diff --git a/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/Dockerfile b/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/Dockerfile
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+# Container image that runs your code
+FROM alpine:3.10
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache --no-progress curl jq
+
+# Copies your code file from your action repository to the filesystem path `/` of the container
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
+
+# Code file to execute when the docker container starts up (`entrypoint.sh`)
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/action.yml b/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/action.yml
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+++ b/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/action.yml
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+name: 'add_card_to_project'
+description: 'A GitHub Action to add a card to a project and set the card position'
+author: 'Steve Richards'
+branding:
+  icon: 'command'
+  color: 'blue'
+inputs:
+  project:
+    description: 'The url of the project to be assigned to.'
+    required: true
+  column_name:
+    description: 'The column name of the project, defaults to "To do" for issues and "In progress" for pull requests.'
+    required: false
+  card_position:
+    description: 'The card position of the card in the column, defaults to "bottom". Valid values are "top", "bottom" and "after:<card id>".'
+    required: false
+runs:
+  using: 'docker'
+  image: 'Dockerfile'
+  args:
+    - ${{ inputs.project }}
+    - ${{ inputs.column_name }}
+    - ${{ inputs.card_position }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/entrypoint.sh
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index 0000000000..a67bfb1d96
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+++ b/.github/actions/add-card-to-project/entrypoint.sh
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+#!/bin/sh -l
+
+PROJECT_URL="$INPUT_PROJECT"
+if [ -z "$PROJECT_URL" ]; then
+  echo "PROJECT_URL is not defined." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+get_project_type() {
+  _PROJECT_URL="$1"
+
+  case "$_PROJECT_URL" in
+    https://github.com/orgs/*)
+      echo "org"
+      ;;
+    https://github.com/users/*)
+      echo "user"
+      ;;
+    https://github.com/*/projects/*)
+      echo "repo"
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Invalid PROJECT_URL: $_PROJECT_URL" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  unset _PROJECT_URL
+}
+
+find_project_id() {
+  _PROJECT_TYPE="$1"
+  _PROJECT_URL="$2"
+
+  case "$_PROJECT_TYPE" in
+    org)
+      _ORG_NAME=$(echo "$_PROJECT_URL" | sed -e 's@https://github.com/orgs/\([^/]\+\)/projects/[0-9]\+@\1@')
+      _ENDPOINT="https://api.github.com/orgs/$_ORG_NAME/projects"
+      ;;
+    user)
+      _USER_NAME=$(echo "$_PROJECT_URL" | sed -e 's@https://github.com/users/\([^/]\+\)/projects/[0-9]\+@\1@')
+      _ENDPOINT="https://api.github.com/users/$_USER_NAME/projects"
+      ;;
+    repo)
+      _ENDPOINT="https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/projects"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  _PROJECTS=$(curl -s -X GET -u "$GITHUB_ACTOR:$TOKEN" --retry 3 \
+           -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json' \
+           "$_ENDPOINT")
+
+  _PROJECTID=$(echo "$_PROJECTS" | jq -r ".[] | select(.html_url == \"$_PROJECT_URL\").id")
+
+  if [ "$_PROJECTID" != "" ]; then
+    echo "$_PROJECTID"
+  else
+    echo "No project was found." >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  unset _PROJECT_TYPE _PROJECT_URL _ORG_NAME _USER_NAME _ENDPOINT _PROJECTS _PROJECTID
+}
+
+find_column_id() {
+  _PROJECT_ID="$1"
+  _INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME="$2"
+
+  _COLUMNS=$(curl -s -X GET -u "$GITHUB_ACTOR:$TOKEN" --retry 3 \
+          -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json' \
+          "https://api.github.com/projects/$_PROJECT_ID/columns")
+
+
+  echo "$_COLUMNS" | jq -r ".[] | select(.name == \"$_INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME\").id"
+  unset _PROJECT_ID _INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME _COLUMNS
+}
+
+PROJECT_TYPE=$(get_project_type "${PROJECT_URL:?<Error> required this environment variable}")
+
+if [ "$PROJECT_TYPE" = org ] || [ "$PROJECT_TYPE" = user ]; then
+  if [ -z "$MY_GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
+    echo "MY_GITHUB_TOKEN not defined" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  TOKEN="$MY_GITHUB_TOKEN" # It's User's personal access token. It should be secret.
+else
+  if [ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
+    echo "GITHUB_TOKEN not defined" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  TOKEN="$GITHUB_TOKEN"    # GitHub sets. The scope in only the repository containing the workflow file.
+fi
+
+INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME="$INPUT_COLUMN_NAME"
+if [ -z "$INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME" ]; then
+  # assing the column name by default
+  INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME='To do'
+  if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request" ] || [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request_target" ]; then
+    echo "changing col name for PR event"
+    INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME='In progress'
+  fi
+fi
+
+
+PROJECT_ID=$(find_project_id "$PROJECT_TYPE" "$PROJECT_URL")
+INITIAL_COLUMN_ID=$(find_column_id "$PROJECT_ID" "${INITIAL_COLUMN_NAME:?<Error> required this environment variable}")
+
+if [ -z "$INITIAL_COLUMN_ID" ]; then
+  echo "INITIAL_COLUMN_ID is not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" in
+  issues)
+    ISSUE_ID=$(jq -r '.issue.id' < "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
+
+    # Add this issue to the project column
+    _CARDS=$(curl -s -X POST -u "$GITHUB_ACTOR:$TOKEN" --retry 3 \
+     -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json' \
+     -d "{\"content_type\": \"Issue\", \"content_id\": $ISSUE_ID}" \
+     "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/$INITIAL_COLUMN_ID/cards")
+    ;;
+  pull_request|pull_request_target)
+    PULL_REQUEST_ID=$(jq -r '.pull_request.id' < "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
+
+    # Add this pull_request to the project column
+    _CARDS=$(curl -s -X POST -u "$GITHUB_ACTOR:$TOKEN" --retry 3 \
+     -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json' \
+     -d "{\"content_type\": \"PullRequest\", \"content_id\": $PULL_REQUEST_ID}" \
+     "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/$INITIAL_COLUMN_ID/cards")
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Nothing to be done on this action: $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+CARDS_ID=$(echo "$_CARDS" | jq -r .id)
+unset _CARDS
+
+if [ -z "$CARDS_ID" ]; then
+  echo "CARDS_ID is not found." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+INITIAL_CARD_POSITION="$INPUT_CARD_POSITION"
+if [ -z "$INITIAL_CARD_POSITION" ]; then
+  # assign the card position by default
+  INITIAL_CARD_POSITION='bottom'
+fi
+
+_CARDS=$(curl -s -X POST -u "$GITHUB_ACTOR:$TOKEN" --retry 3 \
+ -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.inertia-preview+json' \
+ -d "{\"position\": \"$INITIAL_CARD_POSITION\"}" \
+ "https://api.github.com/projects/columns/cards/$CARDS_ID/moves")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-to-project-board.yaml b/.github/workflows/add-to-project-board.yaml
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+name: Add Card to Project(s)
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened]
+env:
+  MY_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  EVENT_TYPE: $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME
+
+jobs:
+  add_card_to_project:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Add Card to Project(s)
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Get Event Type
+      run: echo $GITHUB_EVENT_NAME
+    - name: Assign NEW issues to project 1
+      uses: ./.github/actions/add-card-to-project
+      if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened'
+      with:
+        project: 'https://github.com/orgs/lensapp/projects/1'
+        column_name: 'Backlog'
+        card_position: 'bottom'
+    - name: Assign NEW pull requests to project 1
+      uses: ./.github/actions/add-card-to-project
+      if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && github.event.action == 'opened'
+      with:
+        project: 'https://github.com/orgs/lensapp/projects/1'
+        column_name: 'PRs'
+        card_position: 'bottom'