feat: cross-reference issues across repos within an org #224

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opened 2026-05-26 20:23:47 +00:00 by jmiller · 0 comments
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Summary

Enable cross-repository issue references within an organization, so that mentioning OtherRepo#42 or MokoConsulting/OtherRepo#42 in an issue or PR comment automatically creates a bidirectional link visible on both issues.

Motivation

Work across MokoConsulting repos is highly interconnected (e.g. MokoGitea changes affect moko-platform, MokoWaaS, etc.). Currently, cross-repo references are plain text with no backlinks. Developers have to manually search for related issues across repos.

Proposed Behavior

  1. Short syntax within org: RepoName#123 resolves to an issue in the same org
  2. Full syntax: Org/Repo#123 works as it does today but adds backlinks
  3. Backlinks: When issue A references issue B, issue B shows a timeline entry like "Referenced by MokoGitea#220"
  4. Hover preview: Hovering a cross-repo reference shows the issue title and status
  5. Scope: Only repos the viewer has read access to show previews; others show as plain text

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Opened by Claude Code on behalf of @jmiller

## Summary Enable cross-repository issue references within an organization, so that mentioning `OtherRepo#42` or `MokoConsulting/OtherRepo#42` in an issue or PR comment automatically creates a bidirectional link visible on both issues. ## Motivation Work across MokoConsulting repos is highly interconnected (e.g. MokoGitea changes affect moko-platform, MokoWaaS, etc.). Currently, cross-repo references are plain text with no backlinks. Developers have to manually search for related issues across repos. ## Proposed Behavior 1. **Short syntax within org**: `RepoName#123` resolves to an issue in the same org 2. **Full syntax**: `Org/Repo#123` works as it does today but adds backlinks 3. **Backlinks**: When issue A references issue B, issue B shows a timeline entry like "Referenced by MokoGitea#220" 4. **Hover preview**: Hovering a cross-repo reference shows the issue title and status 5. **Scope**: Only repos the viewer has read access to show previews; others show as plain text ## References - GitHub cross-repo references: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/writing-on-github/working-with-advanced-formatting/autolinked-references-and-urls - Gitea already supports same-repo `#123` references with backlinks; this extends to cross-repo within an org --- *Opened by Claude Code on behalf of @jmiller*
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Reference: MokoConsulting/MokoGitea#224