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-# Adds the `needs-refinement` label to newly opened issues.
-# name: New issues need refinement
-# on:
-#   issues:
-#     types:
-#       - opened
-# jobs:
-#   label_issues:
-#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-#     permissions:
-#       issues: write
-#     steps:
-#       - run: gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --add-label "$LABELS"
-#         env:
-#           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-#           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-#           NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
-#           # Separate multiple labels with commas if other labels are ever
-#           # needed e.g., `needs-refinement,foo`.
-#           LABELS: needs-refinement