diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-help-wanted.yml b/.github/workflows/add-help-wanted.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca3c43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-help-wanted.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Add Help Wanted or Good First Issue Labels
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+
+jobs:
+  label-on-comment:
+    if: github.event.comment.body == '/help-wanted' || github.event.comment.body == '/good-first-issue'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Add label based on comment
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const comment = context.payload.comment.body.trim().toLowerCase();
+            const issue_number = context.payload.issue.number;
+            const owner = context.repo.owner;
+            const repo = context.repo.repo;
+
+            let label = null;
+            if (comment === '/help-wanted') {
+              label = 'help wanted';
+            } else if (comment === '/good-first-issue') {
+              label = 'good first issue';
+            }
+
+            if (label) {
+              await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+                owner,
+                repo,
+                issue_number,
+                labels: [label],
+              });
+              console.log(`Added label: ${label}`);
+            } else {
+              console.log('No matching label to apply.');
+            }