Agent skill

Gh Issue

by latitude-dev in latitude-dev/latitude-llm

Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Gh Issue

skills CLI
$ npx skills add latitude-dev/latitude-llm --skill gh-issue -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install latitude-dev/latitude-llm gh-issue --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/latitude-dev/latitude-llm.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/gh-issue .claude/skills/gh-issue && 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
gh-issue
GitHub stars
4.7k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
236 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
28
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements.

  • Tasks that involve Plain language and style rules
  • SKILL.md covers When to Create an Issue, Required: Always Use the llm…, Issue Structure and Creating Issues via CLI, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls gh

What it does

Gh Issue is an agent skill from latitude-dev/latitude-llm. Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements. Issues are primarily consumed by LLMs, so optimize for agent readability and actionability.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k 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, covering Plain language and style rules. It works with GitHub. The repository describes itself as: Open-source observability for AI agents. Find where your agents fail, dispatch your coding agent to fix it, and verify the fix against real traces. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Plain language and style rules

Example prompts

  • “/gh-issue”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 87e8aa0. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • gh

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    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

Gh Issue loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 236 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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 latitude-dev/latitude-llm at commit 87e8aa0, republished under its MIT licence (© latitude-dev). 236 words, ~1,452 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gh-issue/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
gh-issue
description
Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements. Issues are primarily consumed by LLMs, so optimize for agent readability and actionability.

GitHub Issue Creation

Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements. Issues are primarily consumed by LLMs, so optimize for agent readability and actionability.

When to Create an Issue

  • Bugs discovered during development or testing
  • Feature requests from product/design
  • Technical debt or refactoring needs
  • Schema changes requiring migrations
  • Missing error handling, telemetry, or validation
  • Architectural improvements

Required: Always Use the llm Label

Every issue MUST include the llm label. This ensures the issue appears in LLM-facing issue feeds and boards.

bash
gh issue create --title "..." --label llm --body "..."

Issue Structure

Structure issues to help LLMs understand the problem and intended outcome without prescribing implementation details.

Template
markdown
## Problem

Clear, concise description of what is wrong or missing. One paragraph maximum.

## Impact

- Bullet points describing why this matters
- What breaks or what capability is missing
- User-facing consequences (if any)

## Proposed Solution (Optional)

High-level approach to fixing the problem. Do NOT include:
- Specific file paths
- Exact code snippets or function names
- Step-by-step implementation instructions
- Migration SQL (unless the issue IS the migration)

DO include:
- Which components/systems are involved
- Expected behavior after the fix
- Any constraints or requirements

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Observable outcome 1
- [ ] Observable outcome 2
- [ ] Tests pass / typechecks pass
Example: Good Issue
markdown
## Problem

The outbox_events table has an aggregate_id column but no aggregate_type, 
making it impossible to query events by entity type without parsing payloads.

## Impact

- Cannot build audit trails by entity type (e.g., "all organization events")
- Difficult to implement event replay for specific domains
- No way to validate event sources at the database level

## Proposed Solution

Add an aggregate_type column to outbox_events. Events should specify their 
entity type ("organization", "user", "project"). System-level events without 
a clear aggregate should use aggregate_type: "system" with a generated ID.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Migration adds aggregate_type column with index
- [ ] OutboxEventWriterShape updated to accept aggregateType
- [ ] All existing outboxWriter.write() calls updated
- [ ] Can query events by aggregate_type
Example: Bad Issue (Too Prescriptive)
markdown
## Problem

Missing column in outbox_events table.

## Solution

1. Add `aggregate_type VARCHAR(64)` to packages/platform/db-postgres/src/schema/outbox-events.ts
2. In packages/domain/events/src/outbox-event-writer.ts, change OutboxEventWriterShape:
   export interface OutboxEventWriterShape {
     write(event: {
       aggregateType: string  // ADD THIS
       ...
     })
   }
3. Update apps/web/src/domains/organizations/organizations.functions.ts line 55:
   await outboxWriter.write({
     aggregateType: "organization",  // ADD THIS
     ...
   })

Why this is bad: Prescribes exact implementation. Future LLM may find better approaches or hit blockers not anticipated by issue author.

Creating Issues via CLI

bash
# Simple inline body
gh issue create --title "Fix type inference in eval scorer" --label llm --body "Problem: Eval scorer returns any type. Impact: No type safety on scores. Solution: Add generic type parameter to score() function."

# From file
gh issue create --title "Add rate limiting to API" --label llm --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
## Problem

API endpoints lack rate limiting, vulnerable to abuse.

## Impact

- Potential for DOS attacks
- No protection against brute force
- Unpredictable resource usage

## Proposed Solution

Implement rate limiting middleware on API routes. Consider per-user and global limits.

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Rate limiting applied to all public API endpoints
- [ ] Returns 429 status when limit exceeded
- [ ] Limits configurable via environment
EOF
)"

Labels Beyond llm

Add additional labels when applicable:

  • bug - Something is broken
  • enhancement - New feature or improvement
  • tech-debt - Refactoring or cleanup
  • database - Schema or migration changes
  • security - Security-related fix
  • docs - Documentation only

Always pair these with llm.

What to Avoid

❌ Implementation details (specific files, line numbers, exact code) ❌ Step-by-step instructions ❌ Guessing at root causes without evidence ❌ Multiple unrelated problems in one issue ❌ Vague titles like "Fix stuff" or "Improve code"

What to Include

✅ Clear problem statement ✅ Impact/rationale for fixing ✅ High-level solution approach (optional) ✅ Acceptance criteria as checkboxes ✅ The llm label (always)

Handling Uncertainty

If the problem is clear but the solution is unknown:

markdown
## Problem

Intermittent timeouts in background job processing during high load.

## Impact

- Jobs fail silently after 30s
- Data processing delays during peak hours
- No visibility into which jobs are affected

## Proposed Solution

Unknown. Investigation needed to determine if this is:
- Queue worker configuration issue
- Database connection pool exhaustion
- External API timeout handling

## Investigation Notes

- Timeout occurs in @app/workers job handlers
- Correlates with span ingestion volume spikes
- Check worker logs around 2024-01-15 14:00 UTC

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] Root cause identified
- [ ] Fix implemented and tested
- [ ] Monitoring added to detect recurrence

© latitude-dev, MIT. 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 .agents/skills/gh-issue of latitude-dev/latitude-llm.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 87e8aa0

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Works with

Questions about Gh Issue

What does Gh Issue do?

Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements. Gh Issue is an agent skill from latitude-dev/latitude-llm. Create clear, actionable GitHub issues for bugs, features, and improvements.

When should I use Gh Issue?

Gh Issue fits situations like: tasks that involve Plain language and style rules.

How do I install Gh Issue in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Gh Issue in Codex?

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

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

What does Gh Issue need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gh Issue needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gh).

Does Gh Issue access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use gh, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Gh Issue 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 Gh Issue use?

Gh Issue 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 Gh Issue use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Gh Issue?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gh Issue: Issue Brief (VasiHemanth/tokentelemetry, 376 stars), Explain This PR (Varnan-Tech/opendirectory, 672 stars), GitHub Repo (jdevalk/skills, 104 stars) and Git Teacher Status (fivetaku/gptaku-plugins-codex, 128 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gh Issue?

latitude-dev (a GitHub organization) maintains it in latitude-dev/latitude-llm, which has 4,712 GitHub stars. The repository holds 28 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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