Frontmatter
| id | 7625 |
| title | Implement Tool to Assign Issues to Contributors |
| state | Closed |
| labels | enhancementai |
| assignees | tobiu |
| createdAt | Oct 23, 2025, 4:42 PM |
| updatedAt | Oct 23, 2025, 5:53 PM |
| githubUrl | https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/7625 |
| author | tobiu |
| commentsCount | 0 |
| parentIssue | null |
| subIssues | [] |
| subIssuesCompleted | 0 |
| subIssuesTotal | 0 |
| blockedBy | [] |
| blocking | [] |
| closedAt | Oct 23, 2025, 5:53 PM |
We need the ability to assign GitHub issues to contributors via an MCP tool. This will allow for the automation of ticket assignments as part of our project management workflow.
Proposed Solution
Create a new tool named
assign_issue.Implementation:
gh issue edit <number> --add-assignee <login>command.issue_number(integer),assignees(array of strings).Workflow Guidance:
Assigning issues is a permission-restricted action. Before calling this tool, an agent must first call the generic
get_viewer_permissiontool (defined in ticket #7624) to ensure it has sufficient permissions. The required permission levels areADMIN,MAINTAIN, orWRITE.