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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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  ':!src/interface/build/**' ':!*.ttc' ':!*.ttm' || true
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Align the rebase-merge documentation with .github/settings.yml.

.github/settings.yml is the repository configuration for probot/settings, and it sets allow_rebase_merge: true. This conflicts with “Rebase-merge ... is disabled.” Set the option to false if rebase-merge must remain disabled. Otherwise, update the sentence to match the configured value.

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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 142:
Update the rebase-merge sentence in the contribution documentation to match
allow_rebase_merge: true in the repository settings; retain the unsigned-commit
detail only if it remains accurate.

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