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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Missing author_association field in list_issues and pull request responses","articleBody":"## Summary\n\nThe `author_association` field is missing from several MCP response types, which prevents downstream consumers from determining author permissions (e.g., OWNER, MEMBER, COLLABORATOR, CONTRIBUTOR, NONE).\n\n## Affected Endpoints\n\n### 1. `list_issues` (GraphQL path)\n- `IssueFragment` struct does not request `authorAssociation` in the GraphQL query\n- `fragmentToMinimalIssue()` does not populate `AuthorAssociation` in `MinimalIssue`\n- Note: The REST path in `convertToMinimalIssue()` correctly sets `AuthorAssociation: issue.GetAuthorAssociation()`\n\n### 2. `list_pull_requests` and `pull_request_read` (REST path)\n- `MinimalPullRequest` struct is missing the `author_association` field entirely\n- `convertToMinimalPullRequest()` does not set it\n- The raw `*github.PullRequest` from the go-github library has `AuthorAssociation` available via `pr.GetAuthorAssociation()`\n\n### Already Working\n- `issue_read` (single issue GET) — uses REST `convertToMinimalIssue()` which includes `author_association` ✅\n- `get_review_comments` — `MinimalPullRequestReview` includes `author_association` ✅\n\n## Impact\n\nConsumers that rely on `author_association` to determine author trust level (OWNER, MEMBER, COLLABORATOR, CONTRIBUTOR, NONE) cannot make correct decisions when this field is missing from `list_issues` and pull request responses.\n\nFor example, a repo admin's issues are incorrectly treated as untrusted because their `author_association` of \"MEMBER\" is not present in the response.\n\n## Suggested Fix\n\n### For `list_issues` (GraphQL):\n1. Add `AuthorAssociation githubv4.String` to `IssueFragment` struct in `issues.go`\n2. Set `AuthorAssociation: string(fragment.AuthorAssociation)` in `fragmentToMinimalIssue()` in `minimal_types.go`\n\n### For pull requests (REST):\n1. Add `AuthorAssociation string \\x60json:\"author_association,omitempty\"\\x60` to `MinimalPullRequest` struct in `minimal_types.go`\n2. Set `AuthorAssociation: pr.GetAuthorAssociation()` in `convertToMinimalPullRequest()` in `minimal_types.go`\n\n## References\n- `pkg/github/issues.go` — `IssueFragment` struct\n- `pkg/github/minimal_types.go` — `MinimalIssue`, `MinimalPullRequest`, `fragmentToMinimalIssue()`, `convertToMinimalPullRequest()`\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/lpcox","@type":"Person","name":"lpcox"},"datePublished":"2026-03-22T18:50:15.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/2250/github-mcp-server/issues/2250"}