cli · andyfeller · Jul 16, 2025 · Jul 2, 2025 · Jul 8, 2025 · Jul 11, 2025
@@ -1033,114 +1033,6 @@ func RepoMetadata(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, input RepoMetadataInput
 	return &result, nil
 }
 
-type RepoResolveInput struct {
-	Assignees  []string
-	Reviewers  []string
-	Labels     []string
-	ProjectsV1 bool
-	ProjectsV2 bool
-	Milestones []string
-}
-
-// RepoResolveMetadataIDs looks up GraphQL node IDs in bulk
-func RepoResolveMetadataIDs(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, input RepoResolveInput) (*RepoMetadataResult, error) {
-	users := input.Assignees
-	hasUser := func(target string) bool {
-		for _, u := range users {
-			if strings.EqualFold(u, target) {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-		return false
-	}
-
-	var teams []string
-	for _, r := range input.Reviewers {
-		if i := strings.IndexRune(r, '/'); i > -1 {
-			teams = append(teams, r[i+1:])
-		} else if !hasUser(r) {
-			users = append(users, r)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// there is no way to look up projects nor milestones by name, so preload them all
-	mi := RepoMetadataInput{
-		ProjectsV1: input.ProjectsV1,
-		ProjectsV2: input.ProjectsV2,
-		Milestones: len(input.Milestones) > 0,
-	}
-	result, err := RepoMetadata(client, repo, mi)
-	if err != nil {
-		return result, err
-	}
-	if len(users) == 0 && len(teams) == 0 && len(input.Labels) == 0 {
-		return result, nil
-	}
-
-	query := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	fmt.Fprint(query, "query RepositoryResolveMetadataIDs {\n")
-	for i, u := range users {
-		fmt.Fprintf(query, "u%03d: user(login:%q){id,login}\n", i, u)
-	}
-	if len(input.Labels) > 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(query, "repository(owner:%q,name:%q){\n", repo.RepoOwner(), repo.RepoName())
-		for i, l := range input.Labels {
-			fmt.Fprintf(query, "l%03d: label(name:%q){id,name}\n", i, l)
-		}
-		fmt.Fprint(query, "}\n")
-	}
-	if len(teams) > 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(query, "organization(login:%q){\n", repo.RepoOwner())
-		for i, t := range teams {
-			fmt.Fprintf(query, "t%03d: team(slug:%q){id,slug}\n", i, t)
-		}
-		fmt.Fprint(query, "}\n")
-	}
-	fmt.Fprint(query, "}\n")
-
-	response := make(map[string]json.RawMessage)
-	err = client.GraphQL(repo.RepoHost(), query.String(), nil, &response)
-	if err != nil {
-		return result, err
-	}
-
-	for key, v := range response {
-		switch key {
-		case "repository":
-			repoResponse := make(map[string]RepoLabel)
-			err := json.Unmarshal(v, &repoResponse)
-			if err != nil {
-				return result, err
-			}
-			for _, l := range repoResponse {
-				result.Labels = append(result.Labels, l)
-			}
-		case "organization":
-			orgResponse := make(map[string]OrgTeam)
-			err := json.Unmarshal(v, &orgResponse)
-			if err != nil {
-				return result, err
-			}
-			for _, t := range orgResponse {
-				result.Teams = append(result.Teams, t)
-			}
-		default:
-			user := struct {
-				Id    string
-				Login string
-				Name  string
-			}{}
-			err := json.Unmarshal(v, &user)
-			if err != nil {
-				return result, err
-			}
-			result.AssignableUsers = append(result.AssignableUsers, NewAssignableUser(user.Id, user.Login, user.Name))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}
-
 type RepoProject struct {
 	ID           string `json:"id"`
 	Name         string `json:"name"`
@@ -1190,6 +1082,7 @@ func RepoProjects(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface) ([]RepoProject, error)
 // This is returned from assignable actors and issue/pr assigned actors.
 // We use this to check if the actor is Copilot.
 const CopilotActorLogin = "copilot-swe-agent"
+const CopilotActorName = "Copilot"
 
 type AssignableActor interface {
 	DisplayName() string
@@ -1250,7 +1143,7 @@ func NewAssignableBot(id, login string) AssignableBot {
 
 func (b AssignableBot) DisplayName() string {
 	if b.login == CopilotActorLogin {
-		return "Copilot (AI)"
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s (AI)", CopilotActorName)
 	}
 	return b.Login()
 }

@@ -379,88 +379,6 @@ func Test_ProjectNamesToPaths(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func Test_RepoResolveMetadataIDs(t *testing.T) {
-	http := &httpmock.Registry{}
-	client := newTestClient(http)
-
-	repo, _ := ghrepo.FromFullName("OWNER/REPO")
-	input := RepoResolveInput{
-		Assignees: []string{"monalisa", "hubot"},
-		Reviewers: []string{"monalisa", "octocat", "OWNER/core", "/robots"},
-		Labels:    []string{"bug", "help wanted"},
-	}
-
-	expectedQuery := `query RepositoryResolveMetadataIDs {
-u000: user(login:"monalisa"){id,login}
-u001: user(login:"hubot"){id,login}
-u002: user(login:"octocat"){id,login}
-repository(owner:"OWNER",name:"REPO"){
-l000: label(name:"bug"){id,name}
-l001: label(name:"help wanted"){id,name}
-}
-organization(login:"OWNER"){
-t000: team(slug:"core"){id,slug}
-t001: team(slug:"robots"){id,slug}
-}
-}
-`
-	responseJSON := `
-	{ "data": {
-		"u000": { "login": "MonaLisa", "id": "MONAID" },
-		"u001": { "login": "hubot", "id": "HUBOTID" },
-		"u002": { "login": "octocat", "id": "OCTOID" },
-		"repository": {
-			"l000": { "name": "bug", "id": "BUGID" },
-			"l001": { "name": "Help Wanted", "id": "HELPID" }
-		},
-		"organization": {
-			"t000": { "slug": "core", "id": "COREID" },
-			"t001": { "slug": "Robots", "id": "ROBOTID" }
-		}
-	} }
-	`
-
-	http.Register(
-		httpmock.GraphQL(`query RepositoryResolveMetadataIDs\b`),
-		httpmock.GraphQLQuery(responseJSON, func(q string, _ map[string]interface{}) {
-			if q != expectedQuery {
-				t.Errorf("expected query %q, got %q", expectedQuery, q)
-			}
-		}))
-
-	result, err := RepoResolveMetadataIDs(client, repo, input)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	expectedMemberIDs := []string{"MONAID", "HUBOTID", "OCTOID"}
-	memberIDs, err := result.MembersToIDs([]string{"monalisa", "hubot", "octocat"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("error resolving members: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !sliceEqual(memberIDs, expectedMemberIDs) {
-		t.Errorf("expected members %v, got %v", expectedMemberIDs, memberIDs)
-	}
-
-	expectedTeamIDs := []string{"COREID", "ROBOTID"}
-	teamIDs, err := result.TeamsToIDs([]string{"/core", "/robots"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("error resolving teams: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !sliceEqual(teamIDs, expectedTeamIDs) {
-		t.Errorf("expected members %v, got %v", expectedTeamIDs, teamIDs)
-	}
-
-	expectedLabelIDs := []string{"BUGID", "HELPID"}
-	labelIDs, err := result.LabelsToIDs([]string{"bug", "help wanted"})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("error resolving labels: %v", err)
-	}
-	if !sliceEqual(labelIDs, expectedLabelIDs) {
-		t.Errorf("expected members %v, got %v", expectedLabelIDs, labelIDs)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestMembersToIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	prShared "github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmd/pr/shared"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/cmdutil"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/iostreams"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/pkg/set"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -68,13 +69,18 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*CreateOptions) error) *cobra.Co
 
 			Adding an issue to projects requires authorization with the %[1]sproject%[1]s scope.
 			To authorize, run %[1]sgh auth refresh -s project%[1]s.
+
+			The %[1]s--assignee%[1]s flag supports the following special values:
+			- %[1]s@me%[1]s: assign yourself
+			- %[1]s@copilot%[1]s: assign Copilot (not supported on GitHub Enterprise Server)
 		`, "`"),
 		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
 			$ gh issue create --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
 			$ gh issue create --label "bug,help wanted"
 			$ gh issue create --label bug --label "help wanted"
 			$ gh issue create --assignee monalisa,hubot
 			$ gh issue create --assignee "@me"
+			$ gh issue create --assignee "@copilot"
 			$ gh issue create --project "Roadmap"
 			$ gh issue create --template "Bug Report"
 		`),
@@ -158,6 +164,10 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	projectsV1Support := opts.Detector.ProjectsV1()
+	issueFeatures, err := opts.Detector.IssueFeatures()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	isTerminal := opts.IO.IsStdoutTTY()
 
@@ -166,20 +176,30 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 		milestones = []string{opts.Milestone}
 	}
 
+	// Replace special values in assignees
+	// For web mode, @copilot should be replaced by name; otherwise, login.
+	assigneeSet := set.NewStringSet()
 	meReplacer := prShared.NewMeReplacer(apiClient, baseRepo.RepoHost())
+	copilotReplacer := prShared.NewCopilotReplacer(!opts.WebMode)
 	assignees, err := meReplacer.ReplaceSlice(opts.Assignees)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if issueFeatures.ActorIsAssignable {
+		assignees = copilotReplacer.ReplaceSlice(assignees)
+	}
+	assigneeSet.AddValues(assignees)
+
 	tb := prShared.IssueMetadataState{
-		Type:          prShared.IssueMetadata,
-		Assignees:     assignees,
-		Labels:        opts.Labels,
-		ProjectTitles: opts.Projects,
-		Milestones:    milestones,
-		Title:         opts.Title,
-		Body:          opts.Body,
+		Type:           prShared.IssueMetadata,
+		ActorAssignees: issueFeatures.ActorIsAssignable,
+		Assignees:      assigneeSet.ToSlice(),
+		Labels:         opts.Labels,
+		ProjectTitles:  opts.Projects,
+		Milestones:     milestones,
+		Title:          opts.Title,
+		Body:           opts.Body,
 	}
 
 	if opts.RecoverFile != "" {