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WalkthroughThe contribution guide now documents signed-commit requirements, signing methods, and merge constraints for pull requests. ChangesSigned commit guidance
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- Around line 122-138: Update the “Signed commits” section to clarify that the
ruleset checks commits introduced by the PR, not all historical commits on the
branch; an unsigned commit already reachable from main does not block a PR that
introduces only signed commits. Keep the existing guidance for unsigned commits
introduced by the PR.
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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). | ||
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| - **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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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Scope the signing check to commits introduced by the PR.
The ruleset checks commits introduced by the pull request, not every historical commit on the PR branch. An unsigned commit already reachable from main does not block a PR that introduces only signed commits. The current wording can therefore make contributors recreate branches unnecessarily.
Suggested fix
- 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.
+ Merge PRs with **squash**. The ruleset checks commits introduced by the PR, so
+ an unsigned commit introduced by the PR blocks the merge. Re-create such a
+ branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR.📝 Committable suggestion
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| ### Signed commits | |
| 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. | |
| ### Signed commits | |
| 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 commits introduced by the PR, so | |
| an unsigned commit introduced by the PR 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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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md around lines 122 - 138:
Update the “Signed commits” section to clarify that the ruleset checks commits
introduced by the PR, not all historical commits on the branch; an unsigned
commit already reachable from main does not block a PR that introduces only
signed commits. Keep the existing guidance for unsigned commits introduced by
the PR.
After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr
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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.adocin hyperpolymath/standards.This repo's default branch is covered by the zero-bypass
Require-Signed-Commitsruleset, and rebase-merge is off. The section tells contributors what that requires: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.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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