start-working-on-issue
Skill17 starsChanged 9 months agoMITView on GitHub
Start working on a GitHub issue end-to-end: fetch, analyze, implement, test, and create PR. Use when picking up a GitHub issue to work on.
- Commits and pushes
In this repository12 other files it gives its agents.
- commitSkill
- create-branchSkill
- create-prSkill
- create-skillSkill
- fix-ciSkill
- gh-issueSkill
- merge-to-stagingSkill
- review-pr-commentsSkill
- slack-pr-recapSkill
- test-coverage-improveSkill
- testing-guideSkill
- ui-patternsSkill
The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
8 rules. About 0 are common, 6 are distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.
≈0
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈6
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
2
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- could be automatic: a setting could enforce it
- Very specific: line 15
Read the full issue content and ALL comments using: gh issue view $ARGUMENT$ --comments
- Distinctive: line 17
If any clarifications are needed:
- Distinctive: line 19
Ask me for answers
- Distinctive: line 24
Ensure consistency with existing code in the branch
- Distinctive: line 25
Run lint (npm run lint) and tests suite (npm run test) before git commit & push
- Very specific: line 29
Always use gh CLI for GitHub operations
- Distinctive: line 30
Keep detailed records of all actions as PR/issue comments
- Distinctive: line 31
Wait for explicit confirmation before proceeding with major changes
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
GitHub Issue Workflow for Issue #$ARGUMENT$
Setup Phase
- Fetch latest branches:
git fetch origin - Get issue details
- Fetch issue title:
gh issue view $ARGUMENT$ --json title -q .title
- Fetch issue title:
Analysis Phase
- Read the full issue content and ALL comments using:
gh issue view $ARGUMENT$ --comments - Analyze the requirements and context thoroughly
- If any clarifications are needed:
- List all questions clearly
- Ask me for answers
- Post both questions and answers as a comment on the github issue $ARGUMENT$
Implementation Phase
- Execute the plan step by step, remember to build test before the implementation and run the test suite constanly to get quick feedback.
- Ensure consistency with existing code in the branch
- Run lint (npm run lint) and tests suite (npm run test) before git commit & push
- Create the PR
Important Notes
- Always use
ghCLI for GitHub operations - Keep detailed records of all actions as PR/issue comments
- Wait for explicit confirmation before proceeding with major changes
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