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+name: Monitor Upstream Changes
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 8 * * *'  # Run daily at 08:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:       # Allow manual triggering
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  check-upstream:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout fork
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Fetch upstream
+        run: |
+          git remote add upstream https://github.com/microsoft/graphrag.git
+          git fetch upstream main
+
+      - name: Compute outstanding changes
+        run: |
+          COUNT=$(git rev-list --count HEAD..upstream/main 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+          echo "$COUNT" > /tmp/commit-count.txt
+          git log --oneline --no-merges -50 HEAD..upstream/main > /tmp/commit-list.txt 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: Create or update tracking issue
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+
+            const count = parseInt(fs.readFileSync('/tmp/commit-count.txt', 'utf8').trim(), 10);
+            const rawList = fs.readFileSync('/tmp/commit-list.txt', 'utf8').trim();
+
+            // Ensure the tracking label exists
+            try {
+              await github.rest.issues.getLabel({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                name: 'upstream-tracking',
+              });
+            } catch {
+              await github.rest.issues.createLabel({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                name: 'upstream-tracking',
+                color: '0075ca',
+                description: 'Tracks outstanding changes from the upstream microsoft/graphrag repository',
+              });
+            }
+
+            const now = new Date().toUTCString();
+            const comparisonUrl =
+              'https://github.com/microsoft/graphrag/compare/main...sharpninja:graphrag:main';
+
+            const commitSection =
+              count === 0
+                ? '_No outstanding commits — fork is up to date with upstream._'
+                : '```\n' + rawList + '\n```';
+
+            const body =
+              `@sharpninja\n\n` +
+              `## Outstanding Changes from \`microsoft/graphrag\`\n\n` +
+              `**${count} commit(s) pending** as of ${now}\n\n` +
+              `### Recent upstream commits not yet in this fork\n\n` +
+              commitSection + '\n\n' +
+              `---\n` +
+              `[View full comparison on GitHub](${comparisonUrl})\n\n` +
+              `*This issue is updated automatically every day by the [Monitor Upstream Changes]` +
+              `(../../actions/workflows/monitor-upstream.yml) workflow.*`;
+
+            const title = `\uD83D\uDD04 Upstream Tracking: ${count} pending change(s) from microsoft/graphrag`;
+
+            // Find an existing open tracking issue
+            const existing = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              state: 'open',
+              labels: 'upstream-tracking',
+              per_page: 1,
+            });
+
+            if (existing.data.length > 0) {
+              const issueNumber = existing.data[0].number;
+
+              // Update the issue body and title
+              await github.rest.issues.update({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: issueNumber,
+                title,
+                body,
+              });
+
+              // Add a comment so @sharpninja receives a new notification
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: issueNumber,
+                body:
+                  `@sharpninja **Update ${now}**: ` +
+                  `**${count}** outstanding change(s) from upstream detected.\n\n` +
+                  `[View full comparison](${comparisonUrl})`,
+              });
+
+              console.log(`Updated issue #${issueNumber}`);
+            } else {
+              const created = await github.rest.issues.create({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                title,
+                body,
+                labels: ['upstream-tracking'],
+              });
+
+              console.log(`Created issue #${created.data.number}`);
+            }