Find Likely Duplicate Github Issues Through Parallel Search And Evidence Filtering With Claude Code Dedupe

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name: "Find likely duplicate GitHub issues through parallel search and evidence filtering with Claude Code dedupe"
slug: "find-likely-duplicate-github-issues-through-parallel-search-and-evidence-filtering-with-claude-code-dedupe"
description: "Use Claude Code Dedupe to summarize an issue, run parallel GitHub duplicate searches, filter false positives, and post only well-supported duplicate candidates."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/.claude/commands/dedupe.md"
author: "Anthropic"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Templates & Workflows"
framework: "Claude Code"
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# Find likely duplicate GitHub issues through parallel search and evidence filtering with Claude Code dedupe

Use Claude Code Dedupe to summarize an issue, run parallel GitHub duplicate searches, filter false positives, and post only well-supported duplicate candidates.

## Prerequisites

Claude Code, GitHub repository access, repository-provided gh wrapper/comment scripts

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install --cask claude-code
- npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Node.js-18%2B-brightgreen?style=flat-square) [![npm]](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- For more installation options, uninstall steps, and troubleshooting, see the [setup documentation](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup).
- Install Claude Code:
- **MacOS/Linux (Recommended):**

- Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/.claude/commands/dedupe.md
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/find-likely-duplicate-github-issues-through-parallel-search-and-evidence-filtering-with-claude-code-dedupe/)