diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml
index 410a720..db80206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-sync.yml
@@ -30,29 +30,33 @@ jobs:
           LABELS=""
 
           if echo "$FILES" | grep -q "^skills/"; then
-            LABELS="$LABELS,skills"
+            LABELS="$LABELS skills"
           fi
 
           if echo "$FILES" | grep -q "^rules/"; then
-            LABELS="$LABELS,rules"
+            LABELS="$LABELS rules"
           fi
 
           if echo "$FILES" | grep -q "^mcp-server/"; then
-            LABELS="$LABELS,mcp-server"
+            LABELS="$LABELS mcp-server"
           fi
 
           if echo "$FILES" | grep -q "^docs/"; then
-            LABELS="$LABELS,documentation"
+            LABELS="$LABELS documentation"
           fi
 
           if echo "$FILES" | grep -q "^\.github/"; then
-            LABELS="$LABELS,ci"
+            LABELS="$LABELS ci"
           fi
 
-          LABELS="${LABELS#,}"
-
           if [ -n "$LABELS" ]; then
-            gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --add-label "$LABELS"
+            for label in $LABELS; do
+              gh label create "$label" --force --color "ededed" 2>/dev/null || true
+              gh pr edit ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --add-label "$label"
+            done
+            echo "Applied labels:$LABELS"
+          else
+            echo "No labels to apply"
           fi
         env:
           FILES: ${{ steps.changed.outputs.files }}