Deprecated Instructions & Documentation

This index tracks documentation files that have been consolidated or deprecated, along with their replacement locations.

Consolidated & Deprecated Files

The following files have been consolidated into docs/LABELING.md:

Deprecated File	Consolidated Into	Reason
`docs/LABEL_STRATEGY.md`	`docs/LABELING.md`	Duplicated content and strategy; merged into single comprehensive guide
`docs/ISSUE_LABELS.md`	`docs/LABELING.md`	Issue-specific labeling now in main guide under "Issue Labelling" section
`docs/PR_LABELS.md`	`docs/LABELING.md`	PR-specific labeling now in main guide under "Pull Request Labelling" section

Portable Instructions Retained:

instructions/labeling.instructions.md — Portable labeling instructions (cross-repo reusable)

The following files have been consolidated into docs/AUTOMATION.md:

Deprecated File	Consolidated Into	Reason
`docs/AUTOMATION_GOVERNANCE.md`	`docs/AUTOMATION.md`	Governance, policies, and workflow standards merged into single guide
`docs/WORKFLOWS.md`	`docs/AUTOMATION.md`	Workflow overview and individual workflow details now in main automation guide

Portable Instructions Retained:

instructions/automation.instructions.md — Portable automation and workflow instructions (cross-repo reusable)

The following files were moved to correct nested path issues:

Previous Path	New Path	Change Reason
`.github/.github/docs/workflow-coordination.md`	`docs/WORKFLOW_COORDINATION.md`	Nested `.github` directory removed; renamed to uppercase per `docs/` naming convention

See docs/MIGRATION.md for the complete migration guide, including:

Documentation consolidation improves:

Discoverability: Single, canonical source of truth instead of scattered files
Maintainability: One file to update instead of multiple duplicates
Clarity: Clear scope boundaries between documentation (docs/) and portable instructions (instructions/)
Navigation: Comprehensive guides instead of fragmented references

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