From 64f1243bdfe32ffa468362bc8a63c7ab361b1762 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Jolley <mike@baldbeardedbuilder.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:22:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Skip auto-labeling PRs that already have labels (#48877)

## Summary

The auto-labeler workflow now skips pull requests that already have
labels applied before running the AI classification. This avoids
overwriting or duplicating labels that were manually set by contributors
or maintainers.

## Changes

- Added a check in `labelIssue()` that returns early for PRs with
existing labels, logging which labels are already present.
- Issues continue to be labeled regardless (only PRs get the skip
logic).

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml
index f568df9013..111675babe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-labeler.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ jobs:
 
               const itemType = issue.pull_request ? 'Pull request' : 'Issue';
 
+              // Skip pull requests that already have labels applied.
+              if (issue.pull_request && issue.labels && issue.labels.length > 0) {
+                const existingLabels = issue.labels.map(l => l.name).join(', ');
+                console.log(`${itemType} #${issueNumber} already has labels (${existingLabels}); skipping.`);
+                return;
+              }
+
               const title = issue.title ?? '';
               const body  = issue.body  ?? '';