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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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• Documentation
  • Added guidance explaining commit-signing requirements for changes merged into the default branch, including signing options and how to handle unsigned commits.
  • Clarified that pull requests must use squash merges.

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The contribution guide now specifies which commits must be signed, how people and automated processes create signed commits, and which merge method to use.

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Signed Commit Guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Commit signing and merge rules .github/CONTRIBUTING.md	The guide requires signed commits, gives signing guidance for people and interactive agents, and directs apps, bots and workflows to use the API or signed-push action. It also requires squash merges and describes how to replace unsigned commits.

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Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to c97b4

The guidance creates avoidable work by requiring a replacement PR when contributors can update the existing one. Correct that instruction before merging.

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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: Added a “Signed commits” section specifying signing requirements for commits reaching the default branch, SSH signing configuration and verified committer email for people and interactive agents, API-based commit creation for apps, bots and workflows, and squash merging. It also states that unsigned commits block merging and must be recreated in a new PR, while rebase-merge is disabled.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding a Signed commits section to CONTRIBUTING.
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- Line 137: Update the signed-commit guidance in CONTRIBUTING to say to update
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