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+name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
+on:
+  schedule:
+  - cron: "30 1 * * *"
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/stale@v3
+      with:
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been marked as stale due to inactivity. Please respond or otherwise resolve the issue within 7 days or it will be closed.'
+        stale-pr-message: 'This PR has been marked as stale due to inactivity. Please address any comments within 7 days or it will be closed.'
+        exempt-issue-labels: 'help wanted :octocat:'
+        exempt-pr-labels: 'WIP'