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+name: Assign issue to contributor
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  issue_comment:
+    types:  [created, edited]
+    
+jobs:
+  assign:
+    name: Take an issue
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: take the issue
+      uses: bdougie/take-action@main
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      with:
+        message: Thanks for taking this issue! Let us know if you have any questions!
+        trigger: .take
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