diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index 7324ff23a..fe50f79ad 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,3 @@ harness:
   - changed-files:
       - any-glob-to-any-file:
           - "packages/opencode/**"
-
-documentation:
-  - changed-files:
-      - any-glob-to-any-file:
-          - "docs/**"
-          - "**/*.md"
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index c262c0676..46d482d79 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Required for visible UI changes.
 
 - [ ] Human review status is stated above as pending, approved, or not required
 - [ ] I linked the related issue, or stated why there is no issue
-- [ ] This PR has type, primary area, and priority labels, or I requested maintainer labeling
+- [ ] This PR has exactly one type label (`bug`, `enhancement`, `task`, or `documentation`), at least one primary routing label (`app`, `ui`, `platform`, `harness`, or `ci`), and exactly one priority label (`P0` to `P3`), or I requested maintainer labeling
 - [ ] I described the review focus and any meaningful risks
 - [ ] I listed the relevant verification steps and the key result for each
 - [ ] I did not introduce unrelated refactors, dependencies, generated files, or file changes beyond the stated scope
diff --git a/.github/scripts/label-policy-check.js b/.github/scripts/label-policy-check.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8abeae754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/label-policy-check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+export const POLICY = {
+  priorities: ["P0", "P1", "P2", "P3"],
+  types: ["bug", "enhancement", "task", "documentation"],
+  routing: ["app", "ui", "platform", "harness", "ci"],
+  issueForbiddenLabels: ["dependencies", "github_actions", "javascript"],
+}
+
+function intersection(labels, allowed) {
+  return allowed.filter((label) => labels.has(label))
+}
+
+function error(message, labels) {
+  return { message, labels }
+}
+
+function labelList(labels) {
+  if (labels.length <= 1) return labels.join("")
+  return `${labels.slice(0, -1).join(", ")}, or ${labels[labels.length - 1]}`
+}
+
+export function validateLabelPolicy({ itemType, labels = [] }) {
+  const labelSet = new Set(labels)
+  const errors = []
+
+  const priorities = intersection(labelSet, POLICY.priorities)
+  if (priorities.length !== 1) {
+    errors.push(error(`${itemType} must have exactly one priority label: ${labelList(POLICY.priorities)}`, priorities))
+  }
+
+  const types = intersection(labelSet, POLICY.types)
+  if (types.length !== 1) {
+    errors.push(error(`${itemType} must have exactly one type label: ${labelList(POLICY.types)}`, types))
+  }
+
+  const routing = intersection(labelSet, POLICY.routing)
+  if (routing.length < 1) {
+    errors.push(error(`${itemType} must have at least one primary routing label: ${labelList(POLICY.routing)}`, routing))
+  }
+
+  if (labelSet.has("tech-debt") && !labelSet.has("task")) {
+    errors.push(error("tech-debt is only allowed with the task type label", ["tech-debt"]))
+  }
+
+  const forbiddenIssueLabels =
+    itemType === "issue" ? intersection(labelSet, POLICY.issueForbiddenLabels) : []
+  if (forbiddenIssueLabels.length > 0) {
+    errors.push(
+      error(`issue must not use PR automation labels: ${labelList(POLICY.issueForbiddenLabels)}`, forbiddenIssueLabels),
+    )
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ok: errors.length === 0,
+    errors,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/scripts/label-policy-check.test.js b/.github/scripts/label-policy-check.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3900497d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/label-policy-check.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import test from "node:test"
+import assert from "node:assert/strict"
+
+import { validateLabelPolicy } from "./label-policy-check.js"
+
+function messages(result) {
+  return result.errors.map((error) => error.message)
+}
+
+test("accepts a valid issue label set", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["task", "P2", "app", "tech-debt"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(result.errors, [])
+})
+
+test("accepts a valid pull request label set", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "pull_request",
+    labels: ["enhancement", "P2", "app", "ui"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(result.errors, [])
+})
+
+test("accepts ci as a primary routing label", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "pull_request",
+    labels: ["task", "P2", "ci"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(result.errors, [])
+})
+
+test("rejects missing priority labels", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["bug", "app"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), ["issue must have exactly one priority label: P0, P1, P2, or P3"])
+})
+
+test("treats missing labels input as an empty label set", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), [
+    "issue must have exactly one priority label: P0, P1, P2, or P3",
+    "issue must have exactly one type label: bug, enhancement, task, or documentation",
+    "issue must have at least one primary routing label: app, ui, platform, harness, or ci",
+  ])
+})
+
+test("rejects multiple priority labels", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["bug", "P1", "P2", "app"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), ["issue must have exactly one priority label: P0, P1, P2, or P3"])
+})
+
+test("rejects missing type labels", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "pull_request",
+    labels: ["P2", "app"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), [
+    "pull_request must have exactly one type label: bug, enhancement, task, or documentation",
+  ])
+})
+
+test("rejects multiple type labels", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["bug", "task", "P2", "app"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), ["issue must have exactly one type label: bug, enhancement, task, or documentation"])
+})
+
+test("rejects missing primary routing labels", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["task", "P2"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), ["issue must have at least one primary routing label: app, ui, platform, harness, or ci"])
+})
+
+test("rejects tech-debt outside task issues", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["bug", "P2", "app", "tech-debt"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), ["tech-debt is only allowed with the task type label"])
+})
+
+test("rejects dependency automation labels on issues", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["task", "P3", "app", "dependencies"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), [
+    "issue must not use PR automation labels: dependencies, github_actions, or javascript",
+  ])
+})
+
+test("reports all independent label policy failures", () => {
+  const result = validateLabelPolicy({
+    itemType: "issue",
+    labels: ["bug", "enhancement", "P1", "P2", "dependencies"],
+  })
+
+  assert.deepEqual(messages(result), [
+    "issue must have exactly one priority label: P0, P1, P2, or P3",
+    "issue must have exactly one type label: bug, enhancement, task, or documentation",
+    "issue must have at least one primary routing label: app, ui, platform, harness, or ci",
+    "issue must not use PR automation labels: dependencies, github_actions, or javascript",
+  ])
+})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-policy.yml b/.github/workflows/label-policy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18fbdd6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-policy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: label-policy
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, edited, labeled, unlabeled, reopened]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, edited, labeled, unlabeled, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches: [dev]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  label-policy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # actions/checkout@v6
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target'
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # actions/checkout@v6
+        if: github.event_name == 'issues'
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const path = require("node:path")
+            const { pathToFileURL } = require("node:url")
+            const policy = await import(
+              pathToFileURL(path.join(process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE, ".github/scripts/label-policy-check.js")).href,
+            )
+
+            const item =
+              context.eventName === "issues" ? context.payload.issue : context.payload.pull_request
+            const itemType = context.eventName === "issues" ? "issue" : "pull_request"
+            const labels = item.labels.map((label) => label.name)
+            const result = policy.validateLabelPolicy({ itemType, labels })
+
+            if (!result.ok) {
+              const labelText = labels.length > 0 ? labels.join(", ") : "(none)"
+              const errorText = result.errors.map((error) => `- ${error.message}`).join("\n")
+              core.setFailed(`Label policy failed for ${itemType} #${item.number}.\n\nLabels: ${labelText}\n\n${errorText}`)
+              return
+            }
+
+            core.info(`Label policy passed for ${itemType} #${item.number}: ${labels.join(", ")}`)
diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/github/pr-routing-triage.test.ts b/packages/opencode/test/github/pr-routing-triage.test.ts
index 0c1786195..74ba33f64 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/github/pr-routing-triage.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/github/pr-routing-triage.test.ts
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ const labelerWorkflowPath = path.join(repoRoot, ".github", "workflows", "labeler
 const triageWorkflowPath = path.join(repoRoot, ".github", "workflows", "pr-priority-triage.yml")
 
 describe("pr routing workflows", () => {
-  test("defines labeler routing on current repo labels", () => {
+  test("defines labeler routing without automatic type labels", () => {
     const config = readWorkflow(labelerConfigPath)
     expect(config).toContain("ci:")
     expect(config).toContain("platform:")
     expect(config).toContain("app:")
     expect(config).toContain("ui:")
     expect(config).toContain("harness:")
-    expect(config).toContain("documentation:")
+    expect(config).not.toContain("documentation:")
     expect(config).toContain(".github/workflows/**")
     expect(config).toContain("packages/desktop-electron/**")
     expect(config).toContain("packages/app/**")
     expect(config).toContain("packages/opencode/**")
     expect(config).toContain("**/*.tsx")
-    expect(config).toContain("**/*.md")
+    expect(config).not.toContain("**/*.md")
   })
 
   test("pins labeler and triage workflow contracts", () => {