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8. Automation & etiquette
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Auto-close stale, templates on create, PR ↔ issue links. Automation should reduce chores, not create notification hell.
What you'll learn
- Templates
- Issue–PR links
- Stale bots carefully
Add one template
Bug and story templates in GitHub/Jira/Linear.
Do this now
Ship one template your team will actually use. Delete an unused field.
Pro tip. Every required field has a cost. Justify it.
Clear?
Link work to code
Commits/PRs reference tickets. Closing keywords where appropriate.
Do this now
Demonstrate one PR that auto-links or closes an issue.
Clear?