Reference for creating and modifying Copilot agent configurations: copilot-instructions.md and SKILL.md files. Essential for the retro agent's job of improving agent capabilities based on session log analysis.

2026-03-072

name	issue-editing
description	Create and edit GitHub issues via gh CLI.

When to Use

Updating issue body after refinement
Managing labels during status transitions
Adding documentation comments to issues

Commands

gh issue view <number> --json title,body,labels — read issue
gh issue edit <number> --body "<body>" — update body
gh issue edit <number> --add-label "label" — add label
gh issue edit <number> --remove-label "label" — remove label
gh issue comment <number> --body "<comment>" — add comment
gh issue create --title "..." --body "..." --label "..." — create new issue

Rules

Always read the full issue before editing
Show proposed body to user before saving
Never remove labels without stating why