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Stale Issue Automation #71

Stale Issue Automation

Stale Issue Automation #71

Workflow file for this run

name: Stale Issue Automation
# Stale Issue Policy:
# - Issues are marked as stale after 30 days of inactivity
# - Stale issues are closed after 7 additional days (37 days total)
# - Issues with exempt labels are never marked stale
# - Comments remove stale status and reset the timer
on:
schedule:
# Run daily at 00:00 UTC
- cron: '0 0 * * *'
workflow_dispatch:
permissions:
issues: write
jobs:
stale:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Mark and close stale issues
uses: actions/stale@v9
with:
repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
# Stale timing configuration
days-before-stale: 30
days-before-close: 7
# Exempt labels - issues with these labels are never marked stale
exempt-issue-labels: |
bug
security
good first issue
help wanted
pinned
in-progress
blocked
# Stale message
stale-issue-message: |
This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been inactive for 30 days.
If this issue is still relevant, please:
- Leave a comment to remove the stale status
- Update the issue with new information
- Close the issue if it's no longer needed
If no activity occurs within 7 days, this issue will be automatically closed.
# Close message
close-issue-message: |
This issue has been automatically closed due to inactivity for 37 days.
If this issue is still relevant, feel free to reopen it with updated information.
# Label configuration
stale-issue-label: 'stale'
# Only apply to issues, not pull requests
operations-per-run: 100
# Debug mode (set to true for testing)
debug-only: false