| name | roadmap-issue-batch |
| description | Create a deduplicated batch of GitHub issues from roadmap documents, release plans, or report files. Use this when the user asks to turn a roadmap into issues, create missing issues from a plan, or bulk-file issues for a version or milestone. This skill is repo-specific: it prefers `report/` planning artifacts, uses the repository issue templates, writes issue content in English, and always previews the batch before creation unless the user explicitly opts out. |
| argument-hint | from <version|horizon|report-path> |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Glob","Grep","Bash(gh issue:*)","Bash(git status:*)"] |
Roadmap Issue Batch
Turn an existing roadmap into a safe, reviewable batch of GitHub issues.
This skill is for plan-to-issue conversion, not general one-off issue drafting. Keep the scope narrow: derive issues from roadmap material, detect duplicates, show the full batch, then create only after explicit confirmation unless the user clearly says to skip preview.
Inputs
Arguments
The user invoked this with: $ARGUMENTS
Interpret the argument in this order:
- a specific report or roadmap file path under
report/
- a target version such as
0.3.0 or 1.0
- a planning horizon such as
next release or toward 1.0
- empty, meaning "find the most relevant roadmap artifact and draft issues from it"
Workflow
1. Find the planning source
Start with repository-local planning artifacts before guessing.
- inspect
report/ for recent implementation plans, task lists, or roadmap notes
- if needed, inspect
.claude/skills/roadmap-planning/SKILL.md output expectations to match the repo's planning style
- use existing open issues only as current-state input, not as the primary source of truth
If multiple roadmap files are plausible, prefer the most recent one that clearly covers the requested version or horizon.
2. Derive candidate issues
Break the roadmap into actionable issues.
Prefer one issue per coherent unit of delivery:
- one behavior or capability change
- one documentation or operational gap
- one enabling design decision when it materially affects follow-on work
Do not create separate issues for trivial substeps that belong naturally inside one implementation thread.
3. Check for duplicates
Before proposing any issue:
- search open issues for title or intent overlap
- inspect recently closed issues when the roadmap item looks like a follow-up to already shipped work
- compare the candidate against existing issues on:
- scope: what is included and excluded
- user-visible outcome: what changes for the user
- affected subsystem: command, workflow, or code area touched
Use these rules:
- if an open issue already covers the work, skip it
- if a closed issue covered only an earlier MVP and the roadmap clearly describes additional work, create a new issue and mention the earlier issue in the body when helpful
- when overlap is ambiguous, keep the candidate in the preview, include the checklist comparison, and flag it as an explicit judgment call
4. Build issue bodies from the template
Check .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml and match its structure.
Default body sections:
Problem statement
Proposed solution
Alternatives considered
Example CLI or Action usage
Rules:
- write the issue in English
- default label:
enhancement
- keep the title concrete and outcome-focused
- mention roadmap context only when it helps future triage
5. Preview the full batch
Always show one numbered preview block before creating, unless the user explicitly says to create without preview.
The preview must include:
- issue title
- short 1-line purpose
- candidate label
- whether it is new or a follow-up to a closed issue
- any skipped duplicates
- assumptions used to split the work
If the user asked for "all missing issues", also report which roadmap items were intentionally not turned into issues because they are too small, duplicate, or too vague.
6. Create and report
After confirmation:
- create issues with
gh issue create
- report issue number, title, and URL in one compact summary
If creation partially succeeds, stop and report what was created and what remains.
Repo Defaults
- prefer roadmap artifacts under
report/
- issue language: English
- default label:
enhancement
- do not create PRs from this skill
- do not mutate roadmap files; this skill creates issues only
Output Format
Use this preview format:
## Preview: Roadmap Issue Batch
Source: <file or inferred source>
1. <title> — <1-line purpose>
2. <title> — <1-line purpose>
Skipped as duplicates:
- #<n> <title>
Assumptions:
- <assumption>
Use this completion format:
## Created Issues
- #<n> <title> — <url>
- #<n> <title> — <url>