Manage Access: show current role when searching to add a user/team that already has access #204679
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Summary
When adding people or teams to a repository via Settings → Manage access → Add people / Add teams, searching for someone who already has access shows the note "Already has access to this repository" — but does not show what role/permission they currently hold. To find that, I have to close the search panel and cross-check the "Type" column in the main Direct/Organization access list.
Steps to reproduce
1. Go to a repo's Settings → Manage access.
2. Add a user or team (e.g. "User1") and set their role to Admin. Save.
3. Go back to Manage access → Add people (or Add teams) and search for "User1" again.
4. The result appears grayed out with "Already has access to this repository," but their current role is not shown.
Expected behavior
The existing-access note should include the current role, e.g.:
"Already has access to this repository · Admin"
This would let admins quickly see and decide whether to adjust an existing member's/team's role without leaving the panel.
Actual behavior
Only "Already has access to this repository" is shown, with no role/permission info.
Why this matters
For repos with many collaborators/teams, this small addition would save an extra lookup step every time someone checks or updates access levels — especially useful for admins doing periodic access reviews.
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