chore: migrate from deprecated stale bot app to GitHub Actions stale action

[Copilot]

What this PR does / why we need it:

Migrates stale issue/PR management from the deprecated stale bot app to the official actions/stale GitHub Action (v10.1.0). The stale bot app is no longer maintained and GitHub recommends using the Actions-based approach.

• Removes .github/stale.yml (bot app config)
• Adds .github/workflows/stale.yaml (Actions workflow)
• Preserves all existing behavior: 60-day stale threshold, 14-day close threshold, exempt labels (pinned, security, triaged)
• Adds stale PR management (previously only handled issues)
• Uses actions/[email protected] with SHA-pinned commit hash
• Runs daily via cron schedule
• Follows repo conventions: ubuntu-22.04 runner, security hardening with step-security/harden-runner

Which issue(s) this PR fixes (optional, using fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...) format, will close the issue(s) when the PR gets merged):
Fixes #4202

Special notes for your reviewer:

The workflow will not run until manually enabled or the first scheduled execution. Configuration is a direct 1:1 mapping from the old stale bot settings.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>migrate to stale action</issue_title>
<issue_description>Describe the solution you'd like
stale bot app is deprecated, migrate to use stale action
https://github.com/actions/stale

Anything else you would like to add:
[Miscellaneous information that will assist in solving the issue.]

Environment:

• Gatekeeper version:
• Kubernetes version: (use kubectl version):</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Figure out a way to migrate to stale github action from stale bot app.</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes migrate to stale action #4202

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[JaydipGabani]

@copilot address the feedback

[JaydipGabani]

use commit for 10.1.0 tag and update the comment accordingly.

[Copilot]

Updated to use the commit hash for v10.1.0 tag (5f858e3) and updated the comment accordingly in commit 7477b86.

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR migrates stale issue and PR management from the deprecated stale bot app to the official GitHub Actions actions/stale workflow, as GitHub no longer maintains the bot app.

Key Changes:

• Replaces app-based configuration (.github/stale.yml) with GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/stale.yaml)
• Extends stale management to include pull requests (previously only handled issues)
• Uses SHA-pinned action versions with security hardening via step-security/harden-runner

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File	Description
.github/workflows/stale.yaml	New GitHub Actions workflow implementing stale issue/PR management with daily cron schedule, preserving all previous configuration values (60-day stale threshold, 14-day close threshold, exempt labels)
.github/stale.yml	Removed deprecated stale bot app configuration file

[JaydipGabani]

Testing this workflow at - https://github.com/JaydipGabani/gatekeeper/actions/workflows/stale.yaml

[JaydipGabani]

This action works for proof checkout closed issues and pr here - https://github.com/JaydipGabani/gatekeeper/issues

[sozercan]

keep 60?

[JaydipGabani]

+1, for some reason I thought we have 90 days as stale mark. Changed it to 60 days.