claude-git-native-issue

Claude Code plugin that replaces internal task management with git-native-issue. Distributed, offline-first issue tracking stored as Git refs.

What it does

This plugin teaches Claude to autonomously manage issues using git issue commands:

• Auto-create issues when multi-step work begins, plans are approved, or bugs are discovered
• Auto-update issues with progress comments and status labels
• Auto-close issues when tasks complete successfully
• Skip tracking for trivial changes, questions, and exploratory work

It also provides slash commands for manual issue management.

Prerequisites

• git-native-issue installed:

  brew install remenoscodes/git-native-issue/git-native-issue

• A git repository (issues are stored as git refs)

Installation

# Add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add remenoscodes/claude-plugin-marketplace

# Install the plugin
/plugin install claude-git-native-issue

Setup

After installing, run the setup skill in any git repository:

/claude-git-native-issue:setup

This will:

1. Initialize git-native-issue in the repo
2. Optionally configure auto-sync for issue refs
3. Optionally add task management instructions to your CLAUDE.md

Slash Commands

Command	Description
/claude-git-native-issue:setup	Initialize git-issue in repo and configure integration
/claude-git-native-issue:create	Create a new issue
/claude-git-native-issue:issues	List issues with filtering
/claude-git-native-issue:show	Show issue details and comments
/claude-git-native-issue:close	Close an issue
/claude-git-native-issue:sync	Sync issues with remote or platform

Examples

# Create an issue
/claude-git-native-issue:create "Fix auth bug" -l bug -p high

# List in-progress issues
/claude-git-native-issue:issues in-progress

# Show issue details
/claude-git-native-issue:show a7f3b2c

# Close with message
/claude-git-native-issue:close a7f3b2c -m "All tests passing"

# Sync with GitHub
/claude-git-native-issue:sync github:owner/repo

How It Works

Architecture

Three-layer activation (same pattern as claude-language-coach):

1. UserPromptSubmit hook — injects context on every prompt, reminding Claude to use git issue and defining autonomous trigger rules
2. Ambient skill (git-issue-tracker) — full CLI reference, autonomous decision rules, status conventions, error handling
3. User-invocable skills — slash commands for convenience

Autonomous Behavior

Claude creates, updates, and closes issues without being asked:

Trigger	Action
User starts multi-step work	Create tracking issue
Plan approved	Create issue(s) per work stream
Bug discovered during work	Create bug issue
Starting work on an issue	Add in-progress label
Progress milestone	Add comment
Task completed	Close issue

Status Convention

Status	git-issue Representation
Pending	[open] (no in-progress label)
In Progress	[open] + in-progress label
Completed	[closed]
Blocked	[open] + blocked label

Why git-native-issue?

• Distributed — Issues travel with git clone, no central server needed
• Offline-first — Works without network, syncs when ready
• No pollution — Stored in refs/issues/, not in the working tree
• Auditable — Full history via git log refs/issues/<uuid>
• AI-friendly — Structured metadata, no rate limits, no API keys
• Standard tools — Uses git log, git for-each-ref, standard trailers

License

GPL-2.0 — same as git-native-issue.