Project Management Issues Estimation

GitHub Project
Manager

Invisible AI project manager for GitHub. Auto-discovers projects, creates rich issues, estimates work, syncs boards, and keeps your backlog alive.

$skillfish add johnefemer/skillfish/skills/github-project-manager
"Every AI coding agent can write code, but none of them manage the project around it. I wanted an invisible project manager that lives inside the AI agent — one that creates rich, AI-readable issues, keeps the board honest, breaks work down like a senior engineer, and estimates with the precision of someone who's actually read the codebase."

— John Efemer, creator of AI Coach

When to Use

Three workflows where the GitHub Project Manager shines.

Issue Creation

Create structured issues from PRDs, bug reports, or feature requests with AI-optimized templates.

Board Management

Sync GitHub Projects v2 boards, move issues through states, set priorities and estimates.

Sprint Planning

Plan sprints, triage backlogs, generate standup reports, and monitor epic health.

How It Works

Four steps from request to organized project board.
1

Discover

Auto-detects repo, project board, field IDs, and team members. Saves config to .github/project-config.json.

2

Create

Generates rich, AI-readable issues with scope, acceptance criteria, and technical notes from CLAUDE.md.

3

Organize

Adds to project board, sets Status/Priority/Size/Estimate, and links sub-issues to epics.

4

Track

Standup reports, epic health checks, sprint velocity, and estimation calibration to keep projects on track.

Issue Types

Six issue types, each with structured templates optimized for AI agents.
[Epic]

Large Initiative

High-level objective spanning multiple tasks. Includes vision statement, success metrics, and sub-issue breakdown.

[Feature]

New Capability

User-facing functionality. Includes acceptance criteria, technical approach, and UI/UX considerations.

[Task]

Implementation Work

Concrete development task. Includes scope definition, implementation hints, and files to modify.

[Bug]

Defect Report

Reproduction steps, expected vs actual behavior, and severity classification for efficient triage.

[Chore]

Maintenance

Dependency updates, refactoring, CI fixes. Includes justification, risk assessment, and rollback plan.

[Spike]

Research

Time-boxed investigation. Includes research questions, success criteria, and expected deliverables.

Advanced Workflows

Power features for teams that want full autopilot project management.

PRD-to-Issues Pipeline

Parse a PRD into epics and tasks automatically. Generates a full issue tree with estimates, priorities, and board placement.

Work Estimation Expert

Size issues by analyzing codebase complexity. Uses file count, dependency depth, and test coverage to calibrate story points.

Sprint Planning Autopilot

Propose sprint backlogs based on velocity, team capacity, and priority. Automatically balances load across assignees.

Epic Health Monitor

Track progress across sub-issues, flag blockers, calculate completion percentage, and project estimated delivery dates.

Sample Output

Here's what an epic breakdown looks like after the skill runs.

 
📋 Epic: [Epic] User Authentication Overhaul (#140)

  Sub-Issues Created:
  ├── [Task] Migrate session store to Redis (#141) — S (2 pts)
  ├── [Task] Implement session timeout (#142) — M (3 pts)
  ├── [Task] Add refresh token rotation (#143) — M (3 pts)
  ├── [Task] Update auth middleware (#144) — S (2 pts)
  └── [Task] Write integration tests (#145) — M (3 pts)

  Total: 5 tasks, 13 story points
  All added to project board with Status: Backlog

Ready to try it?

Install the GitHub Project Manager skill and let AI handle your project board, issues, and sprint planning.

$skillfish add johnefemer/skillfish/skills/github-project-manager
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