diff --git a/swarm-controller/src/forge.rs b/swarm-controller/src/forge.rs
index c4cd5dc3..1bd34984 100644
--- a/swarm-controller/src/forge.rs
+++ b/swarm-controller/src/forge.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ pub struct IssueReportRow {
     pub number: i64,
     pub title: String,
     pub labels: Vec<String>,
-    pub assignee: Option<String>,
+    /// All assignees, not just one — forgejo's `Issue::assignee` is a
+    /// legacy single-value field; `assignee`**s** (plural) is the real
+    /// multi-assignee list, which this repo's issues actually use (mara,
+    /// on review: "i thought you can assign multiple users, why just a
+    /// string?").
+    pub assignees: Vec<String>,
     pub html_url: Option<String>,
     /// True if any of this issue's own dependencies is still open — same
     /// semantics `hive-forge issue dependency list` already uses (a closed
@@ -697,7 +702,12 @@ impl Client {
                         .into_iter()
                         .filter_map(|l| l.name)
                         .collect(),
-                    assignee: issue.assignee.and_then(|a| a.login),
+                    assignees: issue
+                        .assignees
+                        .unwrap_or_default()
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .filter_map(|a| a.login)
+                        .collect(),
                     html_url: issue.html_url.map(|u| u.to_string()),
                     blocked,
                     depended_on_by_count: dependent_counts.get(&number).copied().unwrap_or(0),