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feat: add workflow to close stale pull requests automatically #728

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feat: add workflow to close stale pull requests automatically
jirhiker Jun 17, 2026
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ci: grant issues:read so actions/stale can enumerate PRs
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name: Close stale PRs

on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 9 * * *' # daily at 09:00 UTC
workflow_dispatch: # lets you trigger it manually too

permissions:
pull-requests: write # needed to comment, label, and close
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issues: read # actions/stale enumerates PR candidates via the issues API

jobs:
stale:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/stale@v10
with:
days-before-pr-stale: 14
days-before-pr-close: 0
stale-pr-message: 'Closing this PR due to 2 weeks of inactivity. Reopen or comment if it is still relevant.'
stale-pr-label: 'stale'
# leave issues untouched
days-before-issue-stale: -1
days-before-issue-close: -1
exempt-pr-labels: 'pinned,security,wip'
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