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+#used chatgpt for this lol
+
+name: Clone Count
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  update-clone-count:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Fetch clone count
+        run: |
+          CLONE_COUNT=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/traffic/clones \
+          | jq '.count')
+          echo "clone_count=${CLONE_COUNT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Update badge
+        run: |
+          curl -o clone-count-badge.svg "https://img.shields.io/badge/Clones-${{ env.clone_count }}-brightgreen"
+          git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+          git config --global user.email 'github-actions@github.com'
+          git add clone-count-badge.svg
+          git commit -m "Update clone count badge"
+          git push