| Header | Work item id, provider, state, whether product.md was read, likely-touched repos, links |
| Change type | New feature (omitted) vs. rework — an ADDED/MODIFIED/REMOVED delta against current behavior |
| Requirement | The verbatim description — never paraphrased away |
| Acceptance criteria | Normalized, numbered AC1, AC2, … — table of criterion + how it’ll be proven |
| Local grounding | Likely code area, conventions to match, test-framework signals, repo instruction files found |
| Per-repo grounding | Polyrepo only — which repos and why, per repo |
| Clarifications needed | Specific open questions, batched into one round — never resolved by assumption |
| Link-back | The reference that must land in commits, PR title, and PR body |