diff --git a/.gitea/issue_template/bug.yaml b/.gitea/issue_template/bug.yaml
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+name: Bug
+about: Broken behavior with reproduction steps.
+title: "fix: "
+labels:
+  - type/fix
+body:
+  - type: textarea
+    id: observed
+    attributes:
+      label: Observed Behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected Behavior
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reproduce
+    attributes:
+      label: Reproduction Steps
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: verification
+    attributes:
+      label: Verification
+      description: Test or browser evidence that proves the fix.
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/.gitea/issue_template/content.yaml b/.gitea/issue_template/content.yaml
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+name: Content
+about: Story, balance, resource/action definitions, or prose work.
+title: "content: "
+labels:
+  - type/content
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Story/design source of truth lives in the Obsidian vault. Link the relevant vault note or section.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: vault_context
+    attributes:
+      label: Vault Context
+      description: Relevant Obsidian note or section.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: change
+    attributes:
+      label: Content Change
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: verification
+    attributes:
+      label: Verification
+      description: Tests, review steps, or playtest checks.
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/.gitea/issue_template/feature.yaml b/.gitea/issue_template/feature.yaml
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+name: Feature
+about: New gameplay, UI, workflow, or infrastructure work.
+title: "feat: "
+labels:
+  - type/feat
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Keep code-level implementation details here. Put durable design decisions in the Obsidian vault.
+  - type: textarea
+    id: outcome
+    attributes:
+      label: Outcome
+      description: What should be true when this is done?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: scope
+    attributes:
+      label: Scope
+      description: Files, systems, or flows expected to change.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: verification
+    attributes:
+      label: Verification
+      description: Commands, browser checks, or live checks required.
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/.gitea/pull_request_template.md b/.gitea/pull_request_template.md
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+## Summary
+
+- 
+
+## Verification
+
+- [ ] `pnpm typecheck`
+- [ ] `pnpm lint`
+- [ ] `pnpm test:coverage`
+- [ ] `pnpm build`
+
+## Context
+
+- Gitea issue:
+- Vault note or decision, if relevant: