Summary

What changed?

• Updated the PR template markdown content to improve clarity and completeness of required sections.

Why is this change needed?

• PR descriptions were frequently missing key context, slowing reviews and increasing back-and-forth.
• The AI disclosure section is required; this update makes it harder to skip and easier to complete consistently.

Issues / work items

• Resolves: N/A
• Related: N/A

Project checklist

• Release notes are not required for the next release
  • Otherwise: Notes added to release_notes.md
• Backport is not required
  • Otherwise: Backport tracked by issue/PR #issue_or_pr
• All required tests have been added/updated (unit tests, E2E tests)
• Breaking change? No
  • If yes:
    • Impact: N/A
    • Migration guidance: N/A

AI-assisted code disclosure (required)

Was an AI tool used? (select one)

• No
• Yes, AI helped write parts of this PR (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
• Yes, an AI agent generated most of this PR

If AI was used:

• Tool(s): GitHub Copilot
• AI-assisted areas/files: PR template markdown (this file)
• What you changed after AI output: Reviewed wording for accuracy and adjusted checklist selections.

AI verification (required if AI was used):

• I understand the code and can explain it
• I verified referenced APIs/types exist and are correct
• I reviewed edge cases/failure paths (timeouts, retries, cancellation, exceptions)
• I reviewed concurrency/async behavior
• I checked for unintended breaking or behavior changes

Testing

Automated tests

• Result: Passed (N/A – documentation/template-only change)

Manual validation (only if runtime/behavior changed)

• Environment (OS, .NET version, components): N/A
• Steps + observed results:
  1. Previewed the rendered markdown to confirm formatting.
  2. Verified all sections are complete and scannable for reviewers.
  3. N/A
• Evidence (optional): N/A

Notes for reviewers

• This PR only updates the PR template.