diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a660845c..1c6677ba9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ The following sets of tools are available:
 - **assign_copilot_to_issue** - Assign Copilot to issue
   - **Required OAuth Scopes**: `repo`
   - `base_ref`: Git reference (e.g., branch) that the agent will start its work from. If not specified, defaults to the repository's default branch (string, optional)
+  - `custom_agent`: Optional custom agent slug to use instead of the default Copilot coding agent (string, optional)
   - `custom_instructions`: Optional custom instructions to guide the agent beyond the issue body. Use this to provide additional context, constraints, or guidance that is not captured in the issue description (string, optional)
   - `issue_number`: Issue number (number, required)
   - `owner`: Repository owner (string, required)
diff --git a/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/assign_copilot_to_issue.snap b/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/assign_copilot_to_issue.snap
index 994d9f570..1ae995e5d 100644
--- a/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/assign_copilot_to_issue.snap
+++ b/pkg/github/__toolsnaps__/assign_copilot_to_issue.snap
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
         "description": "Git reference (e.g., branch) that the agent will start its work from. If not specified, defaults to the repository's default branch",
         "type": "string"
       },
+      "custom_agent": {
+        "description": "Optional custom agent slug to use instead of the default Copilot coding agent",
+        "type": "string"
+      },
       "custom_instructions": {
         "description": "Optional custom instructions to guide the agent beyond the issue body. Use this to provide additional context, constraints, or guidance that is not captured in the issue description",
         "type": "string"
diff --git a/pkg/github/copilot.go b/pkg/github/copilot.go
index 62b18350e..dc8f312b3 100644
--- a/pkg/github/copilot.go
+++ b/pkg/github/copilot.go
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ func AssignCopilotToIssue(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.Server
 						Type:        "string",
 						Description: "Optional custom instructions to guide the agent beyond the issue body. Use this to provide additional context, constraints, or guidance that is not captured in the issue description",
 					},
+					"custom_agent": {
+						Type:        "string",
+						Description: "Optional custom agent slug to use instead of the default Copilot coding agent",
+					},
 				},
 				Required: []string{"owner", "repo", "issue_number"},
 			},
@@ -208,6 +212,7 @@ func AssignCopilotToIssue(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.Server
 				IssueNumber        int32  `mapstructure:"issue_number"`
 				BaseRef            string `mapstructure:"base_ref"`
 				CustomInstructions string `mapstructure:"custom_instructions"`
+				CustomAgent        string `mapstructure:"custom_agent"`
 			}
 			if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(args, &params); err != nil {
 				return utils.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), nil, nil
@@ -328,6 +333,12 @@ func AssignCopilotToIssue(t translations.TranslationHelperFunc) inventory.Server
 				agentAssignment.CustomInstructions = &customInstructions
 			}
 
+			// Add custom agent if provided
+			if params.CustomAgent != "" {
+				customAgent := githubv4.String(params.CustomAgent)
+				agentAssignment.CustomAgent = &customAgent
+			}
+
 			// Execute the updateIssue mutation with the GraphQL-Features header
 			// This header is required for the agent assignment API which is not GA yet
 			var updateIssueMutation struct {
diff --git a/pkg/github/copilot_test.go b/pkg/github/copilot_test.go
index f52c8eecc..e9ee96452 100644
--- a/pkg/github/copilot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/github/copilot_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func TestAssignCopilotToIssue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema).Properties, "issue_number")
 	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema).Properties, "base_ref")
 	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema).Properties, "custom_instructions")
+	assert.Contains(t, tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema).Properties, "custom_agent")
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, tool.InputSchema.(*jsonschema.Schema).Required, []string{"owner", "repo", "issue_number"})
 
 	// Helper function to create pointer to githubv4.String
@@ -802,8 +803,116 @@ func TestAssignCopilotToIssue(t *testing.T) {
 					}),
 				),
 			),
-		},
-	}
+		}, {
+			name: "successful assignment with custom_agent specified",
+			requestArgs: map[string]any{
+				"owner":        "owner",
+				"repo":         "repo",
+				"issue_number": float64(123),
+				"custom_agent": "my-custom-agent",
+			},
+			mockedClient: githubv4mock.NewMockedHTTPClient(
+				githubv4mock.NewQueryMatcher(
+					struct {
+						Repository struct {
+							SuggestedActors struct {
+								Nodes []struct {
+									Bot struct {
+										ID       githubv4.ID
+										Login    githubv4.String
+										TypeName string `graphql:"__typename"`
+									} `graphql:"... on Bot"`
+								}
+								PageInfo struct {
+									HasNextPage bool
+									EndCursor   string
+								}
+							} `graphql:"suggestedActors(first: 100, after: $endCursor, capabilities: CAN_BE_ASSIGNED)"`
+						} `graphql:"repository(owner: $owner, name: $name)"`
+					}{},
+					map[string]any{
+						"owner":     githubv4.String("owner"),
+						"name":      githubv4.String("repo"),
+						"endCursor": (*githubv4.String)(nil),
+					},
+					githubv4mock.DataResponse(map[string]any{
+						"repository": map[string]any{
+							"suggestedActors": map[string]any{
+								"nodes": []any{
+									map[string]any{
+										"id":         githubv4.ID("copilot-swe-agent-id"),
+										"login":      githubv4.String("copilot-swe-agent"),
+										"__typename": "Bot",
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+				),
+				githubv4mock.NewQueryMatcher(
+					struct {
+						Repository struct {
+							ID    githubv4.ID
+							Issue struct {
+								ID        githubv4.ID
+								Assignees struct {
+									Nodes []struct {
+										ID githubv4.ID
+									}
+								} `graphql:"assignees(first: 100)"`
+							} `graphql:"issue(number: $number)"`
+						} `graphql:"repository(owner: $owner, name: $name)"`
+					}{},
+					map[string]any{
+						"owner":  githubv4.String("owner"),
+						"name":   githubv4.String("repo"),
+						"number": githubv4.Int(123),
+					},
+					githubv4mock.DataResponse(map[string]any{
+						"repository": map[string]any{
+							"id": githubv4.ID("test-repo-id"),
+							"issue": map[string]any{
+								"id": githubv4.ID("test-issue-id"),
+								"assignees": map[string]any{
+									"nodes": []any{},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+				),
+				githubv4mock.NewMutationMatcher(
+					struct {
+						UpdateIssue struct {
+							Issue struct {
+								ID     githubv4.ID
+								Number githubv4.Int
+								URL    githubv4.String
+							}
+						} `graphql:"updateIssue(input: $input)"`
+					}{},
+					UpdateIssueInput{
+						ID:          githubv4.ID("test-issue-id"),
+						AssigneeIDs: []githubv4.ID{githubv4.ID("copilot-swe-agent-id")},
+						AgentAssignment: &AgentAssignmentInput{
+							BaseRef:            nil,
+							CustomAgent:        ptrGitHubv4String("my-custom-agent"),
+							CustomInstructions: ptrGitHubv4String(""),
+							TargetRepositoryID: githubv4.ID("test-repo-id"),
+						},
+					},
+					nil,
+					githubv4mock.DataResponse(map[string]any{
+						"updateIssue": map[string]any{
+							"issue": map[string]any{
+								"id":     githubv4.ID("test-issue-id"),
+								"number": githubv4.Int(123),
+								"url":    githubv4.String("https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123"),
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+				),
+			),
+		}}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {