React

react

Add an emoji reaction to a GitHub issue, pull request, or specific comment using natural language.

When to Use It

• Acknowledging an issue report without posting a comment
• Upvoting a feature request or important PR
• Adding thumbs-up to a specific comment without cluttering the thread
• Expressing sentiment on a discussion post

How to Launch It

In GitHub Copilot Chat:

/react owner/repo#89 👍

Or with natural language:

/react owner/repo#89 thumbs up
/react owner/repo#89 I love this idea
/react owner/repo#89 heart the latest comment

What to Expect

1. Parse intent — Identifies reaction type from emoji, name, or natural language
2. Identify target — Issue/PR or specific comment (latest or by number)
3. Preview — Shows which item will receive the reaction
4. Add reaction — Posts via GitHub API immediately (reactions are non-destructive)

Natural Language to Reaction Mapping

You say	Reaction added
thumbs up / +1 / great / agree / 👍	👍 +1
thumbs down / -1 / disagree / 👎	👎 -1
laugh / funny / lol / 😄	😄 laugh
hooray / celebrate / party / 🎉	🎉 hooray
confused / not sure / 😕	😕 confused
heart / love / ❤️	❤️ heart
rocket / let's go / 🚀	🚀 rocket
eyes / watching / looking / 👀	👀 eyes

Target Selection

You say	Where the reaction goes
(nothing)	The issue/PR itself
latest comment	The most recent comment
@alice's comment	The most recent comment by alice
comment #3	The third comment in the thread

Sample Flow

You: /react owner/repo#89 heart the latest comment

Agent: Adding ❤️ to the latest comment on #89:
  @alice (2 hours ago): "This is fixed in PR #102"

Reaction added. ✅

Example Variations

/react owner/repo#89 👍
/react #89 thumbs up
/react #89 I love this idea
/react #89 heart the latest comment
/react #89 rocket                        # 🚀 on the issue itself

Connected Agents

Agent	Role
issue-tracker agent	Executes this prompt

Related Prompts

• issue-reply — draft and post a written reply
• manage-issue — label, assign, close issues