feat: GitHub bot for repo organization and maintenance#1950
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feat: GitHub bot for repo organization and maintenance
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Pull request overview
Adds GitHub repository hygiene/automation configuration to improve triage, labeling, and dependency update management for the PackRat monorepo.
Changes:
- Introduces stale issue/PR automation via
actions/stale. - Adds automatic labeling for PRs (path-based) and issues (keyword-based), plus a labeler mapping config.
- Adds Dependabot configuration for GitHub Actions and workspace dependency updates, and standardizes PR/issue templates.
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| .github/workflows/stale.yml | Daily stale marking/closing automation for issues and PRs. |
| .github/workflows/label.yml | Auto-labels PRs via actions/labeler and issues via github-script. |
| .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | Adds a PR template with change type/areas/testing/checklist. |
| .github/labeler.yml | Defines label-to-path glob mappings used by the PR labeler workflow. |
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml | Adds a structured feature request issue form. |
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml | Adds a structured bug report issue form. |
| .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml | Disables blank issues and points users to Discussions. |
| .github/dependabot.yml | Configures Dependabot update cadence, labels, grouping, and ignore rules. |
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| update-types: ['version-update:semver-major'] | ||
| - dependency-name: 'expo' | ||
| update-types: ['version-update:semver-major'] |
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No automation existed to keep issues/PRs triaged, dependencies updated, or contributors guided through a consistent contribution flow.
Stale management
workflows/stale.yml— daily cron; issues → stale at 60d, closed at +7d; PRs → stale at 30d, closed at +7d. Exempt labels:pinned,security,bug,in-progress,do-not-mergeAuto-labeling
workflows/label.yml— labels PRs via path globs (actions/labeler); labels issues on open/reopen by scanning body for keywords (bug, feature, mobile, api, web, docs)labeler.yml— glob → label mapping:mobile(apps/expo/**),api(packages/api/**),database(drizzle/db),web(landing + guides),ci/cd(.github/**),dependencies(package.json, bun.lock)Issue & PR templates
ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml— area dropdown, repro steps, platform multi-select, log attachmentISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml— problem/solution/alternatives structured formISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml— disables blank issues; surfaces Discussions linkPULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md— type of change, affected areas, per-platform test checklist, pre-merge gates (format, types, no secrets, migration, feature flag, conventional commit)Dependabot
dependabot.yml— weekly updates for GitHub Actions + all 5 npm workspaces (root,packages/api,apps/expo,apps/landing,apps/guides). Grouped updates for Expo SDK, TanStack Query, Hono, Drizzle. Major bumps forreact,react-native,expoignored to prevent unexpected breakage.📍 Connect Copilot coding agent with Jira, Azure Boards or Linear to delegate work to Copilot in one click without leaving your project management tool.