# GitHub issues

> Issues synced from your GitHub repositories, open or closed.

A GitHub issue record is an issue from one of your synced
[repositories](/docs/apps/projects/github-repositories), kept in sync with GitHub.

## How it works

The sync sets an issue's title, body, number, link, and status, **Open** or **Closed**. You change
issues in GitHub. In Continual, you link an issue to the
[pull requests](/docs/apps/projects/github-pull-requests) that address it, from the pull request.

<RecordReference type="projects.githubIssue" />

## Next steps

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  <Card
    title="GitHub pull requests"
    href="/docs/apps/projects/github-pull-requests"
    icon="code"
  >
    Link a change to the issues it addresses.
  </Card>
  <Card
    title="Connect Gmail and GitHub"
    href="/docs/guides/connect-your-accounts"
    icon="plug"
  >
    Connect GitHub step by step.
  </Card>
</Cards>