diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
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+++ b/.claude/settings.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/claude-code-settings.json",
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "WebFetch(domain:gist.githubusercontent.com)"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index b8479a260b58..537ac4d33c7b 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,51 +1,8 @@
-# Description
+## Summary
+<one paragraph: what changed and why. If the change has measurable impact, add a small table or numbers (e.g. perf delta on a kurtosis devnet, mutation kill rate). Link the JIRA / GH issue inline if there is one — not required.>
 
-Please provide a detailed description of what was done in this PR
+## Executed tests
+<what was actually run beyond CI's standard unit / integration / e2e gates: kurtosis scenarios, chaos runs, manual checks against Amoy / mainnet RPCs, devnet upgrades, etc. Include output or pointers to where the run lives.>
 
-# Changes
-
-- [ ] Bugfix (non-breaking change that solves an issue)
-- [ ] Hotfix (change that solves an urgent issue, and requires immediate attention)
-- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
-- [ ] Breaking change (change that is not backwards-compatible and/or changes current functionality)
-- [ ] Changes only for a subset of nodes
-
-# Breaking changes
-
-Please complete this section if any breaking changes have been made, otherwise delete it
-
-# Nodes audience
-
-In case this PR includes changes that must be applied only to a subset of nodes, please specify how you handled it (e.g. by adding a flag with a default value...)
-
-# Checklist
-
-- [ ] I have added at least 2 reviewer or the whole pos-v1 team
-- [ ] I have added sufficient documentation in code
-- [ ] I will be resolving comments - if any - by pushing each fix in a separate commit and linking the commit hash in the comment reply
-
-# Cross repository changes
-
-- [ ] This PR requires changes to bor 
-  - In case link the PR here:
-- [ ] This PR requires changes to heimdall-v2 
-  - In case link the PR here:
-- [ ] This PR requires changes to matic-cli
-  - In case link the PR here:
-
-## Testing
-
-- [ ] I have added unit tests
-- [ ] I have added tests to CI
-- [ ] I have tested this code manually on local environment
-- [ ] I have tested this code manually on remote devnet using express-cli
-- [ ] I have tested this code manually on amoy/mumbai
-- [ ] I have created new e2e tests into express-cli
-
-### Manual tests
-
-Please complete this section with the steps you performed if you ran manual tests for this functionality, otherwise delete it
-
-# Additional comments
-
-Please post additional comments in this section if you have them, otherwise delete it
+## Rollout notes
+<consensus-affecting? requires coordinated upgrade? backwards-compatible? operator-facing change?>
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
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+# AGENTS.md — cosmos-sdk
+
+## Team standards
+
+At the start of every session, fetch the latest PoS team standards from:
+
+`<https://gist.githubusercontent.com/marcello33/370756d88be9c4cc8459b6afe969085c/raw/team-standards.md>`
+
+These rules apply to every change in this repo unless this repo's
+`.claude/rules/` explicitly overrides them.
+
+
+## Repo-specific guidance
+
+Refer to this repo's `README.md` for architecture and commands. Team
+standards (above) apply to all changes. `CLAUDE.md` is a thin
+`@AGENTS.md` import — both runtimes converge on this file.
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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+@AGENTS.md