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do-issue

Automates the resolution of GitHub issues using parallel execution and subagent-driven development for efficient task management.

BY atholaUPDATED Oct 27, 2026
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instructions.md

---
name: do-issue
role: entrypoint
description: Implements GitHub or GitLab issues via parallel subagents with review gates between task batches. Use when resolving multi-step issues end-to-end.
alwaysApply: false
category: workflow-automation
tags:
- github
- gitlab
- issues
- subagents
- parallel
- automation
- cross-platform
dependencies:
- leyline:git-platform
- superpowers:subagent-driven-development
- superpowers:writing-plans
- superpowers:test-driven-development
- superpowers:requesting-code-review
- superpowers:finishing-a-development-branch
tools: []
usage_patterns:
- issue-discovery
- task-planning
- parallel-execution
- quality-gates
complexity: advanced
model_hint: deep
estimated_tokens: 2500
modules:
- modules/issue-discovery.md
- modules/task-planning.md
- modules/parallel-execution.md
- modules/quality-gates.md
- modules/completion.md
- modules/troubleshooting.md
---

## When NOT To Use

- A single-file fix obvious enough to make directly
- Preparing the PR once the work is done (use `sanctum:pr-prep`)

# Fix Issue(s)

Retrieves issue content from the detected git platform (GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket) and uses subagent-driven-development to systematically address requirements, executing tasks in parallel where dependencies allow.

**Platform detection is automatic** via the `leyline:git-platform` SessionStart hook. Check session context for `git_platform:` to determine which CLI to use.

## Key Features

- **Cross-Platform**: Automatically detects GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket and uses appropriate CLI
- **Flexible Input**: Single issue number, platform URL, or space-delimited list
- **Parallel Execution**: Independent tasks run concurrently via subagents
- **One PR**: All issues produce one consolidated PR (never per-issue PRs)
- **Quality Gates**: Code review between task groups
- **Fresh Context**: Each subagent starts with clean context for focused work

## Workflow Overview

| Phase | Description | Module |
|-------|-------------|--------|
| 1. Discovery | Parse input, fetch issues, extract requirements | [issue-discovery](modules/issue-discovery.md) |
| 2. Planning | Analyze dependencies, create task breakdown | [task-planning](modules/task-planning.md) |
| 3. Execution | Dispatch parallel subagents for independent tasks | [parallel-execution](modules/parallel-execution.md) |
| 4. Quality | Code review gates between task batches | [quality-gates](modules/quality-gates.md) |
| 5-6. Completion | Sequential tasks, final review, issue updates | [completion](modules/completion.md) |

## Required Progress Items

1. `do-issue:discovery-complete`
2. `do-issue:tasks-planned`
3. `do-issue:parallel-batch-complete`
4. `do-issue:review-passed`
5. `do-issue:sequential-complete`
6. `do-issue:issues-updated`

## Forge CLI Commands

Use the platform detected in session context (`git_platform:`). See `Skill(leyline:git-platform)` for full mapping.

| Operation | GitHub (`gh`) | GitLab (`glab`) |
|-----------|---------------|-----------------|
| Fetch issue | `gh issue view <N> --json title,body,labels,comments` | `glab issue view <N>` |
| Comment | `gh issue comment <N> --body "msg"` | `glab issue note <N> --message "msg"` |
| Close | `gh issue close <N> --comment "reason"` | `glab issue close <N>` |
| Search | `gh issue list --search "query"` | `glab issue list --search "query"` |

**Verification:** Run the command with `--help` flag to verify availability.

## Agent Teams (Default Execution Mode)

Agent teams is the **default** parallel execution backend for do-issue. Teammates coordinate via filesystem-based messaging, enabling real-time communication when shared files or dependencies are discovered mid-implementation.

**Automatic downgrade**: For single issues with `--scope minor`, agent teams is skipped (Task tool or inline execution is used instead). Use `--no-agent-teams` to force Task tool dispatch for any invocation.

**Requires**: Claude Code 2.1.32+, tmux, `CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1`. If prerequisites are missing, silently falls back to Task tool dispatch.

```yaml
# Agent teams configuration
fix_issue:
  agent_teams:
    enabled: true           # on by default; --no-agent-teams to disable
    max_teammates: 4        # limit concurrent workers
    model: sonnet           # teammate model (lead uses current model)
    auto_downgrade: true    # skip agent teams for --scope minor
```

See `modules/parallel-execution.md` for detailed agent teams patterns.

## Configuration

```yaml
fix_issue:
  parallel_execution: true
  max_parallel_subagents: 3
  review_between_batches: true
  auto_close_issues: false
  commit_per_task: true
```
**Verification:** Run the command with `--help` flag to verify availability.

## Detailed Resources

- **Phase 1**: See [modules/issue-discovery.md](modules/issue-discovery.md) for input parsing and requirement extraction
- **Phase 2**: See [modules/task-planning.md](modules/task-planning.md) for dependency analysis
- **Phase 3**: See [modules/parallel-execution.md](modules/parallel-execution.md) for subagent dispatch
- **Phase 4**: See [modules/quality-gates.md](modules/quality-gates.md) for review patterns
- **Phase 5-6**: See [modules/completion.md](modules/completion.md) for finalization
- **Errors**: See [modules/troubleshooting.md](modules/troubleshooting.md) for common issues

## Exit Criteria

- [ ] All 6 required progress items (`do-issue:discovery-complete`
      through `do-issue:issues-updated`) are created before execution
      starts and each marked complete when its phase finishes
- [ ] Issue requirements fetched using the correct forge CLI (`gh` for
      GitHub, `glab` for GitLab) as detected in session context
- [ ] Exactly one consolidated PR is opened covering all issues; no
      per-issue PRs are created
- [ ] Code review gate runs between parallel task batches and must
      pass before the next batch is dispatched
- [ ] All specified issues are commented on or closed with a reference
      to the PR after it is ready for review
COMPATIBILITY & REFERENCES

Platform guidance

Imported from the listed AgentSkill.sh category. Complete supplied package files and notices are retained. Required external tools and credentials are not installed. No bundled code was executed during import. Individual agent task behavior has not been tested.

Resource notes updated 2026-10-27 · Original instructions by athola