diff --git a/.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-issue-triage.yml b/.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-issue-triage.yml
index a892ddbe13..76752388a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-issue-triage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-issue-triage.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 name: '📋 Gemini Scheduled Issue Triage'
 
 on:
+  issues:
+    types:
+      - 'opened'
+      - 'reopened'
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 * * * *' # Runs every hour
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
-  group: '${{ github.workflow }}'
+  group: '${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number || github.run_id }}'
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 defaults:
@@ -35,7 +39,17 @@ jobs:
           private-key: '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_KEY }}'
           permission-issues: 'write'
 
+      - name: 'Get issue from event'
+        if: github.event_name == 'issues'
+        id: 'get_issue_from_event'
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          ISSUE_JSON=$(jq -n --argjson issue "$${{ toJSON(github.event.issue) }}" '[{number: $issue.number, title: $issue.title, body: $issue.body}]')
+          echo "issues_to_triage=${ISSUE_JSON}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "✅ Found issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }} from event to triage! 🎯"
+
       - name: 'Find untriaged issues'
+        if: github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         id: 'find_issues'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}'
@@ -76,13 +90,12 @@ jobs:
             return labelNames;
 
       - name: 'Run Gemini Issue Analysis'
-        if: |-
-          ${{ steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage != '[]' }}
+        if: steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.issues_to_triage != '[]' || steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage != '[]'
         uses: 'google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@a3bf79042542528e91937b3a3a6fbc4967ee3c31' # ratchet:google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli@v0
         id: 'gemini_issue_analysis'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: '' # Do not pass any auth token here since this runs on untrusted inputs
-          ISSUES_TO_TRIAGE: '${{ steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage }}'
+          ISSUES_TO_TRIAGE: "${{ steps.get_issue_from_event.outputs.issues_to_triage || steps.find_issues.outputs.issues_to_triage }}"
           REPOSITORY: '${{ github.repository }}'
           AVAILABLE_LABELS: '${{ steps.get_labels.outputs.available_labels }}'
         with:
@@ -284,4 +297,4 @@ jobs:
               if ((!entry.labels_to_add || entry.labels_to_add.length === 0) && (!entry.labels_to_remove || entry.labels_to_remove.length === 0)) {
                 core.info(`No labels to add or remove for #${issueNumber}, leaving as is`);
               }
-            }
+            }
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diff --git a/scripts/batch_triage.sh b/scripts/batch_triage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c6f1982491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/batch_triage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# scripts/batch_triage.sh
+# Usage: ./scripts/batch_triage.sh [repository]
+# Example: ./scripts/batch_triage.sh google-gemini/maintainers-gemini-cli
+
+set -e
+
+REPO="${1:-google-gemini/gemini-cli}"
+WORKFLOW="gemini-automated-issue-triage.yml"
+
+echo "🔍 Searching for open issues in '$REPO' that need triage (missing 'area/' label)..."
+
+# Fetch open issues with number, title, and labels
+# We fetch up to 1000 issues.
+ISSUES_JSON=$(gh issue list --repo "$REPO" --state open --limit 1000 --json number,title,labels)
+
+# Filter issues that DO NOT have a label starting with 'area/'
+TARGET_ISSUES=$(echo "$ISSUES_JSON" | jq '[.[] | select(.labels | map(.name) | any(startswith("area/")) | not)]')
+
+COUNT=$(echo "$TARGET_ISSUES" | jq '. | length')
+
+if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "✅ No issues found needing triage in '$REPO'."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "🚀 Found $COUNT issues to triage."
+
+# Loop through and trigger workflow
+echo "$TARGET_ISSUES" | jq -r '.[] | "\(.number)|\(.title)"' | while IFS="|" read -r number title; do
+  echo "▶️  Triggering triage for #$number: $title"
+  
+  # Trigger the workflow dispatch event
+  gh workflow run "$WORKFLOW" --repo "$REPO" -f issue_number="$number"
+  
+  # Sleep briefly to be nice to the API
+  sleep 1
+done
+
+echo "🎉 All triage workflows triggered!"