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Table of Contents:

* [Making a Change](#making-a-change)
* [Pull Request Limits for New Contributors](#pull-request-limits-for-new-contributors)
* [License](#license)
* [Certificate of Origin - Sign your work](#certificate-of-origin---sign-your-work)
* [Branches](#branches)
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* A description of the problem it is solving. It could be simply a reference to the corresponding issue, e.g. `Resolves #123`.
* A summary of changes made to solve the problem. Explain _what_ and _why_ instead of _how_.

## Pull Request Limits for New Contributors

To ensure high-quality code reviews and long-term codebase stability, we limit the number of simultaneous open PRs for new contributors.

### The Policy

Your limit of **simultaneous open PRs** is based on your history with this project:

| Merged PRs in this project | Max Simultaneous Open PRs |
| :--- | :--- |
| **0** (First-time contributor) | **1** |
| **1** merged PR | **2** |
| **2** merged PRs | **3** |
| **3+** merged PRs | **Unlimited** |

### Why We Do This

AI tools have dramatically reduced the cost of creating pull requests, but the burden on maintainers for reviewing them remains the same. Large-scale or complex refactors require significant effort to review, and a high volume of PRs from new contributors often leads to:

* **Review Bottlenecks:** Quality reviews take time. A flood of PRs prevents us from giving any single PR the attention it deserves.
* **Context Fragmentation:** Refactoring legacy code requires deep understanding. We prefer to work with you on one area of the code at a time to ensure the architectural direction is correct.
* **Reduced Noise:** This policy helps us distinguish between intentional improvements and automated "bulk" refactors that may introduce subtle regressions.

### How to Proceed

If you reach your limit, please focus on addressing feedback and merging your existing PR(s) before opening new ones. PRs opened in excess of these limits may be labeled as **on-hold** or closed to keep our backlog manageable.

### Tips for Success

* **Verify AI Output:** If you use AI tools to assist in refactoring, you are responsible for manually verifying every line. We expect contributors to be able to explain the "why" behind every change.
* **Small over Large:** Smaller, atomic PRs are much more likely to be merged quickly than large refactors.

## License

By contributing your code, you agree to license your contribution under the
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