CI Platform Milestone 18.7 Planning Discussions

This issue to capture priorities, review, and coordinate planning activities for the CI Platform group in milestone 18.7.

To kick off discussions and provide input, please use the individual comments on focus areas and other topics. Issues haven't been weighed yet, so this is a suggested list that needs to be finalised after the weighing process.

Key Dates:

Code merging period: Nov 15th - Dec 12th

Release date: 2025-12-18

18.7 Objectives (WIP)

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title: CI storage optimization - Phase 3 & 4
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group = "gitlab-org" AND label = ("group::ci platform") AND parent = "18271" AND parent = "18273" AND milestone = "18.7" AND state = opened

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title: Fleet Visibility - Protocells Dependency work
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group = "gitlab-org" AND parent = "&11702" and milestone = "18.7" AND state = opened AND label != "Stretch"

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title: S2/S3 Bug Burndown
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group = "gitlab-org" AND label = ("group::ci platform") AND milestone = "18.7" AND label in ("severity::2", "severity::3", "type::bug") AND state = opened

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title: All 18.7 CI Platform Work
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group = "gitlab-org" AND label = ("group::ci platform") AND milestone = "18.7" AND state = opened

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Planning Topics

• Review 18.6 outcomes: any blocker or carry-over items
• Identify 18.7 priorities for CI Platform
• Identify 18.7 priorities for Fleet Visibility work
• Review typebug backlog and identify candidate issues
• Availability and capacity planning
• Dependencies and cross-team coordination
• Identify stretch goals if capacity allows