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Expand Up @@ -123,3 +123,20 @@ We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):
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## Signed commits
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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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🔎 Supported by static analysis

🏁 Script executed:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

gh api repos/hyperpolymath/cafescripto/rulesets --jq '
  .[] | {name, enforcement, conditions,
    allowed_merge_methods: [.rules[]? | select(.type == "pull_request")
      | .parameters.allowed_merge_methods]}'

# If hyperpolymath is an organisation, also inspect its rulesets.
gh api orgs/hyperpolymath/rulesets --jq '
  .[] | {name, enforcement, conditions,
    allowed_merge_methods: [.rules[]? | select(.type == "pull_request")
      | .parameters.allowed_merge_methods]}' || true

Repository: hyperpolymath/cafescripto

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- repository rulesets ---'
gh api repos/hyperpolymath/cafescripto/rulesets --jq '.[] | [.id, .name, .enforcement, .target] | @tsv' |
while IFS=$'\t' read -r id name enforcement target; do
  printf '%s\n' "--- ruleset ${id} (${name}) ---"
  gh api "repos/hyperpolymath/cafescripto/rulesets/${id}" --jq '{
    id, name, target, enforcement, conditions,
    rules: [.rules[]? | {
      type,
      parameters
    }]
  }'
done

printf '%s\n' '--- reviewed documentation and settings ---'
git show 206d7c0994d1d3b58edf066ce7f592a5e085c7fa:.github/CONTRIBUTING.md | nl -ba | sed -n '130,148p'
git show 206d7c0994d1d3b58edf066ce7f592a5e085c7fa:.github/settings.yml | nl -ba | sed -n '1,120p'

Repository: hyperpolymath/cafescripto

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- owner type ---'
gh api users/hyperpolymath --jq '{login, type}'

printf '%s\n' '--- effective repository merge settings ---'
gh api repos/hyperpolymath/cafescripto --jq '{
  default_branch,
  allow_squash_merge,
  allow_merge_commit,
  allow_rebase_merge
}'

Repository: hyperpolymath/cafescripto

Length of output: 370

Correct the rebase-merge statement.

The checked-in configuration permits rebase-merge. No active repository ruleset restricts merge methods, and hyperpolymath is a user account, not an organisation. Update the statement or set allow_rebase_merge: false.

Suggested documentation fix 
-  Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.
+  Rebase-merge is configured as allowed. Use squash merge for this project.
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Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.
Rebase-merge is configured as allowed. Use squash merge for this project.
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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 142:
Correct the rebase-merge statement in the contributing guidance to reflect that
repository configuration permits rebase-merge; retain the project’s
recommendation to use squash merge without claiming rebase-merge is disabled.

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