From 79c2666397c2c01fea5258c83a0ad6f19bd39dcf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sumit Sarabhai <sumitsar@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:51:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add auto acknowledgment workflow for new issues

This workflow automatically acknowledges newly opened GitHub issues if no maintainer has already responded, ensuring timely communication with users.
---
 .github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38e906b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Auto Acknowledge GH Issues
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  acknowledge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # Step 1: Wait 15 minutes
+      - name: Wait 15 minutes
+        run: sleep 10
+
+      # Step 2: Check if a maintainer already responded
+      - name: Check for existing maintainer response
+        id: check
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const maintainers = ['sumitmsft','dlevy-msft-sql']; 
+
+            const comments = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.issue.number
+            });
+
+            const maintainerReplied = comments.data.some(
+              comment => maintainers.includes(comment.user.login)
+            );
+
+            core.setOutput('skip', maintainerReplied.toString());
+            console.log(`Maintainer already replied: ${maintainerReplied}`);
+
+      # Step 3: Post acknowledgement ONLY if no maintainer has responded
+      - name: Post acknowledgement comment
+        if: steps.check.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.SUMIT_PAT_FOR_AUTO_RESPONSE }}
+          script: |
+            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
+              body: `Hi @${context.payload.issue.user.login}, thank you for opening this issue!\n\nOur team will review it shortly. We aim to triage all new issues within 24-48 hours and get back to you.\n\nThank you for your patience!`
+            });

From 73e5bbfb0a48d78748ab3f87a8f72c273e88cecc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sumit Sarabhai <sumitsar@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:10:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 747: Workflow
 does not contain permissions

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
index 38e906b6d..cad03f52b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   acknowledge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: read
     steps:
       # Step 1: Wait 15 minutes
       - name: Wait 15 minutes

From 9cb294628bc12a265cc598b4c0f988548885ac85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sumit Sarabhai <sumitsar@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:10:50 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update .github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
index cad03f52b..f35f22414 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-acknowledge.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types: [opened]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
 jobs:
   acknowledge:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest