GitAuto can now reference the parent issue’s number, title, and body (description) when triggered from a sub-issue. GitHub introduced issue parent-child relationships in October 2024 (beta). Since the REST API does not yet support this feature, GraphQL is used instead.

With this update, users can create a main issue for tasks like unit test creation, integration test creation, or external specification writing, and then create sub-issues for specific files or functions. Common requirements—such as using functions instead of classes, using Jest for JavaScript, or specifying a test constants file—can be documented in the parent issue’s body. This eliminates the need to repeatedly open requirement documents when writing sub-issues, allowing sub-issue bodies to focus only on sub-issue specific details, making the process more efficient.