diff --git a/scripts/cli/bettererIssueTemplate.md b/scripts/cli/bettererIssueTemplate.md
index 2c6a9b64f14..78d7fef9b98 100644
--- a/scripts/cli/bettererIssueTemplate.md
+++ b/scripts/cli/bettererIssueTemplate.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ The following files have been marked as having issues regarding `<%= issueFilter
 
 There are <%= totalIssueCount %> <%= plural('issue', totalIssueCount) %> over <%= fileCount %> <%= plural('file', fileCount) %>:
 <% files.forEach((file) => { %>
-- [ ] <%= file.issueCount %> <%= plural('issue', file.issueCount) %> in `<%= file.fileName %>` <% }) %>
+- [ ] <%= file.issueCount %> <%= plural('issue', file.issueCount) %> in [<%= file.fileName %>](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/main/<%= file.fileName %>) <% }) %>
diff --git a/scripts/cli/create_issues_from_files.sh b/scripts/cli/create_issues_from_files.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e8d0ff45411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cli/create_issues_from_files.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script to create GitHub issues from text files in a directory
+# Usage: ./create_issues_from_files.sh <directory> <owner/repo>
+
+# FYI: Generated almost entirely with warp.dev as a quick hack for creating issues from betterer issues output
+
+set -e
+
+# Function to display usage
+usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 <directory> <owner/repo>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Arguments:"
+    echo "  directory   Directory containing text files"
+    echo "  owner/repo  GitHub repository in format 'owner/repository'"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "  $0 ./issues myuser/myrepo"
+    echo "  $0 /path/to/issues organization/project"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Check if correct number of arguments provided
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Error: Incorrect number of arguments"
+    usage
+fi
+
+DIRECTORY="$1"
+REPO="$2"
+
+# Validate directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$DIRECTORY" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Directory '$DIRECTORY' does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Validate repository format
+if [[ ! "$REPO" =~ ^[^/]+/[^/]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Repository must be in format 'owner/repository'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Creating issues from text files in '$DIRECTORY' for repository '$REPO'"
+echo
+
+# Counter for created issues
+created_count=0
+error_count=0
+
+# Process each text file in the directory
+for file in "$DIRECTORY"/*.txt; do
+    # Check if glob matched any files
+    [ -e "$file" ] || continue
+
+    filename=$(basename "$file")
+
+    echo "Processing: $filename"
+
+    # Read file content
+    if [ ! -r "$file" ]; then
+        echo "  ❌ Error: Cannot read file '$file'"
+        ((error_count++))
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    content=$(cat "$file")
+
+    # Skip empty files
+    if [ -z "$content" ]; then
+        echo "  ⚠️  Skipping empty file"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # Parse codeowner from first line (assuming format like "@username" or "@team/name")
+    first_line=$(echo "$content" | head -n 1)
+    codeowner=""
+
+    # Extract codeowner if first line contains @username or @team/name pattern
+    if [[ "$first_line" =~ @[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+ ]]; then
+        codeowner=$(echo "$first_line" | grep -o '@[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]*' | head -n 1)
+        # Strip @grafana/ prefix if present
+        codeowner=${codeowner#@grafana/}
+    fi
+
+    title="Betterer: React Hooks ($codeowner)"
+
+    # Create the issue using GitHub CLI
+    if gh issue create \
+        --repo "$REPO" \
+        --title "$title" \
+        --body "$content" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "  ✅ Created issue: $title"
+        ((created_count++))
+    else
+        echo "  ❌ Failed to create issue: $title"
+        ((error_count++))
+    fi
+done
+
+echo
+echo "Summary:"
+echo "  Issues created: $created_count"
+echo "  Errors: $error_count"
+
+if [ $created_count -eq 0 ] && [ $error_count -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "  No .txt files found in '$DIRECTORY'"
+fi