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+name: Make issue "In progress" on branch creation
+
+on:
+  create:
+
+jobs:
+  move-to-in-progress:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const branch = context.ref.replace('refs/heads/', '');
+            const match = branch.match(/^(\d+)-/);
+            if (!match) return;
+
+            const issueNumber = parseInt(match[1]);
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+              labels: ['In progress']
+            });