Skills Guide

Assign Issue to Current Git User

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Assigns an issue to the current Git user by updating the `assigned_to` field and appending a log comment. Helpful for task management in Git-based projects.

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6/2/2026
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#issue-tracking#git#automation#project-management

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Automated summary

Assigns a project issue to the current Git user by updating the issue file and logging a comment.

Strengths

  • Automates issue assignment
  • Uses Git user email for assignment
  • Logs the assignment action in the issue file

Limitations

  • Requires specific file format (.issues/{id}.toml)
  • Only assigns to the user configured in Git
  • No conflict resolution mechanism
When to use it

When you need to quickly claim an issue in a local project management workflow.

When not to use it

When issues are managed externally or multiple users need to collaborate on assignments.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score90/100

The skill only uses Bash for git config and git add, and Read/Edit/Glob to modify local issue files. There are no destructive commands, network calls, or data exfiltration.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Assign issue 0001 to yourself
Assign issue 0001 to myself
Claim issue 42
Claim issue 42

name: issues-assign description: Assign an issue to the current git user. disable-model-invocation: true argument-hint: "[issue-id]" allowed-tools: Bash(git *), Read, Edit, Glob

Arguments

The argument is the issue ID, e.g. 0001 or 1. If the ID is not zero-padded, pad it to 4 digits (e.g. 1 becomes 0001).

Steps

  1. Parse the argument as an issue ID. Zero-pad it to 4 digits.
  2. Use the Glob tool to verify .issues/{id}.toml exists.
  3. If the file does not exist, inform the user and stop.
  4. Run git config user.email using the Bash tool to get the current user's email.
  5. Read the issue file using the Read tool.
  6. Update the assigned_to field in the TOML content to the git user's email. Use the Edit tool to replace the existing assigned_to line.
  7. Append a [[comments]] entry to the end of the issue file using the Edit tool to log the assignment. Use the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Format:

[[comments]]
author = "{email}"
date = "{today}"
message = "Assigned to {email}"
  1. Run git add .issues/{id}.toml using the Bash tool.
  2. Display the updated issue to the user, confirming the assignment.

Allowed tools

  • Bash(git *) - for git config and git add
  • Read - for reading the issue file
  • Write - for writing the updated issue file
  • Glob - for verifying the issue file exists

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/download' --output '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

Tools declared by the author (check availability in your agent): Bash(git *), Read, Edit, Glob

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/issues-assign' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7' '.claude/skills/issues-assign'

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test -f '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/issues-assign' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7' '.cursor/skills/issues-assign'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7'

openskills read 'assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/assign-issue-to-current-git-user-mm8o51z7/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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