auto-assign-issues.yml

name: Auto-assign issue
on:
  workflow_dispatch: {}
  issues:
    types: [opened, edited]
  issue_comment:
    types: [created, edited]
jobs:
  auto_assign:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Check for "assign me"
        uses: actions/github-script@v4
        with:
          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          script: |
            const issue = context.payload.issue || context.payload.pull_request;
            const comment = context.payload.comment;
            const phrase = "assign me";
            if ((issue && issue.body.includes(phrase)) || (comment && comment.body.includes(phrase))) {
              const assignee = comment.user.login;
              const issue_number = issue.number;
              const owner = context.repo.owner;
              const repo = context.repo.repo;
              const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN });
              await octokit.issues.addAssignees({
                owner,
                repo,
                issue_number,
                assignees: [assignee],
              });
            }