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Expand Up @@ -112,3 +112,20 @@ We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
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== Signed commits

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

* **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.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add the commits to the cherry-pick command.

Line 130’s git cherry-pick -S omits the commit argument that git cherry-pick requires. A contributor who follows it verbatim cannot replay the commits onto a signed branch. Show the commit placeholder, for example git cherry-pick -S <commit>, and explain how to replay the remaining commits. (git-scm.com)

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Review comment at @CONTRIBUTING.adoc at line 130:
Update the cherry-pick guidance near “git cherry-pick -S” to include a commit
placeholder so the command can be run with a commit argument, and explain how to
replay the remaining commits.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.
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