Right-size the PR or justify size

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• High

  Avoid mixed concerns in one PR

  Do not combine mechanical changes (formatting, renames) with behavioral changes. If unavoidable, separate commits and call out which commits are mechanical.

  pr-hygienereadability-refactor+1
• High

  Behavioral changes must add or update tests

  If files under src/ change behavior, the PR must include tests/ updates or a PR description line no-tests: <reason> explaining why tests are unaffected.

  testing-qualitypr-hygiene
• High

  Bugfix PRs must match the real production failure (root cause, not band-aid)

  If the PR claims to fix a specific issue (e.g., 'Fixes #123' / 'Fix PAY-123'), validate it against the real production error. - If an observability MCP is available (Sentry/Datadog/Bugsnag): fetch the event/stack trace and confirm the change addresses the root cause. - Require a regression test (or a clearly documented reason why a test cannot be added). Call out fixes that only hide symptoms (catch-and-ignore, broader retries, defaulting values) without removing the underlying failure mode.

  pr-hygieneerror-handling+2