[BUG] The "Lock-closed-issues" bot locks open, non-stale issues without a prior warning

Preflight Checklist

• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

The https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/actions/workflows/lock-closed-issues.yml bot locks open, non-stale issues without a prior warning.

What Should Happen?

Open, non-stale issues are not locked.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

See https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/actions/runs/22822689178/job/66197871523#step:2:960.

The bot closed an open, non-stale issue https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/21733#issuecomment-4019140063

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Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.44

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Other Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

_No response_