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@ashleyshaw
ashleyshaw
opened on Aug 9, 2026

Summary

Expand the bulk issue remediation infrastructure to comprehensively validate and update GitHub issue metadata across 9 distinct status:needs-* label categories. This epic builds on the successful completion of PR #1669 (Bulk Issue Template Fixer).

Scope

Ensure all issues have:

  • ✅ Correct issue type (feature, bug, epic, story, task, etc.)
  • ✅ Proper assignee(s)
  • ✅ Project association
  • ✅ Milestone assignment
  • ✅ Linked PR(s) when applicable
  • ✅ Issue custom fields (domain, team, risk, etc.)
  • ✅ Issue relationships (parent/child, blocked-by, blocking)
  • ✅ Comprehensive label set
  • ✅ Valid template applied to description

Implementation Phases

🎯 Phase 1: Issue Metadata Audit Script

📌 Issue #1689 | 3-5 days | 8-13 pts

Create audit script to inventory all 500+ open issues and assess metadata completeness. Provides data-driven recommendations for Phase 2-3.

Deliverables:

  • Audit script analyzing 9 metadata fields per issue
  • Comprehensive report grouped by status:needs-* label
  • Documentation + test suite

🎯 Phase 2: Automated Triage Agent

📌 Issue #1690 | 5-7 days | 13-21 pts

Build intelligent agent to analyze issues and suggest metadata improvements with confidence scoring.

Deliverables:

  • Issue analyzer (type, area, priority detection)
  • Metadata suggester (confidence-scored recommendations)
  • Template validator (structure compliance checking)
  • Relationship mapper (parent-child, blocking detection)
  • Documentation + test suite (30+ tests)

🎯 Phase 3: Status-Label-Specific Handlers

📌 Issue #1691 | 7-10 days | 21-34 pts

Implement 8 handlers (one per status:needs-* label) + orchestrator for automated remediation.

Deliverables:

  • 8 label-specific handlers
  • Bulk orchestrator for batch processing
  • Integration with Phase 1 & 2 tools
  • Documentation + test suite (40+ tests)

Target Labels (9 Categories)

Label Handler Purpose
status:needs-triage Phase 3 Unprocessed issues needing initial review
status:needs-template-fix Phase 3 Invalid or incomplete template
status:needs-more-info Phase 1 COMPLETED (PR #1669)
status:needs-audit Phase 3 Security/compliance review needed
status:needs-documentation Phase 3 Missing or incomplete docs
status:needs-review Phase 3 Awaiting code/design review
status:needs-planning Phase 3 Requires roadmap/sprint planning
status:needs-design Phase 3 Needs UI/UX/technical design
status:needs-dev Phase 3 Ready for development

Success Criteria

Quantitative

  • 100% of open issues have type:* label
  • 90%+ of issues have appropriate assignee(s)
  • 85%+ of issues in a project
  • 80%+ of issues have milestone
  • 95%+ of DoR/DoD sections complete
  • 100% of issues have ≥1 area:* label
  • 100% of issues have ≥1 status:* label
  • 100% of issues have ≥1 priority:* label
  • 0 remaining issues in any status:needs-* category (or actively tracked)

Qualitative

  • Issue metadata audit report published
  • Triage agent suggests metadata with 80%+ accuracy
  • All 9 label categories have automated handlers
  • Team can run bulk updates with 1 command
  • Validation workflow prevents new incomplete issues

Timeline & Effort

Related Issues & PRs

🤖 Generated by Claude Code

Definition of Ready (DoR)

  • Epic vision and scope clearly defined
  • Success criteria and measurable outcomes documented
  • High-level tasks/stories identified
  • Dependencies and risks mapped
  • Timeline and resource estimates provided
  • Stakeholder alignment confirmed

Epic Owner / Sponsor

Sponsor/Owner: [Who is driving this epic]

Success Owner: [Who validates completion]

Success Criteria

  • All Phase milestones achieved
  • Stakeholder sign-off obtained
  • Team capacity and velocity met targets

Definition of Done (DoD)

  • All child issues/stories completed
  • Epic acceptance criteria met
  • Epic documentation and summary updated
  • Release notes and announcement prepared
  • Post-launch monitoring and support plan in place
  • Retrospective completed (if applicable)

Activity

  1. ashleyshaw
    added
    migrate:priority:importantMust-do high priority
    migrate:status:needs-planningAwaiting planning / scoping
    migrate:type:epicLarge multi-scope initiative
    on Aug 9, 2026

  2. linear-code commented on Aug 9, 2026

    @linear-code
    linear-codeBot
    on Aug 9, 2026 – with Linear Code

    LS-2387

  3. github-actions commented on Aug 9, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Aug 9, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ✅ Template check passed after update. Thanks for fixing the issue body.

  4. github-actions
    added
    migrate:status:needs-more-infoMissing details to proceed
    and removed
    migrate:status:needs-planningAwaiting planning / scoping
    on Aug 9, 2026

  5. github-actions commented on Aug 9, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Aug 9, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ⏱️ Aging and SLA annotation

    • Age: 0 day(s)
    • SLA state: Within SLA
    • Thresholds: warn at 7 days, breach at 14 days
    • Last updated: 2026-08-09T12:54:06.329Z

    Maintained by project-meta-sync workflow.

  6. ashleyshaw commented on Aug 9, 2026

    @ashleyshaw
    ashleyshaw
    on Aug 9, 2026
    MemberAuthor

    Implementation Roadmap

    This epic is structured in 3 sequential phases:

    Phase 1: Issue Metadata Audit Script

    🔗 #1689 — Create audit script to inventory all 500+ open issues and assess metadata completeness

    Deliverables:

    • Audit script analyzing 9 metadata fields
    • Comprehensive report grouped by status label
    • Data-driven recommendations for Phase 2-3
    • Documentation + test suite

    Timeline: 3-5 days | Effort: 8-13 pts

    Phase 2: Automated Triage Agent

    🔗 #1690 — Build intelligent agent to analyze issues and suggest metadata improvements

    Deliverables:

    • Issue analyzer (type, area, priority detection)
    • Metadata suggester (confidence-scored recommendations)
    • Template validator (structure compliance checking)
    • Relationship mapper (parent-child, blocking detection)
    • Documentation + test suite (30+ tests)

    Timeline: 5-7 days | Effort: 13-21 pts

    Phase 3: Status-Label-Specific Handlers

    🔗 #1691 — Implement 8 handlers + orchestrator for automated remediation

    Deliverables:

    • 8 label-specific handlers (one per status:needs-*)
    • Bulk orchestrator for batch processing
    • Integration with Phase 1 & 2 tools
    • Documentation + test suite (40+ tests)

    Timeline: 7-10 days | Effort: 21-34 pts

    Dependencies & Flow

    Phase 1 → Phase 2 → Phase 3

    • Phase 1 provides data (audit findings)
    • Phase 2 provides intelligence (triage agent)
    • Phase 3 provides automation (handlers + orchestrator)

    Total Effort

    • 4-5 weeks to complete all phases
    • 42-68 story points total
    • Outcome: Fully automated issue metadata management across 9 status categories

    🤖 Linked by Claude Code

  7. ashleyshaw
    added 6 commits that reference this issue on Aug 9, 2026

    docs: Phase 1.1 — Comprehensive issue metadata audit results

    83b4fef

    fix: Update PR template and README frontmatter validation

    87bee45

    docs: Link project tracker to parent epic #1679

    a3e7704

    docs: Phase 1.1 — Comprehensive issue metadata audit results

    eb0dd6d

    fix: Update PR template and README frontmatter validation

    0dae5c7

    feat: Issue metadata triage expansion — Phase 0 & 1 planning (#1692)

    188f43e

  8. 42 remaining items

  9. linear-code
    added
    type:epic
    on Sep 8, 2026

  10. github-actions commented on Sep 8, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Sep 8, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ⚠️ Bare Labels Detected

    This issue has labels that are not in the canonical taxonomy:

    • migrate:priority:important
    • migrate:status:needs-more-info
    • migrate:type:epic

    Valid Canonical Labels

    Please use labels with a prefix from the canonical taxonomy:

    • Type: type:bug, type:feature, type:task, type:documentation, etc.
    • Status: status:needs-triage, status:in-progress, status:done, etc.
    • Priority: priority:critical, priority:high, priority:normal, priority:low
    • Area: area:ci, area:docs, area:labels, area:security, etc.
    • Meta: meta:needs-changelog, meta:duplicate, meta:blocked, etc.

    For the complete list, see .github/labels.yml.

  11. ashleyshaw
    reopened this on Sep 8, 2026
  12. github-actions
    removed
    status:needs-template-fix
    on Sep 8, 2026

  13. github-actions commented on Sep 9, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Sep 9, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ❌ Issue remediation automation failed. See workflow logs for details.

  14. lightspeed-project-automation
    removed
    status:needs-more-info
    on Sep 9, 2026

  15. github-actions commented on Sep 10, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Sep 10, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ❌ Issue remediation automation failed. See workflow logs for details.

  16. github-actions commented on Sep 11, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Sep 11, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ❌ Issue remediation automation failed. See workflow logs for details.

  17. github-actions commented on Sep 12, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Sep 12, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    ❌ Issue remediation automation failed. See workflow logs for details.

  18. ashleyshaw
    removed
    migrate:status:needs-more-infoMissing details to proceed
    on Oct 12, 2026
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