GitHub Issue Fetcher

Overview

Fetch GitHub issues from the current repository using the gh CLI tool with flexible sorting, filtering, and field extraction capabilities. This skill provides patterns for common workflows like getting the next issue to work on, extracting specific fields, and querying issues with custom criteria.

Prerequisites

This skill requires two command-line tools to be installed:

GitHub CLI (gh) - Official GitHub command-line tool
jq - JSON processor for parsing command output

Checking Dependencies

Before executing issue commands, verify both tools are available:

Installs

Source

smithery.ai/ski…-fetcher

First Seen

Apr 3, 2026