Three steps for the CLI. One more if you want the AI agent to open issues from chat. Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux — see also Platforms.
Personal Access Token with Issues: read & write on the target repo. OS details: token guide.
.envIn the folder where you run commands (your project). Keep .env gitignored.
Try it:
Optional — full path (AI agents)
Copies skeleton, labels, templates, and agent rules (AGENTS.md, Cursor, Copilot, Claude). Then open the project in Cursor / Claude Code / Copilot and say: "Open an issue for…".
Without this step the CLI works; the agent does not yet know to run vibeissue.