Does this skill work with GitHub Project boards?

Yes, project board integration is a mandatory step. The skill automatically adds items to boards and sets specific fields like Status and Issue Type.

How does it handle progress tracking?

The skill provides commands to regularly update the epic tracking issue with current status, completed counts, and next steps to keep stakeholders informed.

Is the GitHub CLI (gh) required?

Yes, this skill relies on the GitHub CLI being authenticated and available to perform label creation, issue management, and project updates.

What is an epic in the context of this skill?

An epic is a parent issue that groups related tasks delivering a single feature. This skill uses the 'epic' label and custom 'epic-[name]' labels to organize these groups.

GitHub Epic Management

Name: GitHub Epic Management
Author: troykelly

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Collaboration Tools

Organizes large-scale features into tracked GitHub epics with automated labeling, issue linking, and project board synchronization.

The GitHub Epic Management skill provides a structured framework for managing complex software features directly within GitHub. It automates the tedious aspects of project management by creating epic-specific labels, generating detailed tracking issues with success criteria, and enforcing strict integration with GitHub Project boards. By standardizing how Claude Code handles large tasks, it ensures full visibility into feature progress, clear dependency tracking, and a consistent lifecycle from initial planning to final delivery.

Key Features

01Standardized templates for linking child issues to parent epics

02Automated epic-specific label generation via GitHub CLI

032 GitHub stars

04Mandatory GitHub Project board field enforcement (Status, Type, Epic)

05Automated progress reporting and dependency documentation

06Structured tracking issues with progress bars and success criteria

Use Cases

01Maintaining organizational standards for project tracking across large repositories

02Breaking down complex feature requests into manageable, linked GitHub issues

03Managing high-level feature lifecycles from backlog to completion within a team

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add troykelly/codex-skills epic-management

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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