Epic: Issue Maintenance Scripts Phase 1 — Core Scripts Implementation #1722

Epic: Issue Maintenance Scripts Phase 1

Status: 🟡 Planning → Implementation Ready
Duration: 3 days
Parent: PR #1717, Epic #1680 (Issue Metadata Triage Expansion)

Overview

Phase 1 of the Issue Maintenance Scripts project focuses on implementing 4 core CLI scripts and 3 shared utilities for automated meta label management.

Phase 1 Deliverables

Scripts

• Task: Implement review-meta-labels.js — Meta Label Audit Script #1718 — review-meta-labels.js — Audit meta label coverage
• automation: pr-labels - Synchronise labels #1719 — sync-pr-labels.js — Auto-sync PR labels
• Task: Implement manage-stale-issues.js — Stale Issue Handler #1721 — manage-stale-issues.js — Stale issue handler

Utilities

• Task: Create Shared Utilities — Label Management, Reporting, Activity Analysis #1720 — Shared utilities (label-management, report-generator, activity-analyzer)

Success Criteria

Functional

• ✅ All 4 scripts operational and tested
• ✅ All output formats working (JSON, CSV, Markdown)
• ✅ Dry-run mode accurate for all scripts
• ✅ Rate limiting handled correctly
• ✅ <2 minute execution for 350+ issues

Quality

• ✅ 50+ unit tests passing (80%+ coverage)
• ✅ Zero critical security issues
• ✅ All edge cases handled
• ✅ Clear error messages and logging

Testing

• ✅ Unit tests for all scripts and utilities
• ✅ Integration tests for script interactions
• ✅ Manual validation on 10+ real issues
• ✅ Dry-run matches actual changes

Timeline

Related Documentation

• Project Overview: PR feat: Issue Maintenance Scripts — Meta Label Automation Planning #1717
• OPENSPEC: See sections 3.1-3.3 of OPENSPEC.md
• Execution Plan: EXECUTION_PLAN.md in project directory
• Parent Epic: Epic: Issue Metadata Triage Expansion (Phases 0-4) #1680 (Issue Metadata Triage Expansion)

Blocked By

• None (ready to start)

Blocking

• Phase 2: Status label audit script (depends on utilities from Phase 1)
• Phase 3: Label orchestrator (depends on all Phase 1 scripts)

Definition of Done

• All child issues closed
• All scripts tested and merged
• 80%+ code coverage achieved
• Integration tests passing
• Documentation updated
• Ready for Phase 2

Next Steps

1. Review and approve PR feat: Issue Maintenance Scripts — Meta Label Automation Planning #1717
2. Start Task Task: Implement review-meta-labels.js — Meta Label Audit Script #1718 (review-meta-labels.js)
3. Parallel: Start Task Task: Create Shared Utilities — Label Management, Reporting, Activity Analysis #1720 (shared utilities)
4. Start Task automation: pr-labels - Synchronise labels #1719 (sync-pr-labels.js)
5. Start Task Task: Implement manage-stale-issues.js — Stale Issue Handler #1721 (manage-stale-issues.js)
6. Integration testing
7. Merge all to develop

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Definition of Ready (DoR)

• Clear problem statement and expected outcome
• Acceptance criteria defined
• Related issues/dependencies identified
• Required resources/approvals listed

Definition of Done (DoD)

• All acceptance criteria met
• Changes tested and validated
• Documentation updated
• Changes merged and deployed
• Stakeholders notified