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View GitHub Issue

Name: view-issue
Author: valbeat

Context

Current repository: !gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner 2>/dev/null || echo "Not a GitHub repository"
GitHub CLI access: Required for issue viewing

Your task

View the details of a GitHub issue by its issue number. Display comprehensive issue information including title, body, comments, and metadata.

Steps

Ensure you're in a git repository with a GitHub remote
Use the GitHub CLI (gh) to view the issue
Optionally view comments and related information

Basic Commands

View issue details

# View issue by number
gh issue view <issue-number>

# Example
gh issue view 123

View with web browser

# Open issue in browser
gh issue view <issue-number> --web

# Example
gh issue view 123 --web

View comments

# View issue with comments
gh issue view <issue-number> --comments

# Example
gh issue view 123 --comments

View specific fields

# View in JSON format
gh issue view <issue-number> --json title,body,state,author,labels,assignees,createdAt

# View minimal info
gh issue view <issue-number> --json title,state

# View with custom template
gh issue view <issue-number> --template '{{.title}} ({{.state}})'

Advanced Usage

View from different repository

# View issue from specific repo
gh issue view <issue-number> --repo owner/repo

# Example
gh issue view 456 --repo facebook/react

List and search issues

# List all open issues
gh issue list

# Search for issues
gh issue list --search "bug"

# Filter by labels
gh issue list --label "bug" --label "high-priority"

# View closed issues
gh issue list --state closed

Export issue details

# Save issue details to file
gh issue view <issue-number> > issue-<issue-number>.md

# Export as JSON
gh issue view <issue-number> --json title,body,comments > issue-<issue-number>.json

Notes

Requires GitHub CLI (gh) to be installed and authenticated
Install with: brew install gh (macOS) or download from https://cli.github.com/
First time setup: gh auth login
The repository must have a GitHub remote configured
Issue numbers are repository-specific

# View GitHub Issue ## Context - Current repository: !`gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner 2>/dev/null || echo "Not a GitHub repository"` - GitHub CLI access: Required for issue viewing ## Your task View the details of a GitHub issue by its issue number. Display comprehensive issue information including title, body, comments, and metadata. ## Steps 1. Ensure you're in a git repository with a GitHub remote 2. Use the GitHub CLI (`gh`) to view the issue 3. Optionally view comments and related information ## Basic Commands ### View issue details ```bash # View issue by number gh issue view <issue-number> # Example gh issue view 123 ``` ### View with web browser ```bash # Open issue in browser gh issue view <issue-number> --web # Example gh issue view 123 --web ``` ### View comments ```bash # View issue with comments gh issue view <issue-number> --comments # Example gh issue view 123 --comments ``` ### View specific fields ```bash # View in JSON format gh issue view <issue-number> --json title,body,state,author,labels,assignees,createdAt # View minimal info gh issue view <issue-number> --json title,state # View with custom template gh issue view <issue-number> --template '{{.title}} ({{.state}})' ``` ## Advanced Usage ### View from different repository ```bash # View issue from specific repo gh issue view <issue-number> --repo owner/repo # Example gh issue view 456 --repo facebook/react ``` ### List and search issues ```bash # List all open issues gh issue list # Search for issues gh issue list --search "bug" # Filter by labels gh issue list --label "bug" --label "high-priority" # View closed issues gh issue list --state closed ``` ### Export issue details ```bash # Save issue details to file gh issue view <issue-number> > issue-<issue-number>.md # Export as JSON gh issue view <issue-number> --json title,body,comments > issue-<issue-number>.json ``` ## Notes - Requires GitHub CLI (`gh`) to be installed and authenticated - Install with: `brew install gh` (macOS) or download from https://cli.github.com/ - First time setup: `gh auth login` - The repository must have a GitHub remote configured - Issue numbers are repository-specific

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