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+name: Warn PR targets main
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, edited]
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  warn:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'loopandlearn'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Comment on PR
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+              body: '⚠️ This PR targets the `main` branch. We do not accept PRs directly to `main` — please retarget your PR to the `dev` branch instead.'
+            });