From c6f96046090fc31584d90efe9f0d165b9fbf3283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: William Harrison <87287585+wdhdev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:17:46 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Implement bypass for PR template validation

Added logic to bypass PR template validation for trusted users and specific labels.
---
 util/check-pr-template.cjs | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/util/check-pr-template.cjs b/util/check-pr-template.cjs
index 41c6e82c55..0c691a5060 100644
--- a/util/check-pr-template.cjs
+++ b/util/check-pr-template.cjs
@@ -3,14 +3,23 @@ const trustedUsers = require("./trusted.json");
 const body = process.env.PR_BODY || "";
 const authorUsername = process.env.PR_AUTHOR || "";
 const authorId = Number(process.env.PR_AUTHOR_ID);
+const labels = JSON.parse(process.env.PR_LABELS || "[]");
+
+const BYPASS_LABEL = "ci: bypass-template-check";
 
 const isTrustedUser = trustedUsers.some((u) => u.id === authorId);
+const hasBypassLabel = labels.includes(BYPASS_LABEL);
 
 if (isTrustedUser) {
     console.log(`PR author "${authorUsername}" is a trusted user. Skipping template validation.`);
     process.exit(0);
 }
 
+if (hasBypassLabel) {
+    console.log(`PR has the "${BYPASS_LABEL}" label. Skipping template validation.`);
+    process.exit(0);
+}
+
 const REQUIRED_CHECKBOXES = [
     "TOS",
     "DOMAIN_STRUCTURE",