dep-update

Productivity

Updates Dynamo Enhancement Proposal lifecycle state in GitHub, including triage, PIC assignment, review, approval, and status label changes. Use when triaging a new DEP, assigning a PIC, or moving a proposal through review and approval.

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Skill: Update DEP Lifecycle

Purpose

Update DEP status through its lifecycle — triage, review, approve, defer, or close. Covers the PIC workflow from initial assignment through final approval.

When to Use

When triaging DEP issues, reviewing a DEP as PIC or reviewer, approving a DEP that is under review, or updating DEP status.

Workflow

Triage (assign PIC)

List unassigned DEPs:

gh issue list --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo \
  --label "dep:draft" \
  --json number,title,labels,assignees \
  --jq '.[] | select(.assignees | length == 0)'

Assign PIC based on the area label:

gh issue edit <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo \
  --add-assignee "<github-username>"

Move to review when the spec is ready:

gh issue edit <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo \
  --remove-label "dep:draft" \
  --add-label "dep:under-review"

Review

Read the DEP issue and discussion:

gh issue view <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo
gh issue view <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo --comments

Post review feedback as comments on the issue.
Request changes or clarifications from the author.

Approve

Verify the issue is under review:

gh issue view <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo --json labels

Post the approval comment:

gh issue comment <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo --body "/approve"

If this is the PIC approving (or all required reviewers have approved), update the label:

gh issue edit <number> --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo \
  --remove-label "dep:under-review" \
  --add-label "dep:approved"

Notes

For straightforward DEPs, the PIC's /approve is sufficient.
For multi-reviewer DEPs, the PIC maintains a pinned approval checklist and updates the label only when all required approvals are collected.
/approve comments are searchable for audit: gh search issues --repo ai-dynamo/dynamo "/approve" in:comments
Area labels are bare names (e.g., frontend, router) — no prefix.