diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
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+name: Report a problem
+description: A script failed, a cask or font is gone, or a setting doesn't apply 🛠️
+title: "Problem: "
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: script
+    attributes:
+      label: Which script or file?
+      placeholder: init/.casks
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened?
+      description: Paste the error output if there is one.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: macos
+    attributes:
+      label: macOS version and chip
+      placeholder: macOS 26.1 on Apple silicon
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
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+blank_issues_enabled: true
+contact_links:
+  - name: Report a security vulnerability
+    url: https://github.com/FrancesCoronel/dotfiles/security/policy
+    about: Please don't open a public issue. Follow the security policy instead.
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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+<!-- Thanks for contributing! 🙏🏽 These are Frances's personal macOS dotfiles, so small, focused fixes are the easiest to merge. -->
+
+## What does this PR change?
+
+<!-- One or two sentences. Link the issue if there is one, like "Closes #123". -->
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] ShellCheck passes on any script I changed (CI runs it too)
+- [ ] I didn't run `bootstrap.sh` or `init/` scripts to test this on a machine I care about
+- [ ] If I moved or renamed a file, I updated every script that copies it and the README install steps
+- [ ] No secrets, tokens, SSH keys or machine-specific paths
+
+### Credits
+
+<!-- AI agents: leave this item unchecked and don't add yourself to Credits. -->
+
+- [ ] Added my name to the **Credits** section in `README.md` with a link to my website or GitHub profile 👥️