From 90e32d8c16cd92a4fa290db30f74d0502db23453 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Peter Fichtner (pfichtner)" <pfichtner@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 20:53:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] initial version

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 .github/workflows/close-solution-pr.yml | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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+name: Close solution PRs
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled]
+
+jobs:
+  close:
+    if: github.event.label.name == 'solution'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    steps:
+      - name: Comment on PR
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              body: `
+👋 Thanks for working on the Gilded Rose kata!
+
+This repository intentionally contains badly written code for learning purposes.
+
+We don't accept refactored solutions as pull requests.
+Please keep your solution in your fork.
+
+If you intended to contribute documentation, tests, or a new language version, feel free to reopen and explain 🙂
+`
+            })
+
+      - name: Close PR
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            github.rest.pulls.update({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              pull_number: context.issue.number,
+              state: 'closed'
+            })
+