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+blank_issues_enabled: false
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/issue.md
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+---
+name: Issue
+about: Describe the work, acceptance criteria, questions, and scope
+---
+
+Short description why.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- at least one criteria
+- more are better
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- any questions that need to be answered before work can start
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+Explain what is out of scope for this issue.
+
+## Bug details (if this is a bug)
+
+Fill this subsection only when reporting a bug. Skip it for features and chores.
+
+### Current behavior
+
+### Expected behavior
+
+### Steps to reproduce
+
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+### Environment
+
+- OS:
+- Node:
+- pnpm: