diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.py b/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.py
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+import datetime
+import os
+
+from github import Github
+
+REPO_NAME = "pytorch/executorch"
+LABEL = "need-user-input"
+REMINDER_MARKER = "<!-- executorch-auto-reminder -->"
+REMINDER_COMMENT = (
+    f"{REMINDER_MARKER}\nHi @{0}, this issue/PR has been marked as 'need-user-input'. "
+    "Please respond or provide input. If we don't hear back in 30 days, this will be closed."
+)
+CLOSE_COMMENT = (
+    f"{REMINDER_MARKER}\nClosing due to no response after 30 days. "
+    "If you still need help, feel free to re-open or comment again!"
+)
+DAYS_BEFORE_REMINDER = 30
+DAYS_BEFORE_CLOSE = 30
+REMINDER_COOLDOWN_DAYS = 7  # Don't post another reminder within 7 days
+
+
+def main():
+    g = Github(os.environ["GH_TOKEN"])
+    repo = g.get_repo(REPO_NAME)
+
+    print("[VALIDATION] Would connect to Github and fetch repo:", REPO_NAME)
+    issues = repo.get_issues(state="open", labels=[LABEL])
+    print(f"[VALIDATION] Would fetch open issues with label '{LABEL}'.")
+
+    now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+
+    for issue in issues:
+        print(f"[VALIDATION] Would fetch comments for issue/PR #{issue.number}.")
+        comments = []  # Replace with mock comments if needed
+        last_comment = comments[-1] if comments else None
+
+        # Find automation comments
+        auto_comments = [c for c in comments if REMINDER_MARKER in c.body]
+        user_comments = [c for c in comments if REMINDER_MARKER not in c.body]
+
+        # ---- REMINDER LOGIC ----
+        # Only remind if NO reminder in last 7 days
+        recent_auto_reminder = any(
+            (now - c.created_at).days < REMINDER_COOLDOWN_DAYS for c in auto_comments
+        )
+
+        if not auto_comments:
+            if (
+                last_comment
+                and (now - last_comment.created_at).days >= DAYS_BEFORE_REMINDER
+            ):
+                user = issue.user.login
+                print(f"[VALIDATION] Would remind {user} on issue/PR #{issue.number}")
+        elif auto_comments and not recent_auto_reminder:
+            # Only post new reminder if last was > REMINDER_COOLDOWN_DAYS ago
+            last_auto = auto_comments[-1]
+            user = issue.user.login
+            if (now - last_auto.created_at).days >= REMINDER_COOLDOWN_DAYS:
+                print(
+                    f"[VALIDATION] Would remind {user} again on issue/PR #{issue.number}"
+                )
+
+        # ---- EXISTING CLOSE/REMOVE LABEL LOGIC ----
+        if auto_comments:
+            last_auto = auto_comments[-1]
+            user_responded = any(
+                c.created_at > last_auto.created_at and c.user.login == issue.user.login
+                for c in user_comments
+            )
+            if not user_responded:
+                if (now - last_auto.created_at).days >= DAYS_BEFORE_CLOSE:
+                    print(
+                        f"[VALIDATION] Would close issue/PR #{issue.number} due to inactivity."
+                    )
+            else:
+                print(
+                    f"[VALIDATION] Would remove label from issue/PR #{issue.number} after user response."
+                )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.yml b/.github/workflows/pending_user_response.yml
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+name: Needs User Input Automation
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 8 * * 1'  # runs every Monday at 8:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  needs-user-input:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install PyGithub
+
+      - name: Run needs-user-input script
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: python .github/scripts/pending_user_response.py