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Adds a Signed commits section to this repo's CONTRIBUTING, per owner ruling D218. The estate policy is docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc in hyperpolymath/standards.

This repo's default branch is covered by the zero-bypass Require-Signed-Commits ruleset, and rebase-merge is off. The section tells contributors what that requires:

  • People and interactive agents sign with an SSH signing key.
  • Apps, bots and workflows write through the API, so GitHub signs their commits.
  • PRs are merged with squash.

If the file already had its own signing section, that section is replaced in place instead of adding a second one. Lines elsewhere that told people to sign with GPG are changed to match the policy (SSH for people).

This is a docs-only change. The commit was created through createCommitOnBranch, so GitHub signs it.

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Owner ruling D218. See docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc in hyperpolymath/standards.

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  • Documentation
    • Added contribution guidance requiring signed commits on the default branch, specifying signing requirements for people, agents, apps and workflows, and outlining merge restrictions.

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The contribution guide now requires signed commits and documents signing methods for people and automated contributors. It also specifies squash merging, unsigned-commit checks on pull request branches, and disabled rebase merging.

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Signed-commit contribution policy

Layer / File(s) Summary
Document signing and merge rules
.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
The guide specifies signing methods for people and automated contributors. It requires squash merging, states that unsigned commits on pull request branches block merging, and notes that rebase merging is disabled.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~4 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7f05b

This documentation-only change is mergeable with bounded follow-up to align the stated rebase policy with repository settings. The mismatch may confuse contributors but does not establish a runtime or signing-enforcement failure.

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Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7f05b

The changed surface does not map to a changed system, dependency edge, entrypoint, or external dependency.

Changed systems: None identified.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in .github/CONTRIBUTING.md: Adds instructions requiring signed commits and specifying signing methods for people and automated contributors. It directs contributors to squash-merge, explains that every PR-branch commit is checked and unsigned commits block merging, and states that rebase-merge is disabled.
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Description check ⚠️ Warning The description explains the purpose and key documentation changes, but it does not follow the repository template. It omits the RSR Quality Checklist, Testing section, and Screenshots section. Use the required template headings. Complete the RSR Quality Checklist, state the testing performed or explain why testing is not applicable, and add terminal output or state that screenshots are not applicable.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding signed-commit guidance to CONTRIBUTING.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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Comment thread .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- 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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#!/bin/bash
set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- revision availability ---'
git cat-file -t 45f9462980276930e9606a4d037215c23dad018d
git cat-file -t 7f05b965869ce0f9f16b933a4020b263ddff767a
printf '%s\n' '--- changed guidance ---'
git show 7f05b965869ce0f9f16b933a4020b263ddff767a:.github/CONTRIBUTING.md | nl -ba | sed -n '125,150p'
printf '%s\n' '--- settings ---'
git show 7f05b965869ce0f9f16b933a4020b263ddff767a:.github/settings.yml | nl -ba | sed -n '40,65p'
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant changed diff ---'
git diff --unified=8 45f9462980276930e9606a4d037215c23dad018d 7f05b965869ce0f9f16b933a4020b263ddff767a -- .github/CONTRIBUTING.md .github/settings.yml
printf '%s\n' '--- repository ruleset and merge configuration references ---'
rg -n -i --hidden --glob '!.git' 'ruleset|allow_rebase_merge|rebase.?merge|squash.?merge|merge.?method|merge_method|merge queue|merge_queue' .github README* docs 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant GitHub configuration files ---'
git ls-tree -r --name-only 7f05b965869ce0f9f16b933a4020b263ddff767a .github | rg -i 'rule|setting|branch|merge|contribut'

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Repository: hyperpolymath/lucidscript

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Align the rebase-merge policy.

.github/settings.yml sets allow_rebase_merge: true, so the repository configuration can permit rebase merges, while line 142 says they are disabled. If squash-only merging is the policy, set allow_rebase_merge to false; otherwise revise line 142 to match the effective policy.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 142:
Align the rebase-merge policy between the CONTRIBUTING guidance and the
repository setting `allow_rebase_merge` in `.github/settings.yml`: if
squash-only merging is intended, set the setting to false; otherwise revise the
guidance to accurately state the enabled policy.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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