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 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 GitHub repository with issues enabled n8n instance with GitHub OAuth credentials 5 minutes configuration time

🚀 How Contributors Use It Find an unassigned issue Comment assign me Get automatically assigned 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!