plotday · KrisBraun · Jan 6, 2026 · Jan 6, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/free-ducks-drive.md b/.changeset/free-ducks-drive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"@plotday/tool-outlook-calendar": patch
+"@plotday/tool-google-calendar": patch
+"@plotday/tool-linear": patch
+"@plotday/tool-asana": patch
+"@plotday/tool-slack": patch
+"@plotday/tool-jira": patch
+---
+
+Fixed: Set author and assignee
diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-ties-look.md b/.changeset/quiet-ties-look.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"@plotday/tool-outlook-calendar": patch
+"@plotday/tool-google-calendar": patch
+"@plotday/tool-linear": patch
+"@plotday/tool-asana": patch
+"@plotday/tool-slack": patch
+"@plotday/tool-jira": patch
+"@plotday/twister": patch
+---
+
+Added: created_at for item's original creation time in the source system
diff --git a/tools/asana/src/asana.ts b/tools/asana/src/asana.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ActivityType,
   type NewActivityWithNotes,
 } from "@plotday/twister";
+import type { Actor, ActorId, NewContact } from "@plotday/twister/plot";
 import type {
   Project,
   ProjectAuth,
@@ -252,6 +253,14 @@ export class Asana extends Tool<Asana> implements ProjectTool {
         "completed_at",
         "created_at",
         "modified_at",
+        "assignee",
+        "assignee.email",
+        "assignee.name",
+        "assignee.photo",
+        "created_by",
+        "created_by.email",
+        "created_by.name",
+        "created_by.photo",
       ].join(","),
     };
 
@@ -317,6 +326,39 @@ export class Asana extends Tool<Asana> implements ProjectTool {
     task: any,
     projectId: string
   ): Promise<NewActivityWithNotes> {
+    const createdBy = task.created_by;
+    const assignee = task.assignee;
+
+    // Create contacts for created_by and assignee
+    const contacts: NewContact[] = [];
+    if (createdBy?.email) {
+      contacts.push({
+        email: createdBy.email,
+        name: createdBy.name,
+        avatar: createdBy.photo?.image_128x128,
+      });
+    }
+    if (assignee?.email && assignee.email !== createdBy?.email) {
+      contacts.push({
+        email: assignee.email,
+        name: assignee.name,
+        avatar: assignee.photo?.image_128x128,
+      });
+    }
+
+    let authorActor: Actor | undefined;
+    let assigneeActor: Actor | undefined;
+
+    if (contacts.length > 0) {
+      const actors = await this.tools.plot.addContacts(contacts);
+      if (createdBy?.email) {
+        authorActor = actors.find((a) => a.email === createdBy.email);
+      }
+      if (assignee?.email) {
+        assigneeActor = actors.find((a) => a.email === assignee.email);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Build notes array: description
     const notes: Array<{ content: string }> = [];
 
@@ -333,6 +375,8 @@ export class Asana extends Tool<Asana> implements ProjectTool {
       type: ActivityType.Action,
       title: task.name,
       source: `asana:task:${projectId}:${task.gid}`,
+      author: authorActor,
+      assignee: assigneeActor,
       doneAt: task.completed ? new Date(task.completed_at || Date.now()) : null,
       notes,
     };
@@ -489,6 +533,14 @@ export class Asana extends Tool<Asana> implements ProjectTool {
                 "completed_at",
                 "created_at",
                 "modified_at",
+                "assignee",
+                "assignee.email",
+                "assignee.name",
+                "assignee.photo",
+                "created_by",
+                "created_by.email",
+                "created_by.name",
+                "created_by.photo",
               ].join(","),
             });
 

diff --git a/tools/google-calendar/src/google-calendar.ts b/tools/google-calendar/src/google-calendar.ts
@@ -428,9 +428,22 @@ export class GoogleCalendar
           continue;
         }
 
-        // Extract and create contacts from attendees
+        // Extract and create contacts from organizer and attendees
         let actorIds: ActorId[] = [];
         let validAttendees: typeof event.attendees = [];
+        let authorActor = undefined;
+
+        // Create contact for organizer (author)
+        if (event.organizer?.email) {
+          const organizerContact: NewContact = {
+            email: event.organizer.email,
+            name: event.organizer.displayName,
+          };
+          const [author] = await this.tools.plot.addContacts([organizerContact]);
+          authorActor = author;
+        }
+
+        // Create contacts for attendees
         if (event.attendees && event.attendees.length > 0) {
           // Filter to get only valid attendees (with email, not resources)
           validAttendees = event.attendees.filter(
@@ -557,6 +570,7 @@ export class GoogleCalendar
               recurrenceCount: activityData.recurrenceCount || null,
               doneAt: null,
               title: activityData.title || null,
+              author: authorActor,
               recurrenceRule: activityData.recurrenceRule || null,
               recurrenceExdates: activityData.recurrenceExdates || null,
               recurrenceDates: activityData.recurrenceDates || null,

diff --git a/tools/jira/src/jira.ts b/tools/jira/src/jira.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { Version3Client } from "jira.js";
 import {
   type ActivityLink,
   ActivityType,
+  ActivityUpdate,
   type NewActivityWithNotes,
 } from "@plotday/twister";
+import type { Actor, ActorId, NewContact } from "@plotday/twister/plot";
 import type {
   Project,
   ProjectAuth,
@@ -90,11 +92,7 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
       ? R
       : []
   ): Promise<ActivityLink> {
-    const jiraScopes = [
-      "read:jira-work",
-      "write:jira-work",
-      "read:jira-user",
-    ];
+    const jiraScopes = ["read:jira-work", "write:jira-work", "read:jira-user"];
 
     // Generate opaque token for authorization
     const authToken = crypto.randomUUID();
@@ -155,19 +153,13 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
    * Start syncing issues from a Jira project
    */
   async startSync<
-    TCallback extends (
-      issue: NewActivityWithNotes,
-      ...args: any[]
-    ) => any
+    TCallback extends (issue: NewActivityWithNotes, ...args: any[]) => any
   >(
     authToken: string,
     projectId: string,
     callback: TCallback,
     options?: ProjectSyncOptions,
-    ...extraArgs: TCallback extends (
-      issue: any,
-      ...rest: infer R
-    ) => any
+    ...extraArgs: TCallback extends (issue: any, ...rest: infer R) => any
       ? R
       : []
   ): Promise<void> {
@@ -265,6 +257,8 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
         "description",
         "status",
         "assignee",
+        "reporter",
+        "creator",
         "comment",
         "created",
         "updated",
@@ -280,10 +274,7 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
       // Set unread based on sync type (false for initial sync to avoid notification overload)
       activityWithNotes.unread = !state.initialSync;
       // Execute the callback using the callback token
-      await this.tools.callbacks.run(
-        callbackToken,
-        activityWithNotes
-      );
+      await this.tools.callbacks.run(callbackToken, activityWithNotes);
     }
 
     // Check if more pages
@@ -294,7 +285,8 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
       await this.set(`sync_state_${projectId}`, {
         startAt: nextStartAt,
         batchNumber: state.batchNumber + 1,
-        issuesProcessed: state.issuesProcessed + (searchResult.issues?.length || 0),
+        issuesProcessed:
+          state.issuesProcessed + (searchResult.issues?.length || 0),
         initialSync: state.initialSync,
       });
 
@@ -322,6 +314,38 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
     const fields = issue.fields || {};
     const status = fields.status?.name;
     const comments = fields.comment?.comments || [];
+    const reporter = fields.reporter || fields.creator;
+    const assignee = fields.assignee;
+
+    // Create contacts for reporter and assignee
+    const contacts: NewContact[] = [];
+    if (reporter?.emailAddress) {
+      contacts.push({
+        email: reporter.emailAddress,
+        name: reporter.displayName,
+        avatar: reporter.avatarUrls?.["48x48"],
+      });
+    }
+    if (assignee?.emailAddress && assignee.emailAddress !== reporter?.emailAddress) {
+      contacts.push({
+        email: assignee.emailAddress,
+        name: assignee.displayName,
+        avatar: assignee.avatarUrls?.["48x48"],
+      });
+    }
+
+    let authorActor: Actor | undefined;
+    let assigneeActor: Actor | undefined;
+
+    if (contacts.length > 0) {
+      const actors = await this.tools.plot.addContacts(contacts);
+      if (reporter?.emailAddress) {
+        authorActor = actors.find((a) => a.email === reporter.emailAddress);
+      }
+      if (assignee?.emailAddress) {
+        assigneeActor = actors.find((a) => a.email === assignee.emailAddress);
+      }
+    }
 
     // Build notes array: description + comments
     const notes: Array<{ content: string }> = [];
@@ -352,6 +376,8 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
       type: ActivityType.Action,
       title: fields.summary || issue.key,
       source: `jira:issue:${projectId}:${issue.key}`,
+      author: authorActor,
+      assignee: assigneeActor,
       doneAt:
         status === "Done" || status === "Closed" || status === "Resolved"
           ? new Date()
@@ -396,10 +422,7 @@ export class Jira extends Tool<Jira> implements ProjectTool {
    * @param authToken - Authorization token
    * @param update - ActivityUpdate with changed fields
    */
-  async updateIssue(
-    authToken: string,
-    update: import("@plotday/twister").ActivityUpdate
-  ): Promise<void> {
+  async updateIssue(authToken: string, update: ActivityUpdate): Promise<void> {
     // Extract Jira issue key from source
     const issueKey = update.source?.split(":").pop();
     if (!issueKey) {

diff --git a/tools/linear/src/linear.ts b/tools/linear/src/linear.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   ActivityType,
   type NewActivityWithNotes,
 } from "@plotday/twister";
+import type { Actor, ActorId, NewContact } from "@plotday/twister/plot";
 import type {
   Project,
   ProjectAuth,
@@ -320,9 +321,40 @@ export class Linear extends Tool<Linear> implements ProjectTool {
     projectId: string
   ): Promise<NewActivityWithNotes> {
     const state = await issue.state;
+    const creator = await issue.creator;
     const assignee = await issue.assignee;
     const comments = await issue.comments();
 
+    // Create contacts for creator and assignee
+    const contacts: NewContact[] = [];
+    if (creator?.email) {
+      contacts.push({
+        email: creator.email,
+        name: creator.name,
+        avatar: creator.avatarUrl,
+      });
+    }
+    if (assignee?.email && assignee.email !== creator?.email) {
+      contacts.push({
+        email: assignee.email,
+        name: assignee.name,
+        avatar: assignee.avatarUrl,
+      });
+    }
+
+    let authorActor: Actor | undefined;
+    let assigneeActor: Actor | undefined;
+
+    if (contacts.length > 0) {
+      const actors = await this.tools.plot.addContacts(contacts);
+      if (creator?.email) {
+        authorActor = actors.find((a) => a.email === creator.email);
+      }
+      if (assignee?.email) {
+        assigneeActor = actors.find((a) => a.email === assignee.email);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Build notes array: description + comments
     const notes: Array<{ content: string }> = [];
 
@@ -338,6 +370,8 @@ export class Linear extends Tool<Linear> implements ProjectTool {
       type: ActivityType.Action,
       title: issue.title,
       source: `linear:issue:${projectId}:${issue.id}`,
+      author: authorActor,
+      assignee: assigneeActor,
       doneAt:
         state?.name === "Done" || state?.name === "Completed"
           ? new Date()

diff --git a/tools/outlook-calendar/src/outlook-calendar.ts b/tools/outlook-calendar/src/outlook-calendar.ts
@@ -379,9 +379,22 @@ export class OutlookCalendar
               continue;
             }
 
-            // Extract and create contacts from attendees
+            // Extract and create contacts from organizer and attendees
             let actorIds: ActorId[] = [];
             let validAttendees: typeof outlookEvent.attendees = [];
+            let authorActor = undefined;
+
+            // Create contact for organizer (author)
+            if (outlookEvent.organizer?.emailAddress?.address) {
+              const organizerContact: NewContact = {
+                email: outlookEvent.organizer.emailAddress.address,
+                name: outlookEvent.organizer.emailAddress.name,
+              };
+              const [author] = await this.tools.plot.addContacts([organizerContact]);
+              authorActor = author;
+            }
+
+            // Create contacts for attendees
             if (outlookEvent.attendees && outlookEvent.attendees.length > 0) {
               // Filter to get only valid attendees (with email, not resources)
               validAttendees = outlookEvent.attendees.filter(
@@ -491,6 +504,7 @@ export class OutlookCalendar
             // Build NewActivityWithNotes from the transformed activity
             const activityWithNotes: NewActivityWithNotes = {
               ...activity,
+              author: authorActor,
               meta: activity.meta,
               tags: tags && Object.keys(tags).length > 0 ? tags : activity.tags,
               notes,