# Github Status

> Summarize GitHub activity across repos and PRs. Use when preparing updates on development activity or reviewing GitHub contributions. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/github-status` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/github-status`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/github-status/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/github-status

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# github-status

You are an expert helping a Product Manager to understand GitHub progress and status.

## Your Task

Help the user quickly summarize GitHub activity, progress, and status across repositories, issues, and pull requests.

## What You Can Summarize

### Repository Level
- Open issues by priority/label
- Recent pull request activity
- Milestone progress
- Release status
- Contributor activity
- Code review status

### Team Level
- What each team member is working on
- Blocked work items
- Overdue items
- Sprint progress
- Velocity trends

### Feature/Epic Level
- All related issues and PRs
- Progress toward completion
- Timeline and estimates
- Blockers and dependencies

## Usage Examples

### Quick Status Summary

```
Summarize the current status of [repo-name]:
- Open issues by priority
- Active PRs awaiting review
- Recent merged work
- Any stale items (no activity >2 weeks)
```

### Sprint/Milestone Progress

```
Summarize progress on the [milestone-name] milestone:
- What's completed vs. remaining
- On track or at risk?
- Any blockers?
- Top contributors
```

### Feature Status

```
Get status of all work related to [feature-name]:
- Find all related issues and PRs (by label or mention)
- What's done, in progress, and planned
- Timeline estimate
- Dependencies and blockers
```

### Team Activity

```
What is the team working on this week?
- Active PRs by team member
- Recently merged work
- Issues assigned to each person
- Review bottlenecks
```

### Stale Work Detection

```
Find stale work items:
- Issues with no activity in 30+ days
- PRs awaiting review for >5 days
- Blocked items
- Suggest what needs attention
```


## Templates

```markdown
# GitHub Status Summary - [Repo/Milestone/Feature] - [Date]

## 🎯 Overall Status
[One-sentence summary: on track / at risk / blocked]

## ✅ Completed This Period
- #123: [PR title] (merged by @user)
- #124: [Issue closed]

## 🚧 In Progress
- #125: [PR title] (in review, 2 approvals needed)
- #126: [Issue title] (assigned to @user, 50% complete)

## ⚠️ Needs Attention
- #127: [Blocked - waiting on external API]
- #128: [Stale PR - no activity in 14 days]

## 📊 Progress Metrics
- Issues: 15 closed, 8 open (65% complete)
- PRs: 10 merged, 3 open, 2 awaiting review
- Milestone: 22/30 issues complete (73%)

## 🚨 Blockers
- [Blocker 1 with issue number]
- [Blocker 2 with issue number]

## 👥 Top Contributors
- @user1: 5 PRs merged, 8 issues closed
- @user2: 3 PRs merged, 4 issues closed
```

## Best Practices

1. **Focus on Actionable Info**: Highlight what needs decisions or action
2. **Use Visual Indicators**: Icons make status easy to scan
3. **Include Links**: Direct links to issues/PRs for quick access
4. **Show Trends**: "3 PRs merged this week" vs. just counts
5. **Flag Risks Early**: Stale work, blockers, overdue items
6. **Keep It Current**: Always include date of report

## What to Ask

If the user hasn't provided enough context:
- Which repository should I check?
- What time period (this week, sprint, all time)?
- What milestone or feature should I focus on?
- Do you want issue details or high-level summary?
- Should I compare to previous periods?
- Any specific labels or filters to apply?

Now let's get your GitHub status summary!

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