{
  "slug": "github-mcp-server-assign-copilot-to-issue-accepts-custom-instructions-13235c7c7c15",
  "title": "github-mcp-server assign_copilot_to_issue accepts custom_instructions",
  "tools": [
    "github-mcp-server"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-01-19T15:20:33.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-01-19T15:20:33.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When assigning Copilot to an issue with task-specific guidance, call `assign_copilot_to_issue` with the issue identifiers and `custom_instructions` containing that guidance.",
    "examples": [
      "{\"name\":\"assign_copilot_to_issue\",\"arguments\":{\"owner\":\"<owner>\",\"repo\":\"<repo>\",\"issue_number\":123,\"custom_instructions\":\"Follow PEP 8. Use pytest. Maintain Python 3.8+ compatibility.\"}}"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: v0.29.0",
      "owner (required): Repository owner.",
      "repo (required): Repository name.",
      "issue_number (required): Issue number.",
      "custom_instructions: Additional context, constraints, or guidance for the agent beyond the issue body.",
      "Prerequisite: The tool requires OAuth scope `repo`."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Assign Copilot coding agent to an issue with task-specific guidance.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/releases/tag/v0.29.0",
    "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/pull/1806",
    "https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/blob/v0.29.0/README.md"
  ],
  "rank": 0.95027,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "backfill-20261007",
    "verdict_id": "backfill-20261007:backfill-20261007-aa677b59dec73699-1:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "47a3cb57298ee4847ada8676ad44b9f4cdecadd13562448ed66c6a5173c773a8"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "4097f138327bb38dc372cda455e7a9a213fe942af949c674c938727e1df9bc8a",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "backfill-20261007:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.95 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.72 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}