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+name: heartbeat
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 2 1 * *"
+
+jobs:
+  heartbeat:
+    name: heartbeat
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Commit heartbeat
+        run: |
+          git config --local user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git config --local user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          date > .heartbeat
+          git add .heartbeat
+          git commit -m "Keep GHA alive `date`" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push || echo "No changes to commit"