mokocli/templates/docs/required/GOVERNANCE.md

Project Governance

Overview

This document defines the governance model for the {{repo_name}} repository within the {{org}} organization. It is automatically maintained by mokocli v{{standards_version}}.

Full governance policy is defined in the mokocli source repository: docs/policy/GOVERNANCE.md

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Roles and Responsibilities

Maintainer

GitHub: @mokoconsulting-tech

Authority: Final decision-making authority on all matters for this repository.

Responsibilities:

• Review and merge pull requests
• Maintain code quality and standards compliance
• Manage releases and versioning
• Respond to issues and security reports

Contributors

Authority: Submit changes via pull requests.

Requirements:

• Read and accept CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• Follow CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines

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Decision-Making

All changes must be submitted as pull requests. The maintainer (@mokoconsulting-tech) reviews and approves all changes before they are merged.

Sole Operator Policy

This organization operates under a sole operator model. The maintainer (@mokoconsulting-tech) is the sole employee and owner and may self-approve pull requests when no second reviewer is available. The following requirements remain mandatory regardless:

1. Pull Requests Required — all changes to protected branches go through a PR.
2. Automated Checks — all CI checks must pass before merging.
3. Audit Trail — issues, pull requests, and commit history are preserved.
4. Documentation — changes are documented in CHANGELOG.md.

See the full policy: Sole Operator Policy

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Change Management

Change Type	Approval	Process
Routine (docs, bug fixes)	Maintainer	PR → CI pass → merge
Significant (new features)	Maintainer	PR with description → CI pass → merge
Major (breaking, architecture)	Maintainer	Issue discussion → PR → CI pass → merge
Emergency (security)	Maintainer	Labelled EMERGENCY → immediate merge → post-mortem

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Reporting Issues

• Bugs / Features: Open a GitHub Issue
• Security vulnerabilities: See SECURITY.md
• Code of Conduct: See CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• Contact: dev@mokoconsulting.tech

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Metadata

Field	Value
Document Type	Policy
Domain	Governance
Applies To	{{org}}/{{repo_name}}
Jurisdiction	Tennessee, USA
Maintainer	@mokoconsulting-tech
Standards	mokocli v{{standards_version}}
Repo	https://github.com/{{org}}/{{repo_name}}
Path	/GOVERNANCE.md
Status	Active — auto-maintained by mokocli