Github Labels

Name: Github Labels
Author: laurigates

laurigates/claude-plugins

50 installs
49 repo stars
Updated August 4, 2026
laurigates/claude-plugins

Helps with ai & agent building tasks.

About

github-labels is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted development.

github-labels
AI & Agent Building
AI-coding skill

Github Labels by the numbers

50 all-time installs (skills.sh)
Ranked #7,245 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
Data as of Aug 5, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

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Installs	50
repo stars	★ 49
Last updated	August 4, 2026
Repository	laurigates/claude-plugins ↗

What it does

Helps with ai & agent building tasks.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

GitHub Labels

Reference for discovering and applying labels to GitHub PRs and issues.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use something else when...
Listing available labels in a repo	Creating or managing milestones
Adding or removing labels on PRs/issues	Managing GitHub Projects boards
Creating new labels with colors	Bulk-editing many issues at once
Inheriting labels from issue to PR	Setting PR reviewers or assignees

Discovering Available Labels

# List all labels with details
gh label list --json name,description,color --limit 50

# Search for specific labels
gh label list --search "bug"

# Output as simple list
gh label list --json name -q '.[].name'

Adding Labels to PRs

# Single label
gh pr create --label "bug"

# Multiple labels (repeat flag)
gh pr create --label "bug" --label "priority:high"

# Comma-separated
gh pr create --label "bug,priority:high"

# Add to existing PR
gh pr edit 123 --add-label "ready-for-review"

Adding Labels to Issues

# Create with labels
gh issue create --label "bug,needs-triage"

# Add to existing issue
gh issue edit 123 --add-label "in-progress"

# Remove label
gh issue edit 123 --remove-label "needs-triage"

Common Label Categories

Category	Examples
Type	`bug`, `feature`, `enhancement`, `documentation`, `chore`
Priority	`priority:critical`, `priority:high`, `priority:medium`, `priority:low`
Status	`needs-triage`, `in-progress`, `blocked`, `ready-for-review`
Area	`frontend`, `backend`, `infrastructure`, `testing`, `ci-cd`

Label Inheritance Pattern

When creating a PR from an issue: 1. Read issue labels via gh issue view N --json labels 2. Apply same labels to PR: gh pr create --label "label1,label2"

This maintains traceability and consistent categorization.

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
List all labels (machine-readable)	`gh label list --json name,description,color --limit 50`
Get label names only	`gh label list --json name -q '.[].name'`
Add label to PR silently	`gh pr edit $PR --add-label "label"`
Check current issue labels	`gh issue view $ISSUE --json labels -q '.labels[].name'`
Inherit labels from issue to PR	`gh issue view $ISSUE --json labels -q '[.labels[].name]