issue2md

Converts a GitHub issue to a Markdown file.

Usage

issue2md <URL> [FILE]

• URL — GitHub issue URL (e.g. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/60579)
• FILE — output file name (default: {repo}-{number}.md)

Authentication

Tries GITHUB_TOKEN env var first, then falls back to gh auth token if the GitHub CLI is installed.

Output

Writes a Markdown file containing the issue body and a chronological timeline of comments, labels, assignments, renames, milestones, and cross-references. Errors are printed to stderr.