ci: auto-close needs-title issues after 7 days (#3115)

Completes the `needs-title` issue lifecycle. The existing `check-default-title` workflow labels issues with default/placeholder titles, but there was no automated cleanup — labeled issues sat open indefinitely. This adds a weekly scheduled workflow to close them after 7 days, plus a fix to the existing workflow so the label gets removed when an author updates their title. ## Changes - Add `close-needs-title.yml` scheduled workflow (Monday 9 AM UTC + manual dispatch) that paginates all open issues labeled `needs-title`, skips PRs and issues younger than 7 days, then comments and closes as `not_planned` - Fix the `check-default-title` workflow's early-return path: when a title is edited to be descriptive, call `issues.removeLabel` to strip `needs-title` — previously the label stuck around permanently
2026-07-19 16:33:35 -04:00 · 2026-03-13 16:29:15 -04:00
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+---
+name: Close stale needs-title issues
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 9 * * 1" # Every Monday at 9 AM UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  close-stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Close issues with needs-title label older than 7 days
+        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const sevenDaysAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+
+            // Paginate through all open issues with needs-title label
+            const issues = await github.paginate(github.rest.issues.listForRepo, {
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              labels: 'needs-title',
+              state: 'open',
+              per_page: 100,
+            });
+
+            let closed = 0;
+            for (const issue of issues) {
+              // Skip pull requests (they also appear in the issues API)
+              if (issue.pull_request) continue;
+
+              const createdAt = new Date(issue.created_at);
+              if (createdAt >= sevenDaysAgo) {
+                console.log(`Skipping #${issue.number} — created ${issue.created_at}, not yet 7 days old`);
+                continue;
+              }
+
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: issue.number,
+                body: [
+                  'Closing this issue because the title was not updated within 7 days.',
+                  '',
+                  'If you still need help, please open a new issue with a descriptive title so maintainers can understand and prioritize it.',
+                ].join('\n'),
+              });
+
+              await github.rest.issues.update({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: issue.number,
+                state: 'closed',
+                state_reason: 'not_planned',
+              });
+
+              console.log(`Closed #${issue.number} (created ${issue.created_at})`);
+              closed++;
+            }
+
+            console.log(`Done. Closed ${closed} issue(s).`);