Implement issue label standardization system

[anshul23102]

Feature Request

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Issue labels across Oss-Dev projects are inconsistent: some repos use bug, others use Bug or bug-fix, making cross-repo filtering unreliable and confusing for contributors looking for specific issue types.

Describe the solution you'd like

Define a canonical label schema and provide a script that applies it uniformly across all managed repositories via the GitHub API:

STANDARD_LABELS = [
    {"name": "bug", "color": "d73a4a", "description": "Something is not working"},
    {"name": "enhancement", "color": "a2eeef", "description": "New feature or request"},
    {"name": "good first issue", "color": "7057ff", "description": "Good for newcomers"},
    {"name": "help wanted", "color": "008672", "description": "Extra attention is needed"},
    {"name": "documentation", "color": "0075ca", "description": "Improvements to docs"},
    {"name": "level:intermediate", "color": "e4e669", "description": "35 pts"},
    {"name": "level:advanced", "color": "d93f0b", "description": "55 pts"},
]

def sync_labels(repo: str, token: str):
    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
    for label in STANDARD_LABELS:
        requests.post(f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/labels", json=label, headers=headers)

Store the schema in a labels.json config file so it can be updated and re-synced easily.

Describe alternatives you've considered

• Manual label creation per repo (does not scale, reverts to inconsistency)
• GitHub label sync GitHub Action (good option but benefit of in-project script for full control)

Additional context

Level 2 feature. The script should handle existing conflicting labels (update color/description rather than creating duplicates). Include a dry-run mode.

[anshul23102]

@Hell1213 Could you please assign/ this issue to me? I would like to work on it under GSSOC '26.

[github-actions]

Welcome to the project @anshul23102! We're excited to have your first contribution. 🚀

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