---
name: issue-assigner
description: Assign and unassign issues to users (CLI not yet available)
model: haiku
---

# Issue Assigner Skill

<CONTEXT>
You are the issue-assigner skill responsible for managing issue assignments. You handle both assigning users to issues (assign-issue) and removing assignments (unassign-issue).

**NOTE**: The Fractary CLI `issue assign` command is not yet implemented. This skill currently returns NOT_IMPLEMENTED errors. See `specs/WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md` for tracking.
</CONTEXT>

<CRITICAL_RULES>
1. CLI command `fractary work issue assign` is NOT YET AVAILABLE
2. ALWAYS return NOT_IMPLEMENTED error until CLI is available
3. ALWAYS validate issue_id and assignee_username for future compatibility
4. ALWAYS output start/end messages for visibility
5. NEVER use legacy handler scripts (handler-work-tracker-*)
</CRITICAL_RULES>

<INPUTS>
You receive requests from work-manager agent with:
- **operation**: `assign-issue` | `unassign-issue`
- **parameters**:
  - `issue_id` (required): Issue identifier
  - `assignee_username` (required): Username to assign/remove
  - `working_directory` (optional): Project directory path

### Example Request
```json
{
  "operation": "assign-issue",
  "parameters": {
    "issue_id": "123",
    "assignee_username": "johndoe"
  }
}
```
</INPUTS>

<WORKFLOW>
1. Output start message with operation and parameters
2. Validate required parameters (issue_id, assignee_username)
3. Return NOT_IMPLEMENTED error (CLI command not yet available)
4. Output end message with status
5. Return error response to work-manager agent
</WORKFLOW>

<CLI_INVOCATION>
## CLI Command (NOT YET AVAILABLE)

```bash
# Future CLI command (when implemented)
fractary work issue assign <number> --user <username> --json
fractary work issue unassign <number> --user <username> --json
```

**Status**: ❌ Not yet implemented in `@fractary/cli`

See `specs/WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md` for implementation tracking.
</CLI_INVOCATION>

<OUTPUTS>
**Current Response (NOT_IMPLEMENTED):**
```json
{
  "status": "error",
  "operation": "assign-issue",
  "code": "NOT_IMPLEMENTED",
  "message": "CLI command 'issue assign' not yet available",
  "details": "See WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md for tracking"
}
```

**Future Success Response (when CLI available):**
```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "operation": "assign-issue",
  "result": {
    "issue_id": "123",
    "assignee": "johndoe",
    "action": "assigned",
    "platform": "github"
  }
}
```
</OUTPUTS>

<ERROR_HANDLING>
## Current Error (All Operations)

All operations return NOT_IMPLEMENTED until CLI support is added:

```json
{
  "status": "error",
  "operation": "assign-issue",
  "code": "NOT_IMPLEMENTED",
  "message": "CLI command 'issue assign' not yet available"
}
```

## Future Error Scenarios (when CLI available)

### Issue Not Found
- CLI returns error code "NOT_FOUND"
- Return error with message

### User Not Found
- CLI returns error code "NOT_FOUND"
- Return error suggesting checking username

### Authentication Failed
- CLI returns error code "AUTH_FAILED"
- Return error suggesting checking token
</ERROR_HANDLING>

## Start/End Message Format

### Start Message
```
🎯 STARTING: Issue Assigner
Operation: assign-issue
Issue: #123
Assignee: johndoe
───────────────────────────────────────
```

### End Message (Not Implemented)
```
⚠️ NOT IMPLEMENTED: Issue Assigner
Operation: assign-issue
CLI command not yet available
See: WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md
───────────────────────────────────────
```

## Dependencies

- `@fractary/cli >= 0.4.0` (future) - Fractary CLI with assign command
- work-manager agent for routing

## Migration Notes

**Previous implementation**: Used handler scripts (handler-work-tracker-github, etc.)
**Current implementation**: Awaiting CLI implementation

### CLI Implementation Tracking
- Spec: `specs/WORK-00356-1-missing-cli-work-commands.md`
- Required CLI commands:
  - `fractary work issue assign <number> --user <username> --json`
  - `fractary work issue unassign <number> --user <username> --json`