feat: add GitHub labels configuration with descriptions and colors

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <[email protected]>

Author: vredchenko

core/github-tags-config.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,65 @@
 /**
- * GitHub tags configuration for SmartEM repositories.
- * Used for version tracking and release management.
+ * GitHub labels configuration for SmartEM repositories.
+ * Used for issue/PR categorisation and project management.
  */
 
+export interface GitHubLabel {
+  name: string
+  description: string
+  color: string // 6-char hex without #
+}
+
 export interface GitHubTagsConfig {
-  // To be defined
+  typesOfWork: GitHubLabel[]
+  systemComponents: GitHubLabel[]
 }
 
-export const githubTagsConfig: GitHubTagsConfig = {}
+/**
+ * Types of work labels - categorise the nature of the work being done.
+ * Colors: Distinct hues avoiding blue/pink families (reserved for components).
+ */
+const typesOfWork: GitHubLabel[] = [
+  { name: 'documentation', description: 'Improvements or additions to project documentation', color: '0d6d6e' },
+  { name: 'testing', description: 'Writing, updating, or fixing automated tests', color: '2da44e' },
+  { name: 'bugfixing', description: 'Fixing defects or unexpected behavior in existing code', color: 'cf222e' },
+  { name: 'development', description: 'New features or functionality implementation', color: '8250df' },
+  { name: 'refactoring', description: 'Code restructuring without changing external behavior', color: 'bc4c00' },
+  { name: 'research', description: 'Investigation, spikes, or proof-of-concept work', color: '0598bd' },
+  { name: 'devops', description: 'CI/CD, deployment, infrastructure, or tooling work', color: '57606a' },
+  { name: 'security', description: 'Security fixes, audits, or vulnerability remediation', color: 'a40e26' },
+  { name: 'admin', description: 'Project maintenance, dependency updates, or housekeeping', color: '7c4a03' },
+  { name: 'enhancement', description: 'Minor improvements to existing functionality', color: '1b7c83' },
+]
+
+/**
+ * System component labels - identify which part of the system is affected.
+ * Colors: Blue family for backend, pink family for devtools, unique colors for standalone.
+ */
+const systemComponents: GitHubLabel[] = [
+  // smartem-backend family (ocean blue scale: #0a3069 -> #0550ae -> #218bff)
+  { name: 'smartem-backend', description: 'Core backend services, messaging, and persistence layer', color: '0a3069' },
+  { name: 'smartem-backend:db', description: 'Database schema, migrations, and data layer changes', color: '0550ae' },
+  { name: 'smartem-backend:api', description: 'REST API endpoints and HTTP interface changes', color: '218bff' },
+
+  // smartem-agent (gold - standalone)
+  { name: 'smartem-agent', description: 'EPU workstation agent for microscope integration', color: '9a6700' },
+
+  // smartem-frontend (green - standalone)
+  { name: 'smartem-frontend', description: 'User-facing web UI for acquisition sessions and ML decisions', color: '1a7f37' },
+
+  // smartem-aria-connector (purple - standalone)
+  { name: 'smartem-aria-connector', description: 'ARIA deposition integration via FandanGO plugin', color: '6639ba' },
+
+  // smartem-devtools family (warm pink scale: #99154b -> #bf3989 -> #db61a2 -> #f09bc8)
+  { name: 'smartem-devtools', description: 'Developer tooling, documentation, and workspace configuration', color: '99154b' },
+  { name: 'smartem-devtools:webui', description: 'Developer dashboard web interface', color: 'bf3989' },
+  { name: 'smartem-devtools:claude', description: 'Claude Code configuration, skills, and prompts', color: 'db61a2' },
+  { name: 'smartem-devtools:e2e-test', description: 'End-to-end testing infrastructure and scenarios', color: 'f09bc8' },
+]
+
+export const githubTagsConfig: GitHubTagsConfig = {
+  typesOfWork,
+  systemComponents,
+}
 
 export default githubTagsConfig