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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
    • Updated contribution guidance to clarify commit-signing requirements and supported signing methods.
    • Explained that unsigned commits prevent merging and that rebase merges are unavailable.

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The contribution guide now requires signed commits on the default branch. It describes signing methods for people and automated contributors, and states squash-merge and rebase-merge requirements.

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Contribution policy

Layer / File(s) Summary
Signed-commit guidance
.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
The guide describes signing methods for people and automated contributors. It requires squash merges and states that unsigned commits on a PR branch block merging and rebase merges are disabled.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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

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The contribution guide gives incompatible merge directions. Reconcile the squash and fast-forward guidance before contributors rely on it; the remaining merge risk is bounded to documentation.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in .github/CONTRIBUTING.md: Adds signed-commit guidance requiring signed commits on the default branch, detailing signing methods for people and automated contributors, requiring squash merges, and describing the unsigned-commit and rebase-merge restrictions.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the documentation change and names the new Signed commits section in CONTRIBUTING.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the signed-commit guidance added to CONTRIBUTING and matches the documented changes.
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Comment thread .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
Comment on lines +106 to +109
- 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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Remove the fast-forward restriction from the branch policy.

feat/<topic> uses squash merges, but main currently accepts only fast-forward updates. A squash merge creates a new commit on main, so contributors cannot follow both instructions. Keep the squash workflow and replace the fast-forward requirement.

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-- `main` — protected; only fast-forward from approved PRs.
+- `main` — protected; only updated through approved PRs.
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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md around lines 106 - 109:
Update the `main` branch policy in the contributing guidance to remove the
fast-forward-only requirement while keeping protection and approved-PR updates.
Preserve the squash-merge workflow.

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