Agent skill

Sync Tasks

by alibaba in alibaba/neug

Cerate or Update a GitHub Issue for each Task in the task document.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Sync Tasks

skills CLI
$ npx skills add alibaba/neug --skill sync-tasks -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install alibaba/neug sync-tasks --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alibaba/neug.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agent/skills/sync-tasks .claude/skills/sync-tasks && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
sync-tasks
GitHub stars
169
Token cost
~487 tokens
SKILL.md length
249 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Cerate or Update a GitHub Issue for each Task in the task document.

  • Works in 5 steps: Task Confirmation → Check Current Modules → Create Task Issue → …
  • Development work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers User Input and Outline
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Sync Tasks is an agent skill from alibaba/neug. Cerate or Update a GitHub Issue for each Task in the task document.

Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: The one data index for your agentic applications. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/sync-tasks”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Task Confirmation
  2. Check Current Modules
  3. Create Task Issue
  4. Update GitHub Information
  5. Link Sub-issue (Use GitHub Sub-issue api)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit be527c9. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Sync Tasks loads about 487 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 249 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~20
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~487

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from alibaba/neug at commit be527c9, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© alibaba). 249 words, ~487 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/sync-tasks/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
sync-tasks
description
Cerate or Update a GitHub Issue for each Task in the task document.
disable-model-invocation
true

User Input

text
$ARGUMENTS

You MUST consider the user input before proceeding (if not empty).

Outline

  1. Task Confirmation:

    • User must explicitly provides the Task ID.
    • The format is <FeatureID>-<TaskID>, e.g., F001-T101.
    • Confirm Feature and Module. The Feature ID is given above. The Module ID is the first digit of the Task ID, e.g., F001-T101 -> Feature 001, Module 1.
    • Locate the task file, i.e., ./specs/<FeatureID>-<FeatureName>/tasks/module_i.md.
    • Extract the GitHub Feature Issue from the tasks/metadata.md file.
    • Note a submission might relates to multiple tasks.
  2. Check Current Modules:

    • View the feature issue and its sub-issues to locate the module issue that related to the task.
    • If the module issue is not existing, STOP and ask users to create modules first by /sync-modules.
  3. Create Task Issue:

    • For each task required by users, create a new issue on the GitHub.
    • The issue title is the task title in the module_i.md file, e.g., [Fxxx-Txxx] <task-title>.
    • The body is all content in the task region including description and details.
    • Assignee, Label, Project are listed in the initial of the module_i.md file. Do NOT set Milestone.
  4. Update GitHub Information:

    • If a new task is created or the content is modified, update the feature issue and module issue on the GitHub.
  5. Link Sub-issue (Use GitHub Sub-issue api):

    • Set created Task Issue as the sub-issue of the Module Issue.
    • First find the issueId.
    • Then link the sub-issue using the following commands:
      gh api graphql -f query='mutation { addSubIssue(input: {issueId: "xxx", subIssueId: "xxx"}) { issue { id title } subIssue { id title } } }'

© alibaba, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agent/skills/sync-tasks of alibaba/neug.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit be527c9

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Questions about Sync Tasks

What does Sync Tasks do?

Cerate or Update a GitHub Issue for each Task in the task document. Sync Tasks is an agent skill from alibaba/neug. Cerate or Update a GitHub Issue for each Task in the task document.

When should I use Sync Tasks?

Sync Tasks fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Sync Tasks in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add alibaba/neug --skill sync-tasks -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agent/skills/sync-tasks in alibaba/neug) into .claude/skills/sync-tasks in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Sync Tasks in Codex?

Run `npx skills add alibaba/neug --skill sync-tasks -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agent/skills/sync-tasks in alibaba/neug) into .agents/skills/sync-tasks in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Sync Tasks in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add alibaba/neug --skill sync-tasks -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sync-tasks, .gemini/skills/sync-tasks, .github/skills/sync-tasks and .opencode/skills/sync-tasks in your project.

What does Sync Tasks need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Sync Tasks is instructions for the agent only.

Does Sync Tasks access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Sync Tasks safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Sync Tasks use?

Sync Tasks is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Sync Tasks use?

About 487 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Sync Tasks?

alibaba (a GitHub organization) maintains it in alibaba/neug, which has 169 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: alibaba/neug on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.