diff --git a/tools/local-triage.py b/tools/local-triage.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bdd35d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/local-triage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Run this on its own (in the root of the xeps repo checkout) to iterate
+# over open PRs triaging them. It's a wrapper around the `gh` github command
+# and the triage.sh script, checking out each PR (as requested) in
+# a distinct worktree, and binning it afterwards.
+#
+# Supply a single parameter of a GitHub PR number to only look at that PR.
+#
+# I make no claim about the quality of the Python involved, this was a quick
+# hack for my (Kev's) benefit.
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+class PR:
+    def __init__(self, line):
+        s = line.split('\t')
+        self.number = s[0]
+        self.title = s[1]
+        self.branch = s[2]
+        self.state = s[3]
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'PR#{self.number}({self.branch}): {self.title}'
+
+
+def exec(command) -> str:
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
+    (stdout, stderr) = process.communicate()
+    exit_code = process.wait()
+    if exit_code == 0:
+        return stdout.decode()
+    return ""
+
+
+def exec_with_err(command, cwd=None) -> str:
+    process = subprocess.Popen(
+        command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True, cwd=cwd)
+    (stdout, stderr) = process.communicate()
+    exit_code = process.wait()
+    return stdout.decode() + ('\n' + stderr.decode() if stderr else "")
+
+
+def open_prs() -> list[str]:
+    lines = exec("gh pr list -R xsf/xeps --limit=100").splitlines()
+    prs = []
+    for line in lines:
+        prs.append(PR(line))
+    return prs
+
+
+exec("git fetch")
+prs = open_prs()
+print(f'{len(prs)} PRs')
+for pr in prs:
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and pr.number != sys.argv[1]:
+        continue
+    if pr.state != 'OPEN':
+        print(f"Skipping PR in state {pr.state}:\n{pr}")
+        continue
+    print(pr)
+    choice = 'invalid'
+    while choice != 'c' and choice != '':
+        choice = input("Check labels (c), Open on GitHub (o) or skip (enter):")
+        if choice == 'o':
+            exec(f'gh pr view -w -R xsf/xeps {pr.number}')
+    if choice == '':
+        continue
+    worktree_path = f'pr-worktree/{pr.number}'
+    exec(f'git fetch origin +refs/pull/{pr.number}/merge')
+    exec(f'git worktree add {worktree_path} FETCH_HEAD')
+    triage = exec_with_err(f'../../tools/triage.sh "{pr.title}"', worktree_path)
+    print(triage)
+    print(f'Worktree checked out in {worktree_path}')
+    input('Enter to remove worktree and continue')
+    exec(f'git worktree remove {worktree_path}')
diff --git a/tools/triage.sh b/tools/triage.sh
index ce5cb150..a2879d35 100755
--- a/tools/triage.sh
+++ b/tools/triage.sh
@@ -107,11 +107,10 @@ do
     xep_num="XEP-$(echo "$xep" | grep -Eo '[0-9]{4}')"
     if ! echo "$pr_title" | grep "$xep_num" &>/dev/null
     then
-        echo "error: title did not include '$xep_num'"
-        exit 1
+        echo "warning: title did not include '$xep_num'"
     fi
-    
-    status="$(xpath "$xep" '/xep/header/status/text()')"    
+
+    status="$(xpath "$xep" '/xep/header/status/text()')"
     approvers=""
     if echo "$status" | grep -E '^(Experimental|Deferred)$' &>/dev/null
     then
@@ -121,15 +120,15 @@ do
             echo "tag: needs-editor-action"
             echo "manual: move $xep_num status to Experimental before or with merge"
         fi
-        
+
         approvers="$(xpath "$xep" '/xep/header/author/email/text()' | sort -u)"
     else
         # *not* Experimental or Deferred
         approvers="$(xpath "$xep" '/xep/header/approver/text()' 2>/dev/null || echo 'Unknown')"
     fi
-    
+
     echo "info: $xep_num status '$status' needs approvers: '$(echo "$approvers" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs)'"
-    
+
     new_all_approvers="$(echo -e "$all_approvers\n$approvers" | sort -u)"
     if [ "$all_approvers" != "$new_all_approvers" ]
     then
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ do
         fi
         all_approvers="$new_all_approvers"
     fi
-    
+
     # check revision block added and minor version bump
     versions="$(xpath "$xep" '/xep/header/revision/version/text()')"
     latest_num_versions="$(echo "$versions" | wc -l)"