diff --git a/labeler.js b/labeler.js
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+const { validLabels } = require('./validation');
+const { addLabels } = require('./prTasks');
+const { rateLimiter } = require('./utils');
+
+const labeler = async (number, prFiles, currentLabels, guideFolderErrorsComment) => {
+  const labelsToAdd = {}; // holds potential labels to add based on file path
+  if (guideFolderErrorsComment) {
+    labelsToAdd['status: needs update'] = 1;
+  }
+  const existingLabels = currentLabels.map(({ name }) => name);
+  prFiles.forEach(({ filename }) => {
+    /* remove '/challenges' from filename so language variable hold the language */
+    const filenameReplacement = filename.replace(/^curriculum\/challenges\//, 'curriculum\/');
+    const regex = /^(docs|curriculum|guide)(?:\/)(arabic|chinese|portuguese|russian|spanish)?\/?/
+    const [ _, articleType, language ] = filenameReplacement.match(regex) || []; // need an array to pass to labelsAdder
+
+    if (articleType && validLabels[articleType]) {
+      labelsToAdd[validLabels[articleType]] = 1
+    }
+    if (language && validLabels[language]) {
+      labelsToAdd[validLabels[language]] = 1
+    }
+    if (articleType === 'curriculum') {
+      labelsToAdd['status: need to test locally'] = 1;
+    }
+  })
+
+  /* this next section only adds needed labels which are NOT currently on the PR. */
+  const newLabels = Object.keys(labelsToAdd).filter(label => !existingLabels.includes(label));
+  if (newLabels.length) {
+    if (process.env.PRODUCTION_RUN === 'true') {
+      addLabels(number, newLabels);
+    }
+    await rateLimiter(+process.env.RATELIMIT_INTERVAL | 1500);
+  }
+  return newLabels;
+};
+
+module.exports = { labeler };
diff --git a/sweeper.js b/sweeper.js
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+const { owner, repo, octokitConfig, octokitAuth } = require('./constants');
+
+const octokit = require('@octokit/rest')(octokitConfig);
+
+const { getPRs, getUserInput } = require('./getPRs');
+const { guideFolderChecks } = require('./validation');
+const { savePrData, ProcessingLog } = require('./utils');
+const { labeler } = require('./labeler');
+
+octokit.authenticate(octokitAuth);
+
+const log = new ProcessingLog();
+
+console.log('Sweeper started...');
+(async () => {
+  const { firstPR, lastPR } = await getUserInput();
+  const prPropsToGet = ['number', 'labels', 'user'];
+  const { openPRs } = await getPRs(firstPR, lastPR, prPropsToGet);
+
+  if (openPRs.length) {
+    savePrData(openPRs, firstPR, lastPR);
+    log.start();
+    console.log('Processing PRs...');
+    for (let count in openPRs) {
+      let { number, labels: currentLabels, user: { login: username } } = openPRs[count];
+      log.add(number, 'labels');
+      log.add(number, 'comment');
+
+      const { data: prFiles } = await octokit.pullRequests.listFiles({ owner, repo, number });
+
+      const guideFolderErrorsComment = await guideFolderChecks(number, prFiles, username);
+      const commentLogVal = guideFolderErrorsComment ? guideFolderErrorsComment : 'none';
+      log.update(number, 'comment', commentLogVal)
+
+      const labelsAdded = await labeler(number, prFiles, currentLabels, guideFolderErrorsComment);
+      const labelLogVal = labelsAdded.length ? labelsAdded : 'none added';
+      log.update(number, 'labels', labelLogVal);
+    }
+  }
+})()
+.then(() => {
+  log.finish();
+  console.log('Sweeper complete');
+})
+.catch(err => {
+  log.finish();
+  console.log(err)
+})