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Owner ruling D218. See docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc in hyperpolymath/standards. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WRvDivYwLSeVCJUrfjic3f
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WalkthroughThe contribution guide replaces GPG signing guidance with SSH signing guidance. It also documents which actors use SSH-signed commits or GitHub’s API, and explains the signing and merge requirements. ChangesCommit-signing guidance
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- Line 57: Update the commit-signing guidance in the CONTRIBUTING document to
attribute enforcement to the ruleset rather than CI. Replace the enforcement
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## What the policy says
- **Every commit reaching a default branch must be signed.** Humans and interactive agents use a registered SSH signing key; apps, bots, and CI should write through GitHub’s API or the estate’s `signed-push` action so GitHub signs the commit. ([github.com](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc))
- **`required_signatures` does not enforce the policy’s GPG/SSH split.** The ruleset accepts any valid signature; the preferred signer is governed by how each writer is configured. ([github.com](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc))
- **Ruleset canon:** standalone `require-signed-commits.json`, targeting `~DEFAULT_BRANCH` with `bypass_actors: []`. The policy says to enable it immediately for repos with no unsigned or invalid-signature landings in the prior 30 days; otherwise, enable it after unsigned commit producers are converted. ([github.com](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc))
- **Avoid unsigned-producing paths:** rebase merges, the Contents API with a user token/PAT, workflow `git push` with `GITHUB_TOKEN` or a PAT, and bot-written PR-branch fixes. Use squash merges or the listed signed API/action paths instead. ([github.com](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc))
**Scope caveat:** this describes the policy on the repository’s `main` branch; the page identifies rulings dated September 30, 2026. It explains the intended ruleset configuration, but doesn’t establish which repositories currently have the ruleset installed. ([github.com](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc))
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc
- 2: https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc
- 3: https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc
- 4: https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc
- 5: https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc
Attribute signing enforcement to the ruleset.
The estate policy identifies the required_signatures ruleset as the enforcement mechanism. Replace CI enforces with the ruleset enforces so the guide names the correct enforcement point.
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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 57:
Update the commit-signing guidance in the CONTRIBUTING document to attribute
enforcement to the ruleset rather than CI. Replace the enforcement reference
while preserving the surrounding signing requirements and guidance.
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
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