adding initial workflow

Author: scottisloud

.github/workflows/stale-checker.yml

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+# This workflow warns and then closes issues and PRs that have had no activity for a specified amount of time.
+#
+# You can adjust the behavior by modifying this file.
+# For more information, see:
+# https://github.com/actions/stale
+name: Mark stale issues and pull requests
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 4 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v5
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          stale-issue-message: "This issue has been quiet for a while. Nudging the assigned person."
+          stale-pr-message: "This PR has been quiet for a while. Nudging the assignee and reviewers."
+          stale-issue-label: "stale:needs-attention"
+          stale-pr-label: "stale:needs-attention"
+          days-before-stale: 0