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+# **what?**
+# Open an issue in docs.getdbt.com when a PR is labeled `user docs`
+
+# **why?**
+# To reduce barriers for keeping docs up to date
+
+# **when?**
+# When a PR is labeled `user docs` and is merged
+
+
+name: Open issues in docs.getdbt.com repo when a PR is labeled
+run-name: "Open an issue in docs.getdbt.com for PR #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled, closed]
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+permissions:
+    issues: write # opens new issues
+    pull-requests: write # comments on PRs
+
+
+jobs:
+  open_issues:
+    if: contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'user docs') && github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    uses: dbt-labs/actions/.github/workflows/open-issue-in-repo.yml@main
+    with:
+        issue_repository: "dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com"
+        issue_title: "Docs Changes Needed from ${{ github.event.repository.name }} PR #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+        issue_labels: "content,improvement,dbt Core"
+        issue_body: "At a minimum, update body to include a link to the page on docs.getdbt.com requiring updates and what part(s) of the page you would like to see updated."
+    secrets: inherit