Fix stale bot cache issue by adding actions:write permission

[tpantelis]

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:write permission needed to delete/update the cache between runs. Without this permission:

• The stale action creates a cache of processed issues
• It cannot delete or update this cache in subsequent runs (403 error)
• Issues get stuck in a "perpetually processing" state

Solution

Add actions:write to the job permissions in .github/workflows/stale.yml.

References

• Issue: Stale workflow fails to override cache. actions/stale#1131
• Related PR in actions/stale: make action caches immutable actions/stale#1237

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated GitHub Actions workflow configuration for improved automation reliability.

[submariner-bot]

🤖 Created branch: z_pr3849/tpantelis/fix-stale-bot-cache-issue
🚀 Full E2E won't run until the "ready-to-test" label is applied. I will add it automatically once the PR has 2 approvals, or you can add it manually.

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No actionable comments were generated in the recent review. 🎉

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Walkthrough

The pull request adds a new permission level actions: write to the stale job in the GitHub Actions workflow configuration file, alongside the existing issues: write and pull-requests: write permissions.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
GitHub Actions Workflow .github/workflows/stale.yml	Added actions: write permission to the stale job's permissions block to enable action-related capabilities.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Suggested labels

ready-to-test

Suggested reviewers

• mkolesnik
• Oats87
• skitt
• yboaron
• vthapar

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change: adding actions:write permission to fix the stale bot cache issue mentioned in the PR objectives.
Actionable Comments Resolved	✅ Passed	All actionable comments in this PR have been resolved. The informational comments from submariner-bot are notifications, not actionable items. The code change implementing actions: write permission has been applied.

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🤖 Closed branches: [z_pr3849/tpantelis/fix-stale-bot-cache-issue]