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Use when syncing closed GitHub issues back into repo docs. Scans closed issues incrementally by updatedAt, reuses a tracked state cache, surfaces only candidates that changed since the last extraction, and records skip/merge/new-doc decisions for this repository.

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issue-doc-sync

Use this skill when the user asks to:

  • sync closed GitHub issues back into docs/
  • extract durable design knowledge from closed issues
  • avoid re-reading unchanged closed issues
  • maintain the tracked issue-to-doc sync state in this repository

Workflow

  1. Sync the current branch first.
    • Run git pull --ff-only.
    • Do not assess issues against stale local code or stale tracked cache.
  2. List only changed closed issues.
    • Prefer scripts/issue-doc-sync/review.sh plan.
    • This compares GitHub updatedAt against .codex/state/issue-doc-sync/state.json.
    • The default processing order is old to new by closedAt, with issue number fallback for same-time ties.
  3. Review each candidate issue.
    • Prefer scripts/issue-doc-sync/review.sh inspect [issue-number].
    • If no issue number is given, the runner opens the oldest pending candidate automatically.
    • If current docs already cover the durable result, skip it and record why.
    • If an existing canonical doc is the right home, merge into that doc.
    • If no suitable doc exists, create a new doc under the correct lifecycle directory.
  4. Update docs.
    • Every docs/**/*.md file must keep the visible metadata block under the title:
      • Type
      • Updated
      • Summary
    • If you add or move a lifecycle doc, update docs/README.md in the same change.
  5. Record the decision in the tracked state cache.
    • Prefer scripts/issue-doc-sync/review.sh record [issue-number] --decision ... --reason ....
    • If no issue number is given, the runner records against the oldest pending candidate.
    • Required fields:
      • --issue
      • --decision skip|merge|new-doc
      • --reason
    • Add --target-doc once per touched doc path when the decision is merge or new-doc.
    • The underlying record command now auto-fills issue metadata from GitHub when not provided.
    • If a target doc was already touched by a newer synced issue, record refuses by default and requires --force for an intentional backfill.
  6. Validate.
    • The runner re-runs plan automatically after record.
    • You can also run scripts/issue-doc-sync/review.sh plan and confirm unchanged issues disappear from the candidate set.

Decision Rules

  • Default doc target:
    • docs/implemented/ for feature-level implemented behavior
    • docs/general/ only when the conclusion is a longer-lived repo baseline or canonical process
  • Skip when:
    • the durable conclusion is already covered by current docs
    • the issue is mostly process chatter, copy tweaks, or low-value operational history
  • Prefer merge over new doc when one existing canonical doc clearly owns the topic.

State Cache

  • Cache path: .codex/state/issue-doc-sync/state.json
  • The cache is tracked in git on purpose.
  • Each decision should be committed together with the matching doc change.
  • Expected tracked state fields:
    • issue number
    • GitHub updatedAt
    • decision
    • reason
    • target doc paths
    • source issue URL

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