From 5c435c4751ecb78d312d76c576ad22e0b0209d42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:00:56 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 01/12] Update tests/__data__

---
 tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_add.txt    | 2 ++
 tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_edit.txt   | 2 ++
 tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_remove.txt | 3 +++
 tests/__data__/input/issue_validate/streams/br.m3u             | 3 +++
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_add.txt
 create mode 100644 tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_edit.txt
 create mode 100644 tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_remove.txt
 create mode 100644 tests/__data__/input/issue_validate/streams/br.m3u

diff --git a/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_add.txt b/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_add.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92f3af9505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_add.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The request contains error(s):
+- There is no feed with the ID "undefined" for the "ManoramaNews.in" channel in the database
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_edit.txt b/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_edit.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5643d628b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_edit.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The request contains error(s):
+- The stream with the URL "https://livestream.telvue.com/templeuni1/f7b44cfafd5c52223d5498196c8a2e7b.sdp/playlist.m3u8" is missing from the playlists
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_remove.txt b/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_remove.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7ba217ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_remove.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+The request contains error(s):
+- The stream with the URL "http://l6.cloudskep.com/rikcy/rikhd/playlist.m3u8" is missing from the playlists
+- The stream with the URL "http://l6.cloudskep.com/rikcy/rik2/playlist.m3u8" is missing from the playlists
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/__data__/input/issue_validate/streams/br.m3u b/tests/__data__/input/issue_validate/streams/br.m3u
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a78c15f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/__data__/input/issue_validate/streams/br.m3u
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#EXTM3U
+#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="",VTV [Not 24/7]
+https://ythls.onrender.com/channel/UC40TUSUx490U5uR1lZt3Ajg.m3u8

From 35fa55e15c39b615dc4243de8435aca5690d7426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:01:07 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 02/12] Create validate.test.ts

---
 tests/commands/issue/validate.test.ts | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/commands/issue/validate.test.ts

diff --git a/tests/commands/issue/validate.test.ts b/tests/commands/issue/validate.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..061fb65dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/commands/issue/validate.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import issues from '../../__data__/input/issues'
+import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
+import { execSync } from 'child_process'
+import * as fs from 'fs-extra'
+
+const ENV_VAR =
+  'cross-env DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/data STREAMS_DIR=tests/__data__/output/streams LOGS_DIR=tests/__data__/output/logs'
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  fs.emptyDirSync('tests/__data__/output')
+  fs.copySync('tests/__data__/input/issue_validate/streams', 'tests/__data__/output/streams')
+})
+
+describe('issue:validate', () => {
+  it('can handle streams:add request', () => {
+    const body = issues.find(issue => issue.number === 14179)?.body
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run issue:validate --- --body="${body}" --labels="approved,streams:add"`
+
+    try {
+      const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
+      throw new Error('Failed')
+    } catch {
+      expect(content('tests/__data__/output/logs/errors.txt')).toBe(
+        content('tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_add.txt')
+      )
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('can handle streams:remove request', () => {
+    const body = issues.find(issue => issue.number === 14150)?.body
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run issue:validate --- --body="${body}" --labels="approved,streams:remove"`
+
+    try {
+      const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
+      throw new Error('Failed')
+    } catch {
+      expect(content('tests/__data__/output/logs/errors.txt')).toBe(
+        content('tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_remove.txt')
+      )
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('can handle streams:edit request', () => {
+    const body = issues.find(issue => issue.number === 14120)?.body
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run issue:validate --- --body="${body}" --labels="approved,streams:edit"`
+
+    try {
+      const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
+      throw new Error('Failed')
+    } catch {
+      expect(content('tests/__data__/output/logs/errors.txt')).toBe(
+        content('tests/__data__/expected/issue_validate/logs/streams_edit.txt')
+      )
+    }
+  })
+})
+
+function content(filepath: string) {
+  return fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), { encoding: 'utf8' })
+}

From 34a557a4e54f6f584fe5526ec0305c8371ff3497 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:01:38 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 03/12] Update scripts

---
 scripts/commands/issue/validate.ts  | 144 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 scripts/commands/playlist/update.ts |   8 +-
 scripts/commands/report/create.ts   |  10 +-
 scripts/models/issue.ts             |   8 +-
 scripts/utils.ts                    |  27 ++++--
 5 files changed, 178 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 scripts/commands/issue/validate.ts

diff --git a/scripts/commands/issue/validate.ts b/scripts/commands/issue/validate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3e159a668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/commands/issue/validate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import { LOGS_DIR, STREAMS_DIR } from '../../constants'
+import { loadData, data as apiData } from '../../api'
+import { Collection, Logger } from '@freearhey/core'
+import { hasValidDomain, isURI, parseIssueBody } from '../../utils'
+import { Storage } from '@freearhey/storage-js'
+import { PlaylistParser } from '../../core'
+import { Stream } from '../../models'
+import * as sdk from '@iptv-org/sdk'
+import { program } from 'commander'
+
+program
+  .requiredOption('--body <body>', 'The full markdown body text of the issue')
+  .option('--labels <labels>', 'Comma-separated string of label names', '')
+  .parse(process.argv)
+
+const { body, labels } = program.opts()
+
+const logsStorage = new Storage(LOGS_DIR)
+let streams = new Collection<Stream>()
+const errors: string[] = []
+
+async function main() {
+  const logger = new Logger()
+
+  logger.info('loading data from api...')
+  await loadData()
+
+  logger.info('loading streams...')
+  await loadStreams()
+
+  const data = parseIssueBody(body)
+  if (labels.includes('streams:add')) {
+    if (data.missing('stream_id')) {
+      errors.push('The request is missing the "Stream ID"')
+      done()
+    }
+
+    const streamUrl = data.getString('stream_url')
+    if (!streamUrl) {
+      errors.push('The request is missing the "Stream URL"')
+      done()
+    } else if (!isURI(streamUrl) || !hasValidDomain(streamUrl)) {
+      errors.push(`The stream URL "${streamUrl}" is invalid`)
+    }
+
+    if (streams.includes((_stream: Stream) => _stream.url === streamUrl)) {
+      errors.push(`The stream with the URL "${streamUrl}" is already included in the playlists`)
+    }
+
+    const streamId = data.getString('stream_id') || ''
+    const [channelId, feedId] = streamId.split('@')
+
+    const channel: sdk.Models.Channel | undefined = apiData.channelsKeyById.get(channelId)
+    if (!channel) {
+      errors.push(`There is no channel with the ID "${channelId}" in the database`)
+      done()
+    }
+
+    const blocklistRecords: sdk.Models.BlocklistRecord[] | undefined =
+      apiData.blocklistRecordsGroupedByChannel.get(channelId)
+    if (blocklistRecords) {
+      blocklistRecords.forEach((record: sdk.Models.BlocklistRecord) => {
+        if (record.reason === 'dmca') {
+          errors.push(
+            `The channel "${channelId}" has been added to our blocklist due to the claims of the copyright holder: ${record.ref}`
+          )
+        } else if (record.reason === 'nsfw') {
+          errors.push(
+            `The channel "${channelId}" has been added to our blocklist due to NSFW content: ${record.ref}`
+          )
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    const feed: sdk.Models.Feed | undefined = apiData.feedsKeyByStreamId.get(streamId)
+    if (!feed) {
+      errors.push(
+        `There is no feed with the ID "${feedId}" for the "${channelId}" channel in the database`
+      )
+    }
+  } else if (labels.includes('streams:remove')) {
+    const streamUrls = data.getString('stream_url') || ''
+    if (!streamUrls) {
+      errors.push('The request is missing the "Stream URL"')
+      done()
+    }
+
+    streamUrls
+      .split(/\r?\n/)
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .forEach((link: string) => {
+        if (!isURI(link) || !hasValidDomain(link)) {
+          errors.push(`The stream URL "${link}" is invalid`)
+        }
+
+        const found: Stream = streams.first((_stream: Stream) => _stream.url === link.trim())
+        if (!found) {
+          errors.push(`The stream with the URL "${link}" is missing from the playlists`)
+        }
+      })
+  } else if (labels.includes('streams:edit')) {
+    const streamUrl = data.getString('stream_url')
+
+    if (!streamUrl) {
+      errors.push('The request is missing the "Stream URL"')
+      done()
+    } else if (!isURI(streamUrl) || !hasValidDomain(streamUrl)) {
+      errors.push(`The stream URL "${streamUrl}" is invalid`)
+      done()
+    }
+
+    const stream: Stream = streams.first((_stream: Stream) => _stream.url === streamUrl)
+    if (!stream) {
+      errors.push(`The stream with the URL "${streamUrl}" is missing from the playlists`)
+    }
+  }
+
+  done()
+}
+
+function done() {
+  if (errors.length) {
+    let message = 'The request contains error(s):'
+    errors.forEach(error => {
+      message += `\r\n- ${error}`
+    })
+    logsStorage.saveSync('errors.txt', message)
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+
+  process.exit(0)
+}
+
+async function loadStreams() {
+  const streamsStorage = new Storage(STREAMS_DIR)
+  const parser = new PlaylistParser({
+    storage: streamsStorage
+  })
+  const files = await streamsStorage.list('**/*.m3u')
+
+  streams = await parser.parse(files)
+}
+
+main()
diff --git a/scripts/commands/playlist/update.ts b/scripts/commands/playlist/update.ts
index f0477ed84e..7b0a6dbdad 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/playlist/update.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/playlist/update.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ async function removeStream(issue: Issue) {
   const log = createThread(issue, 'streams/remove')
   log.start()
 
-  const data = issue.data
+  const data = issue.dataSet
   if (data.missing('stream_url')) {
     log.error('The request is missing the "Stream URL"')
     skippedIssues.add(issue)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ async function editStream(issue: Issue) {
   const log = createThread(issue, 'streams/edit')
   log.start()
 
-  const data = issue.data
+  const data = issue.dataSet
 
   const streamUrl = data.getString('stream_url')
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ async function editStream(issue: Issue) {
 
   const stream: Stream = streams.first((_stream: Stream) => _stream.url === streamUrl)
   if (!stream) {
-    log.error(`The stream with the URL "${streamUrl}" is already in the playlists`)
+    log.error(`The stream with the URL "${streamUrl}" is missing from the playlists`)
     skippedIssues.add(issue)
     return
   }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ async function addStream(issue: Issue) {
   const log = createThread(issue, 'streams/add')
   log.start()
 
-  const data = issue.data
+  const data = issue.dataSet
   if (data.missing('stream_id')) {
     log.error('The request is missing the "Stream ID"')
     skippedIssues.add(issue)
diff --git a/scripts/commands/report/create.ts b/scripts/commands/report/create.ts
index b1af2f4fb6..d6e94aef1a 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/report/create.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/report/create.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ async function main() {
     issue.labels.find((label: string) => label === 'streams:remove')
   )
   removeRequests.forEach((issue: Issue) => {
-    const streamUrls = issue.data.getArray('stream_url') || []
+    const streamUrls = issue.dataSet.getArray('stream_url') || []
 
     if (!streamUrls.length) {
       const result = {
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ async function main() {
   const addRequests = issues.filter(issue => issue.labels.includes('streams:add'))
   const addRequestsBuffer = new Dictionary()
   addRequests.forEach((issue: Issue) => {
-    const streamId = issue.data.getString('stream_id') || ''
-    const streamUrl = issue.data.getString('stream_url') || ''
+    const streamId = issue.dataSet.getString('stream_id') || ''
+    const streamUrl = issue.dataSet.getString('stream_url') || ''
     const [channelId] = streamId.split('@')
 
     const result = {
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ async function main() {
     issue.labels.find((label: string) => label === 'streams:edit')
   )
   editRequests.forEach((issue: Issue) => {
-    const streamId = issue.data.getString('stream_id') || ''
-    const streamUrl = issue.data.getString('stream_url') || ''
+    const streamId = issue.dataSet.getString('stream_id') || ''
+    const streamUrl = issue.dataSet.getString('stream_url') || ''
     const [channelId] = streamId.split('@')
 
     const result = {
diff --git a/scripts/models/issue.ts b/scripts/models/issue.ts
index 28458ce75d..ec18d63d1c 100644
--- a/scripts/models/issue.ts
+++ b/scripts/models/issue.ts
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ import { DataSet } from '../core'
 type IssueProps = {
   number: number
   labels: string[]
-  data: DataSet
+  dataSet: DataSet
 }
 
 export class Issue {
   number: number
   labels: string[]
-  data: DataSet
+  dataSet: DataSet
 
-  constructor({ number, labels, data }: IssueProps) {
+  constructor({ number, labels, dataSet }: IssueProps) {
     this.number = number
     this.labels = labels
-    this.data = data
+    this.dataSet = dataSet
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/utils.ts b/scripts/utils.ts
index 8909e9dba9..2b354e6657 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.ts
+++ b/scripts/utils.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ import { orderBy } from 'es-toolkit'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import fs from 'node:fs'
 
+export function hasValidDomain(string: string): boolean {
+  const FORBIDDEN_DOMAINS = ['iptv-org.github.io']
+  try {
+    const parsedUrl = new URL(string)
+    const hostname = parsedUrl.hostname
+    const isForbidden = FORBIDDEN_DOMAINS.some(
+      domain => hostname === domain || hostname.endsWith(`.${domain}`)
+    )
+    return !isForbidden
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 export function isURI(string: string): boolean {
   try {
     const url = new URL(string)
@@ -174,10 +188,13 @@ export async function loadIssues(props?: { labels: string | string[] }) {
     })
   }
 
-  return new Collection(issues).map(parseIssue)
+  return new Collection(issues).map(({ number, body, labels }) => {
+    const dataSet = parseIssueBody(body)
+    return new Issue({ number, labels: labels.map(l => l.name), dataSet })
+  })
 }
 
-function parseIssue(issue: { number: number; body: string; labels: { name: string }[] }): Issue {
+export function parseIssueBody(body: string): DataSet {
   const FIELDS = new Dictionary({
     'Stream ID': 'stream_id',
     'Channel ID': 'channel_id',
@@ -193,7 +210,7 @@ function parseIssue(issue: { number: number; body: string; labels: { name: strin
     Notes: 'notes'
   })
 
-  const fields = typeof issue.body === 'string' ? issue.body.split('###') : []
+  const fields = typeof body === 'string' ? body.split('###') : []
 
   const data = new Dictionary<string>()
   fields.forEach((field: string) => {
@@ -213,9 +230,7 @@ function parseIssue(issue: { number: number; body: string; labels: { name: strin
     data.set(id, value)
   })
 
-  const labels = issue.labels.map(label => label.name)
-
-  return new Issue({ number: issue.number, labels, data: new DataSet(data) })
+  return new DataSet(data)
 }
 
 export async function loadDiscussions() {

From c538a9953c9df166753b5b2b6fd0840377e6da2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:01:45 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 04/12] Update package.json

---
 package.json | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a0d8fdfed1..ee69a9d98a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
     "act:check": "gh act pull_request -W .github/workflows/check.yml",
     "act:format": "gh act workflow_dispatch -W .github/workflows/format.yml",
     "act:update": "gh act workflow_dispatch -W .github/workflows/update.yml",
+    "act:validate_issue": "gh act issues -W .github/workflows/validate_issue.yml",
+    "act:validate_label": "gh act issues -W .github/workflows/validate_label.yml",
     "api:load": "tsx scripts/commands/api/load.ts",
+    "issue:validate": "tsx scripts/commands/issue/validate.ts",
     "playlist:format": "tsx scripts/commands/playlist/format.ts",
     "playlist:update": "tsx scripts/commands/playlist/update.ts",
     "playlist:generate": "tsx scripts/commands/playlist/generate.ts",

From 0539732720bd1042f34abaf8009edf9b936bc9e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:03:07 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 05/12] Create .github/mocks

---
 .github/mocks/events/issue_approved.json | 12 ++++++++++++
 .github/mocks/events/issue_edited.json   | 14 ++++++++++++++
 .github/mocks/events/issue_opened.json   | 14 ++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/mocks/events/issue_approved.json
 create mode 100644 .github/mocks/events/issue_edited.json
 create mode 100644 .github/mocks/events/issue_opened.json

diff --git a/.github/mocks/events/issue_approved.json b/.github/mocks/events/issue_approved.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d4fb1ea33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/mocks/events/issue_approved.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "action": "labeled",
+  "label": {
+    "name": "approved"
+  },
+  "issue": {
+    "number": 48372,
+    "user": {
+      "login": "Bob"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/mocks/events/issue_edited.json b/.github/mocks/events/issue_edited.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a581579de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/mocks/events/issue_edited.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "action": "edited",
+  "issue": {
+    "number": 48372,
+    "title": "[BUG] Title",
+    "body": "Lorem ipsum",
+    "user": {
+      "login": "Bob"
+    },
+    "labels": [
+      { "name": "bug" }
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/mocks/events/issue_opened.json b/.github/mocks/events/issue_opened.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c8c61eafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/mocks/events/issue_opened.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "action": "opened",
+  "issue": {
+    "number": 48372,
+    "title": "Add: WLTV-DT 23.1 HD",
+    "body": "### Stream ID (required)\n\nWLTVDT231.us@East\n\n### Stream URL (required)\n\nhttps://iptv-org.github.io/iptv/index.m3u\n\n### Quality\n\n720p\n\n### Label\n\n_No response_\n\n### HTTP User Agent\n\n_No response_\n\n### HTTP Referrer\n\n_No response_\n\n### Notes\n\n_No response_\n\n### Contributing Guide\n\n- [x] I have read [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/iptv-org/iptv/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)",
+    "user": {
+      "login": "Bob"
+    },
+    "labels": [
+      { "name": "streams:add" }
+    ]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file

From fc81de54b06fece189bf1b7b438508faf290d7f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:03:23 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 06/12] Create validate_issue.yml

---
 .github/workflows/validate_issue.yml | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/validate_issue.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ccc6dc389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Validate Issue
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: |
+      contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'streams:add') ||
+      contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'streams:remove') ||
+      contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'streams:edit')
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.8.2
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+        id: create-app-token
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run issue:validate
+        id: validator
+        env:
+          RAW_BODY: ${{ github.event.issue.body }}
+          LABEL_STRING: ${{ join(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, ',') }}
+        run: |
+          npm run issue:validate -- \
+            --body "$RAW_BODY" \
+            --labels "$LABEL_STRING"
+
+      - name: Handle invalid request
+        if: failure() && steps.validator.outcome == 'failure'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.create-app-token.outputs.token }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+        run: |
+          COMMENT_MSG=$(cat temp/logs/errors.txt) 
+          
+          if [ "${{ env.ACT }}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "[MOCK] Post comment:"
+            echo "$COMMENT_MSG"
+          else
+            gh issue comment $ISSUE_NUMBER --body "$COMMENT_MSG"
+          fi

From 74932f43fd88e09e7244b2f3bc573d271c009609 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:05:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 07/12] Create validate_label.yml

---
 .github/workflows/validate_label.yml | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/validate_label.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0aaa23157c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Validate Label
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [labeled]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1.8.2
+        if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
+        id: create-app-token
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Block self-approval
+        if: |
+          github.event.label.name == 'approved' && 
+          github.actor == github.event.issue.user.login
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.create-app-token.outputs.token }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ env.ACT }}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "[MOCK] Post comment: A request cannot be approved by its author."
+            echo "[MOCK] Remove label: approved"
+          else
+            gh issue comment $ISSUE_NUMBER --body "A request cannot be approved by its author."
+            gh issue edit $ISSUE_NUMBER --remove-label "approved"
+          fi
+          
+          exit 1

From 206cab1e1cc8307c4eb66bad7cb6411d2d2195e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:06:29 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 08/12] Update workflows.md

---
 .github/docs/workflows.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/docs/workflows.md b/.github/docs/workflows.md
index 4ca3d326d7..d70b724dea 100644
--- a/.github/docs/workflows.md
+++ b/.github/docs/workflows.md
@@ -15,3 +15,11 @@ Sequentially runs the `api:load`, `playlist:format`, `playlist:lint`, and `playl
 ## update
 
 Runs every day at 0:00 UTC. It sequentially executes the `api:load`, `playlist:update`, `playlist:lint`, `playlist:validate`, `playlist:generate`, `playlist:export`, and `readme:update` scripts, then automatically deploys the updated files if successful.
+
+## validate_issue
+
+Runs when an issue is opened or edited. It checks the requests for errors using `issue:validate` script and, if any are found, the bot posts them in the comments.
+
+## validate_label
+
+Triggers when a new label is added to an issue. It checks the label, and if it's incorrect, the bot deletes it and leaves a comment explaining why.

From 4990e2fd31c1d87c4a11efcbba895cd1f08aa2de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:06:53 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 09/12] Update scripts.md

---
 .github/docs/scripts.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/docs/scripts.md b/.github/docs/scripts.md
index 95068c86a7..79edeebe72 100644
--- a/.github/docs/scripts.md
+++ b/.github/docs/scripts.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ For the scripts to work, you must have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en) installe
 - [act:check](#actcheck)
 - [act:format](#actformat)
 - [act:update](#actupdate)
+- [act:validate_issue](#actvalidate_issue)
+- [act:validate_label](#actvalidate_label)
 - [api:load](#apiload)
 - [playlist:format](#playlistformat)
 - [playlist:update](#playlistupdate)
@@ -45,6 +47,22 @@ Runs the [update](./workflows.md#update) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/gh
 npm run act:update
 ```
 
+## act:validate_issue
+
+Runs the [validate_issue](./workflows.md#validate_issue) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/gh-act](https://github.com/nektos/gh-act).
+
+```sh
+npm run act:validate_issue -- -e .github/mocks/events/issue_opened.json
+```
+
+## act:validate_label
+
+Runs the [validate_label](./workflows.md#validate_label) workflow locally. Depends on [nektos/gh-act](https://github.com/nektos/gh-act).
+
+```sh
+npm run act:validate_label -- -e .github/mocks/events/issue_approved.json --actor Bob
+```
+
 ## api:load
 
 Downloads the latest channel and stream data from the [iptv-org/api](https://github.com/iptv-org/api) repository.

From 8e62734db1edf5bd9ea4e2083f50b9c2fb9c00a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aleksandr Statciuk <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:30:16 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 10/12] Potential fix for pull request finding 'CodeQL /
 Workflow does not contain permissions'

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/validate_issue.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
index 5ccc6dc389..9269e9e6f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ on:
   issues:
     types: [opened, edited]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

From 536eb49a8f1fdb533ea61f0dc9ebd8fb2b917784 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aleksandr Statciuk <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 03:30:26 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 11/12] Potential fix for pull request finding 'CodeQL /
 Workflow does not contain permissions'

Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/validate_label.yml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml
index 0aaa23157c..7d6096930c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_label.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ on:
   issues:
     types: [labeled]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

From 3a89b6a351c32c52ae2ce6c503d1e70724d6bd34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: freearhey <7253922+freearhey@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:20:30 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 12/12] Update validate_issue.yml

---
 .github/workflows/validate_issue.yml | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
index 9269e9e6f0..908d57eb34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_issue.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ jobs:
             --body "$RAW_BODY" \
             --labels "$LABEL_STRING"
 
+      - name: Handle valid request
+        if: success()
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.create-app-token.outputs.token }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ env.ACT }}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "[MOCK] Add label: check:passed"
+            echo "[MOCK] Remove label if exists: check:failed"
+          else
+            gh issue edit $ISSUE_NUMBER --add-label "check:passed" --remove-label "check:failed"
+          fi
+
       - name: Handle invalid request
         if: failure() && steps.validator.outcome == 'failure'
         env:
@@ -54,6 +67,9 @@ jobs:
           if [ "${{ env.ACT }}" = "true" ]; then
             echo "[MOCK] Post comment:"
             echo "$COMMENT_MSG"
+            echo "[MOCK] Add label: check:failed"
+            echo "[MOCK] Remove label if exists: check:passed"
           else
             gh issue comment $ISSUE_NUMBER --body "$COMMENT_MSG"
+            gh issue edit $ISSUE_NUMBER --add-label "check:failed" --remove-label "check:passed"
           fi