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+name: Close issue on /close
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  closeIssueOnClose:
+    # Skip this job if the comment was created/edited on a PR
+    if: ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: none
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "command=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Check for /close command
+        id: check_close_command
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ contains(github.event.comment.body, '/close') }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "command=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "close_command=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "reopen_command=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "close_command=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check for /open or /reopen command
+        id: check_reopen_command
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ contains(github.event.comment.body, '/open') }}" == "true" ]] || [[ "${{ contains(github.event.comment.body, '/reopen') }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "command=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "reopen_command=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "close_command=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "reopen_command=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check if the user is allowed
+        id: check_user
+        if: env.command == 'true'
+        run: |
+          ALLOWED_USERS=("fam007e")
+          if [[ " ${ALLOWED_USERS[@]} " =~ " ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }} " ]]; then
+            echo "user=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "user=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Close issue if conditions are met
+        if: env.close_command == 'true' && env.user == 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+        run: |
+          echo Closing the issue...
+          if [[ "${{ contains(github.event.comment.body, 'not planned') }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            gh issue close $ISSUE_NUMBER --repo ${{ github.repository }} --reason 'not planned'
+          else
+            gh issue close $ISSUE_NUMBER --repo ${{ github.repository }}
+          fi
+      
+      - name: Reopen issue if conditions are met
+        if: env.reopen_command == 'true' && env.user == 'true'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+        run: |
+          echo Reopening the issue...
+          gh issue reopen $ISSUE_NUMBER --repo ${{ github.repository }}