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+# Assign Contributor Issue — auto-assign labeled contributor issues
+#
+# When an issue has both a `.contrib/good *` label and an `area:` label,
+# finds the least-busy contributor interested in that area (via Tally form
+# responses), assigns the issue, updates the project board, and notifies
+# the contributor on Slack.
+#
+# Errors and "no candidates" conditions are reported to the Slack activity
+# channel.
+
+name: Assign Contributor Issue
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [labeled]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      issue_number:
+        description: "Issue number to test against"
+        required: true
+        type: number
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: assign-contributor-${{ github.event.issue.number || inputs.issue_number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  assign-contributor:
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      (github.repository == 'zed-industries/zed' &&
+      github.event.issue.state == 'open' &&
+      (startsWith(github.event.label.name, '.contrib/good ') || startsWith(github.event.label.name, 'area:')))
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-2x4-ubuntu-2404
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Generate app token
+        id: app-token
+        uses: actions/create-github-app-token@f8d387b68d61c58ab83c6c016672934102569859 # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.ZED_COMMUNITY_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.ZED_COMMUNITY_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: zed-industries
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5.0.1
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: script/github-assign-contributor-issue.py
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install requests
+
+      - name: Assign contributor
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          TALLY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TALLY_API_KEY }}
+          TALLY_FORM_ID: ${{ vars.TALLY_CONTRIBUTOR_FORM_ID }}
+          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_CONTRIBUTOR_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number || inputs.issue_number }}
+        run: python script/github-assign-contributor-issue.py "$ISSUE_NUMBER"
diff --git a/script/github-assign-contributor-issue.py b/script/github-assign-contributor-issue.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Assign a labeled contributor issue to the least-busy interested contributor.
+
+When an issue has both a `.contrib/good *` label and an `area:` label, this
+script:
+1. Fetches Tally form responses to find contributors interested in the issue's areas
+2. Queries GitHub for each candidate's current open issue assignment count
+3. Assigns the issue to the least-busy candidate (random tiebreak)
+4. Adds the issue to a GitHub project board with "Assign" status
+5. Notifies the assignee via Slack DM and posts to an activity channel
+
+Errors and notable conditions (no candidates found, API failures) are reported
+to the Slack activity channel before the script exits.
+
+Requires:
+    requests (pip install requests)
+
+Usage:
+    python github-assign-contributor-issue.py <issue_number>
+
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import random
+import sys
+
+import requests
+
+GITHUB_API = "https://api.github.com"
+TALLY_API = "https://api.tally.so"
+SLACK_API = "https://slack.com/api"
+
+REPO_OWNER = "zed-industries"
+REPO_NAME = "zed"
+PROJECT_NUMBER = 83
+SLACK_ACTIVITY_CHANNEL_ID = "C0B0JCE8GDC"
+
+
+def eligible_areas(issue):
+    """Returns the list of area names if the issue is eligible for assignment, or None."""
+    labels = [label["name"] for label in issue["labels"]]
+    assignees = [a["login"] for a in issue["assignees"]]
+
+    contrib_labels = [name for name in labels if name.startswith(".contrib/good ")]
+    area_labels = [name for name in labels if name.startswith("area:")]
+
+    if not contrib_labels or not area_labels:
+        print("Issue needs both a .contrib/good * label and an area: label, skipping")
+        return None
+
+    if assignees:
+        print(f"Issue is already assigned to {assignees}, skipping")
+        return None
+
+    areas = [label.removeprefix("area:") for label in area_labels]
+    print(f"Areas: {areas}")
+    return areas
+
+
+# --- Tally ---
+
+
+def fetch_tally_contributors(api_key, form_id):
+    """Fetch all completed submissions from a Tally form.
+
+    Deduplicates by GitHub username, keeping the latest submission.
+    """
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}
+    contributors = {}
+    page = 1
+
+    while True:
+        response = requests.get(
+            f"{TALLY_API}/forms/{form_id}/submissions",
+            headers=headers,
+            params={"page": page, "limit": 500, "filter": "completed"},
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        data = response.json()
+
+        field_titles = {}
+        for question in data.get("questions", []):
+            for field in question.get("fields", []):
+                field_titles[field["uuid"]] = field.get("title", "")
+
+        questions = {q["id"]: q for q in data.get("questions", [])}
+
+        for submission in data.get("submissions", []):
+            record = parse_submission(submission, questions, field_titles)
+            if record:
+                contributors[record["github_username"].lower()] = record
+
+        if not data.get("hasMore", False):
+            break
+        page += 1
+
+    return list(contributors.values())
+
+
+def parse_submission(submission, questions, field_titles):
+    """Parse a single Tally submission into a contributor record.
+
+    Returns a dict with github_username, email (optional), and areas,
+    or None if the submission is incomplete.
+    """
+    github_username = None
+    email = None
+    areas = []
+
+    for response in submission.get("responses", []):
+        try:
+            question_title = questions[response["questionId"]]["title"].lower()
+            answer = response["answer"]
+        except KeyError:
+            continue
+
+        try:
+            if "github" in question_title:
+                github_username = str(answer).strip().lstrip("@")
+            elif "email" in question_title:
+                email = str(answer).strip().lower()
+            elif "area" in question_title:
+                for item in answer if isinstance(answer, list) else [answer]:
+                    area = field_titles.get(item, item).strip()
+                    if area:
+                        areas.append(area)
+        except (TypeError, AttributeError):
+            continue
+
+    if not github_username or not areas:
+        return None
+
+    record = {"github_username": github_username, "areas": areas}
+    if email:
+        record["email"] = email
+    return record
+
+
+def find_candidates(contributors, area_names):
+    """Find contributors interested in any of the given areas (case-insensitive)."""
+    target = {name.lower() for name in area_names}
+    return [c for c in contributors if any(a.lower() in target for a in c["areas"])]
+
+
+def pick_least_busy(github_headers, candidates):
+    """Pick the candidate with the fewest open assignments (random tiebreak)."""
+    usernames = [c["github_username"] for c in candidates]
+    loads = count_open_assignments(github_headers, usernames)
+    for username, count in loads.items():
+        print(f"  {username}: {count} open assignments")
+
+    min_load = min(loads.values())
+    least_busy = [c for c in candidates if loads[c["github_username"]] == min_load]
+    chosen = random.choice(least_busy)
+    print(
+        f"Selected: {chosen['github_username']} (load: {min_load}, {len(least_busy)} tied)"
+    )
+    return chosen
+
+
+# --- GitHub ---
+
+
+def fetch_issue(headers, issue_number):
+    """Fetch issue details from the GitHub API."""
+    response = requests.get(
+        f"{GITHUB_API}/repos/{REPO_OWNER}/{REPO_NAME}/issues/{issue_number}",
+        headers=headers,
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()
+
+
+def count_open_assignments(headers, usernames):
+    """Count open issues assigned to each user in a single GraphQL request."""
+    aliases = [
+        f'u{i}: search(query: "repo:{REPO_OWNER}/{REPO_NAME} is:issue is:open assignee:{name}", type: ISSUE) {{ issueCount }}'
+        for i, name in enumerate(usernames)
+    ]
+    query = "query {\n" + "\n".join(aliases) + "\n}"
+    data = execute_graphql(headers, query, {})
+    return {name: data[f"u{i}"]["issueCount"] for i, name in enumerate(usernames)}
+
+
+def assign_issue(headers, issue_number, username):
+    """Assign a GitHub issue to a user."""
+    response = requests.post(
+        f"{GITHUB_API}/repos/{REPO_OWNER}/{REPO_NAME}/issues/{issue_number}/assignees",
+        headers=headers,
+        json={"assignees": [username]},
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+
+
+def execute_graphql(headers, query, variables):
+    """Execute a GitHub GraphQL query. Raises on HTTP or GraphQL errors."""
+    response = requests.post(
+        f"{GITHUB_API}/graphql",
+        headers=headers,
+        json={"query": query, "variables": variables},
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    result = response.json()
+    if "errors" in result:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"GraphQL error: {result['errors']}")
+    return result["data"]
+
+
+def fetch_project(headers, project_number):
+    """Fetch a GitHub project board's metadata including fields and status options."""
+    data = execute_graphql(
+        headers,
+        """
+        query($owner: String!, $number: Int!) {
+          organization(login: $owner) {
+            projectV2(number: $number) {
+              id
+              fields(first: 50) {
+                nodes {
+                  ... on ProjectV2SingleSelectField {
+                    id
+                    name
+                    options { id name }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        """,
+        {"owner": REPO_OWNER, "number": project_number},
+    )
+    return data["organization"]["projectV2"]
+
+
+def add_issue_to_project(headers, project_id, issue_node_id):
+    """Add an issue to a GitHub project board. Returns the project item ID."""
+    data = execute_graphql(
+        headers,
+        """
+        mutation($projectId: ID!, $contentId: ID!) {
+          addProjectV2ItemById(input: {projectId: $projectId, contentId: $contentId}) {
+            item { id }
+          }
+        }
+        """,
+        {"projectId": project_id, "contentId": issue_node_id},
+    )
+    item_id = data["addProjectV2ItemById"]["item"]["id"]
+    print(f"Added issue to project (item: {item_id})")
+    return item_id
+
+
+def set_project_item_status(headers, project, item_id, status_name):
+    """Set the Status field on a project item. Hard-fails if the status option is missing."""
+    status_field_id = None
+    option_id = None
+    for field in project["fields"]["nodes"]:
+        if field.get("name") == "Status":
+            status_field_id = field["id"]
+            for option in field.get("options", []):
+                if option["name"] == status_name:
+                    option_id = option["id"]
+                    break
+            break
+
+    if not status_field_id or not option_id:
+        available = [f.get("name") for f in project["fields"]["nodes"] if f.get("name")]
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Could not find Status field with '{status_name}' option. "
+            f"Fields found: {available}"
+        )
+
+    execute_graphql(
+        headers,
+        """
+        mutation($projectId: ID!, $itemId: ID!, $fieldId: ID!, $optionId: String!) {
+          updateProjectV2ItemFieldValue(input: {
+            projectId: $projectId
+            itemId: $itemId
+            fieldId: $fieldId
+            value: { singleSelectOptionId: $optionId }
+          }) {
+            projectV2Item { id }
+          }
+        }
+        """,
+        {
+            "projectId": project["id"],
+            "itemId": item_id,
+            "fieldId": status_field_id,
+            "optionId": option_id,
+        },
+    )
+    print(f"Set project status to '{status_name}'")
+
+
+# --- Slack ---
+
+
+def slack_post_message(headers, recipient, text):
+    """Post a message to a Slack channel or user DM."""
+    response = requests.post(
+        f"{SLACK_API}/chat.postMessage",
+        headers=headers,
+        json={"channel": recipient, "text": text},
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    data = response.json()
+    if not data["ok"]:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Slack API error: {data['error']}")
+
+
+def find_slack_user_id(headers, email):
+    """Look up a Slack user ID by email. Returns None if not found."""
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(
+            f"{SLACK_API}/users.lookupByEmail",
+            headers=headers,
+            params={"email": email},
+        )
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response.json()["user"]["id"]
+    except (requests.RequestException, KeyError):
+        return None
+
+
+def post_to_activity(slack_headers, message):
+    """Best-effort post to the Slack activity channel."""
+    try:
+        slack_post_message(slack_headers, SLACK_ACTIVITY_CHANNEL_ID, message)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        print(f"Failed to post to Slack activity channel: {exc}")
+
+
+def notify_assignment(slack_headers, chosen, issue):
+    """DM the chosen contributor and post to the activity channel."""
+    issue_number = issue["number"]
+    issue_title = issue["title"]
+    issue_url = issue["html_url"]
+    chosen_username = chosen["github_username"]
+
+    slack_user_id = find_slack_user_id(slack_headers, chosen.get("email"))
+
+    if slack_user_id:
+        slack_post_message(
+            slack_headers,
+            slack_user_id,
+            f"\U0001f44b You've been assigned to <{issue_url}|#{issue_number}: {issue_title}>! "
+            f"This issue matches your areas of interest. "
+            f"Let us know if you have any questions.",
+        )
+
+    activity_message = (
+        f"\U0001f4cb <{issue_url}|#{issue_number}: {issue_title}> "
+        f"assigned to *{chosen_username}*"
+    )
+    if slack_user_id:
+        activity_message += f" (<@{slack_user_id}>)"
+    post_to_activity(slack_headers, activity_message)
+
+
+# --- Main ---
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    issue_number = sys.argv[1]
+
+    github_token = os.environ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]
+    tally_api_key = os.environ["TALLY_API_KEY"]
+    tally_form_id = os.environ["TALLY_FORM_ID"]
+    slack_bot_token = os.environ["SLACK_CONTRIBUTOR_ROUTING_BOT_TOKEN"]
+
+    github_headers = {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {github_token}",
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+        "X-GitHub-Api-Version": "2022-11-28",
+    }
+    slack_headers = {
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {slack_bot_token}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    }
+
+    issue = fetch_issue(github_headers, issue_number)
+    if not (areas := eligible_areas(issue)):
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    try:
+        contributors = fetch_tally_contributors(tally_api_key, tally_form_id)
+        print(f"Found {len(contributors)} contributors in Tally")
+
+        candidates = find_candidates(contributors, areas)
+        if not candidates:
+            post_to_activity(
+                slack_headers,
+                f"\u26a0\ufe0f No contributors found for {', '.join(areas)} \u2014 "
+                f"<{issue['html_url']}|#{issue_number}: {issue['title']}>",
+            )
+            print(f"No contributors interested in areas: {areas}")
+            sys.exit(0)
+
+        chosen = pick_least_busy(github_headers, candidates)
+
+        assign_issue(github_headers, issue_number, chosen["github_username"])
+        print(f"Assigned #{issue_number} to {chosen['github_username']}")
+
+        project = fetch_project(github_headers, PROJECT_NUMBER)
+        item_id = add_issue_to_project(github_headers, project["id"], issue["node_id"])
+        set_project_item_status(github_headers, project, item_id, "Assigned")
+
+        notify_assignment(slack_headers, chosen, issue)
+
+    except Exception as exc:
+        post_to_activity(
+            slack_headers,
+            f"\u274c Failed to assign contributor for "
+            f"<{issue['html_url']}|#{issue_number}: {issue['title']}>: {exc}",
+        )
+        raise