add new workflow

Author: sarah-tuva

.github/workflows/assign_new_issues.yml

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+name: Auto-Assign Issue
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  handle_issue:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Assign issue to user
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const issueNumber = context.issue.number;
+            const assignee = ['jansenpa', 'cocozuloaga']; // Assign to product leads for prioritization
+
+            await github.rest.issues.addAssignees({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: issueNumber,
+              assignees: [assignee]
+            });