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+name: 'Automatically close stale issues and PRs'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+#Run once a day at midnight 
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v3
+        with:
+          stale-issue-message: 'We are clearing up our old issues and your ticket has been open for 6 months with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 15 days.'
+          days-before-stale: 180
+          days-before-close: 15
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'News,Medium,High,discussion,bug,doc,'
+          operations-per-run: 500