Triggering GitHub Coding Agent from the Windows Terminal

AssignCopilotToIssue.ps1

param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Title,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Description
)

Write-Host "Starting issue creation and assignment process..." -ForegroundColor Green

# Check if current directory is a Git repository
Write-Host "Checking if current directory is a Git repository..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
try {
    git status > $null 2>&1
    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw }
}
catch {
    Write-Error "Current directory is not a Git repository."
    exit 1
}
Write-Host "Git repository confirmed." -ForegroundColor Green

# Get the GitHub repository owner and name from the current directory's git remote
Write-Host "Retrieving repository owner and name from remote..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
$remoteUrl = git remote get-url origin
$parts = $remoteUrl -split '/'
$Owner = $parts[-2]
$Repo = $parts[-1] -replace '\.git$'
Write-Host "Parsed Owner: $Owner, Repo: $Repo" -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Create the issue using GitHub CLI
Write-Host "Creating issue with title: '$Title'..." -ForegroundColor Blue
$issueOutput = gh issue create --title $Title --body $Description --repo "$Owner/$Repo"

# Extract the issue number from the output URL
$issueUrl = $issueOutput.Trim()
$IssueNumber = ($issueUrl -split '/')[-1]
Write-Host "Issue created successfully. URL: $issueUrl" -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Extracted issue number: $IssueNumber" -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Assign Copilot to the newly created issue
Write-Host "Assigning @copilot to issue #$IssueNumber..." -ForegroundColor Blue
gh issue edit $IssueNumber --repo "$Owner/$Repo" --add-assignee "@copilot"
Write-Host "Assignment complete." -ForegroundColor Green