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+# READ ME BEFORE SUBMITTING A PR
+
+Please do not submit a PR with your solution to the Gilded Rose Kata. This repo is intended to be used as a starting point for the kata.
+
+- [ ] I acknowledge that this PR is not a solution to the Gilded Rose Kata, but an improvement to the template.
+
+## Please provide your PR description below this line
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
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+name: "PR Tasks Completed Check"
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: opened
+
+jobs:
+  task-check:
+    # Only run from the base repository
+    if: github.event.repository.name == 'emilybache/GildedRose-Refactoring-Kata'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Comment if checkmark is missing
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.body, '[X] I acknowledge') }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              body: "Please don't submit a Pull Request containing a Kata solution to the original repo from Emily Bache. If you are instead trying to add an improvement, please resubmit this PR and check the `[X]` box in the PR template."
+            })
+      - name: Close PR if checkmark is missing
+        if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.body, '[X] I acknowledge') }}
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.pulls.update({
+              pull_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              state: 'closed'
+            })