Fix stale bot cache issue by adding actions:write permission#265
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The stale workflow was experiencing a caching issue where issues were being perpetually skipped with the message "skipped due being processed during the previous run". This was caused by the workflow lacking the actions:write permission needed to delete/update the cache between runs. Without this permission, the stale action creates a cache of processed issues but cannot delete or update it in subsequent runs, resulting in a 403 error and issues getting stuck in a "perpetually processing" state. This fix adds the actions:write permission as recommended in: actions/stale#1131 Signed-off-by: Tom Pantelis <tompantelis@gmail.com>
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Summary
This PR fixes a caching issue in the stale workflow where issues are being perpetually skipped with the message "skipped due being processed during the previous run".
Problem
The stale workflow was lacking the
actions:writepermission needed to delete/update the cache between runs. Without this permission:This has been affecting issue #239 (and potentially others) which has not been updated since March 11, 2025, well past the 120-day stale threshold, but was never marked as stale.
Solution
Add
actions:writeto the job permissions in.github/workflows/stale.yml.References
Testing
After this PR is merged, the next scheduled run of the stale workflow should be able to: