When authoring CI/CD workflows, make configuration choices that (1) match the actual capabilities required by downstream steps and (2) use conservative, contributor-safe defaults for automated cleanup.

• If any step needs historical git data (e.g., git blame, changelog generation, diffing across tags/commits), ensure the checkout includes sufficient history (commonly full history via fetch-depth: 0) and don’t remove it without verifying the dependency.
• For automation that closes/archives issues or other contributor-facing items, prefer longer response windows unless you can justify more aggressive settings (e.g., give ~1–2 weeks rather than only a few days).

Example (git history):

- uses: actions/checkout@v4
  with:
    ref: $
    fetch-depth: 0  # required for git blame/history-based steps

Example (conservative stale closure):

const LABEL = 'needs-info';
const BUSINESS_DAYS = 10; // ~1–2 weeks; adjust only with a strong reason