diff --git a/make_repos_private.sh b/make_repos_private.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Load environment variables
+GITHUB_TOKEN="${GITHUB_TOKEN:?❌ Error: GITHUB_TOKEN is not set}"
+REPO_LIST_FILE="repos.txt"  # Name of the file containing the repo list
+
+# Ensure the file exists
+if [[ ! -f "$REPO_LIST_FILE" ]]; then
+    echo "❌ Error: File '$REPO_LIST_FILE' not found!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "🔍 Checking and updating repositories to private..."
+
+# Loop through each repository in the file
+while IFS= read -r REPO_FULL_NAME; do
+    echo "🔄 Processing repository: $REPO_FULL_NAME..."
+
+    # Check the current privacy status
+    REPO_INFO=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+                       "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO_FULL_NAME")
+
+    IS_PRIVATE=$(echo "$REPO_INFO" | jq -r '.private')
+
+    if [[ "$IS_PRIVATE" == "true" ]]; then
+        echo "✅ Repository '$REPO_FULL_NAME' is already private. Skipping..."
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Convert the repository to private
+    RESPONSE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X PATCH -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
+              -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+              -d '{"private": true}' \
+              "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO_FULL_NAME")
+
+    if [[ "$RESPONSE" -eq 200 ]]; then
+        echo "✅ Successfully converted '$REPO_FULL_NAME' to private."
+    else
+        echo "❌ Failed to make '$REPO_FULL_NAME' private. HTTP Status: $RESPONSE"
+    fi
+done < "$REPO_LIST_FILE"
+
+echo "✅ All repositories processed."