[q] Add add-comment and noop safe-outputs to stale-repo-identifier

[github-actions]

Q Workflow Optimization Report

Issues Found (from live data)

stale-repo-identifier

• Run analyzed: 25210283278
• Conclusion: success — 8 issues created (canvas-lms, github-ldap, and others)
• Issues Identified:
  • Missing add-comment safe-output — workflow cannot comment on existing issues
  • Missing noop safe-output — no way to signal "no stale repos found" without error
  • Agentic assessment flagged write_actions=0 tracking (safe items were created but not tracked)

Changes Made

stale-repo-identifier (.github/workflows/stale-repo-identifier.md)

• Added add-comment: max: 5 — allows commenting on existing stale repo issues
• Added noop: — allows workflow to signal cleanly when no stale repos are found

Validation

• ✅ stale-repo-identifier compiled successfully (no errors, no warnings)

Note: .lock.yml files will be regenerated automatically after merge.

• Fixes [Stale Repository] canvas-lms - Truly Stale #29509

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Warning

Protected Files — Push Permission Denied

This was originally intended as a pull request, but the patch modifies protected files. A human must create the pull request manually.

Protected files

• .github/workflows/stale-repo-identifier.md

The push was rejected because GitHub Actions does not have workflows permission to push these changes, and is never allowed to make such changes, or other authorization being used does not have this permission.

Create the pull request manually

# Download the patch from the workflow run
gh run download 25210639710 -n agent -D /tmp/agent-25210639710

# Create a new branch
git checkout -b q/stale-repo-safe-outputs-1777630350-6e59fe61245c5141 main

# Apply the patch (--3way handles cross-repo patches)
git am --3way /tmp/agent-25210639710/aw-q-stale-repo-safe-outputs-1777630350.patch

# Push the branch and create the pull request
git push origin q/stale-repo-safe-outputs-1777630350-6e59fe61245c5141
gh pr create --title '[q] Add add-comment and noop safe-outputs to stale-repo-identifier' --base main --head q/stale-repo-safe-outputs-1777630350-6e59fe61245c5141 --repo github/gh-aw

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• expires on May 3, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

[pelikhan]

Also set safe-outputs.staged: true