diff --git a/source/contrib/automated_contributors.py b/source/contrib/automated_contributors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a21e30c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/contrib/automated_contributors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import os
+from github import Github
+from github import Auth
+
+# get access token from environment variable in github actions
+access_token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+
+if not access_token:
+    raise ValueError("GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable not set")
+
+auth = Auth.Token(access_token)
+g = Github(auth=auth)
+
+repositories = [
+    "openchemistry/avogadrolibs",
+    "openchemistry/avogadroapp",
+    "openchemistry/fragments",
+    "openchemistry/molecules",
+    "openchemistry/crystals",
+    "openchemistry/avogenerators",
+    "openchemistry/avogadro-commands",
+    "openchemistry/avogadro-cclib",
+]
+
+unique_contributors = set()
+contributors_list = []
+
+
+for repo_name in repositories:
+    repo = g.get_repo(repo_name)
+    contributors = repo.get_contributors()
+
+    for contributor in contributors:
+        username = contributor.login
+
+        if username not in unique_contributors:
+            user = g.get_user(username)
+
+            # check if the user has a full name and if so, use it else use username
+            if user is not None and user.name is not None:
+                contributors_list.append((user.name, username))
+            else:
+                contributors_list.append((username, username))
+            unique_contributors.add(username)
+
+contributors_list.sort()
+
+with open("contributors.md", "w") as contributors_file:
+    for real_name, username in contributors_list:
+        contributors_file.write(f"- [{real_name}](https://github.com/{username})\n")
+
+print("Contributors have been updated in contributors.md")
diff --git a/source/contrib/contributors.md b/source/contrib/contributors.md
index 81957d6e..94134183 100644
--- a/source/contrib/contributors.md
+++ b/source/contrib/contributors.md
@@ -138,3 +138,4 @@
 - yavgech
 - yuri@FreeBSD
 - Ondřej Čertík
+- Kailin Xing
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/requirements.txt b/source/requirements.txt
index cf44fbec..1344f439 100644
--- a/source/requirements.txt
+++ b/source/requirements.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ pydata-sphinx-theme
 sphinx-design
 sphinx-copybutton
 linkify-it-py
+PyGithub
\ No newline at end of file