diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml
index faf26acb48..5973caa6a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request-trigger.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'gh-pages'
 
+permissions:
+    contents: read
+
 jobs:
   Check-For-Linked-Issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ github.event.action == 'opened' || github.event.action == 'edited' }}
+    env:
+      ARTIFACT_DIR: './pull-request-trigger/artifacts'
+      ARTIFACT_FILE: 'pr-comment.json'
+      SCRIPT_PATH: './github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
@@ -18,5 +25,19 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
-            const script = require('./github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js')
-            script({g: github, c: context})
+            const { checkForLinkedIssue } = require('${{ env.SCRIPT_PATH }}');
+            return await checkForLinkedIssue({ github, context, core });
+      - name: Save PR comment
+        id: save-pr-comment
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p '${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}'
+          echo ${{ steps.check-for-keyword.outputs.result }} > '${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_FILE }}'
+
+      - name: Upload PR comment artifact
+        id: upload-pr-comment-artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: pr-comment
+          path: '${{ env.ARTIFACT_DIR }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_FILE }}'
+          retention-days: 1
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wr-pull-request-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/wr-pull-request-trigger.yml
index c9afa97614..8b1d10fabb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wr-pull-request-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wr-pull-request-trigger.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,33 @@ on:
     workflows: ["Pull Request Trigger"]
     types: [completed]
 
+permissions:
+    contents: read
+    issues: write
+    pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
-  Hello-World:
+  post-pr-comment:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      ARTIFACT_NAME: 'pr-comment'
+      SCRIPT_PATH: './github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js'
     steps:
-     - run: echo "🎉 The job was automatically triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event."
\ No newline at end of file
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - name: Download PR comment artifact
+        id: download-pr-comment-artifact
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { downloadPRCommentArtifact } = require('${{ env.SCRIPT_PATH }}');
+            await downloadPRCommentArtifact({ github, context }, '${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}');
+      - name: Extract artifact
+        id: extract-artifact
+        run: unzip '${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.zip'
+      - name: Post comment to PR
+        id: post-comment-to-pr
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { postPRComment } = require('${{ env.SCRIPT_PATH }}');
+            await postPRComment({ github, context, core }, '${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}.json');
diff --git a/github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js b/github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js
index 066edd5b67..578c5b550c 100644
--- a/github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js
+++ b/github-actions/trigger-pr/check-linked-issue.js
@@ -1,54 +1,182 @@
 // Import modules
+const fs = require('fs');
 const postIssueComment = require('../utils/post-issue-comment');
 
-// Global variables
-var github;
-var context;
+/** **************************************
+ ** HELPER FUNCTIONS
+ *************************************** */
 
-async function main({ g, c }) {
-  github = g;
-  context = c;
+/**
+ * Returns resulting Object from the GitHub API downloadArtifact call.
+ * This function is a wrapper for the downloadArtifact method in the
+ * octokit/rest.js client.
+ * https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/v18#actions-download-artifact
+ * @param {Object} packages.github - The octokit/rest.js client
+ * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+ * @param {Object} artifact - The artifact
+ * @returns {Object} The resulting Object
+ */
+async function _downloadArtifact({github, context}, artifact) {
+  const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+  const { id: artifact_id } = artifact;
+  return await github.rest.actions.downloadArtifact({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    artifact_id,
+    archive_format: 'zip',
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the resulting Object from the GitHub API listWorkflowRunArtifacts
+ * call.
+ * This function is a wrapper for the listWorkflowRunArtifacts method in the
+ * octokit/rest.js client.
+ * https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/v18#actions-list-workflow-run-artifacts
+ * @param {Object} packages.github - The octokit/rest.js client
+ * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+ * @returns {Object} The resulting Object
+ */
+async function _listWorkflowRunArtifacts({ github, context }) {
+  const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+  const { id: run_id } = context.payload.workflow_run;
+  return await github.rest.actions.listWorkflowRunArtifacts({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    run_id,
+  });
+}
 
-  // Retrieve body of context.payload and search for GitHub keywords followed by 
-  // '#' + number. Exclude any matches that are in a comment within the PR body
+/**
+ * Returns PR data containing the body, PR number, and owner
+ * by retrieving data from context.payload
+ * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+ * @param {Object} packages.core - The @actions/core package
+ * @returns {Object} An object containing the pull request body, number and owner.
+ */
+function _retrievePRBody({ context, core }) {
   const prBody = context.payload.pull_request.body;
   const prNumber = context.payload.pull_request.number;
   const prOwner = context.payload.pull_request.user.login;
+
+  core.info(`Found PR #${prNumber} authored by ${prOwner}`);
+
+
+  return { body: prBody, number: prNumber, owner: prOwner };
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns the resulting Object from the GitHub API get issue call.
+ * This function servers as a wrapper for the get issue method in the
+ * octokit.rest.js client.
+ * https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/v20#issues-get
+ * @param {Object} packages.github - The octokit/rest.js client
+ * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+ * @param {string} issueNum - The issue number to be looked up
+ * @returns 
+ */
+async function _checkIssueExists({ github, context }, issueNum) {
+  return await github.rest.issues.get({
+    owner: context.repo.owner,
+    repo: context.repo.repo,
+    issue_number: issueNum,
+  });
+}
+
+/** **************************************
+ ** MAIN FUNCTIONS
+ *************************************** */
+
+ /**
+  * Returns a PR comment if issue is not linked or linked issue could not be found. 
+  * Otherwise, returns empty PR comment, indicating that the issue has been properly linked.
+  * @param {Object} packages.github - The octokit/rest.js client
+  * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+  * @param {Object} packages.core - The @actions/core package
+  * @returns 
+  */
+async function checkForLinkedIssue({ github, context, core }) {
+  const pr = _retrievePRBody({ context, core });
+
+  // Search for GitHub keywords followed by 
+  // '#' + number. Exclude any matches that are in a comment within the PR body.
   const regex = /(?!<!--)(?:close|closes|closed|fix|fixes|fixed|resolve|resolves|resolved)\s*#(\d+)(?![^<]*-->)/gi;
-  const match = prBody.match(regex);
-  
-  let prComment;
+  const match = pr.body.match(regex); 
+
+  let prComment = "";
 
   if (!match) {
-    console.log('PR does not have a properly linked issue. Posting comment...');
-    prComment = `@${prOwner}, this Pull Request is not linked to a valid issue. Above, on the first line of your PR, please link the number of the issue that you worked on using the format of 'Fixes #' + issue number, for example:   **_Fixes #9876_**\n\nNote: Do **_not_** use the number of this PR.`;
-  }
-  
-  else {
-    console.log(match[0]);
+    core.info('PR does not have a properly linked issue. Posting comment...');
+    prComment = `@${pr.owner}, this Pull Request is not linked to a valid issue. Above, on the first line of your PR, please link the number of the issue that you worked on using the format of 'Fixes #' + issue number, for example:   **_Fixes #9876_**\n\nNote: Do **_not_** use the number of this PR.`;
+  } else {
+    core.info(match[0]);
     let [ keyword, linkNumber ] = match[0].replaceAll('#','').split(' ');
-    console.log(`Found a keyword: \'${keyword}\'. Checking for legitimate linked issue...`);
+
+    core.info(`Found a keyword: \'${keyword}\'. Checking for legitimate linked issue...`);
 
     // Check if the linked issue exists in repo
-    // https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/v20#issues-get
     try {
-      await github.rest.issues.get({
-        owner: context.repo.owner,
-        repo: context.repo.repo,
-        issue_number: linkNumber,
-      });
-      console.log(`Found an issue: \'#${linkNumber}\' in repo. Reference is a legitimate linked issue.`);
+      await _checkIssueExists({ github, context }, linkNumber);
+      core.info(`Found an issue: \'#${linkNumber}\' in repo. Reference is a legitimate linked issue.`);
     }
     catch (error) {
-      console.log(`Couldn\'t find issue: \'#${linkNumber}\' in repo. Posting comment...`);
-    prComment = `@${prOwner}, the issue number referenced above as "**${keyword}  #${linkNumber}**" is not found. Please replace with a valid issue number.`;
+      core.info(`Couldn\'t find issue: \'#${linkNumber}\' in repo. Posting comment...`);
+      prComment = `@${pr.owner}, the issue number referenced above as "**${keyword}  #${linkNumber}**" is not found. Please replace with a valid issue number.`;
     }
   }
 
-  // If the prComment was given text, then post the comment to the PR
-  if (prComment) {
+  return JSON.stringify({ prNumber: pr.number, prComment});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the file path of the downloaded artifact.
+ * The function downloads the artifact and stores it in a pre-determined
+ * location.
+ * @param {Object} packages.github - The octokit/rest.js client
+ * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+ * @param {Object} packages.core - The @actions/core package
+ * @param {string} artifactName - The name of the artifact
+ * @returns {string} The file path of the downloaded artifact
+ */
+async function downloadPRCommentArtifact({ github, context }, artifactName) {
+  const artifacts = await _listWorkflowRunArtifacts({ github, context });
+  const match = artifacts.data.artifacts.filter(
+    ({ name }) => name === artifactName
+  )[0];
+
+  const download = await _downloadArtifact({github, context }, match);
+
+  const filepath = `${process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/${artifactName}.zip`;
+  fs.writeFileSync(filepath, Buffer.from(download.data));
+  return filepath;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calls postIssueComment to post a comment to the PR on GitHub
+ * This function us a wrapper for the postIssueComment method
+ * and will only be called if prComment contains text.
+ * @param {Object} packages.github - The octokit/rest.js client
+ * @param {Object} packages.context - The context of the workflow run
+ * @param {string} filepath - The path of the file
+ */
+
+async function postPRComment({ github, context, core }, filepath) {
+  const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filepath, 'utf8'));
+  const { prNumber, prComment } = data;
+
+  if (prComment){
+    core.info(`Posting PR comment...`)
     postIssueComment(prNumber, prComment, github, context);
+    core.info(`Posted comment to PR #${prNumber}:`)
+    core.info(JSON.stringify(prComment));
+  } else {
+    core.info(`No comment posted. Issue is properly linked.`)
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = main;
+module.exports = {
+  downloadPRCommentArtifact,
+  checkForLinkedIssue,
+  postPRComment,
+};