check-milestones

name	check-milestones
description	"Check and fix milestones on PRs and their associated issues. Sets PR milestones based on the branch they merged into, and issue milestones based on the smallest version with a merged uplift. Triggers on: check milestones, fix milestones, /check-milestones."

Check Milestones

Check and fix milestones on a contributor's merged PRs and their associated GitHub issues.

Inputs

• Arguments: $ARGUMENTS — space-separated values:
  • First argument: GitHub username (the author whose merged PRs to check)
  • Second argument (optional): PR filter — either:
    • all — evaluate all closed/merged PRs from this author in the past 30 days. Use gh pr list --repo brave/brave-core --author <username> --state closed --limit 200 --search "closed:>YYYY-MM-DD" --json number,title,mergedAt,mergeCommit,labels,body,url,baseRefName,milestone --jq 'sort_by(.mergedAt)' where YYYY-MM-DD is 30 days ago.
    • A comma-separated list of PR numbers with no spaces (e.g., 33534,33547,33580) — only evaluate these specific PRs. Fetch each one individually with gh pr view <number> --repo brave/brave-core --json number,title,mergedAt,mergeCommit,labels,body,url,baseRefName,milestone.
    • If omitted, defaults to the recent 50 closed PRs.

Parse the arguments by splitting $ARGUMENTS on whitespace. Examples:

• /check-milestones netzenbot → username=netzenbot, filter=recent 50
• /check-milestones netzenbot all → username=netzenbot, filter=all PRs (past 30 days)
• /check-milestones netzenbot 33534,33547,33580 → username=netzenbot, filter=only those 3 PRs

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Step 1: Gather Information

Run these in parallel:

1. Fetch PRs (method depends on the second argument):

   • Default (no second arg): Use gh pr list --repo brave/brave-core --author <username> --state closed --limit 50 --json number,title,mergedAt,mergeCommit,labels,body,url,baseRefName,milestone --jq 'sort_by(.mergedAt)'
   • all: Use gh pr list --repo brave/brave-core --author <username> --state closed --limit 200 --search "closed:>YYYY-MM-DD" --json number,title,mergedAt,mergeCommit,labels,body,url,baseRefName,milestone --jq 'sort_by(.mergedAt)' where YYYY-MM-DD is 30 days ago from today.
   • Comma-separated PR list: For each PR number, use gh pr view <number> --repo brave/brave-core --json number,title,mergedAt,mergeCommit,labels,body,url,baseRefName,milestone. Collect results into a list sorted by mergedAt.

   Skip any PR where mergedAt is null (not merged).

2. Fetch the release schedule: Fetch the content at https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Brave-Release-Schedule and find the "Current channel information" table. Extract the version numbers for each channel:

   • Nightly row → version (e.g., 1.89.x)
   • Beta row → version (e.g., 1.88.x)
   • Release row → version (e.g., 1.87.x)

   These map to milestone names:

   • <nightly-version> - Nightly (e.g., 1.89.x - Nightly)
   • <beta-version> - Beta (e.g., 1.88.x - Beta)
   • <release-version> - Release (e.g., 1.87.x - Release)

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Step 2: Determine Correct PR Milestones

For each merged PR, determine the correct milestone based on its baseRefName (the branch it was merged into):

• If baseRefName is master or main → milestone is <nightly-version> - Nightly
• If baseRefName matches the beta branch (e.g., 1.88.x) → milestone is <beta-version> - Beta
• If baseRefName matches the release branch (e.g., 1.87.x) → milestone is <release-version> - Release
• If baseRefName is some other branch → skip (cannot determine milestone)

Compare the PR's current milestone (from the milestone field) against the correct one. If they differ (or the milestone is not set), add the PR to the list of PRs that need updating.

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Step 3: Determine Correct Issue Milestones

For each merged PR, extract the associated issue number(s) from the PR body. Look for patterns like:

• Resolves #XXXXX or Resolves brave/brave-browser#XXXXX
• Fixes #XXXXX or Fixes brave/brave-browser#XXXXX
• Fixes https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/XXXXX
• Resolves https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/XXXXX

For each associated issue:

1. Find all PRs that reference this issue — check if the issue has uplift PRs by searching for other merged PRs that reference the same issue across different branches. You can use:

   gh api search/issues --method GET \
     -f q="repo:brave/brave-core is:pr is:merged $ISSUE_NUMBER" \
     --jq '.items[] | {number, title, html_url, pull_request}'
   

   Or check the PR's labels for uplift/beta and uplift/release to identify if uplift PRs exist.

2. Determine which branches this fix has been merged into (considering uplifts):

   • The original PR's base branch (e.g., master)
   • If there is a merged uplift PR to beta → the beta branch
   • If there is a merged uplift PR to release → the release branch
   • Uplifts that are NOT merged do not count

3. The correct issue milestone is the smallest version where the fix is merged:

   • If merged into release branch → milestone is <release-version> - Release
   • Else if merged into beta branch → milestone is <beta-version> - Beta
   • Else if merged into master → milestone is <nightly-version> - Nightly

4. Check the issue's current milestone and compare:

   gh issue view <ISSUE_NUMBER> --repo brave/brave-browser --json milestone --jq '.milestone.title'
   

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Step 4: Apply Milestone Updates

Update PR Milestones

For each PR that needs a milestone update:

gh pr edit <PR_NUMBER> --repo brave/brave-core --milestone "<milestone-name>"

Update Issue Milestones

For each issue that needs a milestone update:

gh issue edit <ISSUE_NUMBER> --repo brave/brave-browser --milestone "<milestone-name>"

Important: Only update an issue's milestone to a smaller version number than what is currently set. For example:

• Milestone is unset → set it to the computed milestone
• Milestone is 1.89.x - Nightly but fix was uplifted to beta → update to 1.88.x - Beta
• Milestone is 1.88.x - Beta but fix was uplifted to release → update to 1.87.x - Release

Do NOT update if the current milestone already has a smaller version number than the computed one (e.g., do not change 1.87.x - Release to 1.88.x - Beta).

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Step 5: Summary

Output a clear summary of all actions taken:

PR Milestones Updated:

PR	Title	Base Branch	Old Milestone	New Milestone
#XXXXX	PR title	master	(none)	1.89.x - Nightly

Issue Milestones Updated:

Issue	Old Milestone	New Milestone	Reason
brave/brave-browser#XXXXX	(none)	1.88.x - Beta	Merged uplift to beta (#YYYY)

Already Correct:

List PRs and issues that already had the correct milestone (brief count or list).

Skipped:

List any PRs or issues that were skipped with the reason (e.g., "no associated issue", "could not determine branch", "unmerged uplift").