diff --git a/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.test.tsx b/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.test.tsx
index dcd800bfec..eb2ba8825b 100644
--- a/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.test.tsx
@@ -285,4 +285,55 @@ describe("createMentionSuggestion", () => {
     const items = result as MentionItem[];
     expect(items.filter((i) => i.type === "squad")).toHaveLength(0);
   });
+
+  it("matches Chinese names by full pinyin", () => {
+    const qc = fakeQc({
+      members: [
+        { user_id: "u1", name: "Alice", role: "member" },
+        { user_id: "u2", name: "李云龙", role: "member" },
+      ],
+    });
+    searchIssuesMock.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+
+    const config = createMentionSuggestion(qc);
+    const result = config.items!({ query: "liyunlong", editor: {} as never });
+
+    const items = result as MentionItem[];
+    expect(items.some((i) => i.type === "member" && i.label === "李云龙")).toBe(true);
+    expect(items.some((i) => i.type === "member" && i.label === "Alice")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches Chinese names by pinyin initials", () => {
+    const qc = fakeQc({
+      members: [
+        { user_id: "u1", name: "Alice", role: "member" },
+        { user_id: "u2", name: "李云龙", role: "member" },
+        { user_id: "u3", name: "张大彪", role: "member" },
+      ],
+    });
+    searchIssuesMock.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+
+    const config = createMentionSuggestion(qc);
+    const result = config.items!({ query: "lyl", editor: {} as never });
+
+    const items = result as MentionItem[];
+    expect(items.some((i) => i.type === "member" && i.label === "李云龙")).toBe(true);
+    expect(items.some((i) => i.type === "member" && i.label === "张大彪")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("matches Chinese agent names by pinyin", () => {
+    const qc = fakeQc({
+      members: [{ user_id: "u1", name: "Alice", role: "member" }],
+      agents: [
+        { id: "a1", name: "魏和尚", archived_at: null, visibility: "workspace", owner_id: null },
+      ],
+    });
+    searchIssuesMock.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+
+    const config = createMentionSuggestion(qc);
+    const result = config.items!({ query: "whs", editor: {} as never });
+
+    const items = result as MentionItem[];
+    expect(items.some((i) => i.type === "agent" && i.label === "魏和尚")).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.tsx b/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.tsx
index f31267b613..604f519bb7 100644
--- a/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/editor/extensions/mention-suggestion.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
   recordMentionUsage,
   sortUserItemsByRecency,
 } from "./mention-recency";
+import { matchesPinyin } from "./pinyin-match";
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ export function createMentionSuggestion(qc: QueryClient): Omit<
         : [];
 
     const memberItems: MentionItem[] = members
-      .filter((m) => m.name.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+      .filter((m) => m.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || matchesPinyin(m.name, q))
       .map((m) => ({
         id: m.user_id,
         label: m.name,
@@ -418,13 +419,13 @@ export function createMentionSuggestion(qc: QueryClient): Omit<
       .filter(
         (a) =>
           !a.archived_at &&
-          a.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) &&
+          (a.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || matchesPinyin(a.name, q)) &&
           canAssignAgentToIssue(a, { userId, role: myRole }).allowed,
       )
       .map((a) => ({ id: a.id, label: a.name, type: "agent" as const }));
 
     const squadItems: MentionItem[] = squads
-      .filter((s) => !s.archived_at && s.name.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+      .filter((s) => !s.archived_at && (s.name.toLowerCase().includes(q) || matchesPinyin(s.name, q)))
       .map((s) => ({ id: s.id, label: s.name, type: "squad" as const }));
 
     // Members and agents share a single ranked list — recently mentioned
diff --git a/packages/views/editor/extensions/pinyin-match.test.ts b/packages/views/editor/extensions/pinyin-match.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de369d93d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/views/editor/extensions/pinyin-match.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { matchesPinyin } from "./pinyin-match";
+
+describe("matchesPinyin", () => {
+  it("matches full pinyin", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("李云龙", "liyunlong")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches pinyin initials", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("李云龙", "lyl")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches partial pinyin prefix", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("李云龙", "liyu")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches hybrid pinyin (full + initials)", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("李云龙", "liyunl")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does not match unrelated query", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("李云龙", "zhangsan")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns false for non-Chinese names", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("Alice", "ali")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("returns true for empty query", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("李云龙", "")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches single character pinyin", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("张大彪", "z")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyin("张大彪", "zdb")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyin("张大彪", "zhangdabiao")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("matches mixed Chinese/English names", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("魏和尚", "whs")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyin("魏和尚", "weiheshang")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("normalizes ü to v for names like 吕布", () => {
+    expect(matchesPinyin("吕布", "lvbu")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyin("吕布", "lb")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesPinyin("吕布", "lv")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/views/editor/extensions/pinyin-match.ts b/packages/views/editor/extensions/pinyin-match.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dffcce05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/views/editor/extensions/pinyin-match.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { pinyin } from "pinyin-pro";
+
+/**
+ * Check if a query matches a name via pinyin.
+ * Supports:
+ * - Full pinyin match: "liyunlong" matches "李云龙"
+ * - Initial letter abbreviation: "lyl" matches "李云龙"
+ * - Partial prefix match: "liyu" matches "李云龙"
+ */
+export function matchesPinyin(name: string, query: string): boolean {
+  if (!query) return true;
+
+  // Only attempt pinyin matching if the name contains Chinese characters
+  if (!/[\u4e00-\u9fff]/.test(name)) return false;
+
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+
+  // Get full pinyin (no tone, no separator, ü→v for standard input)
+  const full = pinyin(name, { toneType: "none", type: "array", v: true });
+  const fullStr = full.join("");
+
+  // Full pinyin prefix match: "liyunlong" or "liyun"
+  if (fullStr.startsWith(q)) return true;
+
+  // Initial letters match: "lyl"
+  const initials = full.map((p) => p[0] || "").join("");
+  if (initials.startsWith(q)) return true;
+
+  // Hybrid match: some chars matched by full pinyin, rest by initials
+  // e.g. "liyl" matches "李云龙" (li + y + l)
+  return hybridMatch(full, q);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hybrid matching: the query can be a mix of full pinyin for some characters
+ * and initials for others, consumed left-to-right.
+ * e.g. for ["li", "yun", "long"], query "liyunl" matches (li + yun + l)
+ */
+function hybridMatch(pinyinArr: string[], query: string): boolean {
+  return match(pinyinArr, 0, query, 0);
+}
+
+function match(arr: string[], ai: number, q: string, qi: number): boolean {
+  if (qi >= q.length) return true;
+  if (ai >= arr.length) return false;
+
+  const syllable = arr[ai]!;
+
+  // Try matching full syllable or any prefix of it
+  for (let len = syllable.length; len >= 1; len--) {
+    if (qi + len > q.length) continue;
+    if (q.substring(qi, qi + len) === syllable.substring(0, len)) {
+      if (match(arr, ai + 1, q, qi + len)) return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/packages/views/package.json b/packages/views/package.json
index 75b83b42d3..7e37093a5f 100644
--- a/packages/views/package.json
+++ b/packages/views/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
     "lowlight": "^3.3.0",
     "mermaid": "catalog:",
     "motion": "^12.38.0",
+    "pinyin-pro": "3.26.0",
     "react-markdown": "^10.1.0",
     "react-resizable-panels": "^4.7.5",
     "react-virtuoso": "catalog:",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 885914ec9d..80b3abe07a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -793,6 +793,9 @@ importers:
       motion:
         specifier: ^12.38.0
         version: 12.38.0(react-dom@19.2.3(react@19.2.3))(react@19.2.3)
+      pinyin-pro:
+        specifier: 3.26.0
+        version: 3.26.0
       react:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 19.2.3
@@ -6206,6 +6209,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5gTmgEY/sqK6gFXLIsQNH19lWb4ebPDLA4SdLP7dsWkIXHWlG66oPuVvXSGFPppYZz8ZDZq0dYYrbHfBCVUb1Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
 
+  pinyin-pro@3.26.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-HcBZZb0pvm0/JkPhZHWA5Hqp2cWHXrrW/WrV+OtaYYM+kf35ffvZppIUuGmyuQ7gDr1JDJKMkbEE+GN0wfMoGg==}
+
   pkce-challenge@5.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-wQ0b/W4Fr01qtpHlqSqspcj3EhBvimsdh0KlHhH8HRZnMsEa0ea2fTULOXOS9ccQr3om+GcGRk4e+isrZWV8qQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=16.20.0'}
@@ -13685,6 +13691,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   picomatch@4.0.3: {}
 
+  pinyin-pro@3.26.0: {}
+
   pkce-challenge@5.0.1: {}
 
   pkg-types@1.3.1: