docs: add Signed commits section to CONTRIBUTING

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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 requiring signed commits for changes reaching the default branch, including requirements for signing keys and verified committer emails.
  • Clarified that apps, bots and workflows must use approved signing methods. Contributions must be squash-merged; unsigned commits block merging, and rebase merging is unavailable.

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The contribution guide adds commit-signing requirements for commits reaching the default branch. It specifies signing methods for people and automated contributors, and requires squash merges.

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Layer / File(s)	Summary
Signing and merge requirements .github/CONTRIBUTING.md	The guide requires signed commits, describes signing methods for people and automated contributors, and requires squash merges. It states that unsigned commits on a pull request branch block merging and that rebase merging is disabled.

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The documentation could lead maintainers to remove required mirror pushes and stop synchronization; scope the rule 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: Adds signing requirements and specifies signing methods for people and interactive agents versus apps, bots and workflows. Requires squash merges because the ruleset checks every PR-branch commit; unsigned commits block merging, and 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.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the documentation changes and explains the signing policy, affected contributor types, and merge requirements.
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Review comments at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md:
- Around line 82-88: Clarify the “Apps, bots and workflows” rule in the
contribution guidance: prohibit using `git push` to update GitHub branches with
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73-88: LGTM!