# Put an agent on it

> Put an agent on something in one step: open an issue and assign it to the g1t agent at once.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="post">POST</span><code>/repos/{owner}/{name}/issues/delegate</code></div>

Say what you want done in plain words; give checks, commands that must pass, when you know them. Needs the Write role or higher, and nothing is opened without it. The issue is opened whatever happens next: agent.status is started (pull is the draft pull request the agent opened; follow it with [`get_pull_request`](/reference/api/pull-requests/get-pull-request/)), queued (every agent slot of the workspace is busy; it starts by itself when one frees up) or not_started, with agent.code saying why (not_paid, trial_used, limit, paused, issue_cap, billing_unavailable or no_model), agent.message saying what to do, and agent.fix_url where. There is no model or agent count to choose.

The issue is opened whatever becomes of the agent. When the workspace's plan does not let it start, `pull` is null and `agent` says why and where to fix it, for example `{ "status": "not_started", "code": "not_paid", "message": "Agents need a paid workspace. Start the $20 plan or try it with $5 of free usage after a card check: /acme/-/billing", "fix_url": "https://g1t.sh/acme/-/billing" }`. With every agent slot busy, `status` is `queued` and it starts by itself when one frees up. See [putting an agent on something](/guides/g1t-agents/#put-an-agent-on-it-in-one-step).

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`agent`](/reference/mcp/#agent) with `action` `delegate`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`agents:run`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `owner` | string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
| `name` | string | Yes | The repository's name. |

## Body parameters

Send a JSON object. Names are `snake_case`, as in responses; the `camelCase` spelling is accepted too.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `title` | string | Yes | What should be true when it is done, in one line. |
| `body` | string | No | Markdown. What you want done, in plain words: what is wrong or wanted, and anything the agent cannot see for itself. |
| `checks` | array of strings | No | Commands that must pass for its pull request to be accepted, e.g. "npm test". |
| `labels` | array of strings | No | What kind of issue this is, e.g. "bug". |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X POST https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/issues/delegate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Retry webhooks with exponential backoff",
    "body": "Deliveries that fail are dropped today. Retry them with exponential backoff, up to six times, then mark the delivery failed.",
    "checks": [
      "npm test"
    ]
  }'
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "issue": {
    "id": "iss_01m4a2c8v1t7k3q9x5n0r2w6yd",
    "repo_id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr",
    "number": 41,
    "title": "Retry webhooks with exponential backoff",
    "body": "Deliveries that fail are dropped today. Retry them with exponential backoff, up to six times, then mark the delivery failed.",
    "labels": [],
    "checks": [
      "npm test"
    ],
    "state": "open",
    "reason": null,
    "resolved_by": null,
    "author": {
      "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09p",
      "username": "syntaqx",
      "kind": "user",
      "verified": false,
      "workspaces": []
    },
    "created_at": "2026-10-05T14:02:11.204Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05T14:02:11.204Z",
    "closed_at": null,
    "pull_count": 1,
    "comment_count": 0,
    "assignees": [],
    "blocked_by": [],
    "queued": false,
    "agent": "g1t-agent"
  },
  "pull": {
    "id": "pr_01m4a2c9b6e0h4m8q2t6x0a4d8",
    "repo_id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr",
    "number": 42,
    "issue": 41,
    "title": "Retry webhooks with exponential backoff",
    "body": null,
    "agent": "g1t-agent",
    "runtime": "hosted",
    "status": "draft",
    "fork": {
      "namespace": "pulls",
      "name": "pr_01m4a2c9b6e0h4m8q2t6x0a4d8"
    },
    "fork_repo_id": "rep_01m4a2c9d2g6k0n4r8v2z6c0f4",
    "branch": null,
    "head_commit": null,
    "merge_base": null,
    "merged_by": null,
    "merged_at": null,
    "superseded_by": null,
    "check_status": null,
    "files": [],
    "assignees": [],
    "reviewers": [],
    "author": {
      "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09p",
      "username": "syntaqx",
      "kind": "user",
      "verified": false,
      "workspaces": []
    },
    "created_at": "2026-10-05T14:02:12.880Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05T14:02:12.880Z",
    "confidence": null
  },
  "agent": {
    "status": "started",
    "code": null,
    "message": null,
    "fix_url": null
  }
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |