The Issues Manager workflow automatically closes and creates GitHub Issues based on keywords in commit messages. It runs on all branches/or definded branches and for all pull requests/or pull requests actions.
Create .github/workflows/issues-manager.yml → Done! 🎉
- Close issues with keywords like
close,fix,resolve,... - Create issues with keywords like
todo:,bug,new issue,... - Multiple issues close or create simultaneously
- Works everywhere: On all branches and in pull requests
- Automatic labels for new issues
Supported Keywords:
close, fix, resolve
schließen, beheben, lösen
Examples:
Close a single issue:
git commit -m "fix: #42 Fixed login bug"
git commit -m "close #15"
git commit -m "resolve: Fixed API error #8"Close multiple issues:
git commit -m "fix #1, #2, #3 - Multiple bugs"
git commit -m "close #5 and #6"What happens?
- Issue is set to
closed - Automatic comment is added:
🤖 Auto-closed | commit abc1234
Supported Keywords:
| Keyword | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
todo: |
todo |
todo: Write tests |
bug |
bug |
bug: Memory leak |
new issue |
- | new issue: Feature XYZ |
n-iss |
- | n-iss: Missing docs |
Examples:
Create a simple issue:
git commit -m "todo: Add unit tests"
git commit -m "bug: Dashboard loads slowly"
git commit -m "new issue: Code review"
git commit -m "n-iss: Refactoring needed"What happens?
- New issue is created
- Title: Text after the keyword
- Body:
🤖 Auto-created | commit abc1234 - Label: According to the keyword
.github/workflows/issues-manager.yml
CLOSE keywords Edit lines 37-40:
const closeKeywords = [
'close', 'fix', 'resolve',
'schließen', 'beheben', 'lösen' // ← add new keywords here
];CREATE keywords Edit lines 43-49:
const createKeywords = [
{ keyword: 'todo:', label: 'todo' },
{ keyword: 'bug', label: 'bug' },
{ keyword: 'new issue', label: null },
{ keyword: 'n-iss', label: null },
// ← Add new ones here
];Format:
keyword: The keyword (case-insensitive)label: Label name ornull(← must be defined in = github.com/user-xyz/your-repo/labels)
Only specific branches:
on:
push:
branches:
- main
- developOnly pull requests:
on:
pull_request:
types: [opened, synchronize, closed]All Rights Reserved
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