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+name: Open CTS issue for spec changes
+on: pull_request
+jobs:
+  create-issue:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Skip if this is a purely editorial PR
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'editorial') }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
+        id: app-token
+        with:
+          app-id: ${{ vars.SYCL_ISSUE_BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.SYCL_ISSUE_BOT_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repositories: "SYCL-CTS"
+      - name: Create Issue
+        uses: dacbd/create-issue-action@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          owner: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          repo: SYCL-CTS
+          title: |
+            [Spec change] ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          # Assign person who opened PR
+          assignees: ${{ github.triggering_actor }}
+          body: |
+            Please review whether ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }} by @${{ github.triggering_actor }} requires any changes to the CTS.
+
+            **If changes are required**: Open a new PR addressing the changes and link it to this issue.
+            **If no changes are required**: Close this issue and proceed with the spec PR.
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