diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-author-reply.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-author-reply.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-author-reply.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# When the author of an issue labeled "awaiting-response" comments, remove that label (and
+# "stale", if present) so that the issue returns to the triage queue.
+
+name: "Triage: remove awaiting-response on author reply"
+
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types:
+      - created
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  remove-awaiting-response:
+    if: >-
+      ${{
+        (github.repository_owner == 'nvidia' || github.repository_owner == 'nvidia-dev') &&
+        !github.event.issue.pull_request &&
+        github.event.comment.user.login == github.event.issue.user.login &&
+        contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'awaiting-response')
+      }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Remove awaiting-response
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          HAS_STALE: ${{ contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'stale') }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          args=(--remove-label awaiting-response)
+          if [[ "$HAS_STALE" == "true" ]]; then
+            args+=(--remove-label stale)
+          fi
+          gh issue edit "$NUMBER" "${args[@]}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-close-awaiting-response.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-close-awaiting-response.yml
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index 00000000000..5dae438e31a
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@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Close issues that wait on their reporter. An issue labeled "awaiting-response" with no
+# activity for 7 days gets a warning and the "stale" label; 7 days after the warning it closes
+# as not planned. Any activity removes "stale" and restarts the clock. Pull requests are never
+# touched.
+
+name: "Triage: close issues awaiting response"
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "17 6 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  close-awaiting-response:
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'nvidia' || github.repository_owner == 'nvidia-dev' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
+      issues: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Warn and close issues awaiting response
+        uses: actions/stale@4391f3da665fdf50b6810c1a66712fb9ba21aa93  # v11.0.0
+        with:
+          only-issue-labels: awaiting-response
+          days-before-issue-stale: 7
+          days-before-issue-close: 7
+          days-before-pr-stale: -1
+          days-before-pr-close: -1
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          close-issue-reason: not_planned
+          stale-issue-message: >-
+            This issue has waited 7 days for the information we asked for.
+            It will close in 7 days unless there is a reply.
+            Comment here to keep it open.
+          close-issue-message: >-
+            Closing because we did not hear back.
+            Comment here with the requested information and we'll reopen it.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triagelabel.yml b/.github/workflows/triagelabel.yml
index a1e7eafe190..5b6a6eaad6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triagelabel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triagelabel.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2024-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   triage:
-    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'nvidia' }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'nvidia' || github.repository_owner == 'nvidia-dev' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       issues: write