YouTrack agent skills for Claude Code, Cursor and RevampKey

5 ready-made playbooks that teach an AI agent how to do real YouTrack work: which tools to call, what to check first, and when to stop and ask you.

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Connect YouTrack once and all 5 skills install themselves and stay up to date. Mac, Windows and Linux.

All 5 YouTrack skills

Each skill is one job. You ask in plain words and the agent loads the skill that matches, then follows its steps.

Start hereAsks before writing22 YouTrack tools

YouTrack essentials for safe, accurate use

Guides the assistant to confirm which YouTrack site and account it is acting as, pick the right lookup tool, keep results manageable, and ask for your explicit approval before any change is written.

Use it when

First time connecting YouTrack and checking what the assistant can do
Before searching or updating issues in a shared YouTrack site
When a search returns nothing and you need to know whether it is a permissions issue

Tools it uses

get_current_user
find_projects
get_issue
get_issue_comments
search_issues
find_user
find_user_groups
get_user_group_members
get_issue_fields_schema
get_saved_issue_searches
search_articles
get_article
create_issue
create_draft_issue
update_issue
change_issue_assignee
add_issue_comment
link_issues
manage_issue_tags
log_work
create_article
update_article

Example

Connect to our YouTrack and tell me which account you are using, then find the open issues in the Mobile project assigned to me.

You are connected as Priya Raman on yourcompany.youtrack.cloud. I searched the Mobile project for open issues assigned to you and found 6. Three are in Review and three are In Progress. I have not changed anything; tell me if you want any of them reassigned or commented on.

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Asks before writing10 YouTrack tools

Follow up on a YouTrack issue and prepare a handoff

Reads one YouTrack issue end to end, says where it stands and what is blocking it, and drafts the next comment or reassignment. It asks before logging time or changing anything.

Use it when

Someone asks what is happening with a specific issue before a standup
An issue is changing hands and the next owner needs the context written down
An issue has gone quiet and you need to know whether anyone still owns it

Tools it uses

get_current_user
get_issue
get_issue_fields_schema
get_issue_comments
log_work
add_issue_comment
change_issue_assignee
find_user
update_issue
manage_issue_tags

Example

What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.

PROJ-482 is in progress, assigned to Marco, with no comment since 14 March. Its last substantive note says the export fails on files over 2 GB, and it is blocked by PROJ-470, which is still open. I've drafted a handoff comment for Dana covering the failing case and the blocker. Shall I post it and reassign the issue to her?

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Asks before writing10 YouTrack tools

Capture project knowledge in YouTrack with AI

Searches your YouTrack knowledge articles and recent issues to find what is stale, duplicated or missing, then drafts new or updated articles. Nothing is written until you approve each draft.

Use it when

A project has no written guide for a recurring procedure
An existing wiki page may be out of date and needs checking
Decisions made in issue threads should be turned into a reference article

Tools it uses

get_current_user
find_projects
get_project
search_articles
get_article
search_issues
get_issue
get_issue_comments
create_article
update_article

Example

Check whether we already have an article on how to release the mobile app, and draft one if it is missing or outdated.

I found two articles on mobile releases. One was last updated 14 months ago and describes a process that the last three resolved release issues no longer follow. I drafted an update based on those issues, citing them and marking one step as unverified. Nothing is written yet; tell me which draft to save.

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Read-only6 YouTrack tools

Sprint status report for a YouTrack project

Reads a project's open issues and writes a short status report: counts by state, blocked and stalled work, and unowned items. It only reads, so nothing in YouTrack changes unless you approve a follow-up.

Use it when

A lead wants a quick view of where the sprint stands before standup
You need to know which issues are blocked and what they are blocked by
You want a weekly project summary without anyone touching the board

Tools it uses

get_current_user
find_projects
get_saved_issue_searches
search_issues
get_issue
get_issue_comments

Example

Give me a status report for the Checkout project's current sprint. What's blocked, and what has no owner?

Checkout sprint: 42 open issues, all 42 reviewed. Headline: CHK-318 blocks five other items and has had no comments in nine days. On track: 24. Stalled: 6 (CHK-301, CHK-309, CHK-322). Blocked: 9, mostly behind CHK-318. Unowned: 3 (CHK-330, CHK-331, CHK-335). Nothing has been changed; I can propose assignments for the unowned three if you want them.

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Asks before writing13 YouTrack tools

Triage new YouTrack issues with AI

Works through recently created or unassigned YouTrack issues, sorting them by urgency and missing information and proposing owners, tags and duplicate links. It asks before changing anything.

Use it when

A project's inbox has grown and nobody knows which new bugs to pick up first
You want duplicates and incomplete reports flagged before the weekly planning meeting
A new team member needs a clear first pass over unassigned issues

Tools it uses

find_projects
get_issue_fields_schema
search_issues
get_saved_issue_searches
get_issue
get_issue_comments
link_issues
find_user
get_user_group_members
change_issue_assignee
manage_issue_tags
add_issue_comment
update_issue

Example

Triage the unassigned issues created in the Mobile project this week and tell me what needs an owner.

I read 18 unassigned Mobile issues from the last 7 days. 6 are urgent and clear, 7 need more information, 3 look like duplicates of open issues, and 2 belong in another project. I propose owners for the 6 urgent ones and a clarifying comment for each of the 7. Nothing has been changed yet. Tell me which of these to apply.

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RevampKey adds the skills when you connect YouTrack, updates them for you and removes them when you disconnect.

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How YouTrack skills work

Connect YouTrack
The YouTrack MCP server gives the agent its tools.
Ask in plain words
“What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.” Each SKILL.md says when it applies, so only the one that fits is loaded.
Approve any change
The agent calls the tools in order, checks its work, and shows you any change before it makes it.

How to install YouTrack skills

In RevampKey the skills install themselves when you connect YouTrack. In other tools each skill is one folder with a SKILL.md file, and you also need the YouTrack MCP server connected there.

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Ask in plain language, for example “What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.”
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for s in essentials issue-follow-up-and-handoff project-knowledge-capture sprint-status-report triage-new-issues; do curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/youtrack-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/youtrack/skills/$s/SKILL.md done
Other tools

Into this project’s .claude/skills folder

Connect the YouTrack MCP server in Claude Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials issue-follow-up-and-handoff project-knowledge-capture sprint-status-report triage-new-issues; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/youtrack-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/youtrack/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the YouTrack MCP server in Cursor.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials issue-follow-up-and-handoff project-knowledge-capture sprint-status-report triage-new-issues; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/youtrack-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/youtrack/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the YouTrack MCP server in Codex.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials issue-follow-up-and-handoff project-knowledge-capture sprint-status-report triage-new-issues; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/youtrack-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/youtrack/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.”

Into the shared .agents/skills folder

Connect the YouTrack MCP server in VS Code.

Run this in your project folder to add all 5 skills:

for s in essentials issue-follow-up-and-handoff project-knowledge-capture sprint-status-report triage-new-issues; do
  curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/youtrack-$s/SKILL.md https://revampkey.com/marketplace/youtrack/skills/$s/SKILL.md
done

Ask in plain language, for example “What's the status of PROJ-482, and draft a handoff note to Dana if it needs to move to her.”

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In RevampKey

One click when you connect YouTrack
Updated for you when a skill improves
Removed when you disconnect
The MCP server is set up for you
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Copy into your project

One command per project
Run it again to get updates
You connect the YouTrack MCP server yourself
Works in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and VS Code

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YouTrack skills FAQ

What is a YouTrack agent skill?

A SKILL.md file: a short playbook an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Each YouTrack skill describes one job, which YouTrack tools to use in which order, what to check first and when to stop and ask you.

Do the YouTrack skills change anything on their own?

1 of the 5 only read. The others tell the agent to show you the change and wait for a yes before it creates, edits or deletes anything in YouTrack.

Which tools can use these skills?

Any agent that reads the open Agent Skills format: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, VS Code with Copilot and RevampKey. In RevampKey they are attached when you connect YouTrack; elsewhere you copy the folders into your project or skills directory.

Do I need the YouTrack MCP server too?

Yes. The skills tell the agent how to do the work; the YouTrack MCP server gives it the tools to do it. The YouTrack MCP setup guide covers every client.

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All 5 YouTrack skills

YouTrack essentials for safe, accurate use

Use it when

Tools it uses

Follow up on a YouTrack issue and prepare a handoff

Use it when

Tools it uses

Capture project knowledge in YouTrack with AI

Use it when

Tools it uses

Sprint status report for a YouTrack project

Use it when

Tools it uses

Triage new YouTrack issues with AI

Use it when

Tools it uses

Get all 5 without copying a file

How YouTrack skills work

How to install YouTrack skills

RevampKey or copy the files?

In RevampKey

Copy into your project

YouTrack skills FAQ

Put YouTrack’s best workflows in your agent

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