fix: restore stale.yml aliases for @main callers

.github/workflows/repo-stale.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Compatibility alias. Not a public API.
+# Unmigrated callers still `uses: qntx/workflows/.github/workflows/repo-stale.yml@main`.
+# This file only exists so those runs resolve instead of failing and mailing.
+# New callers use ops-stale.yml@v2. Do not add behavior here; forward only.
+name: Ops / Stale
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      days-before-issue-stale:
+        description: 'Days of inactivity before an issue is marked stale.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 30
+      days-before-pr-stale:
+        description: 'Days of inactivity before a PR is marked stale.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 45
+      days-before-issue-close:
+        description: 'Days after stale before an issue is closed.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 5
+      days-before-pr-close:
+        description: 'Days after stale before a PR is closed.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 10
+      only-labels:
+        description: 'Comma-separated labels required for items to be considered. Empty means no filter (default).'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+      exempt-labels:
+        description: 'Comma-separated labels that exempt items from being marked stale.'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'awaiting-approval,work-in-progress'
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: $/.github/workflows/ops-stale.yml
+    with:
+      days-before-issue-stale: ${{ inputs.days-before-issue-stale }}
+      days-before-pr-stale: ${{ inputs.days-before-pr-stale }}
+      days-before-issue-close: ${{ inputs.days-before-issue-close }}
+      days-before-pr-close: ${{ inputs.days-before-pr-close }}
+      only-labels: ${{ inputs.only-labels }}
+      exempt-labels: ${{ inputs.exempt-labels }}

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Compatibility alias. Not a public API.
+# Unmigrated callers still `uses: qntx/workflows/.github/workflows/stale.yml@main`.
+# This file only exists so those runs resolve instead of failing and mailing.
+# New callers use ops-stale.yml@v2. Do not add behavior here; forward only.
+name: Ops / Stale
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      days-before-issue-stale:
+        description: 'Days of inactivity before an issue is marked stale.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 30
+      days-before-pr-stale:
+        description: 'Days of inactivity before a PR is marked stale.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 45
+      days-before-issue-close:
+        description: 'Days after stale before an issue is closed.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 5
+      days-before-pr-close:
+        description: 'Days after stale before a PR is closed.'
+        required: false
+        type: number
+        default: 10
+      only-labels:
+        description: 'Comma-separated labels required for items to be considered. Empty means no filter (default).'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+      exempt-labels:
+        description: 'Comma-separated labels that exempt items from being marked stale.'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: 'awaiting-approval,work-in-progress'
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: $/.github/workflows/ops-stale.yml
+    with:
+      days-before-issue-stale: ${{ inputs.days-before-issue-stale }}
+      days-before-pr-stale: ${{ inputs.days-before-pr-stale }}
+      days-before-issue-close: ${{ inputs.days-before-issue-close }}
+      days-before-pr-close: ${{ inputs.days-before-pr-close }}
+      only-labels: ${{ inputs.only-labels }}
+      exempt-labels: ${{ inputs.exempt-labels }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `ops-sync` jails canonical `.git` / `.github` path segments after `realpath`, not only `$root/.git` / `$root/.github`.
 - `scorecard` checkout is `$/actions/hardened-checkout`.
 
+### Added
+
+- `stale.yml` and `repo-stale.yml` compatibility aliases. `workflow_call` only; they forward to `ops-stale.yml` so unmigrated `@main` callers (qntx-labs) stop failing on a missing file. New callers still use `ops-stale.yml@v2`.
+
 ### Removed
 
 - `ops-dependabot` `pull_request` / `pull_request_target` job arm, `dependabot/fetch-metadata`, and composite inputs `pr-labels`, `update-type`, `actor`, `pr-node-id`, `event-name`.

README.md

@@ -61,11 +61,13 @@ Publish job id is `publish`. `publish-container.yml` splits mutually exclusive `
 
 ### Ops
 
-| Workflow             | Purpose                                                            |
-| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `ops-stale.yml`      | `actions/stale`. `workflow_call` only; the caller owns `schedule`. |
-| `ops-sync.yml`       | Mirror a folder from another repository. Secret `SYNC_TOKEN`.      |
-| `ops-dependabot.yml` | Schedule squash-merge when green. No auto-merge arm.               |
+| Workflow             | Purpose                                                                 |
+| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `ops-stale.yml`      | `actions/stale`. `workflow_call` only; the caller owns `schedule`.      |
+| `stale.yml`          | Compatibility alias → `ops-stale.yml`. Unmigrated `@main` callers only. |
+| `repo-stale.yml`     | Compatibility alias → `ops-stale.yml`. Unmigrated `@main` callers only. |
+| `ops-sync.yml`       | Mirror a folder from another repository. Secret `SYNC_TOKEN`.           |
+| `ops-dependabot.yml` | Schedule squash-merge when green. No auto-merge arm.                    |
 
 ### This repository only
 

docs/CATALOGUE.md

@@ -43,3 +43,12 @@ Not a consumer API. Required check-run name for this repository is `Self / CI`.
 | `self-retag.yml`      | `Self / Retag`      | `retag`                                                                     | Post-squash operator: force-move annotated `v<major>` to `origin/main`.          |
 
 `scorecard` is `continue-on-error: true` and is not in the aggregator `needs`.
+
+## Compatibility aliases
+
+Not a public API. Do not pin new callers here.
+
+| File             | Forwards to     | Why it exists                                                                                          |
+| ---------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `stale.yml`      | `ops-stale.yml` | Unmigrated `uses: …/stale.yml@main` (qntx-labs). Missing file made those scheduled runs fail and mail. |
+| `repo-stale.yml` | `ops-stale.yml` | Same for `uses: …/repo-stale.yml@main`.                                                                |

docs/CONSUMERS.md

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ permissions:
   pull-requests: write
 ```
 
-The caller owns `schedule`. `ops-stale.yml` has no cron.
+The caller owns `schedule`. `ops-stale.yml` has no cron. `stale.yml` and `repo-stale.yml` are compatibility aliases that forward to `ops-stale.yml` for unmigrated `@main` callers.
 
 ## Ops / Sync
 

docs/MIGRATION.md

@@ -48,15 +48,17 @@ No shims. Old filenames are deleted. Change every `uses:` in the same window. Pi
 
 ## Deleted names (not restored)
 
-`python.yml`, `python-publish.yml`, `docker.yml`, `publish-npm-bun.yml`, `container-build.yml`, `gen-openapi-client.yml`, `ci-cpp.yml`, `ci-dart.yml`, `repo-stale.yml`, `stale.yml`, `repo-sync-folder.yml`, plus historical `bun.yml`, `c-cpp.yml`, `foundry.yml`, `go.yml`, `node.js.yml`, `dart.yml`, `npm-publish.yml`, `bun-publish.yml`, `rust.yml`, `rust-publish.yml`, `rust-cd.yml`, `github-pages.yml`, `sync-repo-folder.yml`.
+`python.yml`, `python-publish.yml`, `docker.yml`, `publish-npm-bun.yml`, `container-build.yml`, `gen-openapi-client.yml`, `ci-cpp.yml`, `ci-dart.yml`, `repo-sync-folder.yml`, plus historical `bun.yml`, `c-cpp.yml`, `foundry.yml`, `go.yml`, `node.js.yml`, `dart.yml`, `npm-publish.yml`, `bun-publish.yml`, `rust.yml`, `rust-publish.yml`, `rust-cd.yml`, `github-pages.yml`, `sync-repo-folder.yml`.
+
+`stale.yml` and `repo-stale.yml` exist again as `workflow_call` forwards to `ops-stale.yml` so unmigrated `@main` callers do not fail. They are not the public API. New callers still use `ops-stale.yml@v2`.
 
 ## Post-cutover scan
 
 ```bash
 gh search code --owner qntx 'qntx/workflows/.github/workflows' --limit 200
 ```
 
-Must not reappear: `python.yml@`, `docker.yml`, `publish-npm-bun.yml`, `container-build.yml`, `ci-cpp.yml`, `ci-dart.yml`, `repo-stale.yml`, `stale.yml@`, `repo-sync-folder.yml`, `gen-openapi`.
+Must not reappear: `python.yml@`, `docker.yml`, `publish-npm-bun.yml`, `container-build.yml`, `ci-cpp.yml`, `ci-dart.yml`, `repo-sync-folder.yml`, `gen-openapi`.
 
 ## Post-v2.0.0 (`ops-dependabot`)