Skill access pattern (post-kernel-pivot, 2026.5+)
Skill names referenced in this document are AIWG skills, not slash commands. Most are not kernel-listed and cannot be invoked as
/skill-nameby the platform. Reach them via:aiwg discover "<capability>" aiwg show skill <name>Only kernel-listed skills (
aiwg-doctor,aiwg-refresh,aiwg-status,aiwg-help,use,steward) are directly invokable as slash commands. See skill-discovery rule.
Issue List
Purpose
List and filter tickets/issues from the configured ticketing provider (Gitea, GitHub, Jira, Linear) or local file-based tracking. Supports filtering by status, labels, assignee, and custom output formats.
Task
Given optional filter parameters:
- Load configuration from
.aiwg/config.yamlor projectCLAUDE.md - Fetch tickets from provider or local files
- Apply filters (status, labels, assignee)
- Format output (table, JSON, or markdown)
- Display results with summary statistics
Parameters
--status STATE(optional): Filter by status (open|in_progress|closed|blocked|review|all)- Default:
open(only show open tickets) - Use
allto show all tickets regardless of status
- Default:
--label LABEL(optional): Filter by label (can specify multiple:--label bug --label high-priority)--assignee USER(optional): Filter by assignee (useunassignedfor unassigned tickets)--limit NUM(optional): Limit results to NUM tickets (default: 50)--sort FIELD(optional): Sort by field (created|updated|priority|id)- Default:
created(newest first)
- Default:
--format FORMAT(optional): Output format (table|json|markdown|compact)- Default:
table
- Default:
--provider NAME(optional): Override configured provider
Inputs
Configuration sources (same as issue-create and issue-update):
.aiwg/config.yaml- Project-level configurationCLAUDE.md- User-level configuration- Default:
localprovider
Outputs
Table Format (default):
┌──────────┬────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────────┐
│ ID │ Title │ Status │ Priority │ Assignee │ Labels │
├──────────┼────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────────┤
│ ISSUE-1 │ Implement user auth │ in_progress│ high │ johndoe │ feature,ui │
│ ISSUE-2 │ Add dark mode │ open │ medium │ janedoe │ feature │
│ ISSUE-3 │ Fix navigation bug │ closed │ critical │ johndoe │ bug │
└──────────┴────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴────────────┘
Summary: 3 tickets (1 open, 1 in_progress, 1 closed)
Compact Format:
ISSUE-1 [in_progress] [high] Implement user auth @johndoe [feature,ui]
ISSUE-2 [open] [medium] Add dark mode @janedoe [feature]
ISSUE-3 [closed] [critical] Fix navigation bug @johndoe [bug]
Summary: 3 tickets (1 open, 1 in_progress, 1 closed)
Markdown Format:
# Issues
## ISSUE-1: Implement user auth
**Status**: in_progress
**Priority**: high
**Assignee**: @johndoe
**Labels**: feature, ui
**Created**: 2026-01-10
**Updated**: 2026-01-13
---
## ISSUE-2: Add dark mode
**Status**: open
**Priority**: medium
**Assignee**: @janedoe
**Labels**: feature
**Created**: 2026-01-11
**Updated**: 2026-01-11
---
## Summary
3 tickets (1 open, 1 in_progress, 1 closed)
JSON Format:
{
"tickets": [
{
"id": "ISSUE-1",
"title": "Implement user auth",
"status": "in_progress",
"priority": "high",
"assignee": "johndoe",
"labels": ["feature", "ui"],
"created": "2026-01-10",
"updated": "2026-01-13",
"url": "https://git.integrolabs.net/roctinam/ai-writing-guide/issues/1"
},
{
"id": "ISSUE-2",
"title": "Add dark mode",
"status": "open",
"priority": "medium",
"assignee": "janedoe",
"labels": ["feature"],
"created": "2026-01-11",
"updated": "2026-01-11",
"url": "https://git.integrolabs.net/roctinam/ai-writing-guide/issues/2"
}
],
"summary": {
"total": 3,
"open": 1,
"in_progress": 1,
"closed": 1
}
}
Workflow
Step 1: Parse Parameters
Extract from command invocation:
# List all open tickets (default)
/issue-list
# List all tickets (including closed)
/issue-list --status all
# Filter by status
/issue-list --status in_progress
/issue-list --status closed
# Filter by label
/issue-list --label bug
/issue-list --label feature --label high-priority
# Filter by assignee
/issue-list --assignee johndoe
/issue-list --assignee unassigned
# Combine filters
/issue-list --status open --label bug --assignee johndoe
# Limit results
/issue-list --limit 10
# Sort by field
/issue-list --sort updated
/issue-list --sort priority
# Change format
/issue-list --format compact
/issue-list --format json
/issue-list --format markdown
Parameter extraction:
- All parameters optional
- Default:
--status open --limit 50 --format table --sort created
Step 2: Load Configuration
Same resolution rules as issue-create (preferred path):
--providerflag — explicit override always wins..aiwg/aiwg.configremotes.issue_tracker(#994) — derive provider viaresolveRemotes()+resolveRemoteProvider()fromsrc/config/aiwg-config.ts.- Legacy
.aiwg/config.yaml(ticketingblock) — back-compat. CLAUDE.md"Issueing Configuration" — fallback.local— default.
When resolveRemoteProvider(url) returns 'unknown' (self-hosted instances), the operator must pass --provider explicitly. Don't guess.
Step 3: Fetch Issues (Provider-Specific)
Gitea
Use Gitea REST API:
# Build query parameters
STATE="open" # or "closed" or "all"
LABELS="${LABEL:-}"
ASSIGNEE="${ASSIGNEE:-}"
LIMIT="${LIMIT:-50}"
SORT="created" # or "updated"
ORDER="desc"
# Fetch issues
curl -s -H "Authorization: token $(cat ~/.config/gitea/token)" \
"${URL}/api/v1/repos/${OWNER}/${REPO}/issues?state=${STATE}&labels=${LABELS}&assignee=${ASSIGNEE}&limit=${LIMIT}&sort=${SORT}&order=${ORDER}"
Response mapping:
[
{
"number": 1,
"title": "Implement user auth",
"state": "open",
"labels": [{"name": "feature"}, {"name": "ui"}],
"assignee": {"login": "johndoe"},
"created_at": "2026-01-10T10:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-01-13T15:30:00Z",
"html_url": "https://git.integrolabs.net/roctinam/ai-writing-guide/issues/1"
}
]
Map to internal format:
ID="ISSUE-${number}"
TITLE="${title}"
STATUS="${state}" # map to generic status
PRIORITY="${extracted from body or labels}"
ASSIGNEE="${assignee.login}"
LABELS="${labels[].name joined by comma}"
CREATED="${created_at}"
UPDATED="${updated_at}"
URL="${html_url}"
GitHub
Use gh CLI:
# Build query
STATE="${STATUS:-open}" # or "closed" or "all"
LABELS="${LABEL:-}"
ASSIGNEE="${ASSIGNEE:-}"
LIMIT="${LIMIT:-50}"
# Fetch issues
gh issue list \
--repo "${OWNER}/${REPO}" \
--state "${STATE}" \
--label "${LABELS}" \
--assignee "${ASSIGNEE}" \
--limit "${LIMIT}" \
--json number,title,state,labels,assignees,createdAt,updatedAt,url
Response mapping:
[
{
"number": 42,
"title": "Implement user auth",
"state": "OPEN",
"labels": [{"name": "feature"}, {"name": "ui"}],
"assignees": [{"login": "johndoe"}],
"createdAt": "2026-01-10T10:00:00Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-01-13T15:30:00Z",
"url": "https://github.com/jmagly/aiwg/issues/42"
}
]
Map to internal format:
ID="#${number}"
TITLE="${title}"
STATUS="${state}" # map OPEN → open, CLOSED → closed
PRIORITY="${extracted from labels or body}"
ASSIGNEE="${assignees[0].login}"
LABELS="${labels[].name joined by comma}"
CREATED="${createdAt}"
UPDATED="${updatedAt}"
URL="${url}"
Jira
Use Jira REST API v3:
# Build JQL query
JQL="project = ${PROJECT_KEY}"
# Add status filter
if [ "${STATUS}" != "all" ]; then
case "${STATUS}" in
open) JQL="${JQL} AND status = 'To Do'" ;;
in_progress) JQL="${JQL} AND status = 'In Progress'" ;;
closed) JQL="${JQL} AND status = 'Done'" ;;
blocked) JQL="${JQL} AND status = 'Blocked'" ;;
review) JQL="${JQL} AND status = 'In Review'" ;;
esac
fi
# Add label filter
if [ -n "${LABEL}" ]; then
JQL="${JQL} AND labels = '${LABEL}'"
fi
# Add assignee filter
if [ -n "${ASSIGNEE}" ]; then
if [ "${ASSIGNEE}" = "unassigned" ]; then
JQL="${JQL} AND assignee is EMPTY"
else
JQL="${JQL} AND assignee = '${ASSIGNEE}'"
fi
fi
# Fetch issues
curl -s -u "${JIRA_EMAIL}:${JIRA_API_TOKEN}" \
"${JIRA_URL}/rest/api/3/search?jql=${JQL}&maxResults=${LIMIT}&fields=summary,status,priority,assignee,labels,created,updated"
Response mapping:
{
"issues": [
{
"key": "PROJECT-123",
"fields": {
"summary": "Implement user auth",
"status": {"name": "In Progress"},
"priority": {"name": "High"},
"assignee": {"displayName": "John Doe"},
"labels": ["feature", "ui"],
"created": "2026-01-10T10:00:00.000+0000",
"updated": "2026-01-13T15:30:00.000+0000"
}
}
]
}
Map to internal format:
ID="${key}"
TITLE="${fields.summary}"
STATUS="${fields.status.name}" # map to generic status
PRIORITY="${fields.priority.name}"
ASSIGNEE="${fields.assignee.displayName}"
LABELS="${fields.labels joined by comma}"
CREATED="${fields.created}"
UPDATED="${fields.updated}"
URL="${JIRA_URL}/browse/${key}"
Linear
Use Linear GraphQL API:
# Build GraphQL query
cat > /tmp/linear-query.json <<EOF
{
"query": "query { issues(filter: { team: { id: { eq: \"${TEAM_ID}\" } }, state: { name: { in: [\"${STATE_NAMES}\"] } } }, first: ${LIMIT}) { nodes { id identifier title state { name } priority priorityLabel assignee { name } labels { nodes { name } } createdAt updatedAt url } } }"
}
EOF
# Fetch issues
curl -s -X POST https://api.linear.app/graphql \
-H "Authorization: ${LINEAR_API_TOKEN}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d @/tmp/linear-query.json
Response mapping:
{
"data": {
"issues": {
"nodes": [
{
"id": "abc123",
"identifier": "ENG-42",
"title": "Implement user auth",
"state": {"name": "In Progress"},
"priority": 2,
"priorityLabel": "High",
"assignee": {"name": "John Doe"},
"labels": {"nodes": [{"name": "feature"}, {"name": "ui"}]},
"createdAt": "2026-01-10T10:00:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-01-13T15:30:00.000Z",
"url": "https://linear.app/team/issue/ENG-42"
}
]
}
}
}
Map to internal format:
ID="${identifier}"
TITLE="${title}"
STATUS="${state.name}" # map to generic status
PRIORITY="${priorityLabel}"
ASSIGNEE="${assignee.name}"
LABELS="${labels.nodes[].name joined by comma}"
CREATED="${createdAt}"
UPDATED="${updatedAt}"
URL="${url}"
Local
Read files from .aiwg/issues/:
# Find all ticket files
TICKET_FILES=(.aiwg/issues/ISSUE-*.md)
# Read each file
for TICKET_FILE in "${TICKET_FILES[@]}"; do
# Extract metadata from frontmatter
ID=$(grep "^id:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | awk '{print $2}')
TITLE=$(grep "^title:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | cut -d':' -f2- | xargs)
STATUS=$(grep "^status:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | awk '{print $2}')
CREATED=$(grep "^created:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | awk '{print $2}')
UPDATED=$(grep "^updated:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | awk '{print $2}')
ASSIGNEE=$(grep "^assignee:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | awk '{print $2}')
LABELS=$(grep "^labels:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | cut -d':' -f2- | xargs)
PRIORITY=$(grep "^priority:" "${TICKET_FILE}" | awk '{print $2}')
# Build ticket object
# Add to results array
done
Map to internal format:
ID="${id}"
TITLE="${title}"
STATUS="${status}"
PRIORITY="${priority}"
ASSIGNEE="${assignee}"
LABELS="${labels}"
CREATED="${created}"
UPDATED="${updated}"
URL=".aiwg/issues/${ID}.md" # file path
Step 4: Apply Filters
After fetching tickets, apply additional filters:
Status filter:
if [ "${STATUS_FILTER}" != "all" ]; then
# Keep only tickets matching status
FILTERED_TICKETS=$(filter_by_status "${TICKETS}" "${STATUS_FILTER}")
fi
Label filter:
if [ -n "${LABEL_FILTER}" ]; then
# Keep only tickets with matching label(s)
FILTERED_TICKETS=$(filter_by_label "${TICKETS}" "${LABEL_FILTER}")
fi
Assignee filter:
if [ -n "${ASSIGNEE_FILTER}" ]; then
if [ "${ASSIGNEE_FILTER}" = "unassigned" ]; then
# Keep only unassigned tickets
FILTERED_TICKETS=$(filter_unassigned "${TICKETS}")
else
# Keep only tickets assigned to user
FILTERED_TICKETS=$(filter_by_assignee "${TICKETS}" "${ASSIGNEE_FILTER}")
fi
fi
Sort:
case "${SORT}" in
created)
SORTED_TICKETS=$(sort_by_field "${TICKETS}" "created" "desc")
;;
updated)
SORTED_TICKETS=$(sort_by_field "${TICKETS}" "updated" "desc")
;;
priority)
SORTED_TICKETS=$(sort_by_priority "${TICKETS}") # critical → high → medium → low
;;
id)
SORTED_TICKETS=$(sort_by_field "${TICKETS}" "id" "asc")
;;
esac
Limit:
if [ -n "${LIMIT}" ]; then
FINAL_TICKETS=$(head -n "${LIMIT}" "${SORTED_TICKETS}")
fi
Step 5: Format Output
Table Format
# Print header
printf "┌──────────┬────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────────┐\n"
printf "│ %-8s │ %-22s │ %-10s │ %-8s │ %-8s │ %-10s │\n" "ID" "Title" "Status" "Priority" "Assignee" "Labels"
printf "├──────────┼────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────────┤\n"
# Print rows
for TICKET in "${FINAL_TICKETS[@]}"; do
printf "│ %-8s │ %-22s │ %-10s │ %-8s │ %-8s │ %-10s │\n" \
"${ID}" \
"$(truncate_string "${TITLE}" 22)" \
"${STATUS}" \
"${PRIORITY}" \
"${ASSIGNEE}" \
"$(truncate_string "${LABELS}" 10)"
done
printf "└──────────┴────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴────────────┘\n"
Compact Format
for TICKET in "${FINAL_TICKETS[@]}"; do
printf "%-10s [%-11s] [%-8s] %-30s @%-10s [%s]\n" \
"${ID}" \
"${STATUS}" \
"${PRIORITY}" \
"$(truncate_string "${TITLE}" 30)" \
"${ASSIGNEE}" \
"${LABELS}"
done
Markdown Format
echo "# Issues"
echo ""
for TICKET in "${FINAL_TICKETS[@]}"; do
echo "## ${ID}: ${TITLE}"
echo ""
echo "**Status**: ${STATUS}"
echo "**Priority**: ${PRIORITY}"
echo "**Assignee**: @${ASSIGNEE}"
echo "**Labels**: ${LABELS}"
echo "**Created**: ${CREATED}"
echo "**Updated**: ${UPDATED}"
echo ""
echo "---"
echo ""
done
JSON Format
cat <<EOF
{
"tickets": [
$(for TICKET in "${FINAL_TICKETS[@]}"; do
cat <<TICKET_JSON
{
"id": "${ID}",
"title": "${TITLE}",
"status": "${STATUS}",
"priority": "${PRIORITY}",
"assignee": "${ASSIGNEE}",
"labels": [$(echo "${LABELS}" | sed 's/,/", "/g' | sed 's/^/"/' | sed 's/$/"/')],
"created": "${CREATED}",
"updated": "${UPDATED}",
"url": "${URL}"
}$([ "${TICKET}" != "${FINAL_TICKETS[-1]}" ] && echo ",")
TICKET_JSON
done)
],
"summary": {
"total": ${TOTAL_COUNT},
"open": ${OPEN_COUNT},
"in_progress": ${IN_PROGRESS_COUNT},
"closed": ${CLOSED_COUNT},
"blocked": ${BLOCKED_COUNT},
"review": ${REVIEW_COUNT}
}
}
EOF
Step 6: Display Summary Statistics
After displaying tickets, show summary:
echo ""
echo "Summary: ${TOTAL_COUNT} tickets (${OPEN_COUNT} open, ${IN_PROGRESS_COUNT} in_progress, ${CLOSED_COUNT} closed)"
if [ -n "${LABEL_FILTER}" ]; then
echo "Filtered by label: ${LABEL_FILTER}"
fi
if [ -n "${ASSIGNEE_FILTER}" ]; then
echo "Filtered by assignee: ${ASSIGNEE_FILTER}"
fi
if [ "${STATUS_FILTER}" != "all" ]; then
echo "Filtered by status: ${STATUS_FILTER}"
fi
Examples
Example 1: List All Open Issues (Default)
Command:
/issue-list
Config (.aiwg/config.yaml):
ticketing:
provider: gitea
url: https://git.integrolabs.net
owner: roctinam
repo: ai-writing-guide
Output:
┌──────────┬────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────────┐
│ ID │ Title │ Status │ Priority │ Assignee │ Labels │
├──────────┼────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────────┤
│ ISSUE-1 │ Implement user auth │ in_progress│ high │ johndoe │ feature,ui │
│ ISSUE-2 │ Add dark mode │ open │ medium │ janedoe │ feature │
│ ISSUE-4 │ Security audit │ open │ critical │ security │ security │
└──────────┴────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴────────────┘
Summary: 3 tickets (2 open, 1 in_progress, 0 closed)
Example 2: List Closed Issues
Command:
/issue-list --status closed
Output:
┌──────────┬────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────────┐
│ ID │ Title │ Status │ Priority │ Assignee │ Labels │
├──────────┼────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────────┤
│ ISSUE-3 │ Fix navigation bug │ closed │ critical │ johndoe │ bug │
│ ISSUE-5 │ Update documentation │ closed │ low │ janedoe │ docs │
└──────────┴────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴────────────┘
Summary: 2 tickets (0 open, 0 in_progress, 2 closed)
Filtered by status: closed
Example 3: List Bugs Assigned to User
Command:
/issue-list --label bug --assignee johndoe
Output:
┌──────────┬────────────────────────┬────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────────┐
│ ID │ Title │ Status │ Priority │ Assignee │ Labels │
├──────────┼────────────────────────┼────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────────┤
│ ISSUE-3 │ Fix navigation bug │ closed │ critical │ johndoe │ bug │
│ ISSUE-6 │ Fix auth timeout │ open │ high │ johndoe │ bug │
└──────────┴────────────────────────┴────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴────────────┘
Summary: 2 tickets (1 open, 0 in_progress, 1 closed)
Filtered by label: bug
Filtered by assignee: johndoe
Example 4: List Unassigned Issues (Compact Format)
Command:
/issue-list --assignee unassigned --format compact
Output:
ISSUE-2 [open] [medium] Add dark mode @unassigned [feature]
ISSUE-7 [open] [low] Refactor API module @unassigned [refactor]
ISSUE-8 [blocked] [high] Deploy to staging @unassigned [deployment,blocked]
Summary: 3 tickets (2 open, 0 in_progress, 0 closed, 1 blocked)
Filtered by assignee: unassigned
Example 5: List All Issues (JSON Format)
Command:
/issue-list --status all --format json --limit 2
Output:
{
"tickets": [
{
"id": "ISSUE-1",
"title": "Implement user auth",
"status": "in_progress",
"priority": "high",
"assignee": "johndoe",
"labels": ["feature", "ui"],
"created": "2026-01-10",
"updated": "2026-01-13",
"url": "https://git.integrolabs.net/roctinam/ai-writing-guide/issues/1"
},
{
"id": "ISSUE-2",
"title": "Add dark mode",
"status": "open",
"priority": "medium",
"assignee": "janedoe",
"labels": ["feature"],
"created": "2026-01-11",
"updated": "2026-01-11",
"url": "https://git.integrolabs.net/roctinam/ai-writing-guide/issues/2"
}
],
"summary": {
"total": 8,
"open": 3,
"in_progress": 1,
"closed": 2,
"blocked": 1,
"review": 1
}
}
Example 6: List High-Priority Issues (Markdown Format)
Command:
/issue-list --status all --format markdown | grep -A10 "Priority\*\*: high"
Output:
## ISSUE-1: Implement user auth
**Status**: in_progress
**Priority**: high
**Assignee**: @johndoe
**Labels**: feature, ui
**Created**: 2026-01-10
**Updated**: 2026-01-13
---
## ISSUE-6: Fix auth timeout
**Status**: open
**Priority**: high
**Assignee**: @johndoe
**Labels**: bug
**Created**: 2026-01-12
**Updated**: 2026-01-12
---
Error Handling
No Issues Found
No tickets found.
Filters applied:
- Status: open
- Label: bug
- Assignee: johndoe
Try:
- Remove filters: /issue-list
- Change status: /issue-list --status all
- Create ticket: /issue-create "title"
Provider Error
❌ Failed to fetch tickets from Gitea:
Error: 401 Unauthorized
- Token may be invalid or expired
- Verify token at https://git.integrolabs.net/user/settings/applications
Falling back to local provider...
Invalid Filter
❌ Invalid status filter: 'inprogress'
Valid status values:
- open
- in_progress
- closed
- blocked
- review
- all
Example: /issue-list --status in_progress
Best Practices
- Use filters wisely - Narrow results to relevant tickets
- Default to open tickets - Focus on actionable work
- Use compact format for quick scans - Easy to parse visually
- Use JSON format for automation - Parse with jq or scripts
- Use markdown format for reports - Copy to documentation
- Sort by updated - See recently active tickets first
- Limit results - Avoid overwhelming output
- Combine filters - Find exactly what you need (e.g.,
--label bug --assignee unassigned)
Integration with SDLC Workflows
Daily Standup:
# What am I working on?
/issue-list --assignee me --status in_progress
# What's blocked?
/issue-list --status blocked
Sprint Planning:
# What's in the backlog?
/issue-list --status open --sort priority
# What's unassigned?
/issue-list --assignee unassigned --label feature
Bug Triage:
# Critical bugs
/issue-list --label bug --status open --sort priority
# Unassigned bugs
/issue-list --label bug --assignee unassigned
Security Review:
# Security tickets
/issue-list --label security --status all
# Security vulnerabilities
/issue-list --label vulnerability --status open
Retrospective:
# Closed this sprint
/issue-list --status closed --sort updated --limit 20
# Blocked items
/issue-list --status blocked
References
- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/config/issueing-config.md - Configuration schema
- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/issue-create.md - Create ticket command
- @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/issue-update.md - Update ticket command
- @CLAUDE.md - User ticketing configuration