Stop losing your bugs in AI chats: How to connect Cursor/Claude to GitHub Issues

Antonio Trento — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:57:03 +0000

The Problem with "Vibe Coding"

If you use AI tools like Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code, you know the feeling: you are flying through a refactor, the AI is doing great, but suddenly you notice a separate bug. You mention it in the chat, the AI acknowledges it, but you move on.

Two days later... what was that bug again? It's buried in a chat history.

The Solution

AI agents are great at writing code, but they are isolated from our project management tools. I wanted my AI to just open a GitHub issue for me, just like a real pair programmer would.

That's why I created issuebeam.

What is issuebeam?

It's an open-source (MIT) bridge between your AI agent and your official GitHub repository. It consists of:

A zero-dependency Python CLI that can list, create, and manage issues.
Optimized prompt instructions (AGENTS.md, .cursor/rules) that teach the AI how to use the CLI.

Why not just use the `gh` CLI?

I wanted this to work everywhere—Windows, Mac, Linux—without forcing developers to install binaries or deal with OS-specific shell scripts. Python is ubiquitous, and by restricting issuebeam to the standard library (urllib), any AI agent can execute it effortlessly.

How to use it in your project

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Get a GitHub Token
Run the adopt.py script in your repo.
Tell your AI: "Track this bug"

Conclusion

If you are building software with AI, you need AI-native tooling. issuebeam is completely free and open source. Check out the repository here and let me know your thoughts in the comments!

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