gh-fetch-issues

To fetch open GitHub issues and filter blocked work items, this skill queries issues via the GitHub CLI or API and automatically excludes items labeled on-hold or status:in-progress. It surfaces only actionable tasks for sprint planning and triage.

Yes, you can use GitHub labels to exclude in-progress issues from swarm planning. The skill applies label-based filtering to automatically remove issues tagged on-hold or status:in-progress from the fetched results.

Yes, you need the GitHub CLI or API access to retrieve and triage open issues across multiple repositories. The skill requires this access to query issues and apply the label-based filters that surface actionable work items.

When filtering actionable work items, the skill retrieves key GitHub issue fields including the issue number, title, body, and labels. This provides the necessary context for assignment and triage during swarm workflows.

You can fetch and filter the first 50 open GitHub issues at once for triage. The quick start command retrieves these issues and automatically filters out those labeled on-hold or status:in-progress.