Close a completed GitHub milestone. Args: {milestone-number}. Audits open and closed issues, offers to carry forward open items to a new or existing milestone, closes the GitHub milestone, updates Project V2 Status to Done for closed issues, and generates a completion summary. Use when a sprint or release is finished and needs to be officially closed.
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---
name: complete-milestone
description: 'Close a completed GitHub milestone. Args: {milestone-number}. Audits open and closed issues, offers to carry forward open items to a new or existing milestone, closes the GitHub milestone, updates Project V2 Status to Done for closed issues, and generates a completion summary. Use when a sprint or release is finished and needs to be officially closed.'
argument-hint: '{milestone-number}'
user-invocable: true
---
<milestone_number>$ARGUMENTS</milestone_number>
# Complete Milestone
Verify completion state, handle stragglers, close the milestone, and generate a summary.
## Arguments
`<milestone_number/>` — milestone number (required).
```text
/dh:complete-milestone 3
```
## Workflow
### Step 1: Resolve and Audit
Call `backlog_list_milestones(state="open")` and filter the returned list for the entry where `number == <milestone_number/>`. If not found in open milestones, call `backlog_list_milestones(state="all")` and filter again. Extract: `title`, `state`, `open_issues`, `closed_issues`, `due_on`.
If milestone already closed, report closed date and stop.
Fetch all issues:
```text
backlog_list_issues(milestone="{title}", state="open")
backlog_list_issues(milestone="{title}", state="closed")
```
### Step 2: Show State
```text
Milestone #{N}: {title}
Due: {due_on or "not set"}
Closed: {closed_count} issues ✓
Open: {open_count} issues ✗
Closed:
#12 SAM: Error Recovery (closed 2026-02-20)
#8 gitlab-skill: Remove URL (closed 2026-02-19)
Open (incomplete):
#14 create-backlog-item skill [status:in-progress]
#17 start-milestone skill [status:needs-grooming]
```
If `open_count == 0`: skip to Step 4.
### Step 3: Handle Open Issues
Ask: "What should happen to the {open_count} open issues?"
```text
A) Carry forward to a new milestone (create it now)
B) Carry forward to an existing open milestone
C) Remove from milestone (leave open, unassigned)
D) Close them as incomplete
```
**Option A — new milestone:**
Prompt for new milestone title and optional due date. Create via:
```text
backlog_create_milestone(title="{new title}", due_on="{YYYY-MM-DD or empty}", description="")
```
Reassign open issues one at a time:
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py issue set-milestone --issue N --milestone {new_number}
```
**Option B — existing milestone:**
Call `backlog_list_milestones(state="open")` to list open milestones. User picks one; reassign open issues:
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py issue set-milestone --issue N --milestone {chosen_number}
```
**Option C — unassign:**
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py issue remove-milestone --issue N
```
**Option D — close:**
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py issue close --number N --comment "Closed incomplete as part of milestone #{M} completion."
```
### Step 4: Close Milestone
Use the Python automation script (preferred — handles label transitions and milestone close atomically):
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py milestone close \
--number {number}
```
Or, to preview changes without applying them:
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py milestone close \
--number {number} --dry-run
```
The script transitions all remaining open issues to `status:done`, closes the milestone, and prints a completion summary. It exits non-zero if any issue label update fails.
### Step 5: Update Project V2
For all closed issues, update Project V2 Status to `Done`:
```bash
uv run .claude/skills/gh/scripts/github_project_setup.py project update-status \
--issue N --status Done
```
### Step 6: Completion Report
```text
Milestone #{N} "{title}" — CLOSED
Completed: {closed_count}/{total_count} ({pct}%)
Carried forward: {count} → milestone #{new_N} "{new_title}"
Removed: {count}
Closed incomplete: {count}
{if carry_forward_count > 0}
Next steps:
/dh:group-items-to-milestone {new_N} (add more items)
/start-milestone {new_N} (begin the new sprint)
```
## Error Handling
- Milestone not found: call `backlog_list_milestones(state="open")` to list open milestones and stop.
- Milestone already closed: report and stop.
- Issue reassignment fails: log per-item error, continue with remaining.
- No open milestones for Option B: fall back to Option A automatically.