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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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+## Description
+
+Please include a summary of the changes and the related issue(s). Please also include relevant motivation and context.
+
+Fixes #
+
+## Checklist
+
+Please make sure that the following criteria are met:
+
+- [ ] The PR title is descriptive.
+- [ ] Include documentation for example queries (comments or markdown in notebooks)
+- [ ] I have ⭐'ed the [stackql](https://github.com/stackql/stackql) and [stackql-jupyter-demo](https://github.com/stackql/stackql-jupyter-demo) repos.
+
+## Additional Notes
+
+Add any additional information or context that might help the reviewers.

.github/workflows/star-check.yml

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+name: Check if PR author has starred the repository
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  check-starred:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/[email protected]
+
+    - name: Get PR author username
+      id: get-author
+      run: echo "username=${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Pull github provider
+      uses: stackql/[email protected]
+      with:
+        is_command: 'true'
+        query: "REGISTRY PULL github;"
+
+    - name: Run stackql query
+      id: check-star
+      uses: stackql/[email protected]
+      with:
+        test_query: |
+          SELECT repo, count(*) as has_starred
+          FROM github.activity.repo_stargazers
+          WHERE owner = 'stackql' and repo in ('stackql', 'stackql-jupyter-demo') and login = '${{ env.username }}'
+          GROUP BY repo;
+        expected_results_str: '[{"has_starred":"1","repo":"stackql"},{"has_starred":"1","repo":"stackql-jupyter-demo"}]'
+      continue-on-error: true
+
+    - name: Check if starred
+      if: always() # Ensures this runs regardless of check-star outcome
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ steps.check-star.outcome }}" = "success" ]; then
+          echo "::notice::Thanks for your support!"
+        else
+          echo "::error::It seems you haven't starred the StackQL repositories. Please star the following repos before proceeding: https://github.com/stackql/stackql-jupyter-demo (this repo) and https://github.com/stackql/stackql (our core repo)"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        

README.md

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+> ⚡ **Calling All Cloud/Data/Security Enthusiasts, Hacktoberfest 2024 is here!** ⚡  
+> Interested in contributing StackQL (SQL) queries, notebooks and visualizations for **Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)**, **FinOps**, **Cloud Inventory Analysis**, or **Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)**?  
+>
+> Check out the issues and get started with your first pull request!, Let’s build something amazing together this Hacktoberfest!  
+
+💡 **Explore our repositories:** [StackQL](https://github.com/stackql/stackql), [StackQL Deploy](https://stackql-deploy.io/docs/), find provider documentation in the [StackQL Provider Registry Docs](https://registry.stackql.io/)  
+
+🔎 Build out example queries for [`aws`](https://aws.stackql.io/providers/aws/), [`gcp`](https://google.stackql.io/providers/google/), [`azure`](https://azure.stackql.io/providers/azure/), [`digitalocean`](https://digitalocean.stackql.io/providers/digitalocean/), [`linode`](https://linode.stackql.io/providers/linode/), [`okta`](https://okta.stackql.io/providers/okta/) and more, including multicloud queries!  
+
+---
+
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