gh-sync-reactions

GitHub CLI extension that syncs issue reaction counts to project custom fields.

Install

gh extension install bagtoad/gh-sync-reactions-project

Prerequisites: gh and jq must be installed.

Usage

gh sync-reactions <project-url> <status> <custom-field>

Examples

# Sync reactions for "Todo" items to "Reactions" field
gh sync-reactions https://github.com/users/octocat/projects/1 "Todo" "Reactions"

# Sync reactions for org project
gh sync-reactions https://github.com/orgs/myorg/projects/5 "In Progress" "Community Interest"

Setup

1. Create a text custom field in your GitHub project
2. Add issues to your project with the status you want to sync
3. Run the command

Features

• Only updates fields when values change
• Handles projects with any number of items
• Detailed logging with progress updates
• Works with user and organization projects

Auth

Requires project scope:

gh auth refresh -s project