diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/process-issues.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/process-issues.yaml
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+name: process-issues
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '@daily'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  process-issues:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Python Script
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: 'alexlebens/workflow-scripts'
+          path: './scripts'
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install requests
+
+      - name: Run Script
+        env:
+          INSTANCE_URL: ${{ vars.INSTANCE_URL }}
+          REPOSITORY: ${{ gitea.repository }}
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          STALE_DAYS: 3
+          STALE_TAG: 'stale'
+          EXCLUDE_TAG: 'renovate'
+          REQUIRED_TAG: ''
+        run: python ./scripts/scripts/process-issues.py
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/process-pull-requests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/process-pull-requests.yaml
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+name: process-pull-requests
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '@daily'
+
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  process-pull-requests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Python Script
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: 'alexlebens/workflow-scripts'
+          path: './scripts'
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.13'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install requests
+
+      - name: Run Script
+        env:
+          INSTANCE_URL: ${{ vars.INSTANCE_URL }}
+          REPOSITORY: ${{ gitea.repository }}
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
+          STALE_DAYS: 3
+          STALE_TAG: 'stale'
+          EXCLUDE_TAG: ''
+          REQUIRED_TAG: 'automerge'
+        run: python ./scripts/scripts/process-pull-requests.py
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml
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--- a/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml
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@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-name: tag-old-pull-requests
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '@daily'
-
-jobs:
-  tag-old-issues:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Tag Old Issues
-        env:
-          BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
-          INSTANCE_URL: ${{ vars.INSTANCE_URL }}
-          REPOSITORY: ${{ gitea.repository }}
-          TAG_NAME: 'stale'
-          DAYS_OLD: 3
-          EXCLUDE_TAG_NAME: ''
-          REQUIRED_TAG: 'automerge'
-        run: |
-          # Install necessary tools
-          echo ">> Installing tools ..."
-          sudo apt-get -qq update && sudo apt-get -qq install -y jq curl
-
-          # --- Conditionally build the API URL ---
-          API_URL="${INSTANCE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPOSITORY}/issues?state=open"
-          if [[ -n "${REQUIRED_TAG}" ]]; then
-            echo ">> Filtering for issues with the required tag: ${REQUIRED_TAG}"
-            # URL-encode the tag to handle special characters
-            ENCODED_TAG=$(jq -s -R -r @uri <<< "${REQUIRED_TAG}")
-            API_URL="${API_URL}&labels=${ENCODED_TAG}"
-          else
-            echo ">> No required tag specified. Checking all open issues."
-          fi
-
-          # Fetch issues using the constructed URL
-          echo ">> Fetching issues ..."
-          echo ">> Using URL:"
-          echo "${API_URL}"
-          ISSUES=$(curl -s -S -X GET \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${BOT_TOKEN}" \
-            -H "Accept: application/json" \
-            "${API_URL}")
-
-          # Check if there are open issues
-          if [[$ISSUES" | jq 'has("created_at")']]; then
-            echo ">> Processing $(echo "$ISSUES" | jq '. | length') open issues ...";
-          else
-            echo ">> No open issues, exiting ..."
-            exit 0;
-          fi
-
-          # Calculate the date ${DAYS_OLD} days ago in ISO 8601 format
-          OLDER_THAN_DATE=$(date -d "-${DAYS_OLD} days" -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
-          echo ">> Filtering for older than ${OLDER_THAN_DATE}"
-
-          # Filter issues older than the specified date and without the exclusion tag
-          echo "$ISSUES" | jq -c '.[] | select(.created_at < "'"$OLDER_THAN_DATE"'")' | while read -r issue; do
-            ISSUE_NUMBER=$(echo "$issue" | jq -r '.number')
-            LABELS=$(echo "$issue" | jq -r '.labels[].name')
-
-            # Check if the issue has the exclusion tag
-            if ! echo "$LABELS" | grep -q -w "${EXCLUDE_TAG_NAME}"; then
-              echo ">> Tagging issue #${ISSUE_NUMBER} as ${TAG_NAME}"
-
-              # Get existing labels for the issue
-              EXISTING_LABELS=$(curl -s -X GET \
-                -H "Authorization: token ${BOT_TOKEN}" \
-                -H "Accept: application/json" \
-                "${INSTANCE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPOSITORY}/issues/${ISSUE_NUMBER}/labels" | jq -r '.[].name')
-
-              # Add the new tag to the list of existing labels
-              NEW_LABELS=$(echo -e "${EXISTING_LABELS}\n${TAG_NAME}" | sort -u | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n") | map(select(length > 0))')
-
-              # Update the issue with the new set of labels
-              echo ">> Updating issue on Gitea ..."
-              curl -s -X PUT \
-                -H "Authorization: token ${BOT_TOKEN}" \
-                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-                -d "{\"labels\": $(echo "$NEW_LABELS" | jq -r 'map(select(. != ""))')}" \
-                "${INSTANCE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPOSITORY}/issues/${ISSUE_NUMBER}/labels"
-            else
-              echo ">> Skipping issue #${ISSUE_NUMBER} because it has the '${EXCLUDE_TAG_NAME}' tag."
-            fi
-          done
-
-          echo ">> Finished applying tags."
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-pull-requests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-pull-requests.yaml
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--- a/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-pull-requests.yaml
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@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-name: tag-old-pull-requests
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '@daily'
-
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  tag-old-pull-requests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.13'
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pip install requests
-
-      - name: Tag Old Pull Requests
-        env:
-          BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
-          INSTANCE_URL: ${{ vars.INSTANCE_URL }}
-          REPOSITORY: ${{ gitea.repository }}
-          TAG_NAME: 'stale'
-          DAYS_OLD: 3
-          EXCLUDE_TAG_NAME: ''
-          REQUIRED_TAG: 'automerge'
-        run: |
-          python - <<EOF
-          import os
-          import sys
-          import requests
-          from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-          from urllib.parse import quote
-
-          def main():
-              """
-              Main function to fetch old pull requests from a Gitea repository and tag them.
-              """
-              # --- 1. Get configuration from environment variables ---
-              try:
-                  instance_url = os.environ['INSTANCE_URL'].rstrip('/')
-                  repository = os.environ['REPOSITORY']
-                  token = os.environ['BOT_TOKEN']
-                  days_old = int(os.environ.get('DAYS_OLD', '30'))
-                  tag_name = os.environ['TAG_NAME']
-                  exclude_tag_name = os.environ.get('EXCLUDE_TAG_NAME')
-                  required_tag = os.environ.get('REQUIRED_TAG')
-              except KeyError as e:
-                  print(f"Error: Missing required environment variable: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-                  sys.exit(1)
-
-              # --- 2. Set up API headers and base URL ---
-              headers = {
-                  'Authorization': f'token {token}',
-                  'Accept': 'application/json',
-                  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-              }
-              base_api_url = f"{instance_url}/api/v1/repos/{repository}/pulls"
-
-              # --- 3. Conditionally build the request parameters ---
-              params = {'state': 'open'}
-              if required_tag:
-                  print(f">> Filtering for pull requests with the required tag: {required_tag}")
-                  params['labels'] = required_tag
-              else:
-                  print(">> No required tag specified. Checking all open pull requests.")
-
-              # --- 4. Fetch pull requests ---
-              print(">> Fetching pull requests ...")
-              try:
-                  response = requests.get(base_api_url, headers=headers, params=params, timeout=30)
-                  response.raise_for_status()
-                  pull_requests = response.json()
-              except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-                  print(f"Error fetching pull requests: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-                  sys.exit(1)
-
-              if not pull_requests:
-                  print(">> No open pull requests found, exiting.")
-                  sys.exit(0)
-
-              print(f">> Processing {len(pull_requests)} open pull requests ...")
-
-              # --- 5. Filter and tag old pull requests ---
-              older_than_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=days_old)
-              print(f">> Filtering for pull requests older than {older_than_date.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')}")
-
-              for pr in pull_requests:
-                  pr_number = pr['number']
-                  pr_created_at = datetime.fromisoformat(pr['created_at'].replace('Z', '+00:00'))
-                  pr_current_labels = {label['name'] for label in pr.get('labels', [])}
-
-                  if pr_created_at < older_than_date:
-                      if exclude_tag_name and exclude_tag_name in pr_current_labels:
-                          print(f">> Skipping PR #{pr_number} because it has the '{exclude_tag_name}' tag.")
-                          continue
-
-                      if tag_name not in pr_current_labels:
-                          print(f">> Tagging PR #{pr_number} with '{tag_name}'")
-
-                          updated_labels = list(pr_current_labels | {tag_name})
-                          payload = {'labels': updated_labels}
-
-                          update_url = f"{base_api_url}/{pr_number}/labels"
-                          try:
-                              update_response = requests.put(update_url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=30)
-                              update_response.raise_for_status()
-                              print(f">> Successfully updated labels for PR #{pr_number}")
-                          except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-                              print(f"Error updating labels for PR #{pr_number}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-                      else:
-                          print(f">> Skipping PR #{pr_number} because it already has the '{tag_name}' tag.")
-
-              print(">> Finished processing pull requests.")
-
-          if __name__ == "__main__":
-              main()
-          EOF