Label Names and Descriptions
The following is the list of labels we use the descriptions. Soon, the owners for each label will be updated.
| LABEL NAME | Meaning |
|---|---|
| COMPONENT LABELS | |
| component/agent | Related to the agent |
| component/api | Related to the API |
| component/config | Related to configuration and CLI flags. |
| component/documentation | Related to documentation. |
| component/notify | Related to alerts and alert-manager. |
| component/promql | Related to the query language. |
| component/promtool | Related to promtool. |
| component/remote storage | Related to remote storage. |
| component/rules | Related to recording and alerting rules. |
| component/service discovery | Related to service discovery |
| component/tests | Related to tests |
| component/tsdb | Related to the TSDB |
| component/ui | Related to UI |
| KIND LABELS | |
| kind/bug | A confirmed bug in Prometheus. |
| kind/cleanup | For refactorings, removing old config/flag, etc. |
| kind/enhancement | For feature requests. |
| kind/more-info-needed | When we require info from author, for reproducing the bug, etc. |
| kind/question | For questions related to usage/best practices. Best asked in mailing-list. |
| PRIORITY LABELS | |
| priority/P0 | Next one or two releases. |
| priority/P1 | Next 3 months. |
| priority/P2 | Next 6-8 months. |
| priority/P3 | Nice to have but no timeline. |
| priority/Pmaybe | Still under discussion, not accepted yet. |
| Misc. Labels | |
| help-wanted | We really want this feature but don't have the time to do it. Will accept/mentor contributions. |
| low hanging fruit | For newcomers to Prometheus code-base. Mentoring is available. |
| not-as-easy-as-it-looks | Issues that require context and are not trivial. |
| wont-fix | Issues/Feature requests that are anti-patterns or out of scope.. |
