AI Agent Operational Guide: GitHub Issues Knowledge Base
Purpose: Comprehensive operational guide for AI coding agents (Claude, Copilot, etc.) to manage engineering knowledge stored in GitHub Issues.
What This Repository IS:
- Complete operational guide for AI agents performing GitHub Issues operations
- Empirically-tested workflows and decision trees (200+ test cases, 88% avg AI effectiveness)
- Tool selection guidance (native gh CLI, extensions, AI models)
What This Repository IS NOT:
- The knowledge base itself (that's in GitHub Issues - the actual issues you create)
- Generic GitHub CLI documentation (see official docs for that)
Repository: https://github.com/terrylica/claude-code-skills-github-issues
Quick Links
- 📖 Documentation - Guides, research, and references
- 🔍 Search Guide - Native GitHub CLI search (quick start + complete reference)
- 🤖 AI Agent Guide - Operational guide for AI coding agents
- 🔌 Extensions - GitHub CLI extensions tested and recommended
Installation
Two installation methods available based on your needs:
1. Global User-Level (Recommended for Individual Use)
Available across ALL your Claude Code sessions.
/plugin marketplace add terrylica/claude-code-skills-github-issues
/plugin install github-issues-operations@terrylica/claude-code-skills-github-issues
Verification: Run /plugin to confirm github-issues-operations is installed.
2. Project-Local (Recommended for Teams)
Available only in THIS project. Committed to git for team access.
git submodule add https://github.com/terrylica/claude-code-skills-github-issues.git .claude/plugins/github-issues
📖 Complete Installation Guide: See INSTALLATION.md for:
- Prerequisites and version requirements
- Detailed installation steps (4 methods with comparison table)
- Verification and testing procedures
- Updates, uninstallation, and lifecycle management
- Troubleshooting common issues
- Team distribution and version pinning
🤖 For AI Agents:
This repository documents operations for managing knowledge in GitHub Issues.
The actual knowledge base lives in Issues. This is your operational manual.
Quick Start: See AI_AGENT_OPERATIONAL_GUIDE.md for complete tool selection decision trees and workflows.
What This Repository Contains
AI Agent Operations Documented
This guide documents 5 categories of operations for AI agents managing knowledge in GitHub Issues:
- AI-Powered Operations (gh-models) - Issue summarization, auto-labeling, Q&A, documentation generation
- File Search Operations (gh-grep) - Regex-based file search, multi-repository search
- Issue Search & Discovery (native gh CLI) - Content search, complex filtering, metadata queries
- Issue Lifecycle Operations (native gh CLI) - CRUD operations, state management, comments, assignments
- Label & Milestone Management (native gh CLI) - Label/milestone CRUD, cloning, batch operations
Complete Details: See AI_AGENT_OPERATIONAL_GUIDE.md for full operation reference, tool selection decision trees, and empirically-tested workflows.
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Install GitHub CLI extensions - See GITHUB_CLI_EXTENSIONS.md for installation instructions.
Search Your Knowledge Base
# Search issues with native GitHub CLI
gh search issues "authentication" --repo=terrylica/claude-code-skills-github-issues
# Search current repository
gh issue list --search "authentication"
# Filter by metadata
gh search issues --label=bug --state=open --assignee=@me
# Search files with regex (gh-grep extension)
gh grep "Bug.*critical" --owner terrylica --repo knowledgebase
AI-Powered Workflows
# List available AI models
gh models list
# Get AI assistance
gh models run "openai/gpt-4.1" "Summarize this: $(gh issue view 123 --json body --jq .body)"
Documentation Structure