diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
index 8fc8a2e41..36260cb1b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/edit/edit.go
@@ -60,11 +60,17 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*EditOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 
 			Editing issues' projects requires authorization with the %[1]sproject%[1]s scope.
 			To authorize, run %[1]sgh auth refresh -s project%[1]s.
+
+			The %[1]s--add-assignee%[1]s and %[1]s--remove-assignee%[1]s flags both support
+			the following special values:
+			- %[1]s@me%[1]s: assign or unassign yourself
+			- %[1]s@copilot%[1]s: assign or unassign Copilot
 		`, "`"),
 		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
 			$ gh issue edit 23 --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
 			$ gh issue edit 23 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "core"
 			$ gh issue edit 23 --add-assignee "@me" --remove-assignee monalisa,hubot
+			$ gh issue edit 23 --add-assignee "@copilot"
 			$ gh issue edit 23 --add-project "Roadmap" --remove-project v1,v2
 			$ gh issue edit 23 --milestone "Version 1"
 			$ gh issue edit 23 --remove-milestone
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
index 155f08897..92f40645e 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/edit/edit.go
@@ -60,12 +60,18 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*EditOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 
 			Editing a pull request's projects requires authorization with the %[1]sproject%[1]s scope.
 			To authorize, run %[1]sgh auth refresh -s project%[1]s.
+
+			The %[1]s--add-assignee%[1]s and %[1]s--remove-assignee%[1]s flags both support
+			the following special values:
+			- %[1]s@me%[1]s: assign or unassign yourself
+			- %[1]s@copilot%[1]s: assign or unassign Copilot
 		`, "`"),
 		Example: heredoc.Doc(`
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "core"
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --add-reviewer monalisa,hubot  --remove-reviewer myorg/team-name
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --add-assignee "@me" --remove-assignee monalisa,hubot
+			$ gh pr edit 23 --add-assignee "@copilot"
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --add-project "Roadmap" --remove-project v1,v2
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --milestone "Version 1"
 			$ gh pr edit 23 --remove-milestone