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How it works
Label management is the ongoing process of creating, merging, renaming, and retiring labels with governance rules.
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Why it helps
Good management keeps label entropy low and prevents structural debt from accumulating.
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Before and after
Before
Labels are added freely with little cleanup, causing overlap and outdated branches.
After
Labels are maintained through periodic audits and explicit lifecycle decisions.
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A real example
Work
Hierarchy
- Work
- Work → Projects
- Work → Projects → Active
- Work → Projects → Archived
- Work → Admin