Overview
oh-my-issues is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by thedotmack. Its author describes it as: “Cluster a GitHub issue backlog by root cause into a small set of plan-master issues, redirect children with a standardized comment, and bundle architectural-fix PRs that close clusters atomically. Use when an issue tr…”. The project has 94k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem`.
What oh-my-issues does
Turn an issue backlog into a roadmap. Issues are symptom data, not units of work — the unit of work is the architectural defect that produces them. The end state is `open issues == open plans`, 1:1.
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for oh-my-issues is organised into these sections:
- Core principle
- When to use
- When NOT to use
- Three modes
- Mode 1: Cluster pass (initial reduction)
- Mode 2: Triage (new incoming bug, steady state)
- Mode 3: Bundle (ship the cluster)
- Naming a plan master
- The standardized redirect comment
- GitHub CLI primitives
- Plan master body template
- Health checks
Installation
Add oh-my-issues to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-memReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
oh-my-issues is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
Strengths
- Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in thedotmack/claude-mem, an established project with 94,378 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 5,269 GitHub stars over the last 52 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does oh-my-issues do?
- Cluster a GitHub issue backlog by root cause into a small set of plan-master issues, redirect children with a standardized comment, and bundle architectural-fix PRs that close clusters atomically. Use when an issue tracker has accumulated dozens of reports that share underlying defects, when asked to triage / consolidate / cluster / dedupe issues, when asked to build a plan series or roadmap from open issues, or when routing a new incoming bug into an existing plan.
- How do I install oh-my-issues?
- Run /plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem before installing.
- Is oh-my-issues free to use?
- Yes. oh-my-issues is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does oh-my-issues work with?
- oh-my-issues lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does oh-my-issues come from?
- oh-my-issues ships inside thedotmack/claude-mem, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 94,378 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
