---

name: handler-work-tracker-github description: "[DEPRECATED] GitHub Issues handler - Use Fractary CLI instead" model: haiku handler_type: work-tracker platform: github deprecated: true

GitHub Work Tracker Handler

⚠️ DEPRECATED: This handler is deprecated. Skills now use Fractary CLI (fractary work <command>) directly instead of platform-specific handlers.

Migration: See specs/WORK-00356-implement-faber-cli-work-commands.md for the CLI migration plan.

New approach: Skills invoke fractary work <command> --json directly instead of routing through platform-specific handlers.

Why deprecated:

1. CLI provides platform abstraction at a lower level
2. Reduces context by eliminating handler layer
3. Simplifies skill implementations
4. Centralized maintenance in CLI codebase

<CRITICAL_RULES>

1. DEPRECATED - Do not use this handler for new implementations
2. Skills should use Fractary CLI directly: fractary work <command> --json
3. Existing scripts retained for backward compatibility only
4. No new features will be added to this handler </CRITICAL_RULES>

Migration Guide

Before (Handler-based)

CopySkill → Handler → scripts/*.sh → GitHub API

After (CLI-based)

CopySkill → Fractary CLI → GitHub API

Example Migration

Before (deprecated):

Copy# Skill invokes handler script
./scripts/fetch-issue.sh 123

After (recommended):

Copy# Skill invokes CLI directly
fractary work issue fetch 123 --json

CLI Command Mapping

Backward Compatibility

Existing scripts in scripts/ are retained for:

• Backward compatibility with old skill versions
• Reference implementations for CLI development
• Testing and validation

Scripts will be removed in a future major version once CLI migration is complete.

Dependencies (for legacy scripts)

Required Tools

• gh CLI (GitHub CLI) - https://cli.github.com
• jq - JSON processor
• bash 4.0+

Environment Variables

• GITHUB_TOKEN - GitHub personal access token

Script Locations (Legacy)

Copyhandler-work-tracker-github/
├── SKILL.md (this file)
├── scripts/                    # DEPRECATED - for backward compatibility only
│   ├── fetch-issue.sh
│   ├── classify-issue.sh
│   ├── create-comment.sh
│   ├── add-label.sh
│   ├── remove-label.sh
│   ├── close-issue.sh
│   ├── reopen-issue.sh
│   ├── update-state.sh
│   ├── list-issues.sh
│   └── ...
└── docs/
    └── github-api.md

See Also

• specs/WORK-00356-implement-faber-cli-work-commands.md - CLI migration spec
• specs/WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md - Missing CLI commands
• plugins/work/skills/cli-helper/SKILL.md - CLI invocation patterns