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Gh Issue List by dceoy — Agent Skill

Name: Gh Issue List
Author: dceoy

File contents

GitHub Issue List

When to use

The user asks to list issues in a repository.
Finding issues by author, label, milestone, or state.
Reviewing issue backlog or triaging.

Inputs to confirm

Filter criteria: state (open/closed/all), author, assignee, labels, milestone.
Search query if advanced filtering needed.
Target repo if not current (--repo OWNER/REPO).
Output format (table, JSON, web).

Workflow

Verify auth:
```
gh --version
gh auth status
```

List issues with filters:

gh issue list
gh issue list --state all --limit 50
gh issue list --author "@me"
gh issue list --label "bug" --label "priority"
gh issue list --assignee "@me" --state open
gh issue list --milestone "v2.0"

Use search syntax for advanced queries:

gh issue list --search "no:assignee sort:created-asc"
gh issue list --search "is:open label:bug -label:wontfix"

Get JSON output for scripting:

gh issue list --json number,title,state,labels --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"'

Examples

# List your assigned issues
gh issue list --assignee "@me"

# Find unassigned bugs
gh issue list --label "bug" --search "no:assignee"

# List issues in a milestone
gh issue list --milestone "Release 1.0"

# Get issues as JSON
gh issue list --json number,title,state,assignees

# Open issue list in browser
gh issue list --web

Flags reference

Flag	Description
`-s, --state`	Filter: open, closed, all (default: open)
`-A, --author`	Filter by author
`-a, --assignee`	Filter by assignee
`-l, --label`	Filter by label (repeatable)
`-m, --milestone`	Filter by milestone name or number
`--mention`	Filter by mentioned user
`-S, --search`	Search with GitHub query syntax
`-L, --limit`	Max items to fetch (default 30)
`--json`	Output specific fields as JSON
`-w, --web`	Open list in browser

References

GitHub CLI manual: https://cli.github.com/manual/
Search syntax: https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests
gh issue list --help

---name: gh-issue-listdescription: List and filter GitHub issues using gh CLI with various filters like state, author, labels, milestone, and search queries.---# GitHub Issue List## When to use- The user asks to list issues in a repository.- Finding issues by author, label, milestone, or state.- Reviewing issue backlog or triaging.## Inputs to confirm- Filter criteria: state (open/closed/all), author, assignee, labels, milestone.- Search query if advanced filtering needed.- Target repo if not current (`--repo OWNER/REPO`).- Output format (table, JSON, web).## Workflow1. Verify auth: ```bash gh --version gh auth status ```2. List issues with filters: ```bash gh issue list gh issue list --state all --limit 50 gh issue list --author "@me" gh issue list --label "bug" --label "priority" gh issue list --assignee "@me" --state open gh issue list --milestone "v2.0" ```3. Use search syntax for advanced queries: ```bash gh issue list --search "no:assignee sort:created-asc" gh issue list --search "is:open label:bug -label:wontfix" ```4. Get JSON output for scripting: ```bash gh issue list --json number,title,state,labels --jq '.[] | "\(.number): \(.title)"' ```## Examples```bash# List your assigned issuesgh issue list --assignee "@me"# Find unassigned bugsgh issue list --label "bug" --search "no:assignee"# List issues in a milestonegh issue list --milestone "Release 1.0"# Get issues as JSONgh issue list --json number,title,state,assignees# Open issue list in browsergh issue list --web```## Flags reference| Flag | Description || ----------------- | ----------------------------------------- || `-s, --state` | Filter: open, closed, all (default: open) || `-A, --author` | Filter by author || `-a, --assignee` | Filter by assignee || `-l, --label` | Filter by label (repeatable) || `-m, --milestone` | Filter by milestone name or number || `--mention` | Filter by mentioned user || `-S, --search` | Search with GitHub query syntax || `-L, --limit` | Max items to fetch (default 30) || `--json` | Output specific fields as JSON || `-w, --web` | Open list in browser |## References- GitHub CLI manual: https://cli.github.com/manual/- Search syntax: https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests- `gh issue list --help`

Frequently asked questions

Gh Issue List