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Official agent skill

GitHub Issue Query

by github in github/gh-aw

Query GitHub issues with jq filtering and reusable selectors.

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Install GitHub Issue Query

skills CLI
$ npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill github-issue-query -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install github/gh-aw github-issue-query --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/github/gh-aw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.github/skills/github-issue-query .claude/skills/github-issue-query && 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
github-issue-query
GitHub stars
5.3k
Token cost
~720 tokens
SKILL.md length
219 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
52
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Query GitHub issues with jq filtering and reusable selectors.

  • SKILL.md covers Important: jq Parameter is…, Usage, Output Format and Requirements
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder

What it does

GitHub Issue Query is an agent skill from github/gh-aw, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Query GitHub issues with jq filtering and reusable selectors.

Its SKILL.md is about 720 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `query-issues.sh`).

It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: GitHub Agentic Workflows. The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/github-issue-query”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit eb63040. 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

    Ships script files (Shell), which the agent can run.

    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

GitHub Issue Query loads about 720 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 20 tokens; SKILL.md has 219 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
~720

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 github/gh-aw at commit eb63040, republished under its MIT licence (© github). 219 words, ~720 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/github-issue-query/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
github-issue-query
description
Query GitHub issues with jq filtering and reusable selectors.

GitHub Issue Query Skill

Query GitHub issues efficiently with built-in jq filtering.

Important: jq Parameter is Optional

The --jq parameter is optional. Without --jq, this skill returns schema and data size information instead of full data. Use this to avoid oversized responses and inspect structure before targeted queries.

Use --jq '.' to get all data, or use a more specific filter for targeted results.

Usage

Use this skill to query issues from the current repository or any specified repository.

Basic Query (Returns Schema Only)

To list issues from the current repository:

bash
./query-issues.sh
# Returns schema and data size, not full data
Get All Data

To get all issue data:

bash
./query-issues.sh --jq '.'
With Repository

To query a specific repository:

bash
./query-issues.sh --repo owner/repo
With jq Filtering

Use the --jq argument to filter and transform the output:

bash
# Get only open issues
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | select(.state == "OPEN")'

# Get issue numbers and titles
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | {number, title}'

# Get issues by a specific author
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | select(.author.login == "username")'

# Get issues with specific label
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | select(.labels | map(.name) | index("bug"))'

# Count issues by state
./query-issues.sh --jq 'group_by(.state) | map({state: .[0].state, count: length})'
Common Options
  • --state: Filter by state (open, closed, all). Default: open
  • --limit: Maximum number of issues to fetch. Default: 30
  • --repo: Repository in owner/repo format. Default: current repo
  • --jq: (Optional) jq expression for filtering/transforming output. If omitted, returns schema info
Example Queries

Find issues with many comments:

bash
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | select(.comments.totalCount > 5) | {number, title, comments: .comments.totalCount}'

Get issues assigned to someone:

bash
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | select(.assignees | length > 0) | {number, title, assignees: [.assignees[].login]}'

List issues with their labels:

bash
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | {number, title, labels: [.labels[].name]}'

Get project board assignments:

bash
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | {number, title, projects: [.projectItems.nodes[]? | .project?.url]}'

Find old issues (created over 30 days ago):

bash
./query-issues.sh --jq '.[] | select(.createdAt < (now - 2592000 | strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")))'

Output Format

The script outputs JSON by default, making it easy to pipe through jq for additional processing.

Requirements

  • GitHub CLI (gh) authenticated
  • jq for filtering (installed by default on most systems)

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

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in .github/skills/github-issue-query of github/gh-aw.

  • SKILL.md
  • query-issues.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit eb63040

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Works with

Questions about GitHub Issue Query

What does GitHub Issue Query do?

Query GitHub issues with jq filtering and reusable selectors. GitHub Issue Query is an agent skill from github/gh-aw, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Query GitHub issues with jq filtering and reusable selectors.

How do I install GitHub Issue Query in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill github-issue-query -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/github-issue-query in github/gh-aw) into .claude/skills/github-issue-query in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install GitHub Issue Query in Codex?

Run `npx skills add github/gh-aw --skill github-issue-query -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.github/skills/github-issue-query in github/gh-aw) into .agents/skills/github-issue-query in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use GitHub Issue Query 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 github/gh-aw --skill github-issue-query -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/github-issue-query, .gemini/skills/github-issue-query, .github/skills/github-issue-query and .opencode/skills/github-issue-query in your project.

What does GitHub Issue Query need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, GitHub Issue Query needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell.

Does GitHub Issue Query 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 GitHub Issue Query 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 GitHub Issue Query use?

GitHub Issue Query is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does GitHub Issue Query use?

About 720 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to GitHub Issue Query?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with GitHub Issue Query: PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars), Diagnosing Superpowers Sessions (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars) and Greploop (onyx-dot-app/onyx, 32k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains GitHub Issue Query?

github (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in github/gh-aw, which has 5,350 GitHub stars. The repository holds 52 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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