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Expand Up @@ -86,3 +86,20 @@ We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):

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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.

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '40,65p' .github/settings.yml
rg -n 'allow_rebase_merge|settings\.yml|Probot|rebase.merge|Require-Signed-Commits' .github README.md docs 2>/dev/null

Repository: hyperpolymath/echidna

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Disable rebase-and-merge in the repository settings.

.github/settings.yml is the active probot/settings source and sets allow_rebase_merge: true. This contradicts the guidance that rebase-and-merge is disabled. Set the value to false.

Proposed settings change 
-  allow_rebase_merge: true
+  allow_rebase_merge: false
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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 105:
Update the allow_rebase_merge setting in the active Probot settings
configuration to false so repository settings match the guidance that
rebase-and-merge is disabled.

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