GitHub issue graph tool: turn one issue into a link graph and reading order
FicCrunch is a GitHub issue graph tool for contributors: paste one issue and get a bounded link graph and reading order, including links in other repositories. Use Alive when you want a read on recent repository activity before you start.
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Issue Resolver
Triage a thread or prep before you PR — same paste, bounded path.
Not sure the project is alive? Check the repo first.
01·THE PROBLEM
Why linked GitHub issues are hard to follow
One issue cites another org’s toolkit, a pull request, and three closed threads. You are twenty tabs deep with no order. FicCrunch bounds that crawl — including cross-repo links — and hands you a path.
02·HOW IT WORKS
How FicCrunch works
01·PASTE
Paste an issue or PR URL
That URL is the root. FicCrunch follows links from there. It does not walk the whole repository.
02·PATH
Get a bounded graph and numbered reading order
You get one bounded set of linked issues and pull requests, including links that leave the root repo, plus a numbered order to read them.
03·AI
Optional AI summaries
The graph and reading order come first. Turn summaries on for a resolve when you want them, and skip them when you don’t.
Example
Input: https://github.com/demo/handbook/issues/12
Graph: five issues, one in demo/toolkit (another repository).
- First-time contributors get lost in linked issues
- Document the local setup path
- Shared auth helper used by the handbook app
- Clarify which issue to open next
- Old decision: keep the reading path bounded
03·TWO TOOLS
Two tools: Resolve and Alive
01·RESOLVE
Resolve: map linked issues and pull requests
Start from one URL and see the linked issues and pull requests around it, with a path through them.
Resolve a GitHub issue02·ALIVE
Alive: check repository activity
Alive reads public GitHub signals and tells you whether the repository looks active, quiet, archived, or unclear.
Check a repository’s recent activity with Alive04·WHO IT'S FOR
Who FicCrunch is for
01·CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors preparing to work on an issue
Paste the issue you are about to touch. Read the linked context in order before you open a pull request.
02·MAINTAINERS
Maintainers reviewing linked context
Before you reply or merge, see the bounded path — including other repositories — instead of opening every related tab.
05·LIMITS
What FicCrunch does not do
- It does not fix the issue or open a pull request for you.
- It does not crawl an entire repository.
- It does not triage a backlog or replace a project board.
- It does not replace GitHub sub-issues. Sub-issues are planned work. FicCrunch orients the wider web of mentions and links.
- Alive is a hint from public activity. It is not a verdict that a project is maintained or abandoned.
06·PLANS
Plans
Free and Pro differ by monthly resolves and AI summary budget. Founding Customer is a one-time seat with Pro limits.
07·QUESTIONS
Questions
- What is a GitHub issue graph tool?
- It turns one pasted issue into a bounded map of linked issues and pull requests, plus a numbered reading order. FicCrunch is one of the GitHub issue graph tools that follows those links even when they leave the starting repository.
- Does it work with private repositories?
- Not in this version. Resolve and Alive read public GitHub issues and pull requests. Sign-in does not unlock private repos.
- Does it follow links across repositories and organisations?
- Yes, when the issue or PR text names them, inside a hard bound. It does not crawl an entire organisation or repository.
- How is it different from GitHub sub-issues?
- Sub-issues are planned work you attach on purpose. FicCrunch orients the wider web of mentions and links that already exist in comments and bodies.
- Why do I sign in with GitHub, and what permissions are used?
- Sign-in is for your identity, monthly resolve quota, and optional AI summaries. It uses GitHub’s standard user profile OAuth, not a repo install. The product fetches public issue data with its own GitHub App. Sign-in does not grant FicCrunch access to private repositories.
- What can Alive not tell me?
- It cannot promise a project is maintained, abandoned, or that a pull request will be merged. It reports public signals such as recent pushes, open issues, and whether the repo is archived.