feat: Add support for new GitHub Copilot assignment API options #5561

mrjf · 2025-12-04T18:41:32Z

edit: This is all untested (by me) Copilot work so far.

Summary

Updates the assign_to_agent safe output type to support all new functionality announced in GitHub's December 3, 2025 API update for assigning issues to Copilot coding agents.

Changes

New Optional Parameters

Added four new optional properties to the assign_to_agent input schema:

target_repository (string): Target repository in 'owner/repo' format where the agent should create the PR. Useful when the issue and codebase are in separate repositories.
base_branch (string): Base branch the agent should target for the PR (e.g., 'main', 'develop'). Defaults to repository's default branch if omitted.
custom_instructions (string): Additional instructions to guide the agent's work. Supports Markdown formatting for specifying requirements, coding conventions, directory structure, etc.
custom_agent (string): Name or path of a custom Copilot agent from the repository's .github/agents directory.

Implementation

Added getRepositoryId() function to resolve repository owner/name to GitHub's internal repository ID
Updated GraphQL mutation to include copilotAssignmentOptions input
Added required GraphQL-Features: issues_copilot_assignment_api_support header
Updated staged preview rendering to display new fields
All changes maintain full backward compatibility

Testing

✅ All tests pass (26/26)
✅ Code formatted and linted
✅ Workflows recompiled with updated schema

Example Usage

Basic (unchanged)

- assign_to_agent:
    issue_number: 123

With new options

- assign_to_agent:
    issue_number: 123
    target_repository: "myorg/backend-repo"
    base_branch: "develop"
    custom_agent: "backend-specialist"
    custom_instructions: |
      Follow our coding standards and update CHANGELOG.md

Backward Compatibility

✅ All new fields are optional - existing workflows continue to work without changes

Changeset

Type: patch
Description: Added support for new GitHub Copilot assignment API options (target_repository, base_branch, custom_instructions, custom_agent) for the assign_to_agent safe output type. All fields are optional and backward compatible.

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- Add target_repository, base_branch, custom_instructions, and custom_agent parameters to assign_to_agent safe output type - Support GitHub's December 2025 API update for enhanced Copilot assignment - Add getRepositoryId() helper to resolve repository owner/name to ID - Update GraphQL mutation to include copilotAssignmentOptions input - Add required GraphQL-Features header for Copilot assignment API - Maintain full backward compatibility (all new fields are optional) - Update tests to verify new GraphQL call signature All new parameters are optional and default to previous behavior when omitted.

pelikhan · 2025-12-04T19:05:09Z

Awesome!!!

mrjf · 2025-12-04T19:09:59Z

@copilot please address the failing tests seen in Actions CI and commit the fixes directly to this branch

Copilot · 2025-12-04T19:10:10Z

@mrjf I've opened a new pull request, #5565, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

…rict mode (#5565) * Initial plan * fix: Correct actions/setup-node@v6 SHA and update test for 23 pins Co-authored-by: mrjf <[email protected]> * feat: Make action SHA validation fail in strict mode with --validate flag Co-authored-by: mrjf <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: mrjf <[email protected]>

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[WIP] Add new go package for mcp gateway #5570: [WIP] Add new go package for mcp gateway
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github-actions · 2025-12-04T20:50:10Z

PRs:

fix: Correct actions/setup-node@v6 SHA and make validation fail in strict mode
Simplify install.md activation to single npx command
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mrjf · 2025-12-04T21:10:30Z

@copilot investigate failed run https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw/actions/runs/19943699087

this existing action used to work, fails with new options for assign-to-agent

we should be 100% backwards compatible

fix this and commit to this branch

Copilot · 2025-12-04T21:10:40Z

@mrjf I've opened a new pull request, #5576, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

…opilot options provided (#5576) * Initial plan * fix: Use simple GraphQL mutation for backward compatibility when no Copilot options provided Co-authored-by: mrjf <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: mrjf <[email protected]>

pelikhan · 2025-12-05T13:30:03Z

@copilot update dev.md to assign an issue that looks like a good documentation candidate to the agent.

set custom agent to "technical-doc-writer"
set custom prompt to "Read the description carefully". Make sure the custom prompt goes through the expression rendering helper

Copilot · 2025-12-05T13:30:20Z

@pelikhan I've opened a new pull request, #5611, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

…h expression rendering (#5611)

pelikhan · 2025-12-05T16:16:56Z

@copilot compare your code with this sample in the comment at community/community#173575 (comment)

Copilot · 2025-12-05T16:17:06Z

@pelikhan I've opened a new pull request, #5623, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

pelikhan · 2025-12-05T16:30:06Z

Looks like there are rest APIs now for these things

mrjf · 2025-12-05T17:10:29Z

@copilot read https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-03-assign-issues-to-copilot-using-the-api/ and add an option to support all the REST API methods for doing this, as well as graphql

Copilot · 2025-12-05T17:10:38Z

@mrjf I've opened a new pull request, #5625, to work on those changes. Once the pull request is ready, I'll request review from you.

Updates assign-to-agent safe output to use REST API (December 2025): - Add assignAgentViaRest() function for REST API assignment - Add isAgentAlreadyAssigned() helper using REST API - Try REST API first for basic assignment, fallback to GraphQL for advanced options - Update error messages with clearer PAT requirements - Update test workflow with December 2025 API documentation - Add tests for new REST API functions The implementation now: 1. Checks if agent is already assigned via REST API 2. For basic assignment (no advanced options), tries REST API first 3. Falls back to GraphQL with copilotAssignmentOptions for advanced options 4. Provides clearer error messages about COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN requirement Reference: https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-03-assign-issues-to-copilot-using-the-api/

…e-assign-to-agent-api # Conflicts: # .github/aw/actions-lock.json # .github/workflows/dev.lock.yml # .github/workflows/dev.md # .github/workflows/release.lock.yml # pkg/workflow/action_pins_test.go # pkg/workflow/data/action_pins.json

mrjf and others added 4 commits December 4, 2025 10:38

chore: recompile workflows with updated schema

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chore: apply code formatting

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Merge branch 'main' into update-assign-to-agent-api

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Copilot AI mentioned this pull request Dec 4, 2025

fix: Correct actions/setup-node@v6 SHA and make validation fail in strict mode #5565

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Merge branch 'main' into update-assign-to-agent-api

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fix: Use simple GraphQL mutation for backward compatibility when no Copilot options provided #5576

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Merge branch 'main' into update-assign-to-agent-api

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Copilot AI mentioned this pull request Dec 5, 2025

Update dev.md to demonstrate custom_agent and custom_instructions with expression rendering #5611

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fix: Align GraphQL agent assignment API with GitHub specification #5623

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feat: Add REST API method support for assign_to_agent #5625

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chore: update dev.md to test assign-to-agent REST API

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