GitHub CLI 2.73.0
You can now assign issues to GitHub Copilot directly from gh, just as you would assign them to a teammate. Use gh issue edit <number> --add-assignee @copilot to assign the GitHub Copilot coding agent, and Copilot will work in the background to understand the issue, propose a solution, and open a pull request when it's ready for your review. If you run gh issue edit interactively, Copilot (AI) will be displayed as a potential assignee. This feature is available for GitHub Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise subscribers. For more details, refer to the full changelog post for Copilot coding agent.
issue edit and pr edit by @BagToad in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10992
gh issue edit: actors are assignable to issues by @BagToad in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10960gh pr edit: Assign actors to pull requests by @BagToad in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10984issue edit, pr edit: handle display names in interactive assignee editing by @BagToad in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10990issue edit, pr edit: Support special non-interactive (flags) assignee name @copilot by @BagToad in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10991closedByPullRequestsReferences JSON field by @iamazeem in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10941StatusJSONResponse usage by @babakks in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10810gh pr view 0 by @nopcoder in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10729pr create by @williammartin in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10915gh attestation verify by @malancas in https://github.com/cli/cli/pull/10670Full Changelog: https://github.com/cli/cli/compare/v2.72.0...v2.73.0
Fetched April 8, 2026