From 24f12bb64973773415f0e32d5cf3aa3488f8e8a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sekyondaMeta <127536312+sekyondaMeta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:29:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Create MonthlyLinkCheck.yml

---
 .github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a771b10ccc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Monthly Link Check
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 1 * *'  # Runs at midnight on the first day of every month
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering of the workflow
+jobs:
+  linkChecker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Check Links
+        id: lychee
+        uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v2
+        with:
+          args: --accept=200,403,429 --base . --verbose --no-progress './**/*.md' './**/*.html' './**/*.rst'
+          token: ${{ secrets.CUSTOM_TOKEN }}
+          fail: true
+
+      - name: Create Issue From File
+        if: failure() && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch')
+        uses: peter-evans/create-issue-from-file@v5
+        with:
+          title: Broken links detected in docs 🔗
+          content-filepath: ./lychee/out.md
+          labels: 'incorrect links'
+          #token: ${{ secrets.CUSTOM_TOKEN }}
+          
+    
+      - name: Suggestions
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo -e "\nPlease review the links reported in the Check links step above."
+          echo -e "If a link is valid but fails due to a CAPTCHA challenge, IP blocking, login requirements, etc., consider adding such links to .lycheeignore file to bypass future checks.\n"
+          exit 1

From 0222017e741cb206df692c41225f97b26eb8eb97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sekyondaMeta <127536312+sekyondaMeta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:34:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update MonthlyLinkCheck.yml

---
 .github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
index a771b10ccc6..569ea8bcca3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#Runs once a month and checks links in the repo to ensure they are valid 
+#If action fails, it creates an issue with the failing links and an "incorrect link" label
+#If link is valid but failing, it can be added to the .lycheeignore file
+
+
 name: Monthly Link Check
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           title: Broken links detected in docs 🔗
           content-filepath: ./lychee/out.md
-          labels: 'incorrect links'
+          labels: 'incorrect link'
           #token: ${{ secrets.CUSTOM_TOKEN }}
           
     

From 5082e35a20214aab9486aff5be4661c5d8463fce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sekyondaMeta <127536312+sekyondaMeta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:41:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update MonthlyLinkCheck.yml

---
 .github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
index 569ea8bcca3..afac06126c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #Runs once a month and checks links in the repo to ensure they are valid 
 #If action fails, it creates an issue with the failing links and an "incorrect link" label
 #If link is valid but failing, it can be added to the .lycheeignore file
+#Action can also be run manually as needed.
 
 
 name: Monthly Link Check

From ea13fa720e401ff0a43f164db032c17330bb31dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sekyondaMeta <127536312+sekyondaMeta@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:45:53 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update MonthlyLinkCheck.yml

---
 .github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
index afac06126c7..4c8a841c57b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MonthlyLinkCheck.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 name: Monthly Link Check
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 0 1 * *'  # Runs at midnight on the first day of every month
   workflow_dispatch:  # Allows manual triggering of the workflow