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+name: Label community PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+
+jobs:
+  check_author:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check PR Author Membership
+        id: check_membership
+        uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
+        with:
+          route: GET /orgs/Kong/memberships/${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+
+      - name: Add Label if Author is not a member
+        if: steps.check_membership.outputs.data.state != 'active'
+        run: |
+          echo "Author is not a member. Adding label..."
+          TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }
+          PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          LABEL="author/community"
+          API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/labels"
+
+          curl -X POST -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" -d '["'"$LABEL"'"]' $API_URL