auto-author-assign

GitHub Actions: Assign pull request author automatically.

Why this action?

In most cases, pull request author should be assigned an assignee of the pull request.

This action automatically assigns PR author as an assignee.

Usage

# .github/workflows/auto-author-assign.yml
name: Auto Author Assign

on:
  pull_request_target:
    types: [ opened, reopened ]

permissions:
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  assign-author:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: toshimaru/[email protected]

Use your own token

You can specify your own token.

jobs:
  assign-author:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: toshimaru/auto-author-assign
        with:
          repo-token: ${{ secrets.YOUR_TOKEN }}

If not specified, GITHUB_TOKEN will be used by default.

Enable auto-author-assign for the issues

An issue author can be automatically assigned as an issue assignee.

• Add issues to the trigger
• Add issues: write to the permissions

on:
  issues:
    types: [ opened, reopened ]
  pull_request_target:
    types: [ opened, reopened ]

permissions:
  issues: write
  pull-requests: write

jobs:
  ...

Skip assigning author

auto-author-assign action skips assigning the author when:

• Someone is already assigned as an assignee
• The author is a bot