Amama Label Taxonomy

Sets: status:backlog|review, all priority:*. Monitors only: status:pending|in_progress|review|completed, assign:*. Never sets: assign:*, review:*, effort:*, component:*.

See label-tables reference for full label tables and approval authority.

Key commands:

# Create issue
gh issue create --title "$TITLE" --body "$BODY" \
  --label "status:backlog" --label "priority:$PRI" --label "type:$TYPE"
# Change priority
gh issue edit $NUM --remove-label "priority:normal" --add-label "priority:high"
# Block/unblock
gh issue edit $NUM --add-label "status:blocked"
# Status report
gh issue list --label "status:in-progress" --json number,title,labels

See commands-and-patterns reference for all commands and patterns.

Checklist

Copy this checklist and track your progress:

• Identify priority and type from user request
• Create issue with correct labels
• Confirm creation to user
• Monitor for status changes from other agents
• Translate label changes into user-friendly updates
• Update priority or blocked status as needed

Output

Error Handling

Examples

Example: User reports urgent bug

User: "The login page is broken, fix it urgently!"

gh issue create --title "Login page broken" \
  --body "User reported urgent login page issue" \
  --label "type:bug" --label "priority:critical" --label "status:backlog"

Response: "Created issue #123 (critical). The orchestrator will triage shortly."

Example: Priority change

User: "Make that password reset high priority too."

gh issue edit 45 --remove-label "priority:normal" --add-label "priority:high"

Response: "Priority updated to high for issue #45."

See commands-and-patterns reference for more examples.

Resources

• label-tables: Priority Labels, Kanban Columns (Canonical 5-Status Model), Status Labels AMAMA Updates, Labels AMAMA Monitors, Labels AMAMA Never Sets, AMAMA's Approval Authority
• commands-and-patterns: Label Commands, User Communication Patterns, Full Examples