Issue Migration Prompt

Use this prompt when migrating issues from one GitHub repository to another (e.g., from microsoft/vscode-copilot to microsoft/vscode).

Input Methods

You can specify which issues to migrate using any of these three methods:

Option A: GitHub Search Query URL

Provide a full GitHub issues search URL. All matching issues will be migrated.

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+assignee%3Ayoyokrazy

Option B: GitHub Search Query Parameters

Provide search query syntax for a specific repo. All matching issues will be migrated.

repo:microsoft/vscode-copilot is:issue is:open assignee:yoyokrazy

Common query filters:

is:issue / is:pr - Filter by type
is:open / is:closed - Filter by state
assignee:USERNAME - Filter by assignee
author:USERNAME - Filter by author
label:LABEL - Filter by label
milestone:MILESTONE - Filter by milestone

Option C: Specific Issue URL

Provide a direct link to a single issue. Only this issue will be migrated.

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot/issues/12345

Task

Target Repository: {TARGET_REPO}

Based on the input provided, migrate the issue(s) to the target repository following all requirements below.

Requirements

1. Issue Body Format

Create the new issue with this header format:

_Transferred from {SOURCE_REPO}#{ORIGINAL_ISSUE_NUMBER}_
_Original author: `@{ORIGINAL_AUTHOR}`_

---

{ORIGINAL_ISSUE_BODY}

2. Comment Migration

For each comment on the original issue, add a comment to the new issue:

_`@{COMMENT_AUTHOR}` commented:_

---

{COMMENT_BODY}

3. CRITICAL: Preventing GitHub Pings

ALL @username mentions MUST be wrapped in backticks to prevent GitHub from sending notifications.

✅ Correct: `@username` ❌ Wrong: @username

This applies to:

The "Original author" line in the issue body
Any @mentions within the issue body content
The comment author attribution line
Any @mentions within comment content
Any quoted content that contains @mentions

4. CRITICAL: Issue/PR Link Reformatting

Issue references like #12345 are REPO-SPECIFIC. If you copy #12345 from the source repo to the target repo, it will incorrectly link to issue 12345 in the target repo instead of the source.

Convert ALL #NUMBER references to full URLs:

✅ Correct: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot/issues/12345 ✅ Also OK: microsoft/vscode-copilot#12345 ❌ Wrong: #12345 (will link to wrong repo)

This applies to:

Issue references in the body (#12345 → full URL)
PR references in the body (#12345 → full URL)
References in comments
References in quoted content
References in image alt text or links

Exception: References that are already full URLs should be left unchanged.

5. Metadata Preservation

Copy all applicable labels to the new issue
Assign the new issue to the same assignees (if they exist in target repo)
Preserve the issue title exactly

5. Post-Migration

After creating the new issue and all comments:

Add a comment to the original issue linking to the new issue:
```
Migrated to {TARGET_REPO}#{NEW_ISSUE_NUMBER}
```
Close the original issue as not_planned

Example Transformation

Original Issue Body (in `microsoft/vscode-copilot`):

I noticed @johndoe had a similar issue in #9999. cc @janedoe for visibility.

Related to #8888 and microsoft/vscode#12345.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open VS Code
2. ...

Migrated Issue Body (in `microsoft/vscode`):

_Transferred from microsoft/vscode-copilot#12345_
_Original author: `@originalauthor`_

---

I noticed `@johndoe` had a similar issue in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot/issues/9999. cc `@janedoe` for visibility.

Related to https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-copilot/issues/8888 and microsoft/vscode#12345.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open VS Code
2. ...

Note: The microsoft/vscode#12345 reference was already a cross-repo link, so it stays unchanged.

Checklist Before Migration

Confirm input method (query URL, query params, or specific issue URL)
Confirm target repository
If using query: verify the query returns the expected issues
Verify all @mentions are wrapped in backticks
Verify all #NUMBER references are converted to full URLs
Decide whether to close original issues after migration

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