diff --git a/.github/workflows/autoclose-labeled-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/autoclose-labeled-issues.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/autoclose-labeled-issues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Closes open issues that carry the "autoclose" label and have been inactive
+# for more than INACTIVITY_DAYS days.  Runs on a daily schedule and can also
+# be triggered manually.
+name: Auto-close Inactive Labeled Issues
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Runs every day at 01:00 UTC
+    - cron: '0 1 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      inactivity_days:
+        description: 'Days of inactivity before closing (default: 7)'
+        required: false
+        default: '7'
+        type: number
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Dry run – report but do not actually close issues'
+        required: false
+        default: 'false'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'false'
+          - 'true'
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  autoclose:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Close inactive autoclose-labeled issues
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN:     ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          REPO_OWNER:       ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          REPO_NAME:        ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+          # workflow_dispatch overrides the default; schedule uses the default (7)
+          INACTIVITY_DAYS:  ${{ inputs.inactivity_days || '7' }}
+          DRY_RUN:          ${{ inputs.dry_run || 'false' }}
+        run: node scripts/autoclose-labeled-issues.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backfill-dedupe.yml b/.github/workflows/backfill-dedupe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a85f91
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+++ b/.github/workflows/backfill-dedupe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Backfills duplicate detection for historical issues.
+# Triggered manually via workflow_dispatch.
+name: Backfill Duplicate Detection
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      days_back:
+        description: 'How many days back to look for issues (default: 30)'
+        required: false
+        default: '30'
+        type: number
+      dry_run:
+        description: 'Dry run – analyze but do not post comments or apply labels'
+        required: false
+        default: 'false'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'false'
+          - 'true'
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  backfill:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Ensure required labels exist
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const labels = [
+              { name: 'duplicate', color: 'cfd3d7', description: 'This issue or pull request already exists' },
+              { name: 'autoclose', color: 'e4e669', description: 'Will be auto-closed after a period of inactivity' },
+            ];
+            for (const label of labels) {
+              try {
+                await github.rest.issues.getLabel({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo:  context.repo.repo,
+                  name:  label.name,
+                });
+              } catch (err) {
+                if (err.status === 404) {
+                  await github.rest.issues.createLabel({
+                    owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo,
+                    name: label.name, color: label.color, description: label.description,
+                  });
+                  core.info(`Created label: ${label.name}`);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+      - name: Run backfill script
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN:      ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.AUTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          REPO_OWNER:        ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          REPO_NAME:         ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
+          DAYS_BACK:         ${{ inputs.days_back }}
+          DRY_RUN:           ${{ inputs.dry_run }}
+        run: node scripts/backfill-dedupe.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-dedupe.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-dedupe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58d627d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-dedupe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+# Detects duplicate issues using Claude Code.
+# Triggered automatically when a new issue is opened, or manually for a single issue.
+name: Issue Duplicate Detection
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      issue_number:
+        description: 'Issue number to check for duplicates'
+        required: true
+        type: number
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  detect-duplicate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Skip pull-requests that surface as issues and bot-opened issues
+    if: >
+      (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch') ||
+      (github.event.issue.pull_request == null &&
+       !endsWith(github.actor, '[bot]') &&
+       github.actor != 'github-actions')
+    steps:
+      # ── 1. Ensure required labels exist ─────────────────────────────────────
+      - name: Ensure labels exist
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const labels = [
+              { name: 'duplicate',  color: 'cfd3d7', description: 'This issue or pull request already exists' },
+              { name: 'autoclose',  color: 'e4e669', description: 'Will be auto-closed after a period of inactivity' },
+            ];
+            for (const label of labels) {
+              try {
+                await github.rest.issues.getLabel({
+                  owner: context.repo.owner,
+                  repo:  context.repo.repo,
+                  name:  label.name,
+                });
+              } catch (err) {
+                if (err.status === 404) {
+                  await github.rest.issues.createLabel({
+                    owner:       context.repo.owner,
+                    repo:        context.repo.repo,
+                    name:        label.name,
+                    color:       label.color,
+                    description: label.description,
+                  });
+                  core.info(`Created label: ${label.name}`);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+      # ── 2. Gather issue data and find candidate duplicates ──────────────────
+      - name: Gather issue data and candidates
+        id: data
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const issueNumber =
+              context.eventName === 'issues'
+                ? context.payload.issue.number
+                : parseInt(core.getInput('issue_number') || '${{ inputs.issue_number }}');
+
+            const { data: issue } = await github.rest.issues.get({
+              owner:        context.repo.owner,
+              repo:         context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+            });
+
+            // Skip already-closed or already-labelled issues
+            if (issue.state === 'closed') {
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'true');
+              core.info('Issue is already closed – skipping.');
+              return;
+            }
+            if (issue.labels.some(l => l.name === 'duplicate')) {
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'true');
+              core.info('Issue already has "duplicate" label – skipping.');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            // Extract meaningful keywords from the title
+            const stopWords = new Set([
+              'a','an','the','is','in','on','at','to','for','of','and','or','but','not',
+              'with','this','that','it','be','are','was','has','have','does','do','how',
+              'why','when','where','what','which','who','will','can','could','should',
+              'would','may','might','must','get','got','use','using','used','error',
+              'issue','bug','feature','request','problem','question','please','just',
+              'after','before','during','about','from','into','also','then','than',
+            ]);
+            const keywords = issue.title
+              .toLowerCase()
+              .replace(/[^a-z0-9\s]/g, ' ')
+              .split(/\s+/)
+              .filter(w => w.length > 2 && !stopWords.has(w))
+              .slice(0, 6)
+              .join(' ');
+
+            let candidates = [];
+            if (keywords) {
+              try {
+                const q = `repo:${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo} is:issue state:open ${keywords}`;
+                const { data: results } = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
+                  q,
+                  per_page: 15,
+                });
+                candidates = results.items
+                  .filter(item => item.number !== issueNumber && !item.pull_request)
+                  .slice(0, 10);
+              } catch (err) {
+                core.warning('GitHub search failed: ' + err.message);
+              }
+            }
+
+            if (candidates.length === 0) {
+              core.setOutput('skip', 'true');
+              core.info('No candidate issues found – skipping Claude analysis.');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            core.setOutput('skip',         'false');
+            core.setOutput('issue_number', String(issueNumber));
+            core.setOutput('issue_title',  issue.title);
+            core.setOutput('issue_body',   (issue.body || '').substring(0, 3000));
+            core.setOutput('candidates',
+              JSON.stringify(candidates.map(c => ({
+                number: c.number,
+                title:  c.title,
+                url:    c.html_url,
+                body:   (c.body || '').substring(0, 500),
+              })))
+            );
+
+      # ── 3. Write data files (avoids YAML-injection of arbitrary text) ───────
+      - name: Write issue data to files
+        if: steps.data.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        env:
+          ISSUE_TITLE:  ${{ steps.data.outputs.issue_title }}
+          ISSUE_BODY:   ${{ steps.data.outputs.issue_body }}
+          CANDIDATES:   ${{ steps.data.outputs.candidates }}
+        run: |
+          printf '%s' "$ISSUE_TITLE" > /tmp/issue-title.txt
+          printf '%s' "$ISSUE_BODY"  > /tmp/issue-body.txt
+          printf '%s' "$CANDIDATES"  > /tmp/issue-candidates.json
+
+      # ── 4. Ask Claude to decide whether this is a duplicate ─────────────────
+      - name: Run Claude duplicate analysis
+        if: steps.data.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        uses: anthropics/claude-code-action@v1
+        with:
+          anthropic_api_key: ${{ secrets.AUTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
+          github_token:      ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          track_progress:    'false'
+          prompt: |
+            You are a GitHub issue triage assistant.
+
+            Analyze whether issue #${{ steps.data.outputs.issue_number }} in this repository
+            is a duplicate of any existing open issues.
+
+            The issue data is stored in temporary files on this runner:
+            - /tmp/issue-title.txt  — title of the new issue
+            - /tmp/issue-body.txt   — body of the new issue
+            - /tmp/issue-candidates.json — JSON array of up to 10 candidate issues
+              (each has: number, title, url, body)
+
+            Read those files first, then follow these rules:
+
+            1. Compare the new issue against every candidate.
+               Focus on whether they describe the *same underlying problem or request*.
+            2. Only flag as a duplicate if you are at least 85 % confident.
+               Superficial wording differences do NOT make an issue non-duplicate.
+            3. IF the new issue IS a duplicate:
+               a. Post a friendly, helpful comment on issue #${{ steps.data.outputs.issue_number }}.
+                  The comment must:
+                  - Thank the reporter
+                  - Explain which existing issue(s) it duplicates and why (include markdown links)
+                  - Invite them to subscribe to the original for updates
+               b. The LAST line of the comment must be exactly (fill in real numbers):
+                  <!-- DEDUPE_RESULT: {"is_duplicate":true,"issues":[ISSUE_NUMBERS]} -->
+                  Example: <!-- DEDUPE_RESULT: {"is_duplicate":true,"issues":[42,73]} -->
+            4. IF the issue is NOT a duplicate, or you are unsure:
+               - Do NOT post any comment.
+               - Do NOT take any other action.
+
+      # ── 5. Parse Claude's comment and apply labels ──────────────────────────
+      - name: Apply labels if duplicate found
+        if: steps.data.outputs.skip == 'false'
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const issueNumber = parseInt('${{ steps.data.outputs.issue_number }}');
+
+            // Allow a moment for the comment to land
+            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 5000));
+
+            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              owner:        context.repo.owner,
+              repo:         context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+              per_page:     50,
+            });
+
+            const pattern = /<!--\s*DEDUPE_RESULT:\s*(\{[^}]+\})\s*-->/;
+            let isDuplicate = false;
+
+            for (const comment of [...comments].reverse()) {
+              const m = comment.body.match(pattern);
+              if (m) {
+                try {
+                  const result = JSON.parse(m[1]);
+                  isDuplicate = result.is_duplicate === true;
+                } catch (err) {
+                  core.warning('Failed to parse DEDUPE_RESULT JSON: ' + err.message);
+                }
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+
+            if (isDuplicate) {
+              await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                owner:        context.repo.owner,
+                repo:         context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: issueNumber,
+                labels:       ['duplicate', 'autoclose'],
+              });
+              core.info(`✅ Applied "duplicate" and "autoclose" labels to #${issueNumber}`);
+            } else {
+              core.info(`ℹ️  Issue #${issueNumber} is not a duplicate – no labels applied.`);
+            }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-autoclose-label.yml b/.github/workflows/remove-autoclose-label.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38fc8ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-autoclose-label.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Removes the "autoclose" label whenever a human (non-bot) posts a new comment
+# on an issue that carries the label.  This resets the inactivity clock.
+name: Remove Autoclose Label on Human Activity
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  remove-autoclose:
+    # Only run for issue comments (not PR comments)
+    if: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request == null }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Remove autoclose label if human commented
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const actor = context.actor;
+
+            // Ignore bot accounts
+            if (actor.endsWith('[bot]') || actor === 'github-actions') {
+              core.info(`Skipping bot comment from ${actor}`);
+              return;
+            }
+
+            const issue  = context.payload.issue;
+            const labels = (issue.labels || []).map(l => l.name);
+
+            if (!labels.includes('autoclose')) {
+              core.info('Issue does not have "autoclose" label – nothing to do.');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            await github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+              owner:        context.repo.owner,
+              repo:         context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issue.number,
+              name:         'autoclose',
+            });
+
+            core.info(
+              `Removed "autoclose" label from #${issue.number} ` +
+              `after human activity by ${actor}`
+            );
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7180efd..131cded 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -267,4 +267,69 @@ Leave us a star 🌟 if you like our project. Thank you!
 
 ---
 
+## 🤖 GitHub Automation
+
+This repository uses automated GitHub Actions workflows to keep the issue tracker tidy.
+
+### Overview
+
+| Workflow | Trigger | Purpose |
+|---|---|---|
+| `issue-dedupe.yml` | Issue opened · `workflow_dispatch` | Detects duplicate issues using Claude and labels them |
+| `backfill-dedupe.yml` | `workflow_dispatch` | Runs duplicate detection over historical issues |
+| `autoclose-labeled-issues.yml` | Daily schedule · `workflow_dispatch` | Closes issues labelled `autoclose` after N days of inactivity |
+| `remove-autoclose-label.yml` | Issue comment created | Removes the `autoclose` label when a human posts a new comment |
+
+### Required Secrets
+
+Add the following secret to the repository (**Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions**):
+
+| Secret | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `AUTHROPIC_API_KEY` | Your Anthropic API key (used by `anthropics/claude-code-action`) |
+
+`GITHUB_TOKEN` is provided automatically by GitHub Actions and does not need to be added manually.
+
+### Labels
+
+The workflows create the following labels automatically if they do not exist:
+
+| Label | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `duplicate` | Marks issues identified as duplicates |
+| `autoclose` | Marks issues that will be automatically closed after inactivity |
+
+### Running the Backfill
+
+To scan historical issues for duplicates, trigger the **Backfill Duplicate Detection** workflow manually from the **Actions** tab:
+
+- **`days_back`** (default `30`) — how many days into the past to scan
+- **`dry_run`** (default `false`) — set to `true` to preview results without modifying issues
+
+```
+Actions → Backfill Duplicate Detection → Run workflow
+```
+
+### Changing the Inactivity Threshold
+
+The default inactivity period before an `autoclose`-labelled issue is closed is **7 days**.
+
+To change it for a one-off run, trigger **Auto-close Inactive Labeled Issues** with the `inactivity_days` input.
+
+To change the default permanently, edit the `INACTIVITY_DAYS` env variable default in `.github/workflows/autoclose-labeled-issues.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+INACTIVITY_DAYS: ${{ inputs.inactivity_days || '7' }}  # ← change '7' here
+```
+
+### How Duplicate Detection Works
+
+1. When a new issue is opened, keywords from the title are used to search for the top 10 most relevant existing open issues via the GitHub Search API.
+2. The issue title, body, and candidate list are passed to **Claude** (`anthropics/claude-code-action`) with a structured prompt.
+3. Claude posts a comment on the issue (if it is highly confident it is a duplicate), including links to the original issue(s) and a brief explanation.
+4. A follow-up step reads the comment, extracts the machine-readable result, and applies the `duplicate` and `autoclose` labels.
+5. If Claude is not confident, no comment or labels are applied.
+
+---
+
 © 2025 [Vectify AI](https://vectify.ai)
diff --git a/scripts/autoclose-labeled-issues.js b/scripts/autoclose-labeled-issues.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e85da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/autoclose-labeled-issues.js
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/**
+ * scripts/autoclose-labeled-issues.js
+ *
+ * Closes open issues that carry the "autoclose" label and have been inactive
+ * (no updates) for more than INACTIVITY_DAYS days.
+ *
+ * Required environment variables:
+ *   GITHUB_TOKEN    – GitHub Actions token (or PAT with repo:issues write access)
+ *   REPO_OWNER      – Repository owner (e.g. VectifyAI)
+ *   REPO_NAME       – Repository name  (e.g. PageIndex)
+ *
+ * Optional environment variables:
+ *   INACTIVITY_DAYS – Days of inactivity before closing (default: 7)
+ *   DRY_RUN         – If "true", report but do not close issues (default: false)
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const https = require('https');
+
+// ── Configuration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const GITHUB_TOKEN    = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+const REPO_OWNER      = process.env.REPO_OWNER;
+const REPO_NAME       = process.env.REPO_NAME;
+const INACTIVITY_DAYS = parseInt(process.env.INACTIVITY_DAYS || '7', 10);
+const DRY_RUN         = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
+
+// ── HTTP helper ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function githubRequest(method, path, body = null) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const payload = body ? JSON.stringify(body) : null;
+    const options = {
+      hostname: 'api.github.com',
+      path,
+      method,
+      headers: {
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
+        'Accept':        'application/vnd.github+json',
+        'User-Agent':    'PageIndex-Autoclose-Script/1.0',
+        'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28',
+        ...(payload ? {
+          'Content-Type':   'application/json',
+          'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(payload),
+        } : {}),
+      },
+    };
+
+    const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', chunk => (data += chunk));
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        if (res.statusCode >= 400) {
+          reject(new Error(`GitHub API ${method} ${path} → ${res.statusCode}: ${data}`));
+          return;
+        }
+        try {
+          resolve(data ? JSON.parse(data) : {});
+        } catch {
+          resolve({});
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    if (payload) req.write(payload);
+    req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+/** Simple sleep helper for rate-limiting. */
+const sleep = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
+
+// ── Core logic ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Fetches all open issues with the "autoclose" label, paginating as needed.
+ */
+async function fetchAutocloseIssues() {
+  const issues = [];
+  let page = 1;
+  while (true) {
+    const data = await githubRequest(
+      'GET',
+      `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues?state=open&labels=autoclose&per_page=100&page=${page}`
+    );
+    if (!Array.isArray(data) || data.length === 0) break;
+    // Filter out any pull requests that may surface
+    issues.push(...data.filter(i => !i.pull_request));
+    if (data.length < 100) break;
+    page++;
+  }
+  return issues;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Closes a single issue with a polite explanatory comment.
+ */
+async function closeIssue(issueNumber, inactivityDays) {
+  const body =
+    `This issue has been automatically closed because it was marked as a **duplicate** ` +
+    `and has had no new activity for ${inactivityDays} day(s).\n\n` +
+    `If you believe this was closed in error, please reopen the issue and leave a comment. ` +
+    `New human activity will prevent automatic closure in the future.\n\n` +
+    `Thank you for your contribution! 🙏`;
+
+  // Post closing comment first
+  await githubRequest(
+    'POST',
+    `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues/${issueNumber}/comments`,
+    { body }
+  );
+
+  // Close the issue
+  await githubRequest(
+    'PATCH',
+    `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues/${issueNumber}`,
+    { state: 'closed', state_reason: 'not_planned' }
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Entry point ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function main() {
+  // Validate required env vars
+  const missing = ['GITHUB_TOKEN', 'REPO_OWNER', 'REPO_NAME']
+    .filter(k => !process.env[k]);
+  if (missing.length) {
+    console.error(`Missing required environment variables: ${missing.join(', ')}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - INACTIVITY_DAYS * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+
+  console.log(`Auto-close inactive labelled issues`);
+  console.log(`  Repository:      ${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}`);
+  console.log(`  Inactivity days: ${INACTIVITY_DAYS}  (cutoff: ${cutoff.toISOString()})`);
+  console.log(`  Dry run:         ${DRY_RUN}`);
+
+  const issues = await fetchAutocloseIssues();
+  console.log(`\nFound ${issues.length} open issue(s) with "autoclose" label.`);
+
+  let closedCount = 0;
+  let skippedCount = 0;
+
+  for (const issue of issues) {
+    const lastActivity = new Date(issue.updated_at);
+    const inactive     = lastActivity < cutoff;
+    const daysSince    = Math.floor((Date.now() - lastActivity.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+
+    if (!inactive) {
+      console.log(`  #${issue.number} — active ${daysSince}d ago, skipping.`);
+      skippedCount++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`  #${issue.number} — inactive for ${daysSince}d: "${issue.title}"`);
+
+    if (DRY_RUN) {
+      console.log(`    [DRY RUN] Would close issue #${issue.number}`);
+      closedCount++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await closeIssue(issue.number, INACTIVITY_DAYS);
+      console.log(`    ✅ Closed issue #${issue.number}`);
+      closedCount++;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(`    ❌ Failed to close #${issue.number}: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+
+    // Respect GitHub's secondary rate limit
+    await sleep(1000);
+  }
+
+  console.log(`\nSummary: ${closedCount} closed, ${skippedCount} still active.`);
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  console.error('Fatal error:', err.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/scripts/backfill-dedupe.js b/scripts/backfill-dedupe.js
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+/**
+ * scripts/backfill-dedupe.js
+ *
+ * Backfills duplicate detection for historical issues.
+ * Fetches issues created within the last DAYS_BACK days, searches for
+ * candidate duplicates via the GitHub Search API, and asks the Anthropic
+ * API to determine whether each issue is a duplicate.
+ *
+ * Required environment variables:
+ *   GITHUB_TOKEN       – GitHub Actions token (or PAT with repo access)
+ *   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY  – Anthropic API key (mapped from AUTHROPIC_API_KEY secret)
+ *   REPO_OWNER         – Repository owner (e.g. VectifyAI)
+ *   REPO_NAME          – Repository name  (e.g. PageIndex)
+ *
+ * Optional environment variables:
+ *   DAYS_BACK   – How many days back to process   (default: 30)
+ *   DRY_RUN     – If "true", analyse but do not write to GitHub (default: false)
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const https = require('https');
+
+// ── Configuration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const GITHUB_TOKEN     = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
+const ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
+const REPO_OWNER       = process.env.REPO_OWNER;
+const REPO_NAME        = process.env.REPO_NAME;
+const DAYS_BACK        = parseInt(process.env.DAYS_BACK  || '30', 10);
+const DRY_RUN          = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
+
+const STOP_WORDS = new Set([
+  'a','an','the','is','in','on','at','to','for','of','and','or','but','not',
+  'with','this','that','it','be','are','was','has','have','does','do','how',
+  'why','when','where','what','which','who','will','can','could','should',
+  'would','may','might','must','get','got','use','using','used','error',
+  'issue','bug','feature','request','problem','question','please','just',
+  'after','before','during','about','from','into','also','then','than',
+]);
+
+// ── HTTP helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Makes an authenticated GitHub REST API request.
+ * @param {string} method  HTTP method
+ * @param {string} path    API path (e.g. '/repos/owner/repo/issues')
+ * @param {object|null} body  Request body (will be JSON-encoded)
+ * @returns {Promise<object>}
+ */
+function githubRequest(method, path, body = null) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const payload = body ? JSON.stringify(body) : null;
+    const options = {
+      hostname: 'api.github.com',
+      path,
+      method,
+      headers: {
+        'Authorization': `Bearer ${GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
+        'Accept':        'application/vnd.github+json',
+        'User-Agent':    'PageIndex-Backfill-Script/1.0',
+        'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28',
+        ...(payload ? { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Content-Length': Buffer.byteLength(payload) } : {}),
+      },
+    };
+
+    const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', chunk => (data += chunk));
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        if (res.statusCode >= 400) {
+          reject(new Error(`GitHub API ${method} ${path} → ${res.statusCode}: ${data}`));
+          return;
+        }
+        try {
+          resolve(data ? JSON.parse(data) : {});
+        } catch {
+          resolve({});
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    if (payload) req.write(payload);
+    req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calls the Anthropic Messages API and returns Claude's text response.
+ * @param {string} prompt  User prompt
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
+ */
+function callClaude(prompt) {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const body = JSON.stringify({
+      model:      'claude-haiku-4-5',
+      max_tokens: 1024,
+      messages:   [{ role: 'user', content: prompt }],
+    });
+
+    const options = {
+      hostname: 'api.anthropic.com',
+      path:     '/v1/messages',
+      method:   'POST',
+      headers:  {
+        'Content-Type':      'application/json',
+        'Content-Length':    Buffer.byteLength(body),
+        'x-api-key':         ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
+        'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01',
+      },
+    };
+
+    const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
+      let data = '';
+      res.on('data', chunk => (data += chunk));
+      res.on('end', () => {
+        try {
+          const parsed = JSON.parse(data);
+          if (parsed.error) {
+            reject(new Error(`Anthropic API error: ${parsed.error.message}`));
+            return;
+          }
+          const text = (parsed.content || [])
+            .filter(b => b.type === 'text')
+            .map(b => b.text)
+            .join('');
+          resolve(text);
+        } catch (err) {
+          reject(new Error(`Failed to parse Anthropic response: ${err.message}`));
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    req.on('error', reject);
+    req.write(body);
+    req.end();
+  });
+}
+
+/** Simple sleep helper for rate-limiting. */
+const sleep = (ms) => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms));
+
+// ── Core logic ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Fetches open issues created since `since` (ISO 8601 string), paginating as needed.
+ */
+async function fetchIssuesSince(since) {
+  const issues = [];
+  let page = 1;
+  while (true) {
+    const data = await githubRequest(
+      'GET',
+      `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues?state=open&sort=created&direction=desc&since=${since}&per_page=100&page=${page}`
+    );
+    if (!Array.isArray(data) || data.length === 0) break;
+    // Filter out pull requests
+    issues.push(...data.filter(i => !i.pull_request));
+    if (data.length < 100) break;
+    page++;
+  }
+  return issues;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Searches for up to 10 candidate duplicate issues for the given issue.
+ */
+async function findCandidates(issue) {
+  const keywords = (issue.title || '')
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9\s]/g, ' ')
+    .split(/\s+/)
+    .filter(w => w.length > 2 && !STOP_WORDS.has(w))
+    .slice(0, 6)
+    .join(' ');
+
+  if (!keywords) return [];
+
+  const q = encodeURIComponent(
+    `repo:${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME} is:issue state:open ${keywords}`
+  );
+
+  const data = await githubRequest('GET', `/search/issues?q=${q}&per_page=15`);
+  return (data.items || [])
+    .filter(item => item.number !== issue.number && !item.pull_request)
+    .slice(0, 10);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Builds the duplicate-detection prompt for Claude.
+ */
+function buildPrompt(issue, candidates) {
+  const candidatesText = candidates
+    .map(c => `#${c.number}: ${c.title}\nURL: ${c.html_url}\n${(c.body || '').substring(0, 500)}`)
+    .join('\n---\n');
+
+  return `You are a GitHub issue triage assistant.
+
+Analyze whether the following open issue is a duplicate of any of the candidate issues listed below.
+
+== NEW ISSUE #${issue.number} ==
+Title: ${issue.title}
+Body:
+${(issue.body || '(no body)').substring(0, 3000)}
+
+== CANDIDATE ISSUES (up to 10) ==
+${candidatesText}
+
+RULES:
+- Only flag as a duplicate if you are at least 85% confident.
+- A minor difference in wording does NOT make an issue non-duplicate if they describe the same underlying problem or feature request.
+
+Respond with ONLY a JSON object (no markdown, no other text):
+{
+  "is_duplicate": true or false,
+  "duplicate_issues": [array of integer issue numbers that this is a duplicate of, empty if none],
+  "explanation": "one or two sentences explaining your reasoning"
+}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses Claude's JSON response robustly.
+ * Returns { is_duplicate, duplicate_issues, explanation } or null on failure.
+ */
+function parseClaudeResponse(text) {
+  // Try to extract a JSON object from the response
+  const jsonMatch = text.match(/\{[\s\S]*\}/);
+  if (!jsonMatch) return null;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(jsonMatch[0]);
+    return {
+      is_duplicate:     Boolean(parsed.is_duplicate),
+      duplicate_issues: Array.isArray(parsed.duplicate_issues) ? parsed.duplicate_issues.map(Number) : [],
+      explanation:      String(parsed.explanation || ''),
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Posts a duplicate-found comment on the issue.
+ */
+async function postDuplicateComment(issueNumber, duplicateIssueNumbers, explanation) {
+  const links = duplicateIssueNumbers
+    .map(n => `- #${n}`)
+    .join('\n');
+
+  const body =
+    `👋 Thank you for taking the time to open this issue!\n\n` +
+    `After automated analysis, this issue appears to be a duplicate of:\n\n` +
+    `${links}\n\n` +
+    `${explanation}\n\n` +
+    `Please subscribe to the original issue(s) above to follow updates. ` +
+    `This issue will be automatically closed after a short inactivity period.\n\n` +
+    `<!-- DEDUPE_RESULT: {"is_duplicate":true,"issues":${JSON.stringify(duplicateIssueNumbers)}} -->`;
+
+  await githubRequest(
+    'POST',
+    `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues/${issueNumber}/comments`,
+    { body }
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds labels to an issue, creating them if they do not exist.
+ */
+async function ensureLabelAndApply(issueNumber, labelNames) {
+  const knownLabels = {
+    duplicate: { color: 'cfd3d7', description: 'This issue or pull request already exists' },
+    autoclose:  { color: 'e4e669', description: 'Will be auto-closed after a period of inactivity' },
+  };
+
+  for (const name of labelNames) {
+    try {
+      await githubRequest('GET', `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/labels/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`);
+    } catch {
+      const meta = knownLabels[name] || { color: 'ededed', description: '' };
+      await githubRequest('POST', `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/labels`, { name, ...meta });
+    }
+  }
+
+  await githubRequest(
+    'POST',
+    `/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues/${issueNumber}/labels`,
+    { labels: labelNames }
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Processes a single issue: finds candidates, asks Claude, and acts on the result.
+ */
+async function processIssue(issue) {
+  const num = issue.number;
+  console.log(`\nProcessing issue #${num}: ${issue.title}`);
+
+  // Skip already-labelled issues
+  const existingLabels = (issue.labels || []).map(l => l.name);
+  if (existingLabels.includes('duplicate')) {
+    console.log(`  → Already labelled as duplicate, skipping.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const candidates = await findCandidates(issue);
+  if (candidates.length === 0) {
+    console.log(`  → No candidates found, skipping.`);
+    return;
+  }
+  console.log(`  → Found ${candidates.length} candidate(s): ${candidates.map(c => `#${c.number}`).join(', ')}`);
+
+  const prompt   = buildPrompt(issue, candidates);
+  const rawReply = await callClaude(prompt);
+  const result   = parseClaudeResponse(rawReply);
+
+  if (!result) {
+    console.warn(`  ⚠️  Could not parse Claude response for #${num}. Raw:\n${rawReply.substring(0, 300)}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`  → is_duplicate=${result.is_duplicate}, issues=${JSON.stringify(result.duplicate_issues)}`);
+  console.log(`     ${result.explanation}`);
+
+  if (!result.is_duplicate || result.duplicate_issues.length === 0) {
+    console.log(`  → Not a duplicate.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (DRY_RUN) {
+    console.log(`  [DRY RUN] Would post comment and apply labels to #${num}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await postDuplicateComment(num, result.duplicate_issues, result.explanation);
+  await ensureLabelAndApply(num, ['duplicate', 'autoclose']);
+  console.log(`  ✅ Commented and labelled #${num}`);
+}
+
+// ── Entry point ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function main() {
+  // Validate required env vars
+  const missing = ['GITHUB_TOKEN', 'ANTHROPIC_API_KEY', 'REPO_OWNER', 'REPO_NAME']
+    .filter(k => !process.env[k]);
+  if (missing.length) {
+    console.error(`Missing required environment variables: ${missing.join(', ')}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const since = new Date(Date.now() - DAYS_BACK * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString();
+
+  console.log(`Backfilling duplicate detection`);
+  console.log(`  Repository:  ${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}`);
+  console.log(`  Days back:   ${DAYS_BACK}  (since ${since})`);
+  console.log(`  Dry run:     ${DRY_RUN}`);
+
+  const issues = await fetchIssuesSince(since);
+  console.log(`\nFetched ${issues.length} open issue(s) to process.`);
+
+  for (const issue of issues) {
+    await processIssue(issue);
+    // Respect GitHub and Anthropic rate limits
+    await sleep(2500);
+  }
+
+  console.log('\nBackfill complete.');
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  console.error('Fatal error:', err.message);
+  process.exit(1);
+});