diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index a047864b86..67e562ea1a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -8,46 +8,35 @@ body:
       value: |
         Thank you for helping to improve React Router!
 
-        - **All** bugs must have a **minimal** reproduction
-          - Minimal means that it is not just pointing to a deployed site or a branch in your existing application
-          - The preferred method is StackBlitz via [https://reactrouter.com/new](https://reactrouter.com/new)
-          - If Stackblitz is not an option, a GitHub repo based on a fresh `create-react-router` app is acceptable
-          - Only in extraordinary circumstances will code snippets or maximal reproductions be accepted
-        - Issue Review
-          - Issues not meeting the above criteria will be closed and pointed to this document
-          - Non-issues (feature requests, usage questions) will also be closed with a link to this document
-          - The SC will triage issues regularly
-        - Fixing Issues
-          - The SC will mark good community issues with an `Accepting PRs` label
-          - These issues will generally be ones that are likely to have a small surface area fix
-          - However, anyone can work on any issue but there's no guarantee the PR will be accepted if the surface area is too large for expedient review by a core team member
+        Please note that **all** bugs must have a **minimal** and **runnable**
+        reproduction, meaning that it is not just pointing to a deployed site or
+        a branch in your existing application, or showing a small code snippet.
+        For more information, please refer to the
+        [Bug/Issue Process Guidelines](https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md#bugissue-process).
 
-        ## Option 1: Submit a PR with a failing test
+        ## If you are using **Framework Mode**, you have 2 preferred options:
+
+        **Option 1** - Create a failing integration test
 
         🏆 The most helpful reproduction is to use our _bug report integration test_ template:
 
         1. [Fork `remix-run/react-router`](https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/fork)
         2. Open [`integration/bug-report-test.ts`](https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/dev/integration/bug-report-test.ts) in your editor
-        3. Follow the instructions and submit a pull request with a failing bug report test!
-
-        ## Option 2: Continue filling out this form
+        3. Follow the instructions to create a failing bug report test
+        4. Link to your forked branch with the failing test in this issue
 
-        If you'd rather open a GitHub issue, here are other ways to share a reproduction (ordered from most helpful to least):
+        ## Option 2: Create a **minimal** reproduction
 
         - 🥇 Link to a [StackBlitz](https://reactrouter.com/new) environment
-        - 🥈 Link to a GitHub repository
-        - 🥉 Description of project including template, config files, `package.json` scripts, etc.
+        - 🥈 Link to a GitHub repository containing a minimal reproduction app
+
+        ## If you are using **Data** or **Declarative Mode**:
+
+        Create a **minimal** reproduction
+
+        - 🥇 Link to a CodeSandbox repro: [TS](https://codesandbox.io/templates/react-vite-ts) | [JS](https://codesandbox.io/templates/react-vite)
+        - 🥈 Link to a GitHub repository containing a minimal reproduction app
 
-  - type: dropdown
-    id: mode
-    attributes:
-      label: I'm using React Router as a...
-      description: See https://reactrouter.com/home for explanation
-      options:
-        - library
-        - framework
-    validations:
-      required: true
   - type: textarea
     id: reproduction
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-no-repro-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/close-no-repro-issues.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59fdd3958d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-no-repro-issues.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: 🚪 Close issues without a reproduction
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+jobs:
+  close-no-repro-issues:
+    name: 🚪 Close issues without a reproduction
+    if: github.repository == 'remix-run/react-router'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CI: "true"
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+    steps:
+      - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: 📦 Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4.1.0
+
+      - name: ⎔ Setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          # required for --experimental-strip-types
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: "pnpm"
+
+      - name: 📥 Install deps
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: 🚪 Close Issues
+        run: node --experimental-strip-types ./scripts/close-no-repro-issues.ts --dryRun
diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md
index 78f7aae7b5..439c9649eb 100644
--- a/GOVERNANCE.md
+++ b/GOVERNANCE.md
@@ -52,11 +52,12 @@ To reduce friction, the SC will primarily operate asynchronously via GitHub, but
 
 Due to the large number of React Router applications out there, we have to be a bit strict on the process for filing issues to avoid an overload in GitHub.
 
-- **All** bugs must have a **minimal** reproduction [^3]
-  - Minimal means that it is not just pointing to a deployed site or a branch in your existing application
+- **All** bugs must have a **minimal** and **runnable** reproduction [^3]
+  - _Minimal_ means that it is not just pointing to a deployed site or a branch in your existing application
+  - _Runnable_ means that it is a working application where we can see the issue, not just a few snippets of code that need to be manually reassembled into a running application
   - The preferred methods for reproductions are:
-    - StackBlitz for **Framework Mode**: https://reactrouter.com/new
-    - CodeSandbox for **Data/Declarative Modes**: [TypeScript](https://codesandbox.io/templates/react-vite-ts) | [Javascript](https://codesandbox.io/templates/react-vite)
+    - **Framework Mode**: [StackBlitz](https://reactrouter.com/new) or a GitHub fork with a failing integration test based on `bug_reeport_test.ts`
+    - **Data/Declarative Modes**: [CodeSandbox (TS)](https://codesandbox.io/templates/react-vite-ts) or [CodeSandbox (JS)](https://codesandbox.io/templates/react-vite)
   - If StackBlitz/CodeSandbox is not an option, a GitHub repo based on a fresh `npx create-react-router` app is acceptable
   - Only in extraordinary circumstances will code snippets or maximal reproductions be accepted
 - Issue Review
@@ -139,5 +140,3 @@ To get a feature accepted and implemented in React Router, it will go through th
 
 - A proposal enters **Stage 5 — Stable** once it receives **Stage 4 — Stabilization** PR approvals from at least 50% of the SC members and is merged to `dev`
 - This will include the stable feature in `nightly` releases and the next normal SemVer release
-
-[mermaid]: https://mermaid.live/edit#pako:eNqVkm9r2zAQxr_KcTDYwAn-E8eOGYXGScdeFEYzGLQuQ4nPjsCWjCx3beN89yn2rJKX06tDd8_vnpPuhAeZEyZYVPLP4ciUhp-bTIA5t0_fc2LPMJvd9L8U1wQ_lGxky6oe1k8Z7jQrCdyve3Xzecp8yfB5VK8H3XQPrGmUfDFBoWQNPuxSuKd6T6rtIbUwD2aQStHynBTTXAqLS0fcA_C6qagmobkogbXQiVazfUW_e9hYjm84t1VzZFa_mfTXRpiGilirIXQ_gSyubG0tLjC4NekP2naiKarly8WJtQGNooK_9nBn5QsjN9GeV_z9eqq7_3f1zWLDf9iKDA8drEnVjOfmL08Xeob6aB4qw8SEORWsq3SGmTib0q7JmaZtzrVUmBSsaslB1mm5exMHTLTqaCracFYqVtuqhglMTviKySqYh4toFUfxIo6DyPUdfMPEW0ZzNwjNvb9wYz8Ko7OD71IagjuPo1UQL1dLb7F0PS8IB9zjkBx70mDpflzJYTMdVLIrj7Z_qS4jjtWKhFmUVHZCYxKe_wLxVeMU
diff --git a/scripts/close-no-repro-issues.md b/scripts/close-no-repro-issues.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90d884f382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/close-no-repro-issues.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+To align with our new [Open Governance](https://remix.run/blog/rr-governance) model, we are now requiring that all issues have a [**minimal** and **runnable** reproduction](https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md#bugissue-process). To that end, we're doing some housekeeping in the repo to clean up existing issues that do not have a valid reproduction. This should get us down to a more manageable number of issues and allow us to be more responsive to existing and newly filed issues.
+
+We're using a Github actions script to identify issues without a reproduction by looking for a [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/), [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/), or [Github](https://github.com) link in the issue body. This won't be perfect, so if this issue has a reproduction on another platform, please comment back on here and we can re-open the issue. Similarly, if there's a reproduction buried in a comment, please move the link into the description and comment back. Please tag `@brophdawg11` or `@brookslybrand` in your comment so we get a notification as well 🙂.
+
+If this issue did not have a reproduction but is still valid, or if you wish to start with a fresh issue, please [create a new issue](https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml) with a fresh reproduction against v7 and link to this issue in the new description.
+
+If this a feature request, please open a new [Proposal Discussion](https://github.com/remix-run/react-router/discussions/new?category=proposals) in React Router, and if it gets enough community support it can be considered for implementation.
+
+If you have any questions you can always reach out on [Discord](https://rmx.as/discord). Thanks again for providing feedback and helping us make React Router even better!
diff --git a/scripts/close-no-repro-issues.ts b/scripts/close-no-repro-issues.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd2adc3f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/close-no-repro-issues.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { parseArgs } from "node:util";
+
+const sleep = (ms: number) =>
+  new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+
+const { values: args } = parseArgs({
+  options: {
+    dryRun: {
+      type: "boolean",
+      default: false,
+    },
+  },
+  strict: true,
+});
+
+run();
+
+async function run() {
+  let issuesCmd = `gh issue list --search "is:issue state:open label:bug" --limit 250 --json number,body`;
+  console.log(`Executing command: ${issuesCmd}`);
+  let result = execSync(issuesCmd).toString();
+  let issues = JSON.parse(result) as { number: number; body: string }[];
+  let noReproIssues = issues.filter(({ body }) => {
+    return (
+      !/https?:\/\/stackblitz\.com\//.test(body) &&
+      !/https?:\/\/codesandbox\.io\//.test(body) &&
+      // Look for github links excluding user-uploaded screenshots
+      !/https?:\/\/github\.com\/(?!user-attachments)/.test(body)
+    );
+  });
+
+  console.log(
+    `Found ${noReproIssues.length} issues without a reproduction:\n` +
+      noReproIssues.map((i) => i.number).join(",")
+  );
+
+  for (let issue of issues) {
+    console.log(`--- Processing issue #${issue.number} ---`);
+    let commentCmd = `gh issue comment ${issue.number} -F ./scripts/close-no-repro-issues.md`;
+    let commentResult = runCmdIfTokenExists(commentCmd);
+    console.log(`Commented on issue #${issue.number}: ${commentResult}`);
+    await sleep(250);
+
+    let closeCmd = `gh issue close ${issue.number} -r "not planned"`;
+    runCmdIfTokenExists(closeCmd);
+    // No log here since the GH CLI already logs for issue close
+    await sleep(250);
+  }
+
+  console.log("Done!");
+}
+
+function runCmdIfTokenExists(cmd: string) {
+  if (args.dryRun) {
+    console.log(`⚠️ Dry run, skipping command: ${cmd}`);
+    return "<skipped>";
+  }
+
+  if (process.env.CI !== "true") {
+    console.log(`⚠️ Local run without CI env var, skipping command: ${cmd}`);
+    return "<skipped>";
+  }
+
+  return execSync(cmd).toString();
+}