triage
State machine-driven issue triage with role-based workflow management and agent brief generation.
What it does
- AGENT-BRIEF.md — how to write durable agent briefs
- OUT-OF-SCOPE.md — how the .out-of-scope/ knowledge base works
- bug — something is broken
- enhancement — new feature or improvement
- needs-triage — maintainer needs to evaluate
- needs-info — waiting on reporter for more information
- ready-for-agent — fully specified, ready for an AFK agent
Requirements & configuration
- needs-triage — maintainer needs to evaluate
- needs-info — waiting on reporter for more information
- ready-for-human — needs human implementation
- "Show me anything that needs my attention"
- Show what needs attention
Configuration: CONTEXT
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
State machine-driven issue triage with role-based workflow management and agent brief generation.
Source
Repository: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills
triage FAQ
What does the triage skill do?
Move issues and external PRs through a state machine of triage roles — categorise, verify, grill if needed, and write agent-ready briefs. AGENT-BRIEF.md — how to write durable agent briefs OUT-OF-SCOPE.md — how the .out-of-scope/ knowledge base works
What does triage require?
needs-triage — maintainer needs to evaluate needs-info — waiting on reporter for more information ready-for-human — needs human implementation "Show me anything that needs my attention" Show what needs attention Configuration keys: CONTEXT.
How do I install triage?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill triage --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/mattpocock/skills.
Maintain triage?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/mattpocock-skills-triage?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/mattpocock-skills-triage The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.
