Edit Issues

Update any field on an existing issue — from the CLI, the web board, or through MCP.

From the CLI

Update any field with flags:

xpo update <id> --desc "Updated description with new findings"
xpo update <id> --label bug
xpo update <id> --assignee "Bob <bob@example.com>"

Open the issue in your editor for interactive editing:

xpo update <id>

This opens $EDITOR (or the editor configured in config.yaml) with the issue's current content. Save and close to apply changes.

From JSON

Patch multiple fields at once:

echo '{"description": "...", "labels": ["bug", "urgent"]}' | xpo update <id> --json

From the web board

Click any issue in the board to open its detail panel. Edit the title, description, and properties inline. Changes save automatically as you make them.

Viewing issue details

xpo show <id>

Shows the full issue with description, properties, dependencies, and comments.