chore(repo): adopt Markpad labels and retire unused defaults

.github/GOVERNANCE.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Repository governance
 
-Adopted baseline: **2026-09-16** from [PathGao/governance](https://github.com/PathGao/PathGao/tree/main/governance).
-Adopted [source snapshot](https://github.com/PathGao/PathGao/tree/efab3e421c6606c1ce0a1c5836e98ba0ff64addb/governance).
+Adopted baseline: **2026-09-16, Markpad labels** from [PathGao/governance](https://github.com/PathGao/PathGao/tree/main/governance).
+Adopted [source snapshot](https://github.com/PathGao/PathGao/tree/46466b51863fdab52d9b1d4d16f1d7d145ebcfb9/governance).
 Updates are reviewed and copied manually; there is no automatic inheritance.
 
 ## Workflow
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ Use the short PR template. `Closes #123` or `Fixes #123` closes a completed issu
 on merge. For partial work, use `Related to #123` and state what remains. There
 is no release-confirmation or inactivity-close automation.
 
-`question` is a usage question. `needs info` waits for reporter details,
-`awaiting decision` waits for a maintainer decision, and `planned` means accepted.
-Type and resolution labels are defined in [labels.json](labels.json).
+The ten shared labels use Markpad's names, colors and descriptions.
+`question` is a usage question; `needs info` waits for reporter input;
+`awaiting decision` waits for a maintainer decision; `planned` means accepted.
+`Final_Check_Request` is a manual marker for confirmation or incomplete work.
+Keep those issues open with normal references until complete; no bot acts on it.
+The full set, including project extensions, is defined in [labels.json](labels.json).
 
 ## Maintenance
 
@@ -29,10 +32,11 @@ Preview label changes from the repository root:
 ```
 
 Add `--apply` to create/update the declared labels. Labels outside the manifest
-are preserved, including historical labels attached to closed issues.
+are preserved. Adoption explicitly removes the unused defaults `wontfix`,
+`good first issue`, `help wanted`, `invalid` and `duplicate` after checking usage.
+A zero-change preview alone does not verify that cleanup.
 
 ## Project differences
 
-Nifro retains site submission and other project labels, existing issue forms,
-and its five required CI jobs. `Final_Check_Request` remains only as a legacy
-GitHub label for historical issues; it is outside the managed manifest.
+Nifro retains `accessibility`, `site submission`, `swift` and `upstream`,
+existing issue forms and its five required CI jobs.

.github/labels.json

@@ -1,79 +1,59 @@
 [
+  {
+    "name": "awaiting decision",
+    "color": "c129c4",
+    "description": "Needs a product-direction call from the maintainer before work can start"
+  },
   {
     "name": "bug",
     "color": "d73a4a",
     "description": "Something isn't working"
   },
   {
-    "name": "enhancement",
-    "color": "a2eeef",
-    "description": "New feature or improvement"
+    "name": "dependencies",
+    "color": "b9d130",
+    "description": "Pull requests that update a dependency file"
   },
   {
     "name": "documentation",
-    "color": "bfd4f2",
+    "color": "BFD4F2",
     "description": "Docs, README or contributor-facing text"
   },
   {
-    "name": "question",
-    "color": "fbca04",
-    "description": "A usage question, not a request for missing information"
-  },
-  {
-    "name": "needs info",
-    "color": "f9d0c4",
-    "description": "Waiting on the reporter to supply missing information"
-  },
-  {
-    "name": "awaiting decision",
-    "color": "c129c4",
-    "description": "Needs a maintainer decision before work can start"
+    "name": "enhancement",
+    "color": "a2eeef",
+    "description": "New feature or request"
   },
   {
-    "name": "planned",
-    "color": "0453ab",
-    "description": "Accepted and queued for work"
+    "name": "Final_Check_Request",
+    "color": "5ade98",
+    "description": "Looks fixed, but do not close yet: needs confirmation, or part of it is still open"
   },
   {
-    "name": "duplicate",
-    "color": "cfd3d7",
-    "description": "Same issue or pull request; link to the original"
+    "name": "github_actions",
+    "color": "000000",
+    "description": "Pull requests that update GitHub Actions code"
   },
   {
-    "name": "wontfix",
-    "color": "6e7781",
-    "description": "Decided against, with a reason"
+    "name": "needs info",
+    "color": "F9D0C4",
+    "description": "Waiting on the reporter to confirm or supply detail"
   },
   {
-    "name": "dependencies",
-    "color": "b9d130",
-    "description": "Dependency update"
+    "name": "planned",
+    "color": "0453ab",
+    "description": "Accepted and queued for the next round of work"
   },
   {
-    "name": "github_actions",
-    "color": "000000",
-    "description": "GitHub Actions update"
+    "name": "question",
+    "color": "FBCA04",
+    "description": "A usage question, not a defect"
   },
   {
     "name": "accessibility",
     "color": "f143ab",
     "description": "Barrier affecting people with disabilities"
   },
-  {
-    "name": "good first issue",
-    "color": "7057ff",
-    "description": "Good for newcomers"
-  },
-  {
-    "name": "help wanted",
-    "color": "008672",
-    "description": "Extra attention is needed"
-  },
-  {
-    "name": "invalid",
-    "color": "e4e669",
-    "description": "This doesn't seem right"
-  },
   {
     "name": "site submission",
     "color": "1D76DB",

Tools/sync-labels.sh

@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ import subprocess
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Preview or apply .github/labels.json")
 parser.add_argument("repository", help="Explicit OWNER/REPO target")
 parser.add_argument("--apply", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument("--labels", type=Path, default=Path(".github/labels.json"),
+                    help="Manifest path; use an absolute path outside the script root")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 if not re.fullmatch(r"[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+", args.repository):
     parser.error("repository must be OWNER/REPO")
-labels = json.loads(Path(".github/labels.json").read_text())
+labels = json.loads(args.labels.read_text())
 if not isinstance(labels, list):
     parser.error("labels.json must contain an array")
 seen = set()