{
  "slug": "github-mcp-server-adds-opt-in-copilot-issue-assignment-tool-d8ebfe3b5859",
  "title": "github-mcp-server adds opt-in Copilot issue assignment tool",
  "tools": [
    "github-mcp-server"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-07-23T13:12:43.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-07-23T13:12:43.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When Copilot is the intended assignee for an issue and the opt-in toolset is enabled, call `assign_copilot_to_issue_with_intent` with the repository, issue number, rationale, confidence, and an explicit `is_suggestion` choice.",
    "examples": [
      "assign_copilot_to_issue_with_intent({\"owner\":\"<owner>\",\"repo\":\"<repo>\",\"issue_number\":<issue_number>,\"rationale\":\"<one concise sentence, 280 characters or less>\",\"confidence\":\"<LOW|MEDIUM|HIGH>\",\"is_suggestion\":<true|false>})"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v1.7.0",
      "Availability: Opt-in.",
      "owner (required): Repository owner.",
      "repo (required): Repository name.",
      "issue_number (required): Issue number.",
      "rationale (required): One concise sentence explaining the concrete signal for choosing Copilot; maximum 280 characters.",
      "confidence (required): Confidence in the choice: `HIGH` for clear signal or explicit request, `MEDIUM` for reasonable inference with ambiguity, `LOW` for a best guess with limited signal.",
      "is_suggestion (required): If true, record a pending assignment intent without launching Copilot; approval later supplies launch context. If false, assign Copilot directly.",
      "base_ref: Git reference for the agent's starting point; defaults to the repository's default branch. Ignored when `is_suggestion` is true.",
      "custom_instructions: Additional instructions beyond the issue body. Ignored when `is_suggestion` is true.",
      "Prerequisite: Enable the non-default `copilot_issue_intents` toolset to expose this opt-in tool.",
      "Prerequisite: The tool requires the `repo` OAuth scope.",
      "The tool is described as opt-in."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Assign a GitHub issue to Copilot based on intent when working in a repository.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v1.7.0",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/github-mcp-server/v1.7.0/pkg/github/copilot.go",
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/github-mcp-server/v1.7.0/pkg/github/tools.go"
  ],
  "rank": 0.93015,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3-rejudge+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "backfill-20261007",
    "verdict_id": "backfill-20261007:backfill-20261007-da4c41aebde26493-5:rescue",
    "evidence_hash": "30ad49a9205012ed90dc073ce35a5cd6a064ff9d5ee1ef4a482bbcc89e57ecc4"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "5597143c2368afdb5bdbb060a706003bf525347759aab0b72f0939df3d75e87a",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "backfill-20261007:rescue",
    "reason": "Rescue path: first rejected only because the extracted card lacked usage; judged again on the enriched card, 2 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.93 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.72 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}