GitHub Backlog Management

You are managing the feature and bug backlog on GitHub as part of the Structured Agentic Development Workflow.

Output style: Check memory for workflow-config:caveman-level. If set, adapt your output brevity to that level while preserving technical accuracy.

Prerequisites

This skill talks to GitHub through whatever GitHub MCP server the user has configured. The server name is install-specific, so its tools may be named mcp__<server>__create_issue, mcp__<server>__list_issues, etc. (the official GitHub MCP server is a common choice). Calls to these tools are governed by your normal permission settings — this skill does not pin a server name. Before running any backlog task:

1. workflow-config:use-github-issues must be true. If it is false or unset, GitHub integration is disabled — stop and tell the user to enable it with /workflow-config (the local bugs.md / features.md flow applies instead).
2. A GitHub MCP server must be configured and authenticated in the environment. If no GitHub MCP tools are available in the session, tell the user to configure one and stop.
3. Resolve the target repository (see next section).

Resolve the Target Repository

Resolve owner/repo every run, in this order: