| name: ✨ Feature Request |
| description: Suggest a new feature or enhancement for Forge |
| title: "[Feature]: " |
| labels: ["type: feature"] |
| body: |
| - type: markdown |
| attributes: |
| value: | |
| Thanks for suggesting a new feature! |
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| **Before you continue, please ensure you can clearly answer:** |
| 1. **Why do you NEED this feature?** (Not just "nice to have") |
| 2. **What is NOT possible right now?** (Current limitations) |
| 3. **What WILL be possible with this feature?** (Concrete outcomes) |
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| Vague or incomplete requests will be closed. Take your time to write a compelling case. |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: why-needed |
| attributes: |
| label: "1. Why Do You NEED This Feature?" |
| description: | |
| **Be specific.** Explain the real-world problem or blocker you're facing. |
| Not "it would be cool if..." but "I cannot accomplish X because..." |
| Why is this important to your workflow? What is the impact of NOT having this? |
| placeholder: | |
| I NEED this feature because: |
| - Current workflow requires me to... |
| - This costs me X hours per week... |
| - Without this, I cannot accomplish... |
| - The business impact is... |
| validations: |
| required: true |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: current-limitation |
| attributes: |
| label: "2. What Is NOT Possible Right Now?" |
| description: | |
| **Describe the current limitations in detail.** |
| What have you tried? What doesn't work? Why can't you work around it? |
| Include specific examples, commands, or workflows that fail. |
| placeholder: | |
| Currently, I cannot: |
| - [Specific action/workflow that fails] |
| - [What happens when you try] |
| - [Why existing features don't solve this] |
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| I've tried: |
| - [Workaround 1 and why it doesn't work] |
| - [Workaround 2 and why it doesn't work] |
| validations: |
| required: true |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: future-possibilities |
| attributes: |
| label: "3. What WILL Be Possible With This Feature?" |
| description: | |
| **Describe concrete outcomes and capabilities.** |
| What specific tasks/workflows will this enable? |
| How will your work change? What new things can you build/do? |
| placeholder: | |
| With this feature, I will be able to: |
| - [Specific new capability 1] |
| - [Specific new capability 2] |
| - [Measurable improvement: time saved, errors reduced, etc.] |
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| Example workflow: |
| ``` |
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| forge new-feature --example |
| ``` |
| validations: |
| required: true |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: solution |
| attributes: |
| label: Proposed Solution (User Experience) |
| description: | |
| **Focus on the user experience, not implementation details.** |
| How would a user interact with this feature? What would they see/do? |
| Focus on what the user experiences, not how it would be built. |
| placeholder: | |
| From a user's perspective, the feature should work like this: |
| - When I [action], I would see/get [result] |
| - The interaction would be: [step-by-step user flow] |
| - Example: "When I run `forge search docs`, I'd see matching results from Google Workspace" |
| validations: |
| required: true |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: alternatives |
| attributes: |
| label: Alternatives Considered |
| description: Have you considered any alternative solutions or workarounds? |
| placeholder: I've also thought about... |
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| - type: dropdown |
| id: category |
| attributes: |
| label: Feature Category |
| description: Which area does this feature relate to? |
| options: |
| - AI/LLM Integration |
| - Code Generation/Editing |
| - File Operations |
| - Configuration |
| - CLI/UX |
| - Documentation |
| - Performance |
| - Security |
| - MCP Integration |
| - Multi-Agent Workflows |
| - Shell Plugin |
| - Testing |
| - Other |
| validations: |
| required: true |
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| - type: dropdown |
| id: priority |
| attributes: |
| label: Priority/Impact |
| description: How important is this feature to your workflow? |
| options: |
| - Critical - Blocking my work |
| - High - Would significantly improve my workflow |
| - Medium - Would be nice to have |
| - Low - Minor improvement |
| validations: |
| required: true |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: examples |
| attributes: |
| label: Examples from Other Tools |
| description: Are there similar features in other tools that could serve as inspiration? |
| placeholder: Tool X does this by... |
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| - type: textarea |
| id: additional |
| attributes: |
| label: Additional Context |
| description: Add any other context, screenshots, or examples about the feature request. |
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| - type: checkboxes |
| id: requirements-check |
| attributes: |
| label: "Pre-submission Checklist" |
| options: |
| - label: "I have searched existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate" |
| required: true |
| - label: "I am willing to submit a PR to implement this feature" |
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