diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_comments.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_comments.yml
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+name: Comment Commands
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: created
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  issue_assign:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: (!github.event.issue.pull_request) && github.event.comment.body == 'take'
+    concurrency:
+      # Only run one a time per user
+      group: ${{ github.actor }}-issue-assign
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          CODE=$(curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -LI https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/assignees/${{ github.event.comment.user.login }} -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -s)
+          if [ "$CODE" -eq "204" ]
+          then
+            echo "Assigning issue ${{ github.event.issue.number }} to ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"
+            curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" -d '{"assignees": ["${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"]}' https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/assignees
+          else
+            echo "Issue ${{ github.event.issue.number }} cannot be assigned to ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}"
+          fi
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