Purpose
Retrieve everything Forge knows about one issue so you can act on it with full context: the description, acceptance criteria, current status, blocking and blocked-by links, and any prior comments.
When to Use
- Right after picking an id from
forge ready, to understand the task. - Before commenting, to see what has already been recorded.
- Before closing, to confirm the acceptance criteria are met.
Command
forge show <id> # full detail for one issue
forge issue show <id> # equivalent issue-scoped form
Instructions
- Run
forge show <id>with the issue id you want to inspect. - Read the description and acceptance criteria to understand the goal.
- Check the dependency links to confirm the issue is actionable.
- Review existing comments so you do not repeat prior context.
Example
$ forge show forge-142
forge-142 Wire kernel selector into dispatch
status: in_progress
depends on: forge-130 (closed)
---
Route `forge <command>` through the kernel selector when the kernel backend
is active. Acceptance: multi-id close works end to end.
Success Criteria
- The issue's description and status are understood before acting.
- Dependency state is confirmed actionable.
Related Skills
- ready: find which issue id to show.
- comment: record findings after reviewing the issue.