diff --git a/.github/workflows/assignee-management.yaml b/.github/workflows/assignee-management.yaml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/assignee-management.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# This workflow manages issue assignments and related label changes:
+# 1. When someone is assigned to an issue:
+#    - Removes "stat:awaiting-triage" label
+#    - Adds "stat:Investigating" label
+# 2. When all assignees are removed from an issue:
+#    - Adds "stat:awaiting-triage" label
+#    - Removes "stat:Investigating" label
+# 3. When "stat:Investigating" label is added:
+#    - Automatically assigns the issue to the person who added the label
+
+name: Handle Issue Assignment and Labels
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [assigned, unassigned, labeled]
+
+env:
+  AWAITING-TRIAGE_LABEL: stat:awaiting-triage
+  INVESTIGATING_LABEL: stat:Investigating
+
+jobs:
+  handle_assignment:
+    name: Handle Issue Assignment Changes
+    if: ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.issue.state == 'open' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Handle Assignment Changes
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.action }}" == "assigned" ]]; then
+            # Someone was assigned - remove awaiting-triage, add investigating
+            echo "ADD=${{ env.INVESTIGATING_LABEL }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "REMOVE=${{ env.AWAITING-TRIAGE_LABEL }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event.action }}" == "unassigned" ]]; then
+            # Check if there are any remaining assignees
+            ASSIGNEES=$(echo '${{ toJson(github.event.issue.assignees) }}' | jq length)
+            if [[ "$ASSIGNEES" == "0" ]]; then
+              # No assignees left - add awaiting-triage, remove investigating
+              echo "ADD=${{ env.AWAITING-TRIAGE_LABEL }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              echo "REMOVE=${{ env.INVESTIGATING_LABEL }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update Labels
+        if: env.ADD != '' || env.REMOVE != ''
+        run: gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --add-label "$ADD" --remove-label "$REMOVE"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+
+  handle_investigating_label:
+    name: Handle Investigating Label Addition
+    if: ${{ github.event.action == 'labeled' && github.event.label.name == 'stat:Investigating' && !github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.issue.state == 'open' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Assign Issue to person that added Investigating Label
+        run: |
+          # Assign the issue to the person who added the label
+          gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --add-assignee "$ACTOR"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/backport-verification.yml
index 82176f64bc..aaeb1aa739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport-verification.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # The workflow is configured to run when PR is created as well as when it is edited which also counts simple description edits.
 
 name: "NGO - Backport Verification"
-  
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, edited]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conventional-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/conventional-pr.yml
index 9b86504074..8e783eec55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conventional-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conventional-pr.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ on:
     branches:
     - develop
     - develop-2.0.0
-
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
   # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conversation-labels.yaml b/.github/workflows/conversation-labels.yaml
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index 0000000000..0297464bc5
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+++ b/.github/workflows/conversation-labels.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# This workflow will update issues with proper "conversation related" labels. This mean that stat:awaiting-repsonse label will be present after Unity account made comments and stat:reply-needed will be present when user made latest comment
+
+name: Update conversation labels of the issue
+
+# Trigger for the workflow
+# This trigger will populate the github.event object
+# Details on properties are here: https://docs.github.com/en/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads?actionType=created#issue_comment
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# Define labels here
+env:
+  AWAITING_RESPONSE: stat:awaiting-response
+  REPLY_NEEDED: stat:reply-needed
+
+jobs:
+  conversation_labels:
+    name: Calculate and update conversation labels of the issue
+    if: ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request && github.event.issue.state == 'open' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Calculate labels
+        run: |
+
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.comment.author_association }}" == "MEMBER" ]]; then
+            # Unity member commented - add awaiting-response, remove reply-needed
+            echo "ADD=${{ env.AWAITING_RESPONSE }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "REMOVE=${{ env.REPLY_NEEDED }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            # Non-Unity member commented - add reply-needed, remove awaiting-response
+            echo "ADD=${{ env.REPLY_NEEDED }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "REMOVE=${{ env.AWAITING_RESPONSE }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Update labels
+        # This runs a command using the github cli: https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_edit
+        # If $ADD is set, it will add the label, otherwise it will remove the label
+        # There is no need to check if $ADD or $REMOVE is set, as the command will ignore it if it is empty
+        run: gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --add-label "$ADD" --remove-label "$REMOVE"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mark-stale-issue.yaml b/.github/workflows/mark-stale-issue.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e77192183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mark-stale-issue.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# This workflow utilises an existing implementation (https://github.com/actions/stale) that performs the following actions:
+#   1) Adds "stale" label to issues that have "stat:awaiting-response" for more than 30 days meaning that since we don't have enough information we may potentially close such issue
+#   2) Closes issues that have been marked as "stale" for more than 30 days
+
+# This affects only Issues but at some point we may also consider rules for PRs
+
+name: Mark or Close Stale Issues
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'  # Runs daily at midnight
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          # Only mark issues (not PRs) as stale
+          any-of-labels: 'stat:awaiting-response'
+          days-before-stale: 30
+          days-before-close: 30
+          stale-issue-label: 'Stale'
+          exempt-issue-labels: 'stat:import,stat:imported'
+          stale-issue-message: >
+            This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has been awaiting 
+            response for over 30 days without any activity.
+
+            Please update the issue with any new information or it may be closed in 30 days.
+          close-issue-message: >
+            This issue has been automatically closed because it has been stale for 30 days 
+            without any activity. Feel free to reopen if you have new information to add.
+          # Prevent the action from marking/closing PRs
+          days-before-pr-stale: -1
+          days-before-pr-close: -1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove-labels-on-issue-close.yaml b/.github/workflows/remove-labels-on-issue-close.yaml
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index 0000000000..2ac5145e16
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+++ b/.github/workflows/remove-labels-on-issue-close.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# This workflow will remove almost all labels from closed issues beside ones that could be relevant for future tracking like: "port:", "type:", "priority:", "regression" and "stat:imported"
+
+name: Remove labels when issue is closed
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [closed] # We want it to run on closed issues
+
+jobs:
+  remove_labels:
+    name: Calculate and remove issue labels
+    if: ${{ !github.event.issue.pull_request  }} # This is needed to distinguish from PRs (which we don't want to affect)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Find labels to remove
+        id: data
+        run: |
+          # Convert labels to array and filter out type: labels
+          LABELS_TO_REMOVE=($(echo "$EXISTING_LABELS" | jq -r '.[] | select(startswith("type:") or startswith("port:") or startswith("priority:") or . == "regression" or . == "stat:imported" | not)'))
+          
+          # Only proceed if we have labels to remove
+          if [ ${#LABELS_TO_REMOVE[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "REMOVE_LABELS=$(IFS=,; echo "${LABELS_TO_REMOVE[*]}")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "HAS_LABELS=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "HAS_LABELS=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+        env:
+          EXISTING_LABELS: ${{ toJson(github.event.issue.labels.*.name) }}
+
+      - name: Remove labels
+        if: ${{ env.REMOVE_LABELS != '' }}
+        run: gh issue edit "$NUMBER" --remove-label "$REMOVE_LABELS"
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}