/github-pull

description: Pull latest changes from GitHub Issues (like git pull). Imports comments, labels, and status changes.

GitHub Pull Command

**Usage**: `sw-github:pull [increment-id]`

**Purpose**: Pull latest changes from GitHub Issues to your local increment (like `git pull`)

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Quick Start

# Pull for current/active increment
sw-github:pull

# Pull for specific increment
sw-github:pull 0005

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What Gets Pulled

| Field | Behavior | |-------|----------| | **Status** | Issue state (open/closed) -> increment status | | **Labels** | Priority labels imported | | **Comments** | New team comments imported to notes | | **Assignees** | Updated if changed | | **Milestone** | Iteration/sprint mapping |

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Command Behavior

When user runs this command:

1. Resolve Increment

const incrementId = args.incrementId || await findActiveIncrement();

const metadata = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(
  `.specweave/increments/${incrementId}/metadata.json`, 'utf-8'
));

const issueNumber = metadata?.external_sync?.github?.issue;
if (!issueNumber) {
  console.log(`Not linked to GitHub. Run: sw-github:create ${incrementId}`);
  return;
}

2. Fetch and Compare

Use Skill tool: Skill({ skill: "sw-github:github-sync", args: "Pull changes from GitHub for increment {increment-id}.

Issue: #{issueNumber}

Steps:
1. Fetch issue #{issueNumber} via gh api
2. Compare GitHub state vs local status
3. Apply conflict resolution (external wins for status)
4. Import new comments to increment notes
5. Update labels/assignees in metadata
6. Display what changed"

3. Display Changes

Pulled from GitHub

Issue: #123
Repository: owner/repo

Changes Applied:
  Status: open -> closed (mapped to: completed)
  Labels: +bug, +priority-high
  Comments: 2 new imported

Last synced: 2025-12-04 10:30:00
URL: https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123

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Status Mapping

| GitHub State | SpecWeave Status | |--------------|------------------| | `open` | in-progress | | `closed` | completed |

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Examples

Example 1: Simple Pull

User: sw-github:pull

Claude:
Pulling from GitHub...
  Increment: 0005-payment-integration
  Issue: #123

Changes Applied:
  Status: open -> closed (completed)

Pull complete!

Example 2: Not Linked

User: sw-github:pull 0005

Claude:
Increment 0005 not linked to GitHub yet.

To link: sw-github:create 0005

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Related Commands

| Command | Purpose | |---------|---------| | `sw-github:push` | Push local changes to GitHub | | `sw-github:sync` | Two-way sync (pull + push) | | `sw-github:status` | Check sync status | | `sw-github:create` | Create GitHub issue |