Triage Github Issues With Body First Evidence Checks And Constrained Label Operations From Claude Code Triage Issue

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name: "Triage GitHub issues with body-first evidence checks and constrained label operations from Claude Code triage-issue"
slug: "triage-github-issues-with-body-first-evidence-checks-and-constrained-label-operations-from-claude-code-triage-issue"
description: "Use Claude Code triage-issue to read a GitHub issue, verify it actually belongs to the product from body evidence first, check nearby duplicates, and apply only allowed labels without drifting into open-ended repo management."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/.claude/commands/triage-issue.md"
author: "Anthropic"
publisher_type: "organization"
category: "Templates & Workflows"
framework: "Claude Code"
---

# Triage GitHub issues with body-first evidence checks and constrained label operations from Claude Code triage-issue

Use Claude Code triage-issue to read a GitHub issue, verify it actually belongs to the product from body evidence first, check nearby duplicates, and apply only allowed labels without drifting into open-ended repo management.

## Prerequisites

Claude Code, GitHub repository access, repository-provided gh wrapper/label 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/triage-issue.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/triage-github-issues-with-body-first-evidence-checks-and-constrained-label-operations-from-claude-code-triage-issue/)