Add .github/labels.yml as the canonical label set, synced into the
repository by .github/workflows/labels.yaml using EndBug/label-sync.
Conventions follow the Kubernetes scheme:
https://github.com/kubernetes/test-infra/blob/master/label_sync/labels.md
Six namespaced groups: kind/, priority/, triage/, lifecycle/, area/,
do-not-merge/. Cozystack-specific labels preserved (epic, community,
security/*, size:*).
Migration via aliases keeps references on existing issues and PRs:
- bug -> kind/bug
- enhancement -> kind/feature
- documentation -> kind/documentation
- question -> kind/support
- frozen -> lifecycle/frozen
- stale -> lifecycle/stale
- do-not-merge -> do-not-merge/work-in-progress
delete-other-labels is false on the initial rollout; redundant labels
("do not merge", duplicate, invalid, wontfix) stay until a follow-up
PR removes them after stabilisation.
The labels workflow has a validate job (python3 schema check) that
runs on PR. Sync runs only on push to main, weekly cron, and manual
dispatch. Schema invariants:
- description <= 100 chars (GitHub REST API limit)
- color is 6-char hex without leading #
- unique top-level names
- aliases do not collide with top-level names
PR auto-labeling (.github/workflows/pr-labeler.yaml):
- Parses PR title as Conventional Commits header (type, scope, !).
- type -> kind/* (feat -> kind/feature, fix -> kind/bug, docs ->
kind/documentation, chore/refactor -> kind/cleanup; style, perf,
test, build, ci, revert -> no kind label).
- scope -> area/* via embedded mapping; composite scopes split on
comma. Bracket-style fallback ([scope] description) maps area/*
but cannot infer kind/*.
- '[Backport release-1.x]' prefix is stripped; area/release and
backport labels are added.
- '!' after type or 'BREAKING CHANGE:' footer in body adds
kind/breaking-change.
- Unmapped scope or non-conventional title adds area/uncategorized
to flag for human review.
- Additive only — never removes existing labels.
Hardcoded label references updated:
- .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md (bug -> kind/bug)
- .github/workflows/tags.yaml (documentation -> kind/documentation)
AGENTS.md gains an Activation entry pointing agents to labels.yml
as the source of truth and to contributing.md for the title
auto-labeling table.
Assisted-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Aleksei Sviridkin <f@lex.la>
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