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+name: Create a release discussions for each new version label
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 * * * *" # every hour
+  workflow_dispatch:    # allow manual runs
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  discussions: write
+  issues: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  reconcile:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Reconcile release/* labels → discussions
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            const owner = context.repo.owner;
+            const repo = context.repo.repo;
+            const categoryName = "Releases";
+
+            // 24h cutoff
+            const since = new Date(Date.now() - 24*60*60*1000).toISOString();
+            core.info(`Scanning issues/PRs updated since ${since}`);
+
+            // fetch repo + discussion categories
+            const repoData = await github.graphql(`
+              query($owner:String!, $repo:String!){
+                repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo){
+                  id
+                  discussionCategories(first:100){ nodes { id name } }
+                }
+              }
+            `, { owner, repo });
+            const repoId = repoData.repository.id;
+            const category = repoData.repository.discussionCategories.nodes.find(c => c.name === categoryName);
+            if (!category) {
+              core.setFailed(`Discussion category "${categoryName}" not found`);
+              return;
+            }
+            const categoryId = category.id;
+
+            // paginate issues/PRs updated in last 24h
+            for await (const { data: items } of github.paginate.iterator(
+              github.rest.issues.listForRepo,
+              { owner, repo, state: "all", since, per_page: 100 }
+            )) {
+              for (const item of items) {
+                const releaseLabels = (item.labels || [])
+                  .map(l => (typeof l === "string" ? l : l.name)) // always get the name
+                  .filter(n => typeof n === "string" && n.startsWith("release/"));
+                if (releaseLabels.length === 0) continue;
+
+                core.info(`#${item.number}: ${releaseLabels.join(", ")}`);
+
+                for (const labelName of releaseLabels) {
+                  const version = labelName.substring("release/".length);
+                  const titleTarget = `Release: ${version}`;
+
+                  // search discussions
+                  let discussionId = null;
+                  let cursor = null;
+                  while (true) {
+                    const page = await github.graphql(`
+                      query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $cursor:String){
+                        repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo){
+                          discussions(first:50, after:$cursor){
+                            nodes{
+                              id
+                              title
+                              url
+                              category{ name }
+                              labels(first:50){ nodes{ name } }
+                            }
+                            pageInfo{ hasNextPage endCursor }
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                    `, { owner, repo, cursor });
+                    const nodes = page.repository.discussions.nodes;
+                    const byLabel = nodes.find(d =>
+                      d.category?.name === categoryName &&
+                      d.labels?.nodes?.some(l => l.name === labelName)
+                    );
+                    if (byLabel) { discussionId = byLabel.id; break; }
+                    const byTitle = nodes.find(d =>
+                      d.category?.name === categoryName &&
+                      d.title === titleTarget
+                    );
+                    if (byTitle) { discussionId = byTitle.id; break; }
+                    if (!page.repository.discussions.pageInfo.hasNextPage) break;
+                    cursor = page.repository.discussions.pageInfo.endCursor;
+                  }
+
+                  if (!discussionId) {
+                    core.info(`→ Creating discussion for ${labelName}`);
+                    const body =
+                      `**Release date:** TODO (YYYY-MM-DD)\n\n` +
+                      `### Links\n` +
+                      `- [Issues and pull requests marked for version ${version}](https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}/issues?q=label%3A${encodeURIComponent(labelName)})\n`;
+
+                    const created = await github.graphql(`
+                      mutation($repoId:ID!, $catId:ID!, $title:String!, $body:String!){
+                        createDiscussion(input:{
+                          repositoryId:$repoId,
+                          categoryId:$catId,
+                          title:$title,
+                          body:$body
+                        }){ discussion{ id url } }
+                      }
+                    `, { repoId, catId: categoryId, title: titleTarget, body });
+
+                    discussionId = created.createDiscussion.discussion.id;
+
+                    // lock the discussion to prevent replies
+                    await github.graphql(`
+                      mutation($id:ID!){
+                        lockLockable(input:{ lockableId:$id }) {
+                          clientMutationId
+                        }
+                      }
+                    `, { id: discussionId });
+                    core.info(`🔒 Locked discussion ${discussionId}`);
+                  } else {
+                    core.info(`→ Found existing discussion for ${labelName}`);
+                  }
+
+                  // ensure label exists
+                  let labelId;
+                  try {
+                    await github.rest.issues.getLabel({ owner, repo, name: labelName });
+                  } catch (e) {
+                    if (e.status === 404) {
+                      await github.rest.issues.createLabel({
+                        owner, repo, name: labelName, color: "0E8A16"
+                      });
+                    } else { throw e; }
+                  }
+                  const labelNode = await github.graphql(`
+                    query($owner:String!, $repo:String!, $name:String!){
+                      repository(owner:$owner, name:$repo){ label(name:$name){ id } }
+                    }
+                  `, { owner, repo, name: labelName });
+                  labelId = labelNode.repository.label?.id;
+                  if (!labelId) continue;
+
+                  // add label to discussion
+                  await github.graphql(`
+                    mutation($id:ID!, $labels:[ID!]!){
+                      addLabelsToLabelable(input:{ labelableId:$id, labelIds:$labels }) {
+                        clientMutationId
+                      }
+                    }
+                  `, { id: discussionId, labels: [labelId] });
+
+                  core.info(`✓ ${labelName} attached to discussion`);
+                }
+              }
+            }