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+### Review Expectations
+
+<!-- Check one and briefly explain your choice below. -->
+
+- [ ] 🔍 **Thorough review** — Significant or high-risk changes, please review carefully
+- [ ] ⚡ **Quick read-through** — Minor changes, just a sanity check
+- [ ] 🎯 **Focused review** — Please focus on specific areas (describe below)
+
+<!-- Why did you choose this review type? E.g. "Config-only change, low risk" or "Core logic rewritten, needs careful review." -->
+
+---
+
+### What and Why?
+
+---
+
+### Anything for the reviewer to know?
+<!-- Edge cases, trade-offs, areas that need extra attention, etc. -->
+
+---
+
+### Checklist
+- [ ] Follows team conventions
+- [ ] Tests added/updated (if applicable)
+- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable)