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-## Pull Request Description
+## Summary
+<!-- Describe your change -->
 
-<!-- Describe your changes here -->
 
----
+### Type of Change
+<!-- Select all that apply -->
+- [ ] Feature
+- [ ] Bug fix
+- [ ] Refactor / Code quality
+- [ ] Performance improvement
+- [ ] Documentation
+- [ ] Tests
+- [ ] Security fix
+- [ ] Build / Release
+- [ ] Other (specify below)
+
+### Testing
+<!-- How have this change been tested? Unit/integration tests? Manual testing? -->
+
+### Related Issues
+Relates to #ISSUE_ID  
+Discussion: LINK (if any)
+
+
+### Screenshots/Demos (for UX changes)
+Before:  
+
+After:   
 
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