invocation
Never create issues before the user approves the draft
Never turn a plan into a set of tickets
Never switch the current branch or commit
Never create GitLab issues

Frequently asked questions

Create Issue