issue-auto-sync

Automatically detect and update linked issues after commits or artifact changes.

Triggers

Alternate expressions and non-obvious activations (primary phrases are matched automatically from the skill description):

"link commits to issues" → commit-to-issue tracing
"auto-close issues" → issue auto-closure on commit

Purpose

This skill maintains issue tracker synchronization by:

Detecting issue references in commit messages
Scanning AIWG artifacts for issue mentions
Automatically updating issues with progress
Closing issues when work is completed
Notifying blocked/dependent issues

Behavior

When triggered, this skill:

Detects issue references:
- Parse recent commit messages for patterns like "Fixes #123", "Addresses #45"
- Scan AIWG artifacts for issue mentions in metadata or references sections
- Check code comments for TODO(#123) or @issue #123 patterns
Classifies reference type:
- Completion: Fixes, Closes, Resolves → Close issue
- Progress: Implements, Addresses, Part of → Add progress comment
- Reference: Refs, See, Related to → Add reference comment
- Blocker: Blocks, Blocked by → Add blocker notification
Gathers context:
- Extract commit SHA, message, author, timestamp
- List changed files and line counts
- Find related artifacts and test files
- Check CI/CD status if available
Generates appropriate comment:
- Use task-completed.md template for closure
- Use progress-update.md template for progress
- Use blocker-found.md template for blockers
- Include commit details, file changes, and context
Updates issues via API:
- Post comment to GitHub (using gh CLI) or Gitea (using MCP tools)
- Close issue if completion pattern detected
- Add appropriate labels (in-progress, blocked, completed)
- Update dependent/blocking issues
Reports results:
- List issues detected and updated
- Show actions taken (commented, closed, labeled)
- Highlight any errors or skipped updates

Reference Detection Patterns

Commit Message Patterns

Pattern	Action	Example
`Fixes #N`	Close issue	`git commit -m "Fixes #17: Add auth"`
`Closes #N`	Close issue	`git commit -m "Closes #17"`
`Resolves #N`	Close issue	`git commit -m "Resolves #17"`
`Implements #N`	Progress update	`git commit -m "Implements #17 partially"`
`Addresses #N`	Progress update	`git commit -m "Addresses #17"`
`Part of #N`	Progress update	`git commit -m "Part of #17"`
`Related to #N`	Reference comment	`git commit -m "Related to #17"`
`Refs #N`	Reference comment	`git commit -m "Refs #17"`
`See #N`	Reference comment	`git commit -m "See #17"`
`Blocks #N`	Blocker notification	`git commit -m "Blocks #17"`
`Blocked by #N`	Blocker notification	`git commit -m "Blocked by #17"`

Multi-issue support:

git commit -m "Fixes #17, Closes #18, Addresses #19"

Each issue is processed separately.

Cross-repository:

git commit -m "Fixes owner/repo#123"

Updates issue in the specified repository.

Artifact Reference Patterns

Metadata section:

## References

- Primary issue: #17
- Related: #18, #19
- Blocks: #20

Frontmatter:

---
issue: 17
related_issues: [18, 19]
blocked_by: 16
---

Inline mentions:

This feature addresses issue #17 by implementing automatic synchronization.

Code Reference Patterns

TODO comments:

// TODO(#17): Add retry logic
// FIXME(#17): Handle edge case

Documentation comments:

/**
 * @issue #17
 * @implements @.aiwg/requirements/UC-017.md
 */
export class IssueSync {}

Test descriptions:

describe('Issue #17: Auto-sync', () => {
  it('should detect issue references', () => {});
});

Context Gathering

For each detected issue, collect:

Commit Information:

SHA (short and full)
Message (full text)
Author name and email
Timestamp
Branch name
Parent commit(s)

Change Statistics:

Files changed (count)
Lines added
Lines removed
Key files (categorize as code, test, docs, config)

Artifact Context:

Path to artifact
Artifact type (requirements, architecture, test plan, etc.)
Section where issue is mentioned
Related artifacts

Build/Test Context:

CI/CD pipeline status (if available)
Test results (passing/failing)
Code coverage changes

Comment Generation

Completion Comment (Fixes/Closes/Resolves)

## Task Completed

**Status**: Completed
**Completed by**: {author_name}
**Completion date**: {commit_timestamp}

## Summary of Work

{commit_message}

## Changes Made

### Files Modified
{list_of_changed_files_with_categorization}

**Code Changes**:
- `{file_path}` (+{lines} -{lines})

**Tests Added**:
- `{test_file_path}` (+{lines} -{lines})

**Documentation**:
- `{doc_file_path}` (+{lines} -{lines})

### Statistics
- Total files changed: {count}
- Lines added: {count}
- Lines removed: {count}

## Commit Details

- **Commit**: {repo}@{short_sha}
- **Branch**: {branch_name}
- **Full SHA**: {full_sha}
- **View**: {commit_url}

## Verification

- [x] Code committed and pushed
- [ ] CI/CD pipeline (check: {ci_url})
- [ ] Code review (if required)
- [ ] Ready for deployment

## Related Items

- Commit: {repo}@{sha}
{if_applicable}
- Related PR: #{pr_number}
- Related issues: #{issue_numbers}
- Artifacts: {artifact_paths}

---

*Automated completion notice from commit {short_sha}. Please review and verify.*

Progress Comment (Implements/Addresses/Part of)

## Progress Update

**Status**: In Progress
**Updated by**: {author_name}
**Update date**: {commit_timestamp}
**Progress**: {estimate}% complete

## Work Completed

{commit_message}

### Changes in This Update

**Files modified**: {count}
{key_file_list}

**Lines changed**: +{added} -{removed}

### Commits in This Update
- {short_sha}: {message}

## Current Status

{infer_from_commit_and_files}

## Commit Reference

- **Commit**: {repo}@{short_sha}
- **Branch**: {branch_name}
- **View**: {commit_url}

---

*Automated progress update from commit {short_sha}.*

Blocker Comment (Blocks/Blocked by)

## Blocker Alert

**Status**: Blocked
**Reported by**: {author_name}
**Reported date**: {commit_timestamp}
**Severity**: {infer_from_context}

## Blocker Description

{commit_message}

## Context

Related commit: {repo}@{short_sha}

{additional_context_from_changed_files}

## Impact

{analyze_blocking_relationship}

## Commit Reference

- **Commit**: {repo}@{short_sha}
- **Branch**: {branch_name}
- **View**: {commit_url}

---

*Automated blocker notification from commit {short_sha}. Please address this blocking issue.*

API Integration

GitHub (via `gh` CLI)

# Add comment
gh issue comment {issue_number} --body "{comment_body}"

# Close issue
gh issue close {issue_number} --comment "{completion_comment}"

# Add label
gh issue edit {issue_number} --add-label "completed"

Gitea (via MCP tools)

# Add comment
mcp__gitea__create_issue_comment \
  --owner {owner} \
  --repo {repo} \
  --issue_number {number} \
  --body "{comment_body}"

# Close issue
mcp__gitea__edit_issue \
  --owner {owner} \
  --repo {repo} \
  --issue_number {number} \
  --state closed

# Then add completion comment

Repository Detection

# Check remotes to determine platform
git remote -v

# If github.com → Use gh CLI
# If git.integrolabs.net or other Gitea → Use MCP tools
# Prefer origin remote if multiple remotes present

Safety and Validation

Skip Updates If:

Issue number in URL: https://example.com/issues/123
Issue number is version: v1.2.3
Commit message contains [skip-issue-sync]
Issue doesn't exist
Issue is already closed (for non-completion actions)
User lacks permission to update issue

Validate Before Close:

Issue exists and is currently open
User has permission to close
No other open blockers referenced
CI/CD passing (if configured to check)

Error Handling:

Issue not found:

Warning: Issue #123 not found. Skipping update.

Permission denied:

Warning: Cannot update issue #123 - insufficient permissions. Manual update required.

API rate limit:

Warning: API rate limit reached. Queuing updates for retry.

Configuration

`.aiwg/config.yaml`

issue_auto_sync:
  enabled: true
  platforms:
    - github
    - gitea

  # When to run
  triggers:
    post_commit: true
    artifact_update: true
    manual: true

  # Detection patterns
  patterns:
    close: ["Fixes", "Closes", "Resolves"]
    progress: ["Implements", "Addresses", "Part of"]
    reference: ["Refs", "See", "Related to"]
    blocker: ["Blocks", "Blocked by"]

  # Behavior
  auto_close: true
  auto_label: true
  notify_dependencies: true

  # Safety
  skip_patterns:
    - "\\[skip-issue-sync\\]"
    - "https?://.*/issues/\\d+"
    - "v\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+"

  # Scanning
  scan_commits: 1  # Number of commits to scan
  scan_artifacts: true
  scan_code_comments: false  # Disable for performance

Git Hooks Integration

Post-commit hook (.git/hooks/post-commit):

#!/bin/bash
# Auto-sync issues after commit

# Check if skill is enabled
if grep -q "issue_auto_sync: enabled: true" .aiwg/config.yaml 2>/dev/null; then
  # Run issue sync skill
  aiwg skill run issue-auto-sync
fi

Pre-push hook (bulk sync before push):

#!/bin/bash
# Sync all commits in push

# Get commits being pushed
commits=$(git log origin/main..HEAD --pretty=format:"%H")

# Run sync for each
for commit in $commits; do
  aiwg issue-sync --commit $commit
done

Usage Examples

After Commit

# Commit references issue
git commit -m "Fixes #17: Add issue sync automation"
git push

# Skill automatically runs (if post-commit hook enabled)
# Or manually trigger
aiwg skill run issue-auto-sync

Output:
"Issue Auto-Sync Complete

Commits scanned: 1
Issues detected: 1

Updated Issues:
✅ #17 - Closed with completion comment
   Commit: abc123
   Action: Closed issue with task-completed template

No errors."

Scan Recent Commits

# Scan last 5 commits
aiwg issue-sync --scan-recent 5

Output:
"Issue Auto-Sync Complete

Commits scanned: 5
Issues detected: 3

Updated Issues:
✅ #17 - Closed
✅ #18 - Progress update added
✅ #19 - Reference comment added

Skipped:
⚠️  #20 - Already closed
⚠️  #21 - Issue not found"

Artifact Update Trigger

When .aiwg/requirements/UC-017.md is updated with:

## References
- Primary issue: #17
- Related: #18

Skill detects reference and adds comment to #17:
"Referenced in artifact: .aiwg/requirements/UC-017.md
This issue is now documented in requirements."

Integration with Other Skills

Works With:

traceability-check: Links issues to requirements and code
project-awareness: Understands repository structure
artifact-metadata: Extracts issue references from AIWG artifacts

Triggers From:

git-workflow: After commit, push, merge
artifact-orchestration: After artifact creation/update
sdlc-phase-transitions: When moving between phases

Report Format

## Issue Auto-Sync Report

**Run time**: {timestamp}
**Trigger**: {post-commit|manual|artifact-update}
**Scope**: {commit_range_or_artifacts}

### Summary

- Commits scanned: {count}
- Artifacts scanned: {count}
- Issues detected: {count}
- Issues updated: {count}
- Errors: {count}

### Actions Taken

#### Closed Issues ({count})
- #17 - "Add issue sync automation"
  - Commit: abc123
  - Comment: task-completed.md
  - Label added: completed

#### Progress Updates ({count})
- #18 - "Update documentation"
  - Commit: def456
  - Comment: progress-update.md
  - Label added: in-progress

#### Reference Comments ({count})
- #19 - "Refactor API"
  - Commit: ghi789
  - Comment: reference

#### Blocker Notifications ({count})
- #20 - "Deploy pipeline"
  - Blocked by: #21
  - Notified in commit jkl012

### Skipped ({count})

- #22 - Already closed
- #23 - Issue not found
- #24 - Permission denied

### Errors ({count})

{if_any}
- API rate limit reached (queued for retry)
- Connection timeout for issue #25

### Next Actions

{if_applicable}
- Review closed issues: #{numbers}
- Address permission issues: #{numbers}
- Retry failed updates: #{numbers}

Best Practices

Commit Message Conventions

Clear intent:

✅ Good: "Fixes #17: Add automatic issue synchronization"
❌ Bad: "Fixed stuff"

Multiple issues:

✅ Good: "Fixes #17, Addresses #18, Related to #19"
❌ Bad: "Fixes 17 18 19" (ambiguous)

Descriptive context:

✅ Good: "Implements #17: Add commit message parsing and API integration"
❌ Bad: "Implements #17" (no context)

Artifact References

Explicit in metadata:

## References

- Primary: #17 - Issue sync automation
- Related: #18 - Documentation updates
- Blocks: #20 - Until API integration complete

Clear in descriptions:

This feature implements issue #17 by adding automatic synchronization
between git commits and issue trackers.

Output Locations

Sync reports: .aiwg/reports/issue-sync-{timestamp}.md
Error logs: .aiwg/logs/issue-sync-errors.log
Update history: .aiwg/logs/issue-updates.json

References

Commands: @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/issue-sync.md, @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/issue-close.md
Templates: @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/templates/issue-comments/
MCP tools: Gitea issue management