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+name: 'Close stale issues'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *' # every day at 1:30am
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue seems to be stale. It will be closed in 30 days if no further activity occurs.'
+          stale-pr-message: 'This PR seems to be stale. Is it still relevant?'
+          days-before-issue-stale: 180 # 6 months
+          days-before-issue-close: 30 # 1 month
+          days-before-pr-stale: 180 # 6 months
+          days-before-pr-close: -1 # never close PRs
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'Do Not Stale,Feature Request,Performance,Bug Report,CI,Starter Task,Refactor,Guidance'
+
+  
+