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Expand Up @@ -84,6 +84,22 @@ jobs:
const body = ISSUE_BODY || "";

const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: GITHUB_TOKEN });

// Check if the bot has already commented on this issue to avoid duplicate responses.
const comments = await octokit.paginate(octokit.issues.listComments, {
owner: REPO_OWNER,
repo: REPO_NAME,
issue_number: issueNumber,
per_page: 100
});
const botAlreadyCommented = comments.some(
(comment) => comment.user?.login === "github-actions[bot]"
);
if (botAlreadyCommented) {
console.log("Bot has already commented on this issue. Skipping.");
return;
}

const openai = new AzureOpenAI({
apiKey: AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY,
endpoint: AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT,
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