diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b54d251..718be2c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Sends issue comment text to an embeddings API so issue discussions can be stored
 
 ## How it works
 
-- Reads issue comments via the GitHub API.
-- Builds a request payload using the first comment for `embed_text` and the latest comment for `store_text`.
+- Reads issue body and comments via the GitHub API.
+- Builds a request payload using the issue body for `embed_text` and the latest comment for `store_text`.
 - POSTs the payload to the configured API URL with optional token auth.
 
 ## Inputs
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 19be62b..0f32607 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -32900,6 +32900,35 @@ async function issueComments() {
   }
 }
 
+async function issueBody() {
+  if (!repoFullName || !issueNumber) return null;
+
+  const url = `${serverUrl}/api/v1/repos/${repoFullName}/issues/${issueNumber}`;
+  const headers = { Accept: "application/vnd.github+json" };
+
+  if (githubToken) {
+    headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${githubToken}`;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, { headers });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      core.warning(
+        `Failed to fetch issue body (${response.status}): ${response.statusText}`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const issue = await response.json();
+    if (!issue?.body) return null;
+
+    return String(issue.body);
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.warning(`Error fetching issue body: ${error}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 const headers = {
   "Content-Type": "application/json",
 };
@@ -32920,7 +32949,7 @@ async function run() {
     );
   }
 
-  const comments = await issueComments();
+  const [body, comments] = await Promise.all([issueBody(), issueComments()]);
   if (!comments || comments.length < 1) {
     if (!debug) {
       core.setFailed("Unable to determine the task to send to the agent");
@@ -32931,6 +32960,9 @@ async function run() {
     task = "[debug] empty task";
   }
 
+  const embedText = body ? body.trim() : String(comments[0]).trim();
+  const storeText = String(comments[comments.length - 1]).trim();
+
   const requestPayload = {
     type: "input",
     route,
@@ -32942,8 +32974,8 @@ async function run() {
       inputs: {
         segment_id,
         document_id,
-        embed_text: String(comments[0]).trim(),
-        store_text: String(comments[comments.length - 1]).trim(),
+        embed_text: embedText,
+        store_text: storeText,
       },
     },
   };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5a00b2b..9f404ee 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -68,6 +68,35 @@ async function issueComments() {
   }
 }
 
+async function issueBody() {
+  if (!repoFullName || !issueNumber) return null;
+
+  const url = `${serverUrl}/api/v1/repos/${repoFullName}/issues/${issueNumber}`;
+  const headers = { Accept: "application/vnd.github+json" };
+
+  if (githubToken) {
+    headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${githubToken}`;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, { headers });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      core.warning(
+        `Failed to fetch issue body (${response.status}): ${response.statusText}`,
+      );
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const issue = await response.json();
+    if (!issue?.body) return null;
+
+    return String(issue.body);
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.warning(`Error fetching issue body: ${error}`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 const headers = {
   "Content-Type": "application/json",
 };
@@ -88,7 +117,7 @@ async function run() {
     );
   }
 
-  const comments = await issueComments();
+  const [body, comments] = await Promise.all([issueBody(), issueComments()]);
   if (!comments || comments.length < 1) {
     if (!debug) {
       core.setFailed("Unable to determine the task to send to the agent");
@@ -99,6 +128,9 @@ async function run() {
     task = "[debug] empty task";
   }
 
+  const embedText = body ? body.trim() : String(comments[0]).trim();
+  const storeText = String(comments[comments.length - 1]).trim();
+
   const requestPayload = {
     type: "input",
     route,
@@ -110,8 +142,8 @@ async function run() {
       inputs: {
         segment_id,
         document_id,
-        embed_text: String(comments[0]).trim(),
-        store_text: String(comments[comments.length - 1]).trim(),
+        embed_text: embedText,
+        store_text: storeText,
       },
     },
   };