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+name: Monthly issue metrics
+
+# on:
+#   workflow_dispatch:
+#   schedule:
+#     - cron: '3 2 1 * *'
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: issue metrics
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: read
+
+    steps:
+
+    - name: Get dates for last month
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        # Calculate the first day of the previous month
+        first_day=$(date -d "last month" +%Y-%m-01)
+
+        # Calculate the last day of the previous month
+        last_day=$(date -d "$first_day +1 month -1 day" +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+        #Set an environment variable with the date range
+        echo "$first_day..$last_day"
+        echo "last_month=$first_day..$last_day" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+    - name: Run issue-metrics tool
+      uses: github/issue-metrics@v3
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        SEARCH_QUERY: 'repo:jonescompneurolab/hnn-core is:issue created:${{ env.last_month }}'
+
+    - name: Create issue
+      uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v4
+      with:
+        title: Monthly issue metrics report
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        content-filepath: ./issue_metrics.md
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