Automate GitHub Issue Assignments via Comment Commands

# GitHub Auto-Assign Bot **Streamline your open source project** with intelligent issue assignment automation. ## What It Does Automatically assigns GitHub issues to contributors who comment "assign me" - eliminating manual triage work and creating a fair, first-come-first-served system. ## Key Features - **Smart Detection**: Monitors both new issues and comments for assignment requests - **Conflict Prevention**: Checks existing assignments before making new ones - **Auto-Labeling**: Adds assigned labels for better tracking - **Self-Service Assignment**: Contributors claim issues with a simple "assign me" command - **Polite Responses**: Automatically notifies when issues are already assigned ## Perfect For - Open source maintainers - Development teams managing GitHub repos - Projects with active contributor communities - Anyone reducing manual issue management ## Setup Requirements 1. GitHub repository with issues enabled 2. n8n instance with GitHub OAuth credentials 3. 5 minutes configuration time ## How Contributors Use It 1. Find an unassigned issue 2. Comment `assign me` 3. Get automatically assigned 4. Start coding immediately - no maintainer approval needed! ## Benefits - **Reduces maintainer workload** - No manual assignments - **Faster contributor onboarding** - Instant self-service - **Prevents conflicts** - Built-in assignment checking - **Scales automatically** - Works across unlimited issues - **Improves contributor experience** - Simple, clear process ## Workflow Triggers - New GitHub issues containing "assign me" - New comments with "assign me" on existing issues - Automatic label management - Conflict resolution responses --- > **Transform your GitHub workflow** - Perfect for growing open source projects and development teams!

Platform

n8n

Category

Development & IT

Price

Free

Creator

Roshan Ramani

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