diff --git a/.github/workflows/seed-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/seed-issues.yml
index 3de0bdaa67..cc8d2d594f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/seed-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/seed-issues.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,20 @@ jobs:
               }
             ];
 
+            // Check existing open issues to avoid duplicates (idempotent seeding)
+            const { data: existingIssues } = await github.rest.issues.listForRepo({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              state: "open",
+              per_page: 100
+            });
+            const existingTitles = new Set(existingIssues.map(i => i.title));
+
             for (const issue of issues) {
+              if (existingTitles.has(issue.title)) {
+                console.log(`Skipping "${issue.title}" — already exists`);
+                continue;
+              }
               await github.rest.issues.create({
                 owner: context.repo.owner,
                 repo: context.repo.repo,
diff --git a/leaderboard.json b/leaderboard.json
index 8a45e29cfc..512e0cdcb7 100644
--- a/leaderboard.json
+++ b/leaderboard.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   "JaBi-aka": 1,
   "Ingenieralejo": 2,
   "88olegbabak88": 4,
-  "lb1192176991-lab": 38,
+  "lb1192176991-lab": 46,
   "Ishant5436": 17,
   "18296023612": 9,
   "NiXouuuu": 2,
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
   "masonj9637-art": 3,
   "Ecoz19": 4,
   "russjont-cloud": 1,
-  "abdrassulov": 7,
+  "abdrassulov": 8,
   "SSD1222-1": 1,
   "starz0275": 1,
   "5XiaoWu5": 1,
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
   "Malaybhai11": 1,
   "yogeshkampalliwar": 1,
   "vinnnnnnn-dotcom": 1,
-  "sureshchouksey8": 8,
+  "sureshchouksey8": 9,
   "Dusheh": 9,
   "desh16gmz": 6,
   "chrisyangxiaoqi": 7,
@@ -311,12 +311,13 @@
   "danielalanbates": 1,
   "jmwdixen-glitch": 1,
   "pointless044": 1,
-  "daxia778": 8,
+  "daxia778": 11,
   "therealsaitama0": 1,
   "alanamind7": 1,
   "TheKingXion": 2,
   "LAieh12": 1,
   "binglang001": 1,
   "lamguo": 7,
-  "llmir": 1
+  "llmir": 1,
+  "alKanz17": 4
 }