diff --git a/.github/workflows/autolabler.yml b/.github/workflows/autolabler.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c47d7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/autolabler.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: Auto Label Issues and PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened]
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  add-labels:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Add labels to PR
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
+
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              ...context.repo,
+              issue_number: prNumber,
+              labels: ["recode", "level 1"]
+            });
+
+            console.log(`Added labels [recode, level 1] to PR #${prNumber}`);
+
+      - name: Add labels to Issue
+        if: github.event_name == 'issues'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const issueNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
+
+            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              ...context.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+              labels: ["recode", "level 1"]
+            });
+
+            console.log(`Added labels [recode, level 1] to Issue #${issueNumber}`);
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-issue-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-issue-sync.yml
index a0df7fc5..e3162538 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-issue-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-issue-sync.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Sync PR data from Linked Issues
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, edited, synchronize]
 
 jobs:
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         id: extract
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
+        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
             const body = context.payload.pull_request.body || "";
             const issuePattern = /#(\d+)/g;
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
-            const issuesInput = core.getInput("issues") || "[]";
-            const issues = JSON.parse(issuesInput);
+            const issues = JSON.parse(`${{ steps.extract.outputs.issues }}`);
             const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
 
             let combinedLabels = [];