GitHub Issue Reader FAQs

Question 1

What does the GitHub Issue Reader skill do?

Accepted Answer

This skill retrieves comprehensive data from GitHub issues—including titles, descriptions, full comment histories, labels, and linked pull requests—and formats it into Markdown for Claude to use as context.

Question 2

When should I use this skill?

Accepted Answer

Use it during the planning phase of a task, when gathering requirements for a bug fix, or when you need to understand historical discussions and cross-referenced issues before starting implementation.

Question 3

How does this skill improve my AI coding workflow?

Accepted Answer

It provides Claude with deep external context not found in your local files. This prevents hallucinations and ensures implementation plans align perfectly with stakeholder requirements and existing issue discussions.

Question 4

What capabilities does it provide for issue tracking?

Accepted Answer

It supports fetching issues via issue number, owner/repo identifiers, or full URLs. It captures metadata like assignees and milestones, as well as complex relationships like linked PRs and cross-references.

Question 5

Does this skill require any external tools?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it requires the GitHub CLI (gh) to be installed and authenticated on your machine, along with Python 3.6+ to run the provided fetch_issue.py script.

GitHub Issue Reader

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