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This skill converts web research into actionable GitHub issues by extracting key findings and drafting well-structured tickets for teams.

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---
name: creating-github-issues-from-web-research
description: |
  This skill enhances Claude's ability to conduct web research and translate findings into actionable GitHub issues. It automates the process of extracting key information from web search results and formatting it into a well-structured issue, ready for team action. Use this skill when you need to research a topic and create a corresponding GitHub issue for tracking, collaboration, and task management. Trigger this skill by requesting Claude to "research [topic] and create a ticket" or "find [information] and generate a GitHub issue".
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## Overview

This skill empowers Claude to streamline the research-to-implementation workflow. By integrating web search with GitHub issue creation, Claude can efficiently convert research findings into trackable tasks for development teams.

## How It Works

1. **Web Search**: Claude utilizes its web search capabilities to gather information on the specified topic.
2. **Information Extraction**: The plugin extracts relevant details, key findings, and supporting evidence from the search results.
3. **GitHub Issue Creation**: A new GitHub issue is created with a clear title, a summary of the research, key recommendations, and links to the original sources.

## When to Use This Skill

This skill activates when you need to:
- Investigate a technical topic and create an implementation ticket.
- Track security vulnerabilities and generate a security issue with remediation steps.
- Research competitor features and create a feature request ticket.

## Examples

### Example 1: Researching Security Best Practices

User request: "research Docker security best practices and create a ticket in myorg/backend"

The skill will:
1. Search the web for Docker security best practices.
2. Extract key recommendations, security vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
3. Create a GitHub issue in the specified repository with a summary of the findings, a checklist of best practices, and links to relevant resources.

### Example 2: Investigating API Rate Limiting

User request: "find articles about API rate limiting, create issue with label performance"

The skill will:
1. Search the web for articles and documentation on API rate limiting.
2. Extract different rate limiting techniques, their pros and cons, and implementation examples.
3. Create a GitHub issue with the "performance" label, summarizing the findings and providing links to the source articles.

## Best Practices

- **Specify Repository**: When creating issues for a specific project, explicitly mention the repository name to ensure the issue is created in the correct location.
- **Use Labels**: Add relevant labels to the issue to categorize it appropriately and facilitate issue tracking.
- **Provide Context**: Include sufficient context in your request to guide the web search and ensure the generated issue contains the most relevant information.

## Integration

This skill seamlessly integrates with Claude's web search Skill and requires authentication with a GitHub account. It can be used in conjunction with other skills to further automate development workflows.

Overview

This skill enables Claude to turn web research into actionable GitHub issues quickly. It automates searching, extracting key findings, and formatting a clear issue with recommendations and source links. Use it to move from discovery to tracked work without manual summarization.

How this skill works

Claude performs targeted web searches for the requested topic, then extracts relevant conclusions, evidence, and implementation details from the results. It synthesizes those findings into a concise issue title, summary, checklist or recommendations, and attaches source links. Finally, it creates the issue in the specified GitHub repository with any requested labels or assignees.

When to use it

  • You need a research-backed task created in a specific repository.
  • Investigating a security weakness and wanting a remediation ticket.
  • Comparing competitor features and converting insights into a feature request.
  • Gathering best practices or standards for implementation work.
  • Documenting performance or scalability research as a tracked issue.

Best practices

  • Specify the exact repository and, if needed, path or team to ensure correct placement.
  • Provide clear scope and search constraints (date range, official docs, blogs) to focus results.
  • List desired labels, assignees, and priority so the created issue is actionable.
  • Request the format you prefer (checklist, steps, or brief summary) to match your workflow.
  • Verify sources and edit technical details before merging into sprint planning.

Example use cases

  • "Research Docker security best practices and create a ticket in myorg/backend" — creates an issue with a checklist and links to sources.
  • "Find articles about API rate limiting and create an issue labeled performance" — summarizes techniques and pros/cons.
  • Assess third-party SDK risks and generate a security remediation ticket with recommended changes.
  • Compare open-source alternatives and create a feature-evaluation issue listing trade-offs and links to docs.

FAQ

Do I need to authenticate GitHub to use this skill?

Yes. The skill requires GitHub authentication so it can create issues in the target repository.

Can I control which sources are used during research?

Yes. Provide guidance in your request (preferred domains, date range, or exclude sources) to steer the search results.

Will the issue include source links and excerpts?

Yes. The created issue includes a summary, key findings, and links to original sources; excerpts can be included on request.