/github-issues

name: github-issues
description: "Create, triage, label, assign GitHub issues via gh or REST."
version: 1.1.0
author: Hermes Agent
license: MIT
platforms: [linux, macos, windows]
metadata:
  hermes:
    tags: [GitHub, Issues, Project-Management, Bug-Tracking, Triage]
    related_skills: [github-auth, github-pr-workflow]

GitHub Issues Management

Create, search, triage, and manage GitHub issues. Each section shows `gh` first, then the `curl` fallback.

Prerequisites

• Authenticated with GitHub (see `github-auth` skill)
• Inside a git repo with a GitHub remote, or specify the repo explicitly

Setup

if command -v gh &>/dev/null && gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
  AUTH="gh"
else
  AUTH="git"
  if [ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
    if _hermes_env="${HERMES_HOME:-$HOME/.hermes}/.env"; [ -f "$_hermes_env" ] && grep -q "^GITHUB_TOKEN=" "$_hermes_env"; then
      GITHUB_TOKEN=$(grep "^GITHUB_TOKEN=" "$_hermes_env" | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 | tr -d '\n\r')
    elif grep -q "github.com" ~/.git-credentials 2>/dev/null; then
      GITHUB_TOKEN=$(grep "github.com" ~/.git-credentials 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|https://[^:]*:\([^@]*\)@.*|\1|')
    fi
  fi
fi

REMOTE_URL=$(git remote get-url origin)
OWNER_REPO=$(echo "$REMOTE_URL" | sed -E 's|.*github\.com[:/]||; s|\.git$||')
OWNER=$(echo "$OWNER_REPO" | cut -d/ -f1)
REPO=$(echo "$OWNER_REPO" | cut -d/ -f2)

---

1. Viewing Issues

**With gh:**

gh issue list
gh issue list --state open --label "bug"
gh issue list --assignee @me
gh issue list --search "authentication error" --state all
gh issue view 42

**With curl:**

# List open issues
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues?state=open&per_page=20" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for i in json.load(sys.stdin):
    if 'pull_request' not in i:  # GitHub API returns PRs in /issues too
        labels = ', '.join(l['name'] for l in i['labels'])
        print(f\"#{i['number']:5}  {i['state']:6}  {labels:30}  {i['title']}\")"

# Filter by label
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues?state=open&labels=bug&per_page=20" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for i in json.load(sys.stdin):
    if 'pull_request' not in i:
        print(f\"#{i['number']}  {i['title']}\")"

# View a specific issue
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues/42 \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
i = json.load(sys.stdin)
labels = ', '.join(l['name'] for l in i['labels'])
assignees = ', '.join(a['login'] for a in i['assignees'])
print(f\"#{i['number']}: {i['title']}\")
print(f\"State: {i['state']}  Labels: {labels}  Assignees: {assignees}\")
print(f\"Author: {i['user']['login']}  Created: {i['created_at']}\")
print(f\"\n{i['body']}\")"

# Search issues
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.github.com/search/issues?q=authentication+error+repo:$OWNER/$REPO" \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for i in json.load(sys.stdin)['items']:
    print(f\"#{i['number']}  {i['state']:6}  {i['title']}\")"

2. Creating Issues

**With gh:**

gh issue create \
  --title "Login redirect ignores ?next= parameter" \
  --body "## Description
After logging in, users always land on /dashboard.

## Steps to Reproduce
1. Navigate to /settings while logged out
2. Get redirected to /login?next=/settings
3. Log in
4. Actual: redirected to /dashboard (should go to /settings)

## Expected Behavior
Respect the ?next= query parameter." \
  --label "bug,backend" \
  --assignee "username"

**With curl:**

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues \
  -d '{
    "title": "Login redirect ignores ?next= parameter",
    "body": "## Description\nAfter logging in, users always land on /dashboard.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Navigate to /settings while logged out\n2. Get redirected to /login?next=/settings\n3. Log in\n4. Actual: redirected to /dashboard\n\n## Expected Behavior\nRespect the ?next= query parameter.",
    "labels": ["bug", "backend"],
    "assignees": ["username"]
  }'

Bug Report Template

## Bug Description
<What's happening>

## Steps to Reproduce
1. <step>
2. <step>

## Expected Behavior
<What should happen>

## Actual Behavior
<What actually happens>

## Environment
- OS: <os>
- Version: <version>

Feature Request Template

## Feature Description
<What you want>

## Motivation
<Why this would be useful>

## Proposed Solution
<How it could work>

## Alternatives Considered
<Other approaches>

3. Managing Issues

Add/Remove Labels

**With gh:**

gh issue edit 42 --add-label "priority:high,bug"
gh issue edit 42 --remove-label "needs-triage"

**With curl:**

# Add labels
curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues/42/labels \
  -d '{"labels": ["priority:high", "bug"]}'

# Remove a label
curl -s -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues/42/labels/needs-triage

# List available labels in the repo
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/labels \
  | python3 -c "
import sys, json
for l in json.load(sys.stdin):
    print(f\"  {l['name']:30}  {l.get('description', '')}\")"

Assignment

**With gh:**

gh issue edit 42 --add-assignee username
gh issue edit 42 --add-assignee @me

**With curl:**

curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
  https://api.github.com/repos/$OWNER/$REPO/issues/42/assignees \
  -d '{"assignees": ["username"]}'

Commenting

**With gh:**

gh issue comment 42 --body "Investigated — root cause is in auth middleware. Working on a fix."

**With curl:**

curl -s