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+name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+  - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/stale@v1
+      with:
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        stale-issue-message: 'This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.'
+        stale-issue-label: 'state: stale'