gh-issue-sync

Productivity

Manage GitHub issues locally as Markdown files. Use for triaging, searching, editing, and creating issues without leaving your editor or terminal.

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gh-issue-sync

Syncs GitHub issues to local Markdown files in .issues/open/ and .issues/closed/.

Commands

gh-issue-sync init              # Initialize in git repo
gh-issue-sync pull              # Fetch open issues (--all for closed too)
gh-issue-sync push              # Push local changes (--dry-run to preview)
gh-issue-sync list              # List issues (supports gh issue list flags + --search)
gh-issue-sync new "Title"       # Create issue (--label, --edit)
gh-issue-sync close 42          # Close (--reason completed|not_planned)
gh-issue-sync reopen 42
gh-issue-sync status            # Show local changes
gh-issue-sync diff 42           # Show diff (--remote to re-fetch)

File Format

.issues/open/42-fix-login-bug.md:

---
title: Fix login bug
labels: [bug, priority:high]
assignees: [alice]
milestone: v1.0
state: open
# For closed: state_reason: completed|not_planned
# Optional: parent: 10, blocked_by: [11, 12], blocks: [15]
---

Issue body in Markdown.

Issue number is derived from the filename, not stored in frontmatter.

Temporary Issues

New issues get a T-prefixed ID (e.g., T1a2b3c). The filename must start with T:

.issues/open/T1a2b3c-my-new-issue.md

On push, the file is renamed to the real issue number (e.g., 42-my-new-issue.md) and number: in frontmatter is updated. Any #T1a2b3c references in other issues are also updated to #42.

Comments

To post a comment when pushing, create a .comment.md file next to the issue:

.issues/open/42.comment.md
.issues/open/42-fix-login-bug.comment.md

Content is plain Markdown. The file is deleted after the comment is posted.

Notes

Pull skips conflicts; use --force to overwrite local