diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-comment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43bdc51fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-comment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Issue comment
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  issue-comment:
+    if: github.event.issue.pull_request == null
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const body = context.payload.comment.body || '';
+            const assignmentRequest = /\b(please|can|could|would)\b.{0,40}\bassign\b|\bassign (me|this|it)\b|\bbe assigned\b/i;
+            if (!assignmentRequest.test(body)) return;
+
+            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
+              body: 'Thanks for your interest! It looks like you asked to be assigned to this issue. '
+                + 'We do not assign issues. Anyone is free to open a pull request at any time. '
+                + 'Please have a look at our [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.',
+            });
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f30af0f4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-opened.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Issue opened
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  issue-opened:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const body = context.payload.issue.body || '';
+            const isBugReport = body.includes('### Steps to reproduce') || body.includes('### App version');
+            const isFeatureRequest = body.includes('### Feature or improvement you want');
+            const existingLabels = context.payload.issue.labels.map(l => l.name);
+
+            const addMissing = async (labels) => {
+              const missing = labels.filter(l => !existingLabels.includes(l));
+              if (missing.length > 0) {
+                await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo: context.repo.repo,
+                  issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
+                  labels: missing,
+                });
+              }
+            };
+
+            if (isBugReport) {
+              await addMissing(['Type: Possible bug']);
+            } else if (isFeatureRequest) {
+              await addMissing(['Needs: Triage', 'Type: Feature request']);
+            } else {
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
+                body: 'Please use one of the issue templates when opening an issue. '
+                  + 'You can find them at https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/issues/new/choose\n\n'
+                  + 'This issue has been closed automatically.',
+              });
+              await github.rest.issues.update({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.payload.issue.number,
+                state: 'closed',
+                state_reason: 'not_planned',
+              });
+            }
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index bb149a53c..fefa4bdf2 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -103,4 +103,6 @@ Never create commits directly on the `develop` or `master` branch. Always checko
 
 # Issue Conventions
 When creating an issue, always follow one of the issue templates in `.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/`.
-Apply the corresponding labels and always mention in the technical info box that the issue was AI generated.
+Apply the corresponding labels that are marked in the issue template yaml file.
+Always mention in the technical info box that the issue was AI generated.
+If you do not follow these, the issue gets closed automatically.