fix: move issue_label_bot config to correct location and add valid workflow

[Copilot]

.github/workflows/issue_label_bot.yaml contained only the keyword-matcher config (no on: / jobs:), making it an invalid workflow file. Additionally, the Issue Label Bot GitHub App expects its config at .github/issue_label_bot.yaml, not inside workflows/.

Changes

• .github/issue_label_bot.yaml — config file added at the correct path for the Issue Label Bot GitHub App to pick up
• .github/workflows/issue_label_bot.yaml — replaced with a valid GitHub Actions workflow:
  • Triggers on issues: [opened, edited]
  • Uses permissions: issues: write, contents: read (least privilege)
  • Runs a Python script that parses the config and applies matching labels via the GitHub REST API
  • Handles config read errors, YAML parse failures, and GitHub API errors with explicit exit codes

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened, edited]

permissions:
  issues: write
  contents: read

jobs:
  label:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Apply labels based on keywords
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          ...
        run: python3 << 'EOF'
          # reads .github/issue_label_bot.yaml, matches keywords against
          # issue title+body, POSTs matching labels to GitHub API
        EOF

This approach keeps the existing matchers/keywords config format intact and works without any third-party actions or additional secrets.

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Project	Deployment	Actions	Updated (UTC)
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