Skills

Skill Issues

Track project blockers, bugs, and gaps across sessions, use when issues pile up or...

Install

npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-issues -g -a claude-code -y
Repository
nyldn/claude-octopus4.4k
Category
Engineering
Updated
3d ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Mediumabout 2,584 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

Track project blockers, bugs, and gaps across sessions, use when issues pile up or need triage

Issue Tracking

Overview

Cross-session issue tracking for persistent problem management. Issues are stored in .octo/ISSUES.md and survive across Claude Code sessions.

Core principle: Track → Resolve → Learn.


When to Use

Use this skill when user wants to:

  • Track a problem or blocker for later
  • Record issues discovered during development
  • Review open issues across sessions
  • Mark issues as resolved
  • View details of specific issues

Do NOT use for:

  • GitHub issue management (use gh CLI)
  • Git-tracked issues (use git commands)
  • Temporary todos (use TodoWrite)

Subcommands

1. List Issues (Default)

Trigger: /octo:issues or /octo:issues list

Show all open issues in table format:

## Open Issues

| ID | Severity | Category | Description | Created | Phase |
|----|----------|----------|-------------|---------|-------|
| ISS-20260203-001 | high | integration | Auth not working | 2026-02-03 | Develop |
| ISS-20260203-002 | medium | performance | Slow query performance | 2026-02-03 | Deliver |

Pattern Detection: After listing, check if 3+ open issues share the same category. If so, alert:

⚠ Pattern detected: 3 open issues in category "integration", may indicate a systemic problem.

Implementation:

  1. Check if .octo/ISSUES.md exists
  2. If not, initialize from template
  3. Read and parse Open Issues section
  4. Display in table format

2. Add Issue

Trigger: /octo:issues add <description>

Add new issue with auto-generated ID.

Flow:

Step 1: Gather Information

Use AskUserQuestion with two questions:

Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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