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-name: Bug report
-description: Report a real bug in repo content, links, templates, or project behavior.
-title: "[Bug] "
-labels:
-  - bug
-  - needs-triage
-body:
-  - type: markdown
-    attributes:
-      value: |
-        Use this form for reproducible bugs.
-
-        Good examples:
-        - a broken link
-        - a malformed template
-        - a file that renders incorrectly
-        - a content or structure bug in docs
-        - a reproducible repo-level problem
-
-  - type: input
-    id: affected_area
-    attributes:
-      label: Affected area
-      description: Which page, template, file, or repo surface is affected
-      placeholder: e.g. README, ECOSYSTEM_MAP, recognition_update.yml, config.yml
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: current_behavior
-    attributes:
-      label: Current behavior
-      description: What is happening now
-      placeholder: Describe the bug clearly
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: expected_behavior
-    attributes:
-      label: Expected behavior
-      description: What should happen instead
-      placeholder: Describe the expected result
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: steps
-    attributes:
-      label: Steps to reproduce
-      description: Give a short reproducible path
-      placeholder: |
-        1. Open ...
-        2. Click ...
-        3. See ...
-    validations:
-      required: true
-
-  - type: textarea
-    id: evidence
-    attributes:
-      label: Evidence
-      description: Add screenshots, links, rendered output, or other useful context
-      placeholder: Paste supporting details here
-    validations:
-      required: false
-
-  - type: checkboxes
-    id: checklist
-    attributes:
-      label: Checklist
-      options:
-        - label: I confirmed this is a bug, not a feature request or general question
-          required: true
-        - label: I included enough detail for someone else to reproduce or inspect the issue
-          required: true