Label GitHub Issues

Triage unlabeled issues by assigning priority and type labels with user confirmation.

Workflow

Step 1: Fetch context

Run these commands to get current state:

# Get unlabeled issues (no labels at all)
gh issue list --json number,title,body,labels --jq '.[] | select(.labels | length == 0)'

# Get available labels
gh label list

If no unlabeled issues exist, inform the user and stop.

Step 2: Process each issue

For each unlabeled issue:

1. Show the issue:

   • Issue number and title
   • First 200 characters of body (if present)

2. Suggest labels:

   • Priority (exactly one): priority: critical, priority: high, priority: medium, or priority: low
   • Type (one or more): bug, enhancement, documentation, question, etc.

   Base suggestions on:

   • Title keywords (fix/bug/error → bug, add/feature/request → enhancement)
   • Body content and tone
   • Severity indicators

3. Ask for confirmation using AskUserQuestion:

   • Show your suggested labels
   • Let user approve, modify, or skip

4. Apply labels if approved:

   gh issue edit <number> --add-label "priority: medium" --add-label "enhancement"
   

5. Move to next issue

Label Guidelines

Priority	Use when
priority: critical	Blocks release, security issue, data loss
priority: high	Major bug, key feature request
priority: medium	Standard work item
priority: low	Nice to have, minor improvement

Example Interaction

Issue #42: "App crashes when clicking submit"
Body: "After filling the form, clicking submit causes the app to crash..."

Suggested labels:
- priority: high (crash = significant impact)
- bug (crash indicates defect)

Apply these labels? [Yes / Modify / Skip]