feat(docs): define inactivity closure policies for issues and PRs#452
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- add issue inactivity policy to GOVERNANCE.md with 60-day stale and 14-day grace - add PR inactivity policy to CONTRIBUTING.md with 14-day stale and 7-day grace 📋 - Generated by Copilot
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Pull request overview
Defines and documents a repository policy for closing stale issues/discussions and pull requests, establishing clear inactivity thresholds and exemptions to reduce backlog noise.
Changes:
- Added an “Inactivity Closure Policy” section to
GOVERNANCE.mdfor issues and discussions, including thresholds, exemptions, and reopening rules. - Added a “Pull Request Inactivity Policy” section to
CONTRIBUTING.mdfor PRs, including author-only inactivity semantics, exemptions, and reopening rules. - Updated
ms.datemetadata in both documents.
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| File | Description |
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| GOVERNANCE.md | Adds issue/discussion inactivity lifecycle policy and links to PR policy in CONTRIBUTING. |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Adds PR inactivity policy section, TOC entries, and cross-link back to governance policy. |
- correct two-stage to three-stage lifecycle in GOVERNANCE.md - add waiting-on-author condition and Paused row to CONTRIBUTING.md PR table - run table formatter to pass CI check 📝 - Generated by Copilot
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great improvement and governance for the project
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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop* --- ## [2.3.0](hve-core-v2.2.0...hve-core-v2.3.0) (2026-02-13) ### ✨ Features * **agents:** add GitHub backlog management pipeline ([#448](#448)) ([2b4d123](2b4d123)) * **docs:** define inactivity closure policies for issues and PRs ([#452](#452)) ([5e710fd](5e710fd)) * **extension:** implement collection-based plugin distribution system ([#439](#439)) ([3156d98](3156d98)) * **instructions:** replace EVEN/ODD hardcoding with runtime milestone discovery protocol ([#486](#486)) ([ae95eb2](ae95eb2)) * **plugin:** support Copilot CLI plugin generation from collection manifests ([#496](#496)) ([e6cee85](e6cee85)) * **scripts:** enhance on-create.sh to install actionlint and PowerShell modules ([#500](#500)) ([67585f5](67585f5)) ### 🐛 Bug Fixes * **docs:** replace broken relative link with inline code reference ([#465](#465)) ([8133b36](8133b36)) * **instructions:** prevent local-only paths from leaking into GitHub issues ([#489](#489)) ([497d2fe](497d2fe)) * **workflows:** prevent release-please infinite loop on main branch ([#470](#470)) ([134bdd6](134bdd6)) * **workflows:** remove release-please skip guard that prevents tag creation ([#511](#511)) ([5e53271](5e53271)) ### 📚 Documentation * **agents:** add GitHub Backlog Manager documentation and agent catalog ([#503](#503)) ([5e818ce](5e818ce)) * align CONTRIBUTING.md with docs/contributing/ guides ([#445](#445)) ([73ef6aa](73ef6aa)) ### ♻️ Refactoring * **scripts:** refactor dev-tools and lib scripts to use CIHelpers module ([#482](#482)) ([fdf9145](fdf9145)) * **scripts:** standardize PowerShell entry point guard pattern ([#477](#477)) ([6b84a8e](6b84a8e)) ### 🔧 Maintenance * **config:** standardize action mappings in artifact-retention.yml ([#487](#487)) ([7927db2](7927db2)) * **deps-dev:** bump cspell from 9.6.2 to 9.6.4 in the npm-dependencies group ([#461](#461)) ([c788095](c788095)) * **deps:** bump actions/setup-python from 5.1.1 to 6.2.0 in the github-actions group ([#462](#462)) ([69ef3c9](69ef3c9)) * **security:** add SBOM artifact retention policy ([#479](#479)) ([8031557](8031557)), closes [#453](#453) --- This PR was generated with [Release Please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please). See [documentation](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#release-please). Co-authored-by: hve-core-release-please[bot] <254602402+hve-core-release-please[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Description
Defines inactivity closure policies for issues, discussions, and pull requests to reduce noise from stale items.
Issue and discussion policy (GOVERNANCE.md) — Issues inactive for 60 days receive a
stalelabel and warning comment. If no activity follows within 14 days (74 days total), the issue is closed asnot_plannedwith aclosed-stalelabel. Exemptions:pinned,security,do-not-close, and milestone-assigned issues. Discussions follow the same thresholds with manual enforcement until tooling supports automation.Pull request policy (CONTRIBUTING.md) — Active PRs waiting on the author for 14 days receive a
stalelabel. If no author activity follows within 7 days (21 days total), the PR is closed. Draft PRs are fully exempt. Additional exemptions:do-not-closeandwaiting-on-reviewerlabels.Policy Summary
pinned,security,do-not-close, milestone-assigneddo-not-close,waiting-on-reviewerSix supporting labels have been pre-created on the repository:
stale,closed-stale,do-not-close,pinned,waiting-on-author,waiting-on-reviewer.Related Issue(s)
Type of Change
Code & Documentation
Infrastructure
AI Artifacts
.instructions.md).prompt.md).agent.md)SKILL.md)Other
Testing
Checklist
Required Checks
Required Automated Checks
npm run lint:mdnpm run lint:frontmatterSecurity Considerations
Additional Notes
This PR is intentionally scoped to the governance and contributor documentation changes for inactivity policies. The community interaction message templates (Scenario 10 and 11 time-period values) are tracked separately alongside the backlog management pipeline in PR #448.