GitHub Triage

Scope Constraints

• Read-write operations — labels, assigns, and closes GitHub issues in batch.
• Does not create new issues — use gh-issue skill for that.
• Does not modify repository settings, branch protections, or code.
• Does not manage PRs — only triages issues.

Input Sanitization

• Issue numbers: must be positive integers.
• Label names: reject null bytes and shell metacharacters (; & | $ \ \ < >`).
• Assignee usernames: alphanumeric characters and hyphens only.
• Repository identifier: inferred from local git context; if provided, must match owner/repo format with alphanumeric characters and hyphens only.

/gh-triage - Batch Issue Triage

Review and triage unlabeled or unassigned issues efficiently.

Usage

/gh-triage                    # Triage unlabeled issues
/gh-triage --unlabeled        # Show only unlabeled issues
/gh-triage --unassigned       # Show unassigned issues
/gh-triage --stale            # Show issues with no activity >30 days
/gh-triage --all              # Full triage dashboard

Workflow

Step 1: Fetch Issues Needing Triage

# Get unlabeled open issues
gh issue list --state open --label "" --json number,title,body,createdAt

# Get unassigned issues
gh issue list --state open --assignee "" --json number,title,labels

# Get stale issues (no activity in 30 days)
gh issue list --state open --json number,title,updatedAt | \
    jq '[.[] | select(.updatedAt < (now - 30*24*60*60 | todate))]'

Step 2: Present Issues for Triage

For each issue, analyze and suggest:

• Appropriate labels
• Priority level
• Potential assignees
• Whether to close (duplicate, invalid, etc.)

Step 3: Apply Triage Decisions

# Add labels
gh issue edit 123 --add-label "bug,priority-high"

# Assign
gh issue edit 123 --add-assignee "@username"

# Close as duplicate
gh issue close 123 --comment "Duplicate of #456" --reason "not planned"

# Close as stale
gh issue close 123 --comment "Closing due to inactivity. Please reopen if still relevant."

Output Format

Triage Dashboard

Issue Triage Dashboard

Repository: owner/repo
Open issues: 47
Needs triage: 12

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UNLABELED ISSUES (5)

#456 - Login fails on mobile
  Created: 3 days ago by @user1
  Body: "When I try to log in on my iPhone, the form..."

  Analysis:
    Type: Bug (mobile-specific issue)
    Priority: High (blocks users)
    Similar: None found

  Suggested actions:
    - Add labels: bug, mobile, priority-high
    - Assign: @mobile-team

  [Apply] [Skip] [View Full]

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#457 - Add dark mode
  Created: 5 days ago by @user2
  Body: "Would be great to have a dark theme..."

  Analysis:
    Type: Feature Request
    Priority: Medium (enhancement)
    Similar: #123 (open), #234 (closed - wontfix)

  Suggested actions:
    - Add labels: enhancement, ui
    - Consider: Close as duplicate of #123?

  [Apply] [Duplicate of #123] [Skip]

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STALE ISSUES (3)

#234 - Feature request from 6 months ago
  Last activity: 45 days ago
  Status: No response from author

  Suggested action: Close as stale

  [Close as Stale] [Ping Author] [Keep Open]

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Summary:
  Triaged: 8 issues
  Labeled: 5
  Closed: 2 (duplicates)
  Closed: 1 (stale)

Quick Triage Mode

For fast bulk triage:

Quick Triage - Unlabeled Issues

#456 Login fails on mobile    [bug] [enhancement] [question] [skip]
#457 Add dark mode            [bug] [enhancement] [question] [skip]
#458 Documentation unclear    [bug] [enhancement] [question] [skip]
#459 Performance issue        [bug] [enhancement] [question] [skip]

Selected labels will be applied.
Type number to view issue details.

Label Suggestions

Claude analyzes issue content to suggest labels:

| Content Pattern | Suggested Label | |-----------------|-----------------| | "doesn't work", "broken", "error" | bug | | "would be nice", "feature", "add" | enhancement | | "how do I", "question", "help" | question | | "docs", "documentation", "readme" | documentation | | "slow", "performance", "memory" | performance | | "security", "vulnerability", "CVE" | security |

Priority Assessment

Priority is suggested based on:

| Factor | Priority | |--------|----------| | Blocks core functionality | critical | | Affects many users | high | | Has workaround | medium | | Nice to have | low | | Outdated/stale | close candidate |

Duplicate Detection

When analyzing issues, Claude checks for:

1. Similar titles (fuzzy match)
2. Same error messages
3. Related keywords
4. Links between issues

Potential duplicate detected!

#456: Login fails on mobile
  May be duplicate of:
    #234 (open): Mobile login issues
    #123 (closed): iOS login bug

Actions:
  [Close as duplicate of #234]
  [Link to #234]
  [Keep separate]

Batch Operations

Apply same action to multiple issues:

# Label multiple issues
gh issue edit 456 457 458 --add-label "needs-investigation"

# Close multiple stale issues
for issue in 123 234 345; do
    gh issue close $issue --comment "Closing stale issue"
done

Integration

• Use /gh-issue create for new issues
• Use /gh-mine to see your assigned issues
• Use /gh-health for overall repository health