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@@ -469,6 +469,18 @@ Usage:
 
 The `repos.txt` file should contain one repository name per line. The script will automatically look up repository IDs.
 
+### create-team-and-link-idp-group.sh
+
+Creates an organization team and links it to an Identity Provider (IdP) external group. Requires SAML SSO / team synchronization to be enabled and IdP groups provisioned to the organization.
+
+```shell
+./create-team-and-link-idp-group.sh [--secret] [--hostname <host>] <org> <team-name> <idp-group-name>
+```
+
+Prerequisites:
+- Token must have the `admin:org` scope (`gh auth refresh -h github.com -s admin:org`)
+- Enterprise has to be EMU or Data Residency (untested with non-EMU/DR; should work with SAML SSO similarly)
+
 ### create-teams-from-list.sh
 
 Loops through a list of teams and creates them.
diff --git a/gh-cli/create-team-and-link-idp-group.sh b/gh-cli/create-team-and-link-idp-group.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Creates an organization team in GitHub and links it to an Identity Provider
+# (IdP) external group. The script lists external groups available in the
+# organization, finds the target group by display name, creates a team, and
+# then links the team to the external group.
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   1. gh cli must be installed and authenticated (gh auth login)
+#   2. Token must have the `admin:org` scope
+#      - Run: gh auth refresh -h github.com -s admin:org
+#   3. Enterprise has to be EMU or Data Residency
+#      - Untested with non-EMU/DR enterprises; should work with SAML SSO / team synchronization similarly though
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./create-team-and-link-idp-group.sh [--secret] [--hostname <host>] <org> <team-name> <idp-group-name>
+#
+# Notes:
+#   - The script paginates through external groups to find the target group
+#   - If the IdP group is not found, the script exits with an error
+#   - The team is created with 'closed' (visible to org members) privacy by default
+#   - Pass --secret to create a 'secret' (only visible to team members) team
+#   - For GHES / GHE Data Residency, set GH_HOST or pass --hostname before running
+
+usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [--secret] [--hostname <host>] <org> <team-name> <idp-group-name>"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Example: $0 my-org my-team \"Engineering Team\""
+  echo "         $0 --secret --hostname github.example.com my-org my-team \"Engineering Team\""
+}
+
+org=""
+team_name=""
+idp_group_name=""
+privacy="closed"
+
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --secret)
+      privacy="secret"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --hostname)
+      if [ -z "${2:-}" ]; then
+        echo "Error: --hostname requires a hostname value" >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      GH_HOST="$2"
+      export GH_HOST
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --*)
+      echo "Error: unknown option: $1" >&2
+      usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      if [ -z "$org" ]; then
+        org="$1"
+      elif [ -z "$team_name" ]; then
+        team_name="$1"
+      elif [ -z "$idp_group_name" ]; then
+        idp_group_name="$1"
+      else
+        echo "Error: too many positional arguments: $1" >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      shift
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$org" ] || [ -z "$team_name" ] || [ -z "$idp_group_name" ]; then
+  echo "Error: missing required arguments" >&2
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Find the external IdP group by display name ---
+echo "Searching for external group '$idp_group_name' in organization '$org'..."
+
+group_id=$(gh api \
+  --method GET \
+  --paginate \
+  "/orgs/$org/external-groups" \
+  | jq -r --arg name "$idp_group_name" '[.groups[] | select(.group_name | ascii_downcase == ($name | ascii_downcase)) | .group_id] | first // empty')
+
+if [ -n "$group_id" ]; then
+  echo "Found external group '$idp_group_name' with group_id: $group_id"
+else
+  echo "Error: external group '$idp_group_name' not found in organization '$org'."
+  echo "Available groups:"
+  gh api \
+    --method GET \
+    --paginate \
+    "/orgs/$org/external-groups" \
+    --jq '.groups[] | "  - \(.group_name) (id: \(.group_id))"'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Create the team ---
+echo ""
+echo "Creating team '$team_name' in organization '$org'..."
+
+create_response=$(gh api \
+  --method POST \
+  "/orgs/$org/teams" \
+  -f name="$team_name" \
+  -f privacy="$privacy")
+
+team_slug=$(echo "$create_response" | jq -r '.slug')
+
+if [ -z "$team_slug" ] || [ "$team_slug" = "null" ]; then
+  echo "Error: failed to create team '$team_name'."
+  echo "$create_response" | jq .
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Team '$team_name' created successfully (slug: $team_slug)."
+
+# --- Remove the creating user from the team ---
+# When a user creates a team, they are automatically added as a member.
+# The team must have no explicit members before it can be linked to an
+# external IdP group.
+echo ""
+echo "Removing creating user from team to allow external group linking..."
+
+current_user=$(gh auth status --json hosts --jq '[.hosts[][]] | map(select(.active)) | .[0].login' 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -z "$current_user" ]; then
+  current_user=$(gh api /user --jq '.login')
+fi
+delete_output=$(gh api \
+  --method DELETE \
+  "/orgs/$org/teams/$team_slug/memberships/$current_user" 2>&1)
+delete_status=$?
+if [ "$delete_status" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Removed '$current_user' from team '$team_slug'."
+elif echo "$delete_output" | grep -q "404"; then
+  echo "User '$current_user' was not a member of team '$team_slug' (this is OK)."
+else
+  echo "Error: failed to remove '$current_user' from team '$team_slug'." >&2
+  echo "$delete_output" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Link the team to the external IdP group ---
+echo ""
+echo "Linking team '$team_slug' to external group '$idp_group_name' (group_id: $group_id)..."
+
+link_response=$(gh api \
+  --method PATCH \
+  "/orgs/$org/teams/$team_slug/external-groups" \
+  -F group_id="$group_id")
+
+linked_group=$(echo "$link_response" | jq -r '.group_name // empty')
+
+if [ -n "$linked_group" ]; then
+  echo "Team '$team_slug' successfully linked to external group '$linked_group'!"
+  echo "$link_response" | jq .
+else
+  echo "Error: failed to link team to external group."
+  echo "$link_response" | jq .
+  exit 1
+fi