From c8f15ae1989cfb7d83cc580409a972e9fdd44a7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark McDowall <mark@mcdowall.ca>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:06:59 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Close issues that don't follow issue templates

---
 .github/workflows/close_invalid_issues.yml | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/close_invalid_issues.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/close_invalid_issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close_invalid_issues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..601a61c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/close_invalid_issues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Close issues without labels
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+
+jobs:
+  close-issue:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github
+      - name: Close issue if no labels found
+        if: join(github.event.issue.labels) == ''
+        run: |
+          gh issue comment ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --body ":wave: @${{ github.event.issue.user.login }}, this issue was closed automatically because it was created without following an issue template. Please update the issue following the correct template for this issue. Once updated please reply to this issue so we can review and re-open. In the future, use the [issue templates](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/issues/new/choose) instead of creating your own."
+          gh issue close ${{ github.event.issue.number }} --reason "not planned"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}