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ADR-007: Repository Governance

Status

Accepted — July 2026

Context

Public engineering credibility requires delivery controls, not only attractive READMEs.

Decision

Flagship public repositories and the BBI organization baseline should include, as applicable:

  1. PR-only protected defaults
  2. CODEOWNERS
  3. CI, CodeQL, Dependabot, Scorecard patterns
  4. Public Proof Gate / privacy scans for claim surfaces
  5. Honest status labels (Released / Active / Planned)

Consequences

Higher setup cost; stronger recruiter and awards signal; fewer accidental publishes.