issue-executor

A procedure for starting work on a GitHub issue by collecting project context, generating an implementation plan with Gemini, and creating a feature branch.

In plain words
What is it for?
It is for beginning a planned issue from a sprint when the repository is clean and the required GitHub, jq, and Gemini tools are available.
Why use it?
It gives developers a focused plan and isolated branch before they begin changing code.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/bodangren/git-workflow/issue-executor
Any agent
npx skills add bodangren/git-workflow --skill issue-executor
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bodangren/git-workflow

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Per session 61 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,254 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan B 1 finding. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00061 $0.01254
Opus 5 $0.00030 $0.00627
Sonnet 5 $0.00012 $0.00251
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00125

Measured 2d ago against content hash 756a19ea009c, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

issue-executor scanned grade B with 1 finding against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

The scan reads SKILL.md. This mod also ships 1 executable file (scripts/work-on-issue.sh), listed below but not scanned — reading those needs a real analyzer, not pattern matching.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation

A mod that escalates privileges can change anything on the machine, not only the project.

**Solution**: Install the required tool. For `jq`, use `sudo apt install jq` or `brew install jq`. For `gemini`, follow its official installation instructions.
.claude/skills/issue-executor/SKILL.md · 123 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 123 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Issue Executor

Purpose

To kickstart the development workflow for a single GitHub issue by generating a comprehensive, context-aware implementation plan. This skill leverages the Gemini CLI to synthesize issue details, relevant specifications, and historical learnings from the project retrospective into a clear, actionable plan. It then creates an isolated feature branch, setting the stage for focused, spec-driven development.

When to Use

Use this skill in the following situations:

  • Starting work on a planned GitHub issue from the current sprint.
  • Beginning a work session and wanting a synthesized plan before coding.
  • Needing to load and understand all context for an issue efficiently.

Prerequisites

  • GitHub repository with issues created (via sprint-planner skill).
  • Git working directory is clean (no uncommitted changes).
  • Currently on the main branch.
  • gh CLI tool installed and authenticated.
  • jq tool installed for JSON parsing.
  • gemini CLI tool installed and authenticated.
  • Project has a docs/ structure with specs and a RETROSPECTIVE.md.

Core Principles

Context is King

Instead of just viewing files, the skill synthesizes all relevant context into a coherent plan:

  • Issue details: Requirements and acceptance criteria.
  • Spec files: All specifications referenced in the issue.
  • Retrospective: Learnings from past work to avoid repeating mistakes.

Isolation

All work happens on a dedicated feature branch to:

  • Protect the main branch from work-in-progress.
  • Enable a clean Pull Request workflow.
  • Allow abandoning work without impacting the main codebase.

Atomic Work

Each issue represents a single, well-defined task that can be completed and reviewed as a unit.

Workflow

Step 1: Identify the Issue

Determine which issue to work on. The user specifies the issue number (e.g., #45).

Step 2: Run the Helper Script

Execute the work-on-issue.sh script with the issue number:

bash scripts/work-on-issue.sh 45

Read the full file on GitHub · 123 lines

Files

What ships with it

2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 123 lines · 61 tokens per session scan B 756a19ea009c

Subscribe to this mod's changes

issue-executor is a skill published in the GitHub repository bodangren/git-workflow (11 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 61 tokens to every session and 1,254 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it B with 1 finding (asks for root). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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