From f3c0cdc13ef634f3e7e1e07acaa02d24abc7737d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "corbits-triage[bot]"
 <337244538+corbits-triage[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:31:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/5] chore: add .corbits-triage.yaml

---
 .corbits-triage.yaml | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .corbits-triage.yaml

diff --git a/.corbits-triage.yaml b/.corbits-triage.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a2fd8d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.corbits-triage.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Corbits Triage policy. Schema: https://corbits-triage-alpha.up.railway.app/api/integrations/pack-schema (policyFile)
+checks:
+  max-files-changed:
+    enabled: true
+    maxFiles: 25
+  max-lines-changed:
+    enabled: true
+    maxLines: 2500
+  focused:
+    enabled: true
+  docs:
+    enabled: false
+  linked-issue:
+    enabled: true
+    tracker: either
+  no-merge-conflicts:
+    enabled: true
+  ci-green:
+    enabled: true
+  no-forbidden-paths:
+    enabled: true
+    forbiddenGlobs:
+      - vendor/**
+      - node_modules/**
+custom: []
+actions:
+  when:
+    - opened
+    - updated
+    - checks
+    - ready
+  pass: []
+  fail: []
+  unsure: []
+labels:
+  pass: 'Triage: Ready'
+  fail: 'Triage: Not Ready'
+  unsure: 'Triage: Needs Human Review'

From 22da6797b0d8e380b7c2659e8c6a179c34292dd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sawyer Cutler <sawyer@dirtroad.dev>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:38:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] chore: drop the hub URL from the policy file header

---
 .corbits-triage.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.corbits-triage.yaml b/.corbits-triage.yaml
index 0a2fd8d7b..e704b6d7c 100644
--- a/.corbits-triage.yaml
+++ b/.corbits-triage.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Corbits Triage policy. Schema: https://corbits-triage-alpha.up.railway.app/api/integrations/pack-schema (policyFile)
+# Corbits Triage policy.
 checks:
   max-files-changed:
     enabled: true

From d51443847d64f593a49b32cc5d0667b7b819b10b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sawyer Cutler <sawyer@dirtroad.dev>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:38:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] chore: format the policy file with the repository's
 formatter

---
 .corbits-triage.yaml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.corbits-triage.yaml b/.corbits-triage.yaml
index e704b6d7c..020c2d82a 100644
--- a/.corbits-triage.yaml
+++ b/.corbits-triage.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ actions:
   fail: []
   unsure: []
 labels:
-  pass: 'Triage: Ready'
-  fail: 'Triage: Not Ready'
-  unsure: 'Triage: Needs Human Review'
+  pass: "Triage: Ready"
+  fail: "Triage: Not Ready"
+  unsure: "Triage: Needs Human Review"

From 53fc0e8f4e372f607ffa824b7b6262429c7b20b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sawyer Cutler <sawyer@dirtroad.dev>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:40:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] chore(triage): drop vendor from forbidden path globs

Vendor patches are in-scope work for this repository, so the triage
forbidden-path check should not fail them. node_modules stays forbidden.
---
 .corbits-triage.yaml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.corbits-triage.yaml b/.corbits-triage.yaml
index 020c2d82a..248369577 100644
--- a/.corbits-triage.yaml
+++ b/.corbits-triage.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ checks:
   no-forbidden-paths:
     enabled: true
     forbiddenGlobs:
-      - vendor/**
       - node_modules/**
 custom: []
 actions:

From db5d746f4defae8a3454b1a8e45004559b1c016f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sawyer Cutler <sawyer@dirtroad.dev>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:40:37 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] docs(contributing): require a Linear or GitHub issue on
 pull requests

Pull requests could omit a tracker link. Every pull request now has to
name a Linear or GitHub issue with one of the existing magic words.
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 87134bd38..4439cde78 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -197,14 +197,18 @@ Rules:
   under the Summary section (not a separate heading).
 - Scan for past-tense journey verbs (`was`, `added`, `fixed`, `refactored`,
   `I changed`) and rewrite to present-tense product statements.
-- When the work tracks an issue, end the body with a magic-word link (see
-  below). When it does not, omit the link line entirely — do not invent IDs.
+- End the body with a magic-word link to a Linear or GitHub issue (see
+  below). One of those magic words is required. Do not invent issue IDs.
 
 GitHub auto-fills this shape from `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md`.
 
 ## Issue tracking (Linear and GitHub)
 
-Link trackers at the **PR boundary**, not inside every commit.
+Every pull request must reference a Linear issue or a GitHub issue. Link
+trackers at the **PR boundary**, not inside every commit. The pull-request body
+must include one of the magic words documented below (`Fixes`, `Refs`, or
+another closing or non-closing word in those lists). Do not invent issue IDs
+or a new issue-id format.
 
 ### When work tracks a Linear issue (MUST)
 
@@ -249,9 +253,11 @@ Same pattern in the PR body:
 Fixes #123
 ```
 
-### When there is no tracker
+### When there is no tracker yet
 
-Omit magic words. Do not invent issue IDs.
+Open a Linear or GitHub issue first, then reference it from the pull-request
+body with one of the magic words above. Do not omit the link, and do not
+invent issue IDs.
 
 ### At PR-open (SHOULD)