feat: add scheduled workflow to close stale issues #14404
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Adds a new GitHub Action `gemini-scheduled-stale-issue-closer.yml` to automatically manage the issue backlog. - Runs weekly on Sundays. - Closes issues created > 3 months ago with no updates in the last 10 days and < 5 reactions. - Adds a friendly comment before closing. - Includes a `workflow_dispatch` trigger with a `dry_run` option for safe testing. - Currently limits processing to the oldest 100 open issues to ensure safe incremental cleanup.
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kklashtorny1
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Dec 2, 2025
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| body: "Hello! As part of our effort to keep our backlog manageable and focus on the most active issues, we are tidying up older reports.\n\nIt looks like this issue hasn't been active for a while, so we are closing it for now. However, if you are still experiencing this bug on the latest stable build, please feel free to reopen this issue or create a new one with updated details.\n\nThank you for your contribution!" |
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Since external users are unable to reopen closed issues, can we say:
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| body: "Hello! As part of our effort to keep our backlog manageable and focus on the most active issues, we are tidying up older reports.\n\nIt looks like this issue hasn't been active for a while, so we are closing it for now. However, if you are still experiencing this bug on the latest stable build, please feel free to reopen this issue or create a new one with updated details.\n\nThank you for your contribution!" | |
| body: "Hello! As part of our effort to keep our backlog manageable and focus on the most active issues, we are tidying up older reports.\n\nIt looks like this issue hasn't been active for a while, so we are closing it for now. However, if you are still experiencing this bug on the latest stable build, please feel free to comment on this issue or create a new one with updated details.\n\nThank you for your contribution!" |
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Summary
Adds a new scheduled GitHub Actions workflow (
gemini-scheduled-stale-issue-closer.yml) to automatically tidy up the issue backlog. This workflow identifies and closes old, inactive issues to help maintainers focus on active development and recent bug reports.Details
The new workflow runs weekly on Sundays and applies the following logic:
Criteria for Closing:
Actions Taken:
Safety Features:
workflow_dispatchtrigger with adry_runinput. This allows maintainers to manually trigger the workflow and verify which issues would be targeted without actually modifying them.Related Issues
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