diff --git a/.claude/commands/pr.md b/.claude/commands/pr.md
index a9bdf36..9db099c 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/pr.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/pr.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Then create the pull request:
 2. Draft a concise PR title (under 70 characters) summarizing the change.
 3. Run:
    `uv run --no-sync invoke repo.pr_create --title="<title>" --content="<notes>"`
+   (this also assigns the PR to the calling user via `--assignee @me`)
 4. Report the PR URL to the user.
 
 If a PR already exists for this branch, `repo.pr_create` reports its URL instead of erroring —
diff --git a/.claude/skills/pr/SKILL.md b/.claude/skills/pr/SKILL.md
index 9879754..bc1afdb 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/pr/SKILL.md
+++ b/.claude/skills/pr/SKILL.md
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ uv run --no-sync invoke repo.pr_create --title="<title>" --content="<notes>"
 ```
 
 This drafts notes and opens the PR but does not push first — push separately (see the `push`
-skill) if the branch isn't already up to date on the remote. If a PR already exists for this
-branch, `repo.pr_create` reports its URL instead of erroring.
+skill) if the branch isn't already up to date on the remote. The PR is assigned to the calling
+user (`--assignee @me`). If a PR already exists for this branch, `repo.pr_create` reports its URL
+instead of erroring.
diff --git a/.clinerules/workflows/pr.md b/.clinerules/workflows/pr.md
index e32eaf6..f875e70 100644
--- a/.clinerules/workflows/pr.md
+++ b/.clinerules/workflows/pr.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Then create the pull request:
 2. Draft a concise PR title (under 70 characters) summarizing the change.
 3. Run:
    `uv run --no-sync invoke repo.pr_create --title="<title>" --content="<notes>"`
+   (this also assigns the PR to the calling user via `--assignee @me`)
 4. Report the PR URL to the user.
 
 If a PR already exists for this branch, `repo.pr_create` reports its URL instead of erroring —
diff --git a/.github/prompts/pr.prompt.md b/.github/prompts/pr.prompt.md
index e436225..622ac2d 100644
--- a/.github/prompts/pr.prompt.md
+++ b/.github/prompts/pr.prompt.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Then create the pull request:
 2. Draft a concise PR title (under 70 characters) summarizing the change.
 3. Run:
    `uv run --no-sync invoke repo.pr_create --title="<title>" --content="<notes>"`
+   (this also assigns the PR to the calling user via `--assignee @me`)
 4. Report the PR URL to the user.
 
 If a PR already exists for this branch, `repo.pr_create` reports its URL instead of erroring —
diff --git a/modules/repo/README.md b/modules/repo/README.md
index 4034e4b..f3128a4 100644
--- a/modules/repo/README.md
+++ b/modules/repo/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ counterparts. Every file exposes a `main()` entry point, runnable standalone via
   exposes `PROTECTED_BRANCHES`, `current_branch()`, and `detect_base_branch()` shared by the other
   `pr_*`/`push.py`/`pr_cleanup.py` modules (`repo.pr_diff`)
 - `pr_notes.py` — save PR notes markdown to `tmp/pull_requests/` (`repo.pr_notes_save`)
-- `pr_create.py` — open a GitHub Pull Request for the current branch via `gh` (`repo.pr_create`
-  / `/pr`)
+- `pr_create.py` — open a GitHub Pull Request for the current branch via `gh`, assigned to the
+  calling user (`--assignee @me`) (`repo.pr_create` / `/pr`)
 - `pr_cleanup.py` — confirm the current branch's PR is merged (`gh pr view`), switch to the
   detected default branch, pull latest, then force-delete the local feature branch
   (`git branch -D` — safe here since the merge was already confirmed via GitHub, which handles
diff --git a/modules/repo/pr_create.py b/modules/repo/pr_create.py
index 51d9953..ca6f809 100644
--- a/modules/repo/pr_create.py
+++ b/modules/repo/pr_create.py
@@ -27,7 +27,21 @@ def main(title: str | None = None, content: str | None = None) -> None:
 
     click.echo(f"Creating PR: {branch} -> {base_name}")
     result = subprocess.run(
-        ["gh", "pr", "create", "--base", base_name, "--head", branch, "--title", title, "--body", content],
+        [
+            "gh",
+            "pr",
+            "create",
+            "--base",
+            base_name,
+            "--head",
+            branch,
+            "--title",
+            title,
+            "--body",
+            content,
+            "--assignee",
+            "@me",
+        ],
         cwd=repo_path,
         capture_output=True,
         text=True,