Cannot delete GitHub issues via API — only close with state_reason

[DiazOlveraCo]

When attempting to remove the duplicate issue #48388 (created by mistake), the GitHub API does not provide a "delete issue" operation. The only available action is to close the issue with state: closed and state_reason: duplicate (which requires duplicate_of to reference the canonical issue).

This is a GitHub platform limitation — issues cannot be permanently deleted via the REST API or GraphQL API. They can only be closed, and closing with state_reason: duplicate is the recommended way to handle duplicates.

Workaround used:

1. Closed Session incorrectly conflated FSB troubleshooting with development-agent fixing #48388 with state: closed, state_reason: duplicate, duplicate_of: 48387
2. The issue remains in the repository but is marked as a duplicate and closed

Reference: GitHub REST API docs for "Update an issue" — no DELETE endpoint exists for issues.

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