[AI Ops] Audit and Align Governance Docs for AI Automation Standards

[ashleyshaw]

AI Ops Summary

Audit and update governance documentation files (AUTOMATION_GOVERNANCE.md, Issue Labels Guide, PR Labels Guide, custom-instructions.md) to ensure alignment with current AI automation, agent, labeling, and workflow standards for LightSpeedWP projects. Ensure docs reflect modular instructions, best practices, and compliance with org-wide Copilot and agent conventions.

Problem / Opportunity

Governance docs may be outdated or misaligned with automation, labeling, and workflow standards. This impacts contributor onboarding, automation reliability, and cross-repo consistency.

Approach / Solution

• Review and update governance docs for standards compliance
• Align documentation with agent specs, modular instructions, and labeling conventions
• Patch outdated content, add missing references and best practices
• Cross-link docs to instructions, prompts, and automation configs
• Improve accessibility, security, and modularity coverage

Acceptance Criteria

• Governance docs reviewed and updated for AI automation standards
• Outdated content patched, missing references added
• Documentation cross-linked and modular
• Accessibility, security, and coding standards referenced
• PR uses correct branch prefix (ai/)
• Approved by one maintainer

Additional Context

See: .github/AUTOMATION_GOVERNANCE.md, Issue Labels Guide, PR Labels Guide, .github/instructions/, .github/prompts/, custom-instructions.md, agent/workflow configs

References

• Contribution Guidelines
• Branching Strategy
• Automation Governance
• PR Labels
• Saved Replies
• Project Meta
• Labeler Config
• Labels
• Issue Types

Definition of Ready (DoR)

• AI ops goal described
• Area/action mapped
• Acceptance criteria listed
• Estimate added

Definition of Done (DoD)

• All acceptance criteria met
• Solution/automation verified
• Documentation updated
• PR uses correct branch prefix (ai/)

[ashleyshaw]

Completed targeted governance-doc alignment fixes for labeling references.