diff --git a/.github/workflows/AutoIssueAssign.yml b/.github/workflows/AutoIssueAssign.yml
index ba72171a7..93710eed8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/AutoIssueAssign.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/AutoIssueAssign.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,42 @@
 name: (Scheduled) Auto issue assign
 
 permissions:
+  contents: read
   issues: write
       
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 17 * * *"
+    - cron: "26 21 * * *"
 
   workflow_dispatch:
   
 
 jobs:
 
+  config:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'MicrosoftDocs'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      ExcludedUserList: ${{ steps.read.outputs.ExcludedUserList }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/workflow-config.json
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+      - id: read
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $Config = (Get-Content '.github/workflow-config.json' | ConvertFrom-Json).AutoIssueAssign
+          "ExcludedUserList=$($Config.ExcludedUserList | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)" >> $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   stale-branch:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'MicrosoftDocs'
+    needs: config
     uses: MicrosoftDocs/microsoft-365-docs/.github/workflows/Shared-AutoIssueAssign.yml@workflows-prod
     with:
         PayloadJson: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
-        ExcludedUserList: '["user1", "user2"]'
-
+        ExcludedUserList: ${{ needs.config.outputs.ExcludedUserList }}
     secrets:
         AccessToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         PrivateKey: ${{ secrets.M365_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        ClientId: ${{ secrets.M365_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
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+        ClientId: ${{ secrets.M365_APP_CLIENT_ID }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Stale.yml b/.github/workflows/Stale.yml
index 7f262d325..1afccc1eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Stale.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: (Scheduled) Mark stale pull requests
 
 permissions:
+  contents: read
   issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
@@ -10,11 +11,28 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
+  config:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'MicrosoftDocs'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      RunDebug: ${{ steps.read.outputs.RunDebug }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/workflow-config.json
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+      - id: read
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $Config = (Get-Content '.github/workflow-config.json' | ConvertFrom-Json).Stale
+          "RunDebug=$("$($Config.RunDebug)".ToLower())" >> $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   stale:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'MicrosoftDocs'
+    needs: config
     uses: MicrosoftDocs/microsoft-365-docs/.github/workflows/Shared-Stale.yml@workflows-prod
     with:
-      RunDebug: false
+      RunDebug: ${{ fromJSON(needs.config.outputs.RunDebug) }}
       RepoVisibility: ${{ github.repository_visibility }}
     secrets:
       AccessToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/StaleBranch.yml b/.github/workflows/StaleBranch.yml
index 30212d183..ddfe27bd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/StaleBranch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/StaleBranch.yml
@@ -18,15 +18,31 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
 
+  config:
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'MicrosoftDocs'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      RepoBranchSkipList: ${{ steps.read.outputs.RepoBranchSkipList }}
+      ReportOnly: ${{ steps.read.outputs.ReportOnly }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: .github/workflow-config.json
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+      - id: read
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $Config = (Get-Content '.github/workflow-config.json' | ConvertFrom-Json).StaleBranch
+          "RepoBranchSkipList=$($Config.RepoBranchSkipList | ConvertTo-Json -Compress)" >> $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          "ReportOnly=$("$($Config.ReportOnly)".ToLower())" >> $Env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   stale-branch:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'MicrosoftDocs'
+    needs: config
     uses: MicrosoftDocs/microsoft-365-docs/.github/workflows/Shared-StaleBranch.yml@workflows-prod
     with:
         PayloadJson: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
-        RepoBranchSkipList: '[
-                              "ExampleBranch1",
-                              "ExampleBranch2"
-                             ]'
-        ReportOnly: false
+        RepoBranchSkipList: ${{ needs.config.outputs.RepoBranchSkipList }}
+        ReportOnly: ${{ fromJSON(needs.config.outputs.ReportOnly) }}
     secrets:
         AccessToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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