diff --git a/Test/private/mocks/invoke-createDraftItem.json b/Test/private/mocks/invoke-createDraftItem.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..009a9f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/private/mocks/invoke-createDraftItem.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "data": {
+    "addProjectV2DraftIssue": {
+      "projectItem": {
+        "id": "PVTI_lADOAlIw4c4BCe3VzggDT7s",
+        "type": "DRAFT_ISSUE",
+        "fullDatabaseId": "134434747",
+        "project": {
+          "id": "PVT_kwDOAlIw4c4BCe3V",
+          "url": "https://github.com/orgs/octodemo/projects/700"
+        },
+        "content": {
+          "__typename": "DraftIssue",
+          "id": "DI_lADOAlIw4c4BCe3VzgJ29YM",
+          "body": "Body of draftissue",
+          "title": "DraftIssue created for test ",
+          "updatedAt": "2025-10-19T10:50:07Z",
+          "createdAt": "2025-10-19T10:50:07Z"
+        },
+        "fieldValues": {
+          "nodes": [
+            {
+              "__typename": "ProjectV2ItemFieldTextValue",
+              "text": "DraftIssue created for test ",
+              "field": {
+                "__typename": "ProjectV2Field",
+                "id": "PVTF_lADOAlIw4c4BCe3Vzg0rg-M",
+                "name": "Title",
+                "dataType": "TITLE"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Test/public/items/project_item_draftissue.test.ps1 b/Test/public/items/project_item_draftissue.test.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f329074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Test/public/items/project_item_draftissue.test.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+function Test_NewProjectDraftIssue {
+
+    Reset-InvokeCommandMock
+    Mock_DatabaseRoot
+
+    $p = Get-Mock_Project_700 ; $owner = $p.owner ; $projectNumber = $p.number
+    MockCall_GetProject -MockProject $p
+
+    $title = "DraftIssue created for test "
+    $body = "Body of draftissue"
+
+    MockCallJson -Command "Invoke-CreateDraftItem -ProjectId $($p.id) -Title ""$title"" -Body ""$body""" -FileName "invoke-createDraftItem.json"
+
+    # Act
+    $draftIssueId = New-ProjectDraftIssue -Owner $owner -ProjectNumber $projectNumber -Title $title -Body $body
+
+
+    $item = Get-ProjectItem -ItemId $draftIssueId
+
+    # Assert
+    Assert-AreEqual -Expected $draftIssueId -Presented $item.id
+    Assert-AreEqual -Expected $title -Presented $item.Title
+    Assert-AreEqual -Expected $body -Presented $item.Body
+
+}
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diff --git a/public/driver/driver_gh.ps1 b/public/driver/driver_gh.ps1
index 94c9cbd..725724f 100644
--- a/public/driver/driver_gh.ps1
+++ b/public/driver/driver_gh.ps1
@@ -499,16 +499,56 @@ function Get-GraphQLString{
 
     Write-MyDebug -section "driver_gh" -message "Getting GraphQL string from file: $FileName"
 
+    $path = getmockfilepath -FileName $FileName
+
+    $content = get-content -path $path | Out-String
+
+    $content = Expand-GraphQLString -GraphQLString $content
+
+    return $content
+}
+
+function getmockfilepath{
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0)] [string]$FileName
+    )
+
     $local = $PSScriptRoot
     $public = $local | Split-Path -Parent
 
     $path = $public | Join-Path -ChildPath "graphql" -AdditionalChildPath $FileName
 
+    # Verify that the file exists
     if(! (Test-Path -Path $path)){
         throw "GraphQL file not found at path: $path"
     }
 
-    $content = get-content -path $path | Out-String
+    return $path
+}
 
-    return $content
-} 
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+function Expand-GraphQLString{
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory, Position = 0)] [string]$GraphQLString
+    )
+
+    $tags = [regex]::Matches($GraphQLString,'\{\{(\w+)\}\}') | ForEach-Object { $_.Groups[1].Value }
+
+    # If no tags found, return the original string
+    if($tags.Count -eq 0){
+        return $GraphQLString
+    }
+
+    $content = $GraphQLString
+
+    foreach($tag in $tags){
+        $path = getmockfilepath -FileName "_$tag.tag"
+        $tagContent = Get-Content -Path $path | Out-String
+
+        $content = $content -replace "\{\{$tag\}\}", $tagContent
+    }
+
+    # loop back to expand nested tags
+    $ret = Expand-GraphQLString -GraphQLString $content
+
+    return $ret
+}
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diff --git a/public/driver/issue/Invoke-CreateDraftItem.ps1 b/public/driver/issue/Invoke-CreateDraftItem.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6cdaca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/driver/issue/Invoke-CreateDraftItem.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+function Invoke-CreateDraftItem{
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$ProjectId,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$Title,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)] [string]$Body
+    )
+
+    # Use the environmentraviable
+    $token = Get-GithubToken
+    if(-not $token){
+        throw "GH Cli Auth Token not available. Run 'gh auth login' in your terminal."
+    }
+
+    # Define the GraphQL query with variables
+    $mutation = Get-GraphQLString "createDraftItem.mutant"
+
+    # Define the headers for the request
+    $headers = @{
+        "Authorization" = "Bearer $token"
+        "Content-Type" = "application/json"
+    }
+
+    # Define the variables for the request
+    $variables = @{
+        input = @{
+            projectId = $ProjectId
+            title = $Title
+            body = $Body
+        }
+    }
+
+    # Define the body for the request
+    $body = @{
+        query= $mutation
+        variables = $variables
+    } | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10
+
+    # Send the request
+    $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'https://api.github.com/graphql' -Method Post -Body $body -Headers $headers
+
+    # Check if here are errors
+    if($response.errors){
+        $response.errors | ForEach-Object {
+            getErrrorString -Errors $response.errors | Write-MyError
+        }
+        return $null
+    }
+
+    # Return the field names
+    return $response
+
+} Export-ModuleMember -Function Invoke-CreateDraftItem
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diff --git a/public/graphql/_projectv2item.tag b/public/graphql/_projectv2item.tag
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..822f003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/graphql/_projectv2item.tag
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+ {
+    id, type, fullDatabaseId,
+    project{ id, url},
+    content{__typename,
+        ... on DraftIssue {id,body,title,updatedAt,createdAt},
+        ... on PullRequest{id,body,title,updatedAt,createdAt,number,url,state,repository{name,owner{login}}
+            comments(last: $lastComments){
+            totalCount,
+            nodes{createdAt,updatedAt,url,body,fullDatabaseId,author{login}}
+            }
+        },
+        ... on       Issue{id,body,title,updatedAt,createdAt,number,url,state,repository{name,owner{login}}
+            comments(last: $lastComments){
+            totalCount,
+            nodes{createdAt,updatedAt,url,body,fullDatabaseId,author{login}}
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    fieldValues(first: 100){
+        nodes{__typename,
+        ... on ProjectV2ItemFieldDateValue{date,field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldIterationValue{title,startDate,duration,field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldLabelValue{labels(first: 10){nodes{name
+                }
+            },field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldNumberValue{number,field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldSingleSelectValue{name,field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldTextValue{text,field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldMilestoneValue{milestone{title,description,dueOn
+            },field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldPullRequestValue{pullRequests(first: 10){nodes{url
+                }
+            },field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldRepositoryValue{repository{url
+            },field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldUserValue{users(first: 10){nodes{login
+                }
+            },field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },... on ProjectV2ItemFieldReviewerValue{reviewers(first: 10){nodes{__typename,... on Team{name
+                    },... on User{login
+                    }
+                }
+            },field{__typename,... on ProjectV2Field{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2IterationField{id,name,dataType
+                },... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField{id,name,dataType,options{id,name
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/public/graphql/createDraftItem.mutant b/public/graphql/createDraftItem.mutant
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd650e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/graphql/createDraftItem.mutant
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mutation CreateDraftItem($input:AddProjectV2DraftIssueInput! $lastComments: Int=5 ){
+    addProjectV2DraftIssue(input:$input){
+        projectItem {{projectv2item}}
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/public/items/project_item_draftissue.ps1 b/public/items/project_item_draftissue.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1609499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/items/project_item_draftissue.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+Set-MyInvokeCommandAlias -Alias createDraftItem -Command 'Invoke-CreateDraftItem -ProjectId {projectid} -Title "{title}" -Body "{body}"'
+
+
+function New-ProjectDraftIssue {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param (
+        [Parameter()][string]$Owner,
+        [Parameter()][string] $ProjectNumber,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory,Position=0)][string]$Title,
+        [Parameter(Position=1)][string]$Body,
+        [Parameter()][switch]$NoCache,
+        [Parameter()][switch]$OpenOnCreation
+    )
+
+    ($Owner, $ProjectNumber) = Get-OwnerAndProjectNumber -Owner $Owner -ProjectNumber $ProjectNumber
+
+    $db = Get-Project -Owner $Owner -ProjectNumber $ProjectNumber
+
+    $params = @{
+        title       = $Title | ConvertTo-InvokeParameterString
+        body        = $Body | ConvertTo-InvokeParameterString
+        projectid   = $db.ProjectId
+    }
+
+    $params | ConvertTo-Json | Write-Verbose
+
+    $response = Invoke-MyCommand -Command "createDraftItem" -Parameters $params
+
+    $item = $response.data.addProjectV2DraftIssue.projectItem
+
+    if ($item) {
+        $ret = $item.id
+
+        if (! $NoCache) {
+            "Adding item [$ret] to cache" | Write-Verbose
+
+            $item = $item | Convert-NodeItemToHash
+
+            Set-Item $db $item
+
+            Save-ProjectDatabaseSafe -Database $db
+
+        }
+
+        return $ret
+
+    }
+    else {
+        "Item not added to project" | Write-MyError
+        return $null
+    }
+
+} Export-ModuleMember -Function New-ProjectDraftIssue