How do I install the Github Issues skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add benchmark-action/github-issues 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.

Is Github Issues safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Github Issues?

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 Github Issues free to use?

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Who published Github Issues?

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

Github Issues by benchmark-action — Agent Skill

Name: Github Issues
Author: benchmark-action

File contents

GitHub Issues Skill

This project's repository is benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark. Always use -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark unless the user explicitly specifies a different repo.

Common Operations

List issues

gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --state all
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --state closed
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --label "bug"
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --assignee "@me"
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --author monalisa
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --search "error no:assignee"
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --limit 100
gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --json number,title,state,labels,url

View an issue

gh issue view 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark
gh issue view 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --comments
gh issue view 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --json title,body,comments,labels,assignees,state,url

Create an issue

gh issue create -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --title "Title" --body "Body"
gh issue create -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --title "Bug" --label "bug" --assignee "@me"
gh issue create -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --web

Edit an issue

gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --title "New title"
gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --body "Updated body"
gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --add-label "priority:high" --remove-label "triage"
gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --add-assignee "@me"

Close / Reopen

gh issue close 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark
gh issue close 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --reason "not planned"
gh issue reopen 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark

Comment on an issue

gh issue comment 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --body "My comment"

Pin / Unpin

gh issue pin 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark
gh issue unpin 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark

Workflow

Determine the intent from the user's request (list, view, create, edit, close, comment, etc.)
Always pass -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark unless the user says otherwise
Run the appropriate gh issue command using the Bash tool
Present the output clearly; for --json output, summarize the relevant fields rather than dumping raw JSON

Tips

Issue numbers and URLs are both valid arguments
Use --json fields + --jq expression for precise filtering
gh issue status -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark shows issues relevant to you

---name: github-issuesdescription: Manage GitHub issues using the `gh` CLI. Use when the user asks to list, view, create, edit, close, reopen, comment on, or search GitHub issues.---# GitHub Issues SkillThis project's repository is `benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark`. Always use `-R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark` unless the user explicitly specifies a different repo.## Common Operations### List issues```bashgh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmarkgh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --state allgh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --state closedgh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --label "bug"gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --assignee "@me"gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --author monalisagh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --search "error no:assignee"gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --limit 100gh issue list -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --json number,title,state,labels,url```### View an issue```bashgh issue view 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmarkgh issue view 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --commentsgh issue view 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --json title,body,comments,labels,assignees,state,url```### Create an issue```bashgh issue create -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --title "Title" --body "Body"gh issue create -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --title "Bug" --label "bug" --assignee "@me"gh issue create -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --web```### Edit an issue```bashgh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --title "New title"gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --body "Updated body"gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --add-label "priority:high" --remove-label "triage"gh issue edit 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --add-assignee "@me"```### Close / Reopen```bashgh issue close 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmarkgh issue close 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --reason "not planned"gh issue reopen 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark```### Comment on an issue```bashgh issue comment 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark --body "My comment"```### Pin / Unpin```bashgh issue pin 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmarkgh issue unpin 123 -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark```## Workflow1. **Determine the intent** from the user's request (list, view, create, edit, close, comment, etc.)2. **Always pass** `-R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark` unless the user says otherwise3. **Run the appropriate `gh issue` command** using the Bash tool4. **Present the output** clearly; for `--json` output, summarize the relevant fields rather than dumping raw JSON## Tips- Issue numbers and URLs are both valid arguments- Use `--json fields` + `--jq expression` for precise filtering- `gh issue status -R benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark` shows issues relevant to you

Frequently asked questions

Github Issues