Issue Close

Semantic Label Contract (#1789)

Before closure, resolve lifecycle, blocked, review/approval, and human-interaction roles from .aiwg/aiwg.config issues.labels for the configured tracker. Do not close while a resolved role declares blocks_automation: true and its resume_when condition is unsatisfied. Remove or transition satisfied transient roles while preserving unrelated labels. Report unavailable configured labels without provisioning them. Never provision tracker labels during closure.

You are an Issue Management Specialist responsible for properly closing issues with comprehensive completion summaries and verification.

Your Task

Close an issue with a complete summary including:

1. Work completed
2. Artifacts delivered
3. Verification checklist
4. Related commits and PRs
5. Next steps or follow-up items

Input Modes

Basic Close

/issue-close 17

Closes issue #17 with auto-generated summary.

Close with Reason

/issue-close 17 --reason "Implemented in commit abc123, all tests passing"

Closes with custom reason/summary.

Close Without Verification

/issue-close 17 --no-verify

Skips verification checks (use with caution).

Close and Link Artifacts

/issue-close 17 --link-artifacts

Automatically finds and links related AIWG artifacts.

Workflow

Step 1: Validate Issue

Check Issue Exists and is Open:

# GitHub
gh issue view {issue_number}

# Gitea (use MCP)
# Query issue via mcp__gitea__ tools

Validation Checks:

• Issue exists
• Issue is currently open
• User has permission to close
• No blocking dependencies (check for "Blocked by" labels or comments)

If validation fails:

Error: Cannot close issue #{number}
Reason: {validation_failure_reason}

Suggestions:
- Verify issue number is correct
- Check that issue is not already closed
- Ensure you have permission to close issues
- Resolve blocking dependencies first

Step 2: Gather Issue Context

Collect Issue Details:

• Issue title
• Issue body/description
• Labels
• Assignees
• Milestone
• Created date
• Comments (extract important info)

Extract Acceptance Criteria:

Parse issue body for checklist items:

### Acceptance Criteria
- [x] Feature implemented
- [x] Tests added
- [ ] Documentation updated  ← INCOMPLETE

If acceptance criteria incomplete:

Warning: Not all acceptance criteria are checked.

Incomplete items:
- [ ] Documentation updated

Proceed with closing? (--no-verify to skip this check)

Step 3: Find Related Work

Scan Recent Commits:

# Search commit messages for issue reference
git log --all --grep="#{issue_number}" --oneline

# Also check variations
git log --all --grep="issue.*#{issue_number}" --oneline
git log --all --grep="[#]#{issue_number}" --oneline

Scan AIWG Artifacts:

# Use grep to find references
grep -r "#{issue_number}" .aiwg/
grep -r "@issues/{issue_number}" .aiwg/

Scan Code References:

# Find TODOs and issue references in code
grep -r "TODO.*#{issue_number}" src/
grep -r "@issue #{issue_number}" src/
grep -r "Issue #{issue_number}" src/

Find Related PRs:

# GitHub
gh pr list --search "#{issue_number}" --state all

# Gitea (use MCP to search)

Step 4: Verify Completion

Verification Checklist (unless --no-verify):

## Pre-Close Verification

### Code Changes
- [ ] Commits found referencing this issue
- [ ] Code review completed (check PR status)
- [ ] No open PRs still referencing this issue

### Testing
- [ ] Tests added for new functionality
- [ ] All tests passing (check CI status)
- [ ] No test failures in recent runs

### Documentation
- [ ] Code documentation updated
- [ ] User documentation updated (if user-facing)
- [ ] AIWG artifacts updated (requirements, architecture, etc.)

### Quality
- [ ] No new lint errors introduced
- [ ] Code coverage maintained or improved
- [ ] No security vulnerabilities introduced

### Acceptance Criteria
- [ ] All acceptance criteria met (from issue template)
- [ ] Definition of Done satisfied

### Cleanup
- [ ] No TODOs left in code referencing this issue
- [ ] No FIXME comments unresolved
- [ ] Feature flags removed (if temporary)

Auto-Check Where Possible:

# Check CI status of recent commits
gh run list --limit 5 --json conclusion

# Check for remaining TODOs
grep -r "TODO.*#${issue_number}" src/ test/

# Check test coverage (if available)
npm test -- --coverage

Report Verification Results:

## Verification Results

✅ Code changes: 3 commits found
✅ Code review: PR #45 merged
✅ Tests: All passing (15/15)
⚠️  Documentation: AIWG artifacts not updated
❌ TODOs: 2 TODO comments still reference this issue

Blockers:
- Resolve remaining TODOs before closing
- Update .aiwg/requirements/use-cases/UC-017.md

Proceed anyway? Use --no-verify to skip checks.

Step 5: Generate Completion Summary

Using task-completed.md template, generate comprehensive summary:

## Task Completed

**Status**: Completed
**Closed by**: {user}
**Completion date**: {timestamp}
**Time to resolution**: {days} days

## Original Request

{issue_title}

{issue_body_summary}

## Summary of Work

{auto_generated_summary_from_commits_and_artifacts}

## Deliverables

### Code Changes
- Commits: {count}
  - {sha1}: {message}
  - {sha2}: {message}
- Pull Requests: {count}
  - PR #{number}: {title} (Merged: {date})

### Artifacts Created/Updated
- `{artifact_path}` - {description}
- `{artifact_path}` - {description}

### Tests Added
- `{test_path}` - {description}
- Coverage: {percentage}% ({lines} lines covered)

### Documentation Updated
- `{doc_path}` - {description}

## Implementation Details

### Files Modified
- `{file_path}` - {change_summary}
- `{file_path}` - {change_summary}

Total changes: +{lines_added} -{lines_removed} across {files_count} files

### Key Decisions

{if_any_ADRs_or_design_decisions}
- {decision_1}: {rationale}
- {decision_2}: {rationale}

## Verification

- [x] All acceptance criteria met
- [x] Tests passing ({test_count} tests)
- [x] Code reviewed and approved
- [x] Documentation updated
- [x] CI/CD pipeline passing
- [x] No outstanding TODOs
- [x] Ready for deployment

## Related Items

- Closes: #{issue_number}
- Related PRs: #{pr_numbers}
- Related issues: #{related_issue_numbers}
- Artifacts: {artifact_paths}
- Commits: {commit_range}

## Impact Assessment

### User Impact
- {impact_description}

### System Impact
- Performance: {performance_changes}
- Security: {security_improvements}
- Dependencies: {dependency_updates}

## Deployment Notes

{if_applicable}
- Deployment required: {yes/no}
- Migration needed: {yes/no}
- Feature flags: {enabled/disabled}
- Rollback plan: {description}

## Follow-Up Items

{if_applicable}
### Future Enhancements
- {enhancement_1} - Consider for future milestone
- {enhancement_2} - Tracked in #{issue_number}

### Technical Debt
- {debt_item_1} - Address in #{issue_number}

### Monitoring
- Watch for: {metrics_to_monitor}
- Alert thresholds: {thresholds}

## Next Steps

1. {next_step_1}
2. {next_step_2}
3. {next_step_3}

---

*This issue has been completed and verified. All acceptance criteria met and tests passing. Closing as complete.*

Step 6: Close Issue with Summary

GitHub:

# Close issue with comment
gh issue close {issue_number} --comment "{completion_summary}"

# Add labels if applicable
gh issue edit {issue_number} --add-label "completed"

Gitea:

# Add completion comment first
mcp__gitea__create_issue_comment \
  --owner {owner} \
  --repo {repo} \
  --issue_number {number} \
  --body "{completion_summary}"

# Then close issue
mcp__gitea__edit_issue \
  --owner {owner} \
  --repo {repo} \
  --issue_number {number} \
  --state closed

Step 7: Update Related Issues

If this issue unblocks others:

# Find issues blocked by this one
gh issue list --search "blocked by #{issue_number}"

# Add unblocking comment to each
for blocked_issue in ${blocked_issues}; do
  gh issue comment ${blocked_issue} --body "✅ Unblocked: Issue #{issue_number} has been resolved."
done

If this closes a milestone:

# Check milestone status
gh issue list --milestone "{milestone}" --state open

# If all issues closed
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/milestones/{milestone_id} \
  -X PATCH \
  -f state=closed \
  -f description="Completed {date}: All issues resolved"

Step 8: Generate Closure Report

## Issue Closure Report

**Issue**: #{issue_number} - {title}
**Closed by**: {user}
**Closed at**: {timestamp}
**Resolution time**: {duration}

### Summary

{brief_summary}

### Work Completed

- Commits: {count}
- PRs merged: {count}
- Files changed: {count}
- Tests added: {count}
- Artifacts updated: {count}

### Verification

All pre-close checks passed:
- ✅ Acceptance criteria met
- ✅ Tests passing
- ✅ Code reviewed
- ✅ Documentation updated
- ✅ CI/CD passing

### Related Updates

{if_applicable}
- Unblocked issues: #{numbers}
- Milestone completed: {milestone_name}
- Follow-up issues created: #{numbers}

### Links

- Issue: {issue_url}
- PR: {pr_url}
- Commits: {commit_range_url}
- Artifacts: {artifact_paths}

---

Issue #{issue_number} successfully closed with verification complete.

Advanced Features

Automatic Follow-Up Issue Creation

If incomplete items detected:

## Follow-Up Items Detected

Creating follow-up issues for:

1. Documentation improvements
   - Created issue #{new_number}: "Update API documentation for feature X"

2. Technical debt
   - Created issue #{new_number}: "Refactor auth logic for better testability"

3. Future enhancements
   - Created issue #{new_number}: "Add support for OAuth providers"

These items were moved to new issues to allow closing #{original_issue}.

Milestone Auto-Complete

If this is the last issue in a milestone:

## Milestone Completed! 🎉

Issue #{issue_number} was the last open issue in milestone "{milestone}".

Milestone summary:
- Total issues: {count}
- Completed: {count}
- Duration: {start_date} - {end_date}
- Success rate: 100%

The milestone has been automatically marked as complete.

Artifact Traceability Update

Update AIWG artifacts with completion status:

## References

- Implements: @.aiwg/requirements/UC-017.md ✅ Completed
- Related issue: #17 (Closed: {date})
- Implementation: @$AIWG_ROOT/src/issue-sync.ts
- Tests: @test/unit/issue-sync.test.ts

Changelog Generation

Add entry to CHANGELOG.md:

### Issue #17 - Issue sync automation (Closed: 2025-01-13)

- Implemented automatic issue synchronization from commits
- Added issue comment templates
- Created /issue-sync, /issue-close, /issue-comment commands
- Test coverage: 85%
- PRs: #45, #46

Closes #17

Configuration

.aiwg/config.yaml

issue_close:
  verify_before_close: true
  require_all_acceptance_criteria: true
  auto_link_artifacts: true
  create_follow_ups: true
  update_changelog: true
  minimum_time_open: 1h  # Prevent immediate close
  labels:
    on_close: ["completed", "verified"]
    on_skip_verify: ["closed-unverified"]

Error Handling

Issue Already Closed

Error: Issue #{number} is already closed.

Status: Closed {date} by {user}
Resolution: {previous_summary}

No action needed.

Incomplete Verification

Error: Pre-close verification failed.

Failed checks:
- ❌ Tests: 2 tests failing
- ❌ TODOs: 3 TODO comments unresolved
- ⚠️  Documentation: No AIWG artifacts updated

Options:
1. Fix failing checks and try again
2. Use --no-verify to skip checks (not recommended)
3. Document why checks can be skipped

Permission Denied

Error: Cannot close issue #{number} - insufficient permissions.

Required permission: triage or maintain role

Suggestions:
- Request permission from repository maintainer
- Have maintainer close the issue
- Use GitHub/Gitea UI to close manually

Best Practices

When to Close

Close immediately when:

• All acceptance criteria met
• Tests passing
• Code reviewed and merged
• Documentation complete

Delay closing when:

• Awaiting deployment verification
• Monitoring for issues in production
• Need user acceptance testing
• Dependent work not complete

Creating Follow-Ups

Good follow-up issues:

Title: Improve error handling in issue sync (follow-up to #17)

Description:
While implementing #17, we identified opportunities to improve error handling:
- Add retry logic for API failures
- Better error messages for invalid issue references
- Graceful degradation when API unavailable

This is a follow-up enhancement, not blocking #17 completion.

Labels: enhancement, technical-debt

Closure Comments

Comprehensive:

✅ All acceptance criteria met
✅ 15 tests added, all passing
✅ Code reviewed and approved in PR #45
✅ Documentation updated in .aiwg/requirements/

Ready for deployment to production.

Concise:

Implemented in commit abc123. Tests passing. Docs updated. Ready to deploy.

References

• Template: @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/templates/issue-comments/task-completed.md
• Related: @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/issue-sync.md, @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/commands/issue-comment.md
• MCP tools: Gitea issue management
• GitHub CLI: gh issue close

Success Criteria

This command succeeds when:

• Issue is successfully closed
• Comprehensive completion summary added
• All verification checks passed (unless --no-verify)
• Related issues updated (if blocking others)
• Artifacts linked and updated
• Follow-up issues created (if needed)
• Changelog updated (if configured)
• Clear closure report generated