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Expand Up @@ -123,3 +123,20 @@ We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
[optional body]

[optional footer]

## Signed commits

Every commit that reaches the default branch must be signed; a ruleset refuses
unsigned pushes. Estate policy:
[SIGNING-POLICY](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc).

- **People and interactive agents** sign with an SSH key registered on GitHub
as a *signing* key (`gpg.format=ssh`, `user.signingkey=<key>.pub`,
`commit.gpgsign=true`). The committer email must be verified on that account.
- **Apps, bots and workflows** never `git push` local commits. They write
through the API (`createCommitOnBranch` or the estate `signed-push` action)
so that GitHub signs each commit.
- Merge PRs with **squash**. The ruleset checks every commit on the PR branch,
not just the result, so one unsigned commit blocks the merge. Re-create such a
branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR.
Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- contributing context ---'
git show 5b01180cd94cc0dc4b986b71db804f7188e3e4a1:.github/CONTRIBUTING.md | nl -ba | sed -n '125,150p'
printf '%s\n' '--- settings context ---'
git show 5b01180cd94cc0dc4b986b71db804f7188e3e4a1:.github/settings.yml | nl -ba | rg -C 4 'allow_rebase_merge|allow_squash_merge|allow_merge_commit|merge'
printf '%s\n' '--- changed hunks ---'
git diff --unified=12 86b17f699e6c084729886ca1034a468b2c2ca6f7 5b01180cd94cc0dc4b986b71db804f7188e3e4a1 -- .github/CONTRIBUTING.md .github/settings.yml
printf '%s\n' '--- authority references ---'
rg -n -i --glob '*.md' --glob '*.yml' --glob '*.yaml' 'settings\.yml|allow_rebase_merge|repository settings|probot|settings app|rebase-merge' .github README.md 2>/dev/null || true

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Align the rebase-merge statement with repository settings.

.github/settings.yml enables rebase merges and is managed by the probot/settings app. This conflicts with the documentation. If rebase merges must remain disabled, set allow_rebase_merge to false; otherwise, update the documentation.

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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 142:
Update the rebase-merge statement in the contributing documentation to match the
repository setting: rebase merges are enabled by the managed settings
configuration. Preserve the unsigned-commit detail only if it remains accurate.

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