Agent skill · microsoft
migrate-issues
migrate GitHub issues from one repository to another
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Issue Migration Prompt Use this prompt when migrating issues from one GitHub repository to another (e.g., from microsoft/vscode-copilot to microsoft/vscode). Input Methods You can specify which issues to migrate using any of these three methods: Option A: GitHub Search Query URL Provide a full GitHub issues search URL. All matching issues will be migrated. Option B: GitHub Search Query Parameters Provide search query syntax for a specific repo. All matching issues will be migrated. Common query filters: is:issue / is:pr - Filter by type is:open / is:closed - Filter by state assignee:USERNAME - Filter by assignee author:USERNAME - Filter by author label:LABEL - Filter by label milestone:MILESTONE - Filter by milestone Option C: Specific Issue URL Provide a direct link to a single issue. Only this issue will be migrated. Task Target Repository: {TARGETREPO} Based on the input provided, migrate the issue(s) to the target repository following all requirements below. Requirements 1. Issue Body Format Create the new issue with this header format: 2. Comment Migration For each comment on the original issue, add a comment to the new issue: 3. CRITICAL: Preventing GitHub Pings ALL @username mentions MUST be wrapped in backticks to prevent GitHub from sending notifications. ✅ Correct: @username ❌ Wrong: @username This applies to: The "Original author" line in the issue body Any @mentions within the issue body content The comment author attribution line Any @mentions within comment content Any quoted content that contains @mentions 4. CRITICAL: Issue/PR Link Reformatting Issue references like #12345 are REPO-SPECIFIC. If you copy #12345 from the source repo to the target repo, it will incorrectly link to issue 12345 in the target repo instead of the source. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills microsoft/migrate-issues