assistance-engine/.github/pull_request_template.md

Summary

Type of change

• New feature (Added)
• Change to existing behavior (Changed)
• Bug fix (Fixed)
• Security / infrastructure (Security)
• Internal refactor (no behavioral change)
• Docs / changelog only

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PR Checklist

All applicable items must be checked before requesting review. Reviewers are authorized to close and request resubmission of PRs that do not meet these standards.

Code & Environment

• Tested locally against the authorized Devaron Cluster (no external or unauthorized infrastructure used)
• No personal IDE/environment files committed (.vscode, .devcontainer, etc.)
• No root user configurations introduced
• Dockerfile and .dockerignore comply with build context standards (/app only, no /workspace)

Ingestion Files

• No ingestion files were added or modified in this PR
• Ingestion files were added or modified and are committed to the repository under ingestion/ or data/

Environment Variables

• No new environment variables were introduced in this PR
• New variables were introduced and are fully documented in the .env table in README.md

If new variables were added, list them here:

Variable	Required	Description	Example value
VARIABLE_NAME	Yes / No	What it does	example

Changelog

• Not required — internal refactor, typo/comment fix, or zero behavioral impact
• Updated — entry added to changelog with correct version bump and today's date

Documentation

• Not required — internal change with no impact on setup, API, or usage
• Updated — README.md or relevant docs reflect this change

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Changelog entry

## [X.Y.Z] - YYYY-MM-DD

### Added / Changed / Fixed / Security
- LABEL: Description.

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Infrastructure status during testing

Tunnel	Status
Ollama (port 11434)	active / N/A
Elasticsearch (port 9200)	active / N/A
PostgreSQL (port 5432)	active / N/A

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Notes for reviewer