| name | gh-list-open-issues |
| description | List the open GitHub issues for the current repository using the `gh` CLI. Use when the user asks to see, list, or check open issues, the issue backlog, or what's pending on GitHub. |
gh-list-open-issues
Lists the open issues from GitHub for whatever repository the current directory belongs to.
When to use
Invoke when the user asks things like:
- "list open issues"
- "what issues are open?"
- "show me the GitHub backlog"
- "qué issues hay abiertos"
- "issues pendientes"
How to run
Use the GitHub CLI. The repository is auto-detected from the current working directory's git
remote, so no owner/repo flag is needed.
Run:
gh issue list --state open --limit 100 --json number,title,labels,assignees,updatedAt
If the user asks for a quick view rather than structured data, fall back to:
gh issue list --state open --limit 100
If gh is not authenticated, tell the user to run gh auth login — do not attempt to
authenticate for them. If the current directory has no GitHub remote, say so and stop.
Output
Render a compact Markdown table with the columns: #, Title, Labels, Assignee, Updated.
# should link to the issue: [#13](https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/issues/13). Get
<owner>/<repo> from gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner if needed.Labels: comma-separated label names, or — if none.Assignee: login of the first assignee, or — if unassigned.Updated: relative time (e.g. 3d ago). Compute from updatedAt.
If there are no open issues, say so in one line and stop.
Filters
If the user specifies extra criteria, pass them through to gh issue list:
- by label:
--label "<name>"
- by assignee:
--assignee "<login>" (or @me)
- by author:
--author "<login>"
- by search:
--search "<query>"
Do not invent filters the user didn't ask for.
