GitHub Issue Labels

The Carpentries uses an extended set of issue labels. These labels can be applied to issues on a repository to aid categorisation and prioritisation and make it easier for visitors to the repository to more quickly understand the status of a given issue. Maintainers are encouraged to make use of these labels and to add additional labels on their repositories if they will find them helpful.

The Carpentries Issue Labels

The table below lists the labels used by The Carpentries in lesson repositories and their colour hex codes used on GitHub, and briefly describes the intended use/meaning of each label.

Label	Colour hex code	Description
help wanted	DCECC7	Looking for contributors
status:in progress	9BCC65	Contributor working on issue
status:waiting for response	679F38	Waiting for Contributor to respond to maintainers comments or update PR
status:wait	FFF2DF	Progress dependent on another issue or conversation
status:refer to cac	FFDFB2	Curriculum Advisory Committee input needed
status:need more info	EE6C00	More information needed
status:blocked	E55100	Progress on addressing issue blocked
status:out of scope	EEEEEE	Proposed changes are out of scope
status:duplicate	BDBDBD	Issue or PR already exists
type:typo text	F8BAD0	Typo in text for the lesson
type:bug	EB3F79	Content in the lesson needs to be fixed
type:formatting	AC1357	Formatting needs to be fixed
type:template and tools	7985CB	Issue about template and tools
type:instructor guide	00887A	Issue with the instructor guide
type:discussion	B2E5FC	Discussion or feedback about the lesson
type:enhancement	7FDEEA	Propose enhancement to the lesson
type:clarification	00ACC0	Suggest change for make lesson clearer
type:teaching example	CED8DC	PR showing how lesson was modified in a workshop
type:accessibility	2F1D46	Improve content compatibility with assistive technology as well as unassisted access
invalid	CCCCCC	PR considered as spam
good first issue	FFEB3A	Good issue for first-time contributors
high priority	D22E2E	Need to be addressed ASAP