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+name: Check linked issues
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    branches: [main]
+    types: [opened, edited, reopened, synchronize]
+
+jobs:
+  check-pr-issue:
+    name: Check Pull Request is linked to an issue
+    if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'dependencies') }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for linked issues
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+        run: |
+          # Get PR details including linked issues
+          LINKED_ISSUES=$(gh pr view $PR_NUMBER --repo $REPO --json closingIssuesReferences --jq '.closingIssuesReferences | length')
+          
+          if [ "$LINKED_ISSUES" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::No linked issues found. Please link at least one issue to this Pull Request."
+            echo "You can link an issue by using keywords like 'Fixes #123', 'Closes #123', or 'Resolves #123' in the PR description."
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "✓ Found $LINKED_ISSUES linked issue(s)"
+          fi