Developer: Continuous Issue Tracking
Trigger
Run at the END of every significant coding iteration OR when the user explicitly requests it. Do NOT run mid-task — wait for a natural stopping point.
This skill is loaded by default at session start. It is safe and non-destructive:
it only writes to knowledge/issues/open/ and knowledge/issues/INDEX.md.
Algorithm
Phase 1 — Scan Current Chat
Review the current conversation for these signal types:
| Signal | Examples | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Error fixed | "PowerShell interpretó {{ }} mal", "ngx-translate v18 no tiene forRoot()" | HIGH |
| API discovery | "linkedSignal requires Node ≥22", "provideZonelessChangeDetection() is stable in Angular 22" | HIGH |
| Workaround found | "Usa create_file en vez de Set-Content para templates" | MEDIUM |
| Pattern repeated | Same error occurred 2+ times in this session alone | HIGH |
| Project quirk | "Este monorepo usa npm workspaces", "El .gitignore excluye .github/" | MEDIUM |
| Tool limitation | "Copilot no expone usage.prompt_tokens directamente" | LOW |
| User preference | "Prefiere comandos separados con ; no &&" | MEDIUM |
Phase 2 — Cross-Reference with Issue Registry
- Read
knowledge/issues/INDEX.md— get all existing issue IDs, titles, categories - For each signal from Phase 1, attempt to match against existing issues:
- Match by keyword overlap (title + description)
- Match by category + similar error pattern
- Use
grep_searchonknowledge/issues/open/for related content
Phase 3 — Create or Update Issues
NEW issue (no match found)
Generate ID: ISSUE-YYYYMMDD-XXXX where XXXX = first 4 hex chars of a UUID
PowerShell: [guid]::NewGuid().ToString().Substring(0, 4)
Example: ISSUE-20260624-a1b2
Create knowledge/issues/open/ISSUE-YYYYMMDD-XXXX.md using TEMPLATE.md
Set occurrences=1, certainty=low, status=open
Set created_by to "developer" (or current agent identifier)
Insert a new row into INDEX.md → Open Issues table
If you have session token data, optionally add it to Evidence section
IDs are UUID-based — no need to read INDEX.md first. Zero collision risk across multiple developers working simultaneously.
UPDATE existing issue (match found)
Increment occurrences by 1
Update last_seen to today's date
Append current session info to sessions array
Re-evaluate certainty:
- 1 occurrence → low
- 2 occurrences → medium
- 3+ occurrences → high
Update the issue file in open/ using replace_string_in_file
Update INDEX.md counts and row data
INDEX.md merge conflicts
If two developers add rows to INDEX.md simultaneously, a Git merge conflict will occur on the table body. Resolution: keep ALL rows from both branches; re-count directories to update Summary numbers.
Report
Output a summary table:
## Developer Report — YYYY-MM-DD
| Action | ID | Title | Category | Detail |
|--------|----|-------|----------|--------|
| 🆕 New | ISSUE-001 | ... | ... | Created in open/ |
| 📈 Updated | ISSUE-002 | ... | ... | 1→2 occurrences, certainty low→medium |
Important Rules
-
NEVER promote issues. Promotion is the responsibility of the
ai-engineerskill. Your only output is issue files inopen/and updates toINDEX.md. -
NEVER modify skills or memory files. You are a read-only observer of
.github/skills/and/memories/. Do not touch them. -
NEVER create a skill for something the model already knows — if it's common knowledge (e.g., "use
constnotvar"), skip it entirely. -
Keep issue files concise — the TEMPLATE.md format is the maximum, not the minimum. Don't write essays.
-
Session isolation — the
sessionsarray in frontmatter stores session UUIDs. Usesession_store_sqlto find the current session UUID if available, otherwise use a date-based identifier. -
Always populate
created_by— set it to the agent name or session identifier so theai-engineercan trace issue origins during review.
Handoff to AI Engineer
When an issue reaches certainty: high (3+ occurrences), the ai-engineer
skill handles promotion. The developer skill does NOT decide what to promote
or where — it only records the signal strength. Run the ai-engineer skill as
a subagent when the user asks to organize knowledge, clean up issues, or
promote patterns.
File Paths Reference
| Resource | Path |
|---|---|
| Issue registry index | knowledge/issues/INDEX.md |
| Issue template | knowledge/issues/TEMPLATE.md |
| Open issues | knowledge/issues/open/ISSUE-XXX.md |
| Promoted issues | knowledge/issues/promoted/ISSUE-XXX.md |
| Discarded issues | knowledge/issues/discarded/ISSUE-XXX.md |