diff --git a/automations/catalog/github-repo-monitor.json b/automations/catalog/github-repo-monitor.json
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+{
+  "id": "github-repo-monitor",
+  "name": "GitHub repository monitor",
+  "category": "Developer tools",
+  "description": "Watch a repository for @OpenHands mentions in issues and PR comments, start a conversation, and post the agent's reply back to GitHub.",
+  "requiredMcpIds": ["github"],
+  "popularityRank": 98,
+  "estimatedSetupMinutes": 5,
+  "prompt": "Set up a GitHub repository monitor automation that polls a repository for comments containing a trigger phrase (default: @OpenHands) and starts an OpenHands conversation in response, then posts the agent's reply back to GitHub. Walk me through the setup.",
+  "exampleImplementation": "Trigger: cron, every minute (configurable)\nRequired secret: GITHUB_TOKEN\n\n1. Poll GitHub for new issue and PR comments since the last run.\n2. Match comments containing the trigger phrase (case-insensitive, default: @OpenHands).\n3. Post an acknowledgment comment with a link to the new OpenHands conversation.\n4. Forward follow-up replies in the same thread to the running conversation.\n5. Post the agent's final response back to GitHub when the conversation completes."
+}
diff --git a/automations/catalog/slack-channel-monitor.json b/automations/catalog/slack-channel-monitor.json
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+++ b/automations/catalog/slack-channel-monitor.json
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+{
+  "id": "slack-channel-monitor",
+  "name": "Slack channel monitor",
+  "category": "Team communication",
+  "description": "Watch Slack channels for @openhands mentions, open a conversation with the message context, and reply in the thread when the agent finishes.",
+  "requiredMcpIds": ["slack"],
+  "popularityRank": 92,
+  "estimatedSetupMinutes": 7,
+  "prompt": "Set up a Slack channel monitor automation that polls Slack channels for messages containing a trigger phrase (default: @openhands) and starts an OpenHands conversation in response, then posts the agent's reply back to the Slack thread. Walk me through the setup — ask me which channels to monitor and what trigger phrase to use.",
+  "exampleImplementation": "Trigger: cron, every minute\nRequired secret: SLACK_BOT_TOKEN or SLACK_USER_TOKEN\n\n1. Poll up to 10 configured Slack channels for new messages since the last run.\n2. Match messages containing the trigger phrase (default: @openhands).\n3. React with 👀 and start an OpenHands conversation with the message and recent channel context.\n4. Post a thread reply with a link to the conversation.\n5. Forward subsequent thread replies to the running conversation and post the agent's response when done."
+}
diff --git a/automations/index.js b/automations/index.js
index aa7a413b..4c9ab120 100644
--- a/automations/index.js
+++ b/automations/index.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import github_pr_reviewer from "./catalog/github-pr-reviewer.json" with { type: "json" };
+import github_repo_monitor from "./catalog/github-repo-monitor.json" with { type: "json" };
 import slack_standup_digest from "./catalog/slack-standup-digest.json" with { type: "json" };
+import slack_channel_monitor from "./catalog/slack-channel-monitor.json" with { type: "json" };
 import linear_triage_assistant from "./catalog/linear-triage-assistant.json" with { type: "json" };
 import research_brief_writer from "./catalog/research-brief-writer.json" with { type: "json" };
 import incident_retrospective_drafter from "./catalog/incident-retrospective-drafter.json" with { type: "json" };
 
 export const AUTOMATION_CATALOG = [
   github_pr_reviewer,
+  github_repo_monitor,
   slack_standup_digest,
+  slack_channel_monitor,
   linear_triage_assistant,
   research_brief_writer,
   incident_retrospective_drafter,