managing-tags

name	managing-tags
description	Manage and consolidate tags. Use when asked to "clean up tags", "consolidate tags", "tag audit", "merge tags", or "rename tag".
allowed-tools	Read, Glob, Grep, Edit

Managing Tags

This skill helps maintain tag hygiene by finding inconsistencies and consolidating similar tags.

Workflow

1. Extract All Tags

# Find all tags across content
grep -h "^tags:" content/*.md

Build a complete tag inventory with usage counts.

2. Identify Issues

Similar Tags (Candidates for Merge)

Look for tags that likely mean the same thing:

• ai vs artificial-intelligence
• dev vs development
• js vs javascript
• Plural vs singular: habit vs habits

Inconsistent Naming

Check for violations of kebab-case convention:

• camelCase tags
• Capitalized tags
• under_score tags
• Tags with spaces

Rarely Used Tags

• Tags appearing only once (may indicate typo)
• Tags used 2-3 times (consider consolidation)

3. Generate Report

## Tag Audit Report

### Tag Inventory (by frequency)

| Tag     | Count |
| ------- | ----- |
| vue     | 5     |
| testing | 4     |
| ai      | 3     |

| ...

### Similar Tags (Merge Candidates)

- `ai` (3) + `artificial-intelligence` (1) → suggest: `ai`
- `habit` (2) + `habits` (1) → suggest: `habits`

### Naming Issues

- `JavaScript` → should be `javascript`
- `local_first` → should be `local-first`

### Rarely Used (1 occurrence)

- `obscure-tag` - only in `one-note.md`

4. Perform Merges (When Requested)

To merge tags, edit the frontmatter of affected files:

# Before
tags:
  - artificial-intelligence
  - machine-learning

# After
tags:
  - ai
  - machine-learning

Use the Edit tool to update each file's frontmatter.

Tag Naming Convention

All tags should be:

• Lowercase: vue not Vue
• Kebab-case: local-first not local_first or localFirst
• Singular or plural consistently: Pick one and stick to it
• Meaningful: Avoid overly generic tags like stuff or misc

Common Merge Patterns

Variations	Preferred
ai, artificial-intelligence, AI	ai
js, javascript, JavaScript	javascript
vue, vuejs, vue-js	vue
dev, development, developer	development
test, testing, tests	testing

Quality Checklist

Before suggesting changes:

• Extracted all tags from all files
• Counted usage per tag
• Identified similar tags
• Checked naming consistency
• Flagged rarely used tags
• Proposed specific merge actions