Implement Issue
End-to-end issue implementation via orchestrator script.
Announce at start: "Using implement-issue to run orchestrator for #$ISSUE against $BRANCH"
Arguments:
$1— GitHub issue number (required)$2— Base branch name (required)
Invocation
Immediately launch the orchestrator:
.claude/scripts/implement-issue-orchestrator.sh \
--issue $ISSUE_NUMBER \
--branch $BASE_BRANCHOr with explicit agent override:
.claude/scripts/implement-issue-orchestrator.sh \
--issue $ISSUE_NUMBER \
--branch $BASE_BRANCH \
--agent patch-engineerMonitoring
Check progress via status.json:
jq . status.jsonWatch live:
watch -n 5 'jq -c "{state,stage:.current_stage,task:.current_task,quality:.quality_iterations}" status.json'Stages
| Stage | Agent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| setup | default | fetch, worktree, research, evaluate, plan |
| implement | per-task | execute each task from plan |
| task-review | spec-reviewer | verify task achieved goal |
| fix | per-task | address review findings |
| simplify | cdd-code-simplifier | clean up code |
| test | bats-test-validator | run test suite (shellcheck + BATS) |
| lint | default | run shellcheck and actionlint |
| review | code-reviewer | internal code review |
| pr | default | create/update PR |
| spec-review | spec-reviewer | verify PR achieves issue goals |
| code-review | code-reviewer | final code quality check |
| complete | default | post summary |
Schemas
Located in .claude/scripts/schemas/implement-issue-*.json
Logging
Logs written to logs/implement-issue/issue-N-timestamp/:
orchestrator.log— main logstages/— per-stage Claude outputcontext/— parsed outputs (tasks.json, etc.)status.json— final status snapshot
Exit Codes
| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 | Success, PR created and approved |
| 1 | Error during a stage |
| 2 | Max iterations exceeded |
| 3 | Configuration/argument error |
Agent Selection
Tasks are assigned to specialist agents based on the issue type:
| Agent | Use For |
|---|---|
| patch-engineer | Minified JS patches in build.sh, sed/regex patterns |
| packaging-specialist | .deb,.rpm, AppImage packaging, control files |
| electron-linux-specialist | BrowserWindow, Wayland/X11, DBus tray, native theme |
| ci-workflow-architect | GitHub Actions workflows, release automation |
| bash-script-craftsman | Shell scripts, launcher, build system |
Integration
Called by handle-issues via batch-orchestrator.sh.