This template keeps a single GitHub repository's backlog and pull requests from piling up. It is built for founders and small teams who maintain an active repo but do not have time to sort every incoming issue or read every pull request by hand.
What it does
Once a week, the Issue And PR Triage agent looks at one repository and does two jobs. For each new issue, it suggests a priority from P0 to P3, assigns one of four categories, and adds a one-line note explaining the call. For each open pull request, it posts a review comment scored across four axes, so contributors get consistent feedback without waiting on a manual pass.
The agent tracks what it has already handled, so no issue is triaged twice and no pull request is reviewed twice. Review comments are only posted after you have approved them, which keeps automated notes off your repo until you say so.
How it works
The agent runs on a fixed weekly schedule, early Tuesday morning, and loads a triage skill at the start of every run. That skill carries the rules it applies:
- A triage grid defining the P0 to P3 priorities, the four issue categories, the note style and the summary format
- The four review axes used to assess each pull request, including an exemption for trivial changes
Because the standards live in the skill rather than in a person's head, the priorities, categories and review comments stay consistent from week to week. The result is a backlog that is sorted and pull requests that carry clear feedback, ready for you to act on.
