github-review-issue

GitHub Issue Reviewer

Analyze a GitHub issue and produce a structured summary.

Use this skill when

• Understanding what an issue is about before working on it
• Summarizing a long issue thread with many comments
• Assessing what action is needed to move an issue forward

Do not use this skill when

• The user wants to create or edit an issue
• The user wants to check for duplicate issues (use github-review-check-duplicate)
• The user wants a PR review (use github-review-pr)

Instructions

Step 1: Parse Input

$ARGUMENTS is an issue number or GitHub URL.

• URL (e.g., https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123): extract owner/repo and issue number, use -R owner/repo
• Number only: use the current repository

Step 2: Fetch Data

gh issue view <number> [-R owner/repo] --json title,body,state,labels,comments,author,createdAt,assignees,milestone

Step 3: Analyze and Report

Issue Summary

• Title, state (open/closed), author, created date
• Labels and milestone
• Assignees

Problem Analysis

• Core issue summary
• Reproduction steps or environment info (if available)
• Related code or error messages (if available)

Comment Summary

• Key discussion points
• Proposed solutions
• Current progress

Next Action

Assess what is needed for this issue to move forward:

• Missing reproduction info or environment details
• Needs assignee
• Related PR already in progress
• Stale — no activity for an extended period