auto-assign-pr-creator.yml

name: Auto Assign PR Creator

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, reopened]

permissions:
  issues: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  assign-pr-creator:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Assign PR creator as assignee
        uses: actions/github-script@v5
        with:
          script: |
            const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
            const creator = context.actor;
            github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              issue_number: prNumber,
              assignees: [creator]
            });

# prNumber: The number of the pull request
# creator: The username of the user who created the pull request
# github.rest.issues.addAssignees: The GitHub REST API endpoint to add assignees to an issue