diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
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+blank_issues_enabled: true
+
+contact_links:
+  - name: "Has your issue already been reported?"
+    url: "https://github.com/issues?q=repo%3Aruncat-dev%2FRunCat365"
+    about: "Please check the list of existing issues before opening a new one to avoid duplicates."
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diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-duplicates.cjs b/.github/scripts/check-duplicates.cjs
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+module.exports = async ({ github, context }) => {
+  const issue = context.payload.issue;
+  const owner = context.repo.owner;
+  const repo = context.repo.repo;
+  const title = issue.title;
+
+  // Clean special characters but keep the natural phrasing
+  const cleanTitle = title
+    .replace(/[^\w\s]/gi, ' ')
+    .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+    .trim();
+
+  const words = cleanTitle.split(/\s+/);
+
+  if (cleanTitle.length < 10 || words.length < 3) {
+    console.log("Title is too short or lacks context to search for duplicates. Skipping.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const query = `repo:${owner}/${repo} in:title ${cleanTitle} -number:${issue.number}`;
+  console.log(`Searching with hybrid query: "${query}"`);
+
+  try {
+    const response = await github.rest.search.issuesAndPullRequests({
+      q: query,
+      search_type: 'hybrid',
+      per_page: 5
+    });
+
+    const items = response.data.items;
+
+    if (items && items.length > 0) {
+      let commentBody = `### 🔍 Potential Duplicate Issues or PRs Found\n\n`;
+      commentBody += `Hello @${issue.user.login},\n\n`;
+      commentBody += `We found some existing issues or Pull Requests that might cover a similar topic. Please review them to see if they already address your concern:\n\n`;
+
+      for (const item of items) {
+        const type = item.pull_request ? 'Pull Request' : 'Issue';
+        const state = item.state === 'open' ? '🟢 Open' : '🔴 Closed';
+        commentBody += `- [${type} #${item.number}](${item.html_url}) - *${item.title}* (${state})\n`;
+      }
+
+      commentBody += `\n---\n`;
+      commentBody += `*This is an automated check. Maintainers will review this issue and decide whether to close it as a duplicate or keep it open.*`;
+
+      await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+        owner: owner,
+        repo: repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+        body: commentBody
+      });
+
+      await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+        owner: owner,
+        repo: repo,
+        issue_number: issue.number,
+        labels: ['potential-duplicate']
+      });
+
+      console.log(`Found ${items.length} potential duplicates and commented.`);
+    } else {
+      console.log("No potential duplicates found.");
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error searching for duplicates:", error);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-duplicates.yml b/.github/workflows/check-duplicates.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/check-duplicates.yml
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+name: Check Duplicate Issues and PRs
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  check-duplicates:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Search and notify duplicates
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const script = require('./.github/scripts/check-duplicates.cjs');
+            await script({ github, context });