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Manage GitHub sub-issues using the gh-sub-issue extension. Use when the user asks to create, list, add, or remove sub-issues (child issues) from a parent issue.

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GitHub Sub-Issue Management

Manage GitHub sub-issues (child issues) using the gh sub-issue extension.

Prerequisites

Before using any sub-issue commands, check if the extension is installed:

gh extension list | grep -q sub-issue || gh extension install yahsan2/gh-sub-issue

This will install the extension if it's not already present.

Commands

Create a new sub-issue

Create a new issue directly linked as a child of a parent issue:

gh sub-issue create --parent <parent-issue> --title "<title>" --body "<body>" --repo posit-dev/connect

Flags:

  • -p, --parent — Parent issue number or URL (required)
  • -t, --title — Title for new sub-issue (required)
  • -b, --body — Body text for the sub-issue
  • -l, --label — Comma-separated labels
  • -a, --assignee — Comma-separated usernames
  • -m, --milestone — Milestone name or number
  • --project — Projects (can specify multiple times)

Link an existing issue as a sub-issue

gh sub-issue add <parent-issue> <sub-issue> --repo posit-dev/connect

List sub-issues of a parent

gh sub-issue list <parent-issue> --repo posit-dev/connect
gh sub-issue list <parent-issue> --state all --repo posit-dev/connect

Remove a sub-issue link

gh sub-issue remove <parent-issue> <sub-issue> --repo posit-dev/connect

Usage Notes

  1. Always include --repo posit-dev/connect to ensure correct repository context
  2. When creating multiple sub-issues, create them sequentially to avoid rate limiting
  3. Use --body with heredoc for multi-line descriptions:
gh sub-issue create --parent 123 --title "My issue" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
Description here.

**Acceptance criteria:**
1. First item
2. Second item
EOF
)" --repo posit-dev/connect
  1. Reference the parent issue in the body for context (e.g., "Part of #123")