Manage Issue

manage-issue

Edit, label, assign, close, reopen, lock, or transfer a GitHub issue. All destructive or irreversible actions require explicit confirmation before executing.

When to Use It

• Updating an issue's labels after triage
• Reassigning an issue to a different contributor
• Closing or reopening an issue
• Locking a heated discussion thread
• Transferring an issue to a different repository

How to Launch It

In GitHub Copilot Chat:

/manage-issue owner/repo#89 <action>

Examples:

/manage-issue owner/repo#89 add label: bug
/manage-issue owner/repo#89 assign to: alice
/manage-issue owner/repo#89 close
/manage-issue owner/repo#89 lock
/manage-issue owner/repo#89 transfer to: owner/other-repo

What to Expect

1. Parse action — Identifies the target issue and requested operation
2. Fetch current state — Reads the issue to show current labels, assignees, and status
3. Preview change — Shows what will change in a before/after summary
4. Confirm if destructive — Close, lock, and transfer require a yes from you
5. Execute — Applies the change and confirms success with the updated state

Supported Actions

Action	Syntax	Confirm required?
Add label	add label: bug	No
Remove label	remove label: enhancement	No
Assign	assign to: alice	No
Unassign	unassign alice	No
Set milestone	milestone: v2.1	No
Edit title	title: New title here	No
Close	close or close as won't fix	Yes
Reopen	reopen	Yes
Lock	lock	Yes
Unlock	unlock	No
Transfer	transfer to: owner/repo	Yes

Sample Flow (close with confirmation)

You: /manage-issue owner/repo#89 close as won't fix

Agent: Issue #89 — "Login flickers on mobile"
  Current state: Open, labeled "bug", assigned to alice

  Action: Close issue with state "won't fix"
  This cannot be undone from chat. Proceed? (yes/no)

You: yes

Agent: Issue #89 closed as "won't fix". ✅

Example Variations

/manage-issue #89 add label: accessibility
/manage-issue #89 remove label: triage-needed
/manage-issue #89 assign to: alice
/manage-issue #89 milestone: v2.1
/manage-issue #89 close

Connected Agents

Agent	Role
issue-tracker agent	Executes this prompt

Related Prompts

• issue-reply — post a comment before managing
• triage — bulk label and prioritize issues
• create-issue — create a new issue
• refine-issue — add detail to an existing issue