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probot/stale

A GitHub App built with Probot that closes abandoned Issues and Pull Requests after a period of inactivity. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/probot/stale · homepage · JavaScript · ISC (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3460
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1202
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1275 stars · 169 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Probot-based GitHub App that automatically marks and closes abandoned Issues and Pull Requests after a configurable period of inactivity. It is now deprecated and unmaintained, with users directed to the actions/stale GitHub Action instead.

Use cases

  • automatically close stale issues on my github repo
  • mark inactive pull requests as stale
  • auto-close abandoned issues after 60 days
  • github bot to triage inactive issues and PRs
  • label and close issues with no recent activity
  • reduce backlog of abandoned pull requests

When to choose

  • you are already running Probot apps and want issue triage automation
  • you need configurable exempt labels, milestones, or assignees for stale detection

When to avoid

  • starting a new project - the app is deprecated and unmaintained
  • you want ongoing support or updates - use actions/stale instead

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

workflow-automation developer-tools developer-tools version-control cloud github-app probot issue-triage stale-bot deprecated automation web-server nodejs

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
probot/stalemain10

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