diff --git a/scripts/src/gh.ts b/scripts/src/gh.ts
index bd9d0844..422891bf 100644
--- a/scripts/src/gh.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/gh.ts
@@ -906,6 +906,32 @@ function resolvePositionalPrReference(args: string[], startIndex: number, label:
   return { repo: options.repo, number };
 }
 
+function resolvePositionalIssueReference(args: string[], startIndex: number, label: string, options: GitHubOptions): GitHubResolvedNumberReference | GitHubCommandResult {
+  const targets = positionalArgs(args.slice(startIndex));
+  if (targets.length !== 1) {
+    return validationError(label, options.repo, `${label} requires exactly one positive integer or owner/repo#number positional argument`, {
+      supportedCommands: [
+        `bun scripts/cli.ts gh ${label} <number> --repo ${options.repo}`,
+        `bun scripts/cli.ts gh ${label} ${options.repo}#<number>`,
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+  const shorthand = parseOwnerRepoNumberShorthand(targets[0]);
+  if (shorthand !== null) {
+    const explicitRepo = optionValue(args, "--repo");
+    if (explicitRepo !== undefined && explicitRepo !== shorthand.repo) {
+      return validationError(label, explicitRepo, `${label} target ${shorthand.input} resolves to repo ${shorthand.repo}, but --repo ${explicitRepo} was also provided.`, {
+        shorthand,
+        explicitRepo,
+      });
+    }
+    return { repo: shorthand.repo, number: shorthand.number, shorthand };
+  }
+  const number = parseNumberForCommand(options.repo, targets[0], label);
+  if (typeof number !== "number") return number;
+  return { repo: options.repo, number };
+}
+
 function parseOwnerRepoNumberShorthand(raw: string | undefined): GitHubShorthandReference | null {
   if (raw === undefined) return null;
   const match = /^([^/#\s]+)\/([^/#\s]+)#([1-9]\d*)$/u.exec(raw);
@@ -6533,7 +6559,9 @@ export async function runGhCommand(args: string[]): Promise<GitHubCommandResult
   if (top === "issue") {
     if (sub === "delete") return unsupportedCommand("issue delete", options.repo, "GitHub REST does not support hard-deleting issues; use gh issue close for lifecycle deletion semantics.");
     if (sub === "comment" && third === "delete") {
-      const commentId = parseNumberForCommand(options.repo, args[3], "issue comment delete");
+      const resolved = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 3, "issue comment delete", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(resolved)) return resolved;
+      const commentId = resolved.number;
       if (typeof commentId !== "number") return commentId;
       if (options.dryRun) return commentDelete(options.repo, "", "issue", commentId, true);
       const { token, probe } = resolveToken(true);
@@ -6542,7 +6570,9 @@ export async function runGhCommand(args: string[]): Promise<GitHubCommandResult
       return commentDelete(options.repo, token, "issue", commentId, false);
     }
     if (sub === "comment" && third === "create") {
-      const issueNumber = parseNumberForCommand(options.repo, args[3], "issue comment create");
+      const resolved = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 3, "issue comment create", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(resolved)) return resolved;
+      const issueNumber = resolved.number;
       if (typeof issueNumber !== "number") return issueNumber;
       if (options.dryRun) return issueComment(options.repo, "", issueNumber, options);
       const { token, probe } = resolveToken(true);
@@ -6573,7 +6603,9 @@ export async function runGhCommand(args: string[]): Promise<GitHubCommandResult
       const missing = authRequired(options.repo, commandName, probe);
       if (missing !== null || token === null) return missing ?? authRequired(options.repo, commandName, { present: false, source: null, ghFallbackAttempted: true });
       if (action === "list") return issueBoardRowList(options.repo, token, options);
-      const issueNumber = parseNumberForCommand(options.repo, args[3], commandName);
+      const resolvedBoardRow = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 3, commandName, options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(resolvedBoardRow)) return resolvedBoardRow;
+      const issueNumber = resolvedBoardRow.number;
       if (typeof issueNumber !== "number") return issueNumber;
       if (action === "get") return issueBoardRowGet(options.repo, token, issueNumber, options);
       if (action === "update") return issueBoardRowUpdate(options.repo, token, issueNumber, options);
@@ -6585,18 +6617,34 @@ export async function runGhCommand(args: string[]): Promise<GitHubCommandResult
     if (options.dryRun) {
       if (sub === "create") return issueCreate(options.repo, "", options);
       if (sub === "edit") {
-        const issueNumber = parseNumber(third, "issue edit");
+        const issueEditRef = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue edit", options);
+        if (isGitHubCommandResult(issueEditRef)) return issueEditRef;
+        const issueNumber = issueEditRef.number;
         const { token } = resolveToken(false);
         return issueEdit(options.repo, token ?? "", issueNumber, options);
       }
       if (sub === "update") {
-        const issueNumber = parseNumber(third, "issue update");
+        const issueUpdateRef = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue update", options);
+        if (isGitHubCommandResult(issueUpdateRef)) return issueUpdateRef;
+        const issueNumber = issueUpdateRef.number;
         const { token } = resolveToken(false);
         return issueEdit(options.repo, token ?? "", issueNumber, options, "issue update");
       }
-      if (sub === "comment") return issueComment(options.repo, "", parseNumber(third, "issue comment"), options);
-      if (sub === "close") return issueState(options.repo, "", parseNumber(third, "issue close"), "closed", true, options);
-      if (sub === "reopen") return issueState(options.repo, "", parseNumber(third, "issue reopen"), "open", true, options);
+      if (sub === "comment") {
+        const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue comment", options);
+        if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+        return issueComment(r.repo, "", r.number, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+      }
+      if (sub === "close") {
+        const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue close", options);
+        if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+        return issueState(r.repo, "", r.number, "closed", true, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+      }
+      if (sub === "reopen") {
+        const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue reopen", options);
+        if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+        return issueState(r.repo, "", r.number, "open", true, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+      }
     }
     if (sub === "read" || sub === "view") {
       const resolved = resolveReadViewNumberReference("issue", sub, third, options, args);
@@ -6615,11 +6663,31 @@ export async function runGhCommand(args: string[]): Promise<GitHubCommandResult
     if (sub === "list") return issueList(options.repo, token, options.listState, options.limit, options.issueListJsonFields, options.search, options.labels, options.raw || options.full);
     if (sub === "stale-close") return issueStaleClose(options.repo, token, options);
     if (sub === "create") return issueCreate(options.repo, token, options);
-    if (sub === "edit") return issueEdit(options.repo, token, parseNumber(third, "issue edit"), options);
-    if (sub === "update") return issueEdit(options.repo, token, parseNumber(third, "issue update"), options, "issue update");
-    if (sub === "comment") return issueComment(options.repo, token, parseNumber(third, "issue comment"), options);
-    if (sub === "close") return issueState(options.repo, token, parseNumber(third, "issue close"), "closed", options.dryRun, options);
-    if (sub === "reopen") return issueState(options.repo, token, parseNumber(third, "issue reopen"), "open", options.dryRun, options);
+    if (sub === "edit") {
+      const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue edit", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+      return issueEdit(r.repo, token, r.number, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+    }
+    if (sub === "update") {
+      const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue update", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+      return issueEdit(r.repo, token, r.number, { ...options, repo: r.repo }, "issue update");
+    }
+    if (sub === "comment") {
+      const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue comment", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+      return issueComment(r.repo, token, r.number, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+    }
+    if (sub === "close") {
+      const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue close", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+      return issueState(r.repo, token, r.number, "closed", options.dryRun, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+    }
+    if (sub === "reopen") {
+      const r = resolvePositionalIssueReference(args, 2, "issue reopen", options);
+      if (isGitHubCommandResult(r)) return r;
+      return issueState(r.repo, token, r.number, "open", options.dryRun, { ...options, repo: r.repo });
+    }
   }
 
   if (top === "pr") {