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The review contract already defines tier-specific reviews, but contributors do not have a clear handoff for the responsible CODEOWNER, expert escalation, or blocking findings. Add concise tier examples and handoff/response expectations; align the PR template, contributor instructions, and CI admission guide around those existing roles. Fast CI still runs for drafts and eligible non-draft PRs receive automatic CodeRabbit review without a review-ready label.

Review map

  • Risk level and rationale: low; documentation and PR-template changes only, with no workflow execution or repository-rule mutation.
  • Responsible CODEOWNER: @ai-dynamo/aisimulate-infra-codeowners for the template and review policy; @ai-dynamo/access-aisimulate-maintain for contributor/CI documentation. Individual handoff is pending the owning teams' acceptance.
  • Expert escalation: N/A for runtime behavior; the owning teams should confirm the clarified tier examples and response expectations.
  • Start with REVIEW.md, then the template and its contributor/CI links.
  • Public or serialized contract changed: no.
  • Compatibility or rollback concern: the existing Fast/Full CI admission sequence, required-check activation gap, and human approval requirements remain as documented.

Evidence

  • uv run --no-project --with markdown-it-py==4.2.0 python scripts/check_documentation_links.py: 65 Markdown files passed local-destination checks.
  • Manual check of new Markdown heading anchors and owner routing: passed.
  • git diff --check: passed.
  • Full CI selector: all expensive components are explicitly N/A for the complete four-file diff (documentation or review policy). The hosted selector and aggregate gate passed on the exact current head.
  • Fast CI: passed at ce7b315e920b84f5c0bd17435b2f3849898e8844; codeowners and DCO also passed.
  • Full CI: passed at ce7b315e920b84f5c0bd17435b2f3849898e8844; trusted pull-request/265 matches the PR head. Exact target, Fast CI prerequisite, scope selection, and aggregate all passed; expensive components were explicitly N/A.
  • CodeRabbit reviewed commit: ce7b315e920b84f5c0bd17435b2f3849898e8844; substantive re-review of all four files completed with no new actionable findings. The earlier excluded-review admission finding was fixed in this commit and resolved by CodeRabbit.
  • Codex reviewed commit: ce7b315e920b84f5c0bd17435b2f3849898e8844; fresh review of the full four-file diff and exclusion-disposition correction found no remaining actionable issue.
  • Blocking findings: none. The excluded-review admission finding is fixed and resolved by the reviewer on the current head.
  • Agreed follow-ups: complete the two-example adoption handoff in AIC-1914; required-check activation remains AIC-1911.
  • Runtime tests: N/A; no runtime or test behavior changes.

Representative adoption audit (September 17, 2026)

This is a read-only snapshot of historical PRs, not certification that the revised handoff is fully adopted.

Sample Verified evidence Remaining handoff gap
#258, routine docs, head e4f627066c832882607e46dbb7fff384680ebf2c Author explicitly records low risk, validation commands, Fast CI, Full CI, and substantive CodeRabbit review. Simone Chen approved that head; GraphQL reports no review threads. The review map does not name the responsible reviewer at handoff; an eventual approval is not proof of an explicit initial handoff.
#241, CI/license-evidence changes, head ef70c3da190f2ddb9567f8cc2b7f80109a8d4f5e Exact-head Codex review comment, substantive CodeRabbit review, Full CI including its Fast CI prerequisite, and Simone Chen's approval. Pavithra is a requested reviewer; GraphQL reports no review threads. CodeRabbit describes medium risk, but the author does not explicitly record the tier or responsible/expert roles. Bot classification and a review request do not prove an accepted handoff or expert signoff.

These examples show existing current-head review/CI evidence and the metadata gaps this change addresses. AIC-1914 should remain open until a routine PR and a medium/high-risk PR demonstrate the explicit handoff; no past PR was edited to invent that evidence.

Tracking

Related: AIC-1914. Repository enforcement is tracked separately in AIC-1911.

Ready for human review at ce7b315e920b84f5c0bd17435b2f3849898e8844: non-draft and conflict-free against main at 4acab657e054b0ac135599b3a5206899cf831c3e, fresh self-review clear, local checks passed, current-head CodeRabbit/Fast/Full/DCO/codeowners passed, and the sole review thread is resolved. Infra and maintainer teams are requested; independent CODEOWNER approval remains required before merge.

Signed-off-by: Jason Zhou (Engrg-Hardware 1) <jasonzho@nvidia.com>
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Risk level and human attention

Risk level: Low. Human attention should focus on:

  1. Risk-tier selection and rationale.
  2. CODEOWNER ownership and expert escalation.
  3. Blocking findings and current-commit review evidence.

Changes and contracts

  • The PR template records risk rationale, CODEOWNER responsibility, expert escalation, blockers, and agreed follow-ups.
  • CONTRIBUTING.md adds pull request preparation and review-handoff requirements.
  • REVIEW.md defines tier-specific review, CodeRabbit admission, evidence, and blocker rules.
  • docs/ci.md documents Fast CI, Full CI, CodeRabbit, Codex, SHA, and admission requirements.
  • The changes preserve the existing Fast CI and Full CI sequence.
  • No runtime, workflow, repository-rule, exported-entity, or serialized-contract changes are reported.

Evidence

  • Documentation link and formatting checks passed.
  • Fast CI, Full CI, and CodeRabbit publication remain pending.
  • Bot review does not replace human approval.
  • Current review severity counts are unavailable.
  • AIC-1914 tracks follow-up work. AIC-1911 tracks required-check activation.

Merge readiness

Technical quality is low risk because the changes are documentation-only. Merge readiness remains incomplete until pending CI and CodeRabbit evidence, required CODEOWNER approval, and applicable expert approval are recorded.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Review contract and risk rules
REVIEW.md
Defines eligibility rules, risk tiers, CODEOWNER confirmation, review handoffs, finding disposition, current-head evidence, and CI admission requirements.
Contributor review inputs
.github/pull_request_template.md, CONTRIBUTING.md
Adds required fields and contributor guidance for risk rationale, ownership, escalation, review status, findings, approvals, and evidence.
CI and merge admission
docs/ci.md
Specifies CodeRabbit and conditional Codex review requirements, blocker handling, follow-up issue tracking, SHA evidence, and post-push evidence refreshes.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ce7b3

This documentation-only change does not introduce an identified runtime, workflow, or admission risk and is ready to merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title precisely identifies the documentation change: risk-tier review handoffs and escalation. It is directly related to the main changeset and avoids vague wording.
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Fresh Codex self-review of published head 9c592118c15c9fd1283e3e6e4b8be80ee0dda7b7 against main at 4acab657e054b0ac135599b3a5206899cf831c3e: re-read the complete four-file diff, generated CODEOWNERS routing, existing draft/CodeRabbit admission behavior, and required-check enforcement caveat. No actionable finding. Documentation links, new heading anchors, whitespace, and documentation-only Full CI selection passed. Representative adoption evidence is deliberately partial; AIC-1914 remains open for the explicit routine and medium/high-risk handoffs. Hosted current-head Fast/Full CI, CodeRabbit review, and independent CODEOWNER approval remain outstanding.

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Final Codex review at ce7b315e920b84f5c0bd17435b2f3849898e8844: re-read the complete four-file diff and the corrected excluded-review admission path; no remaining actionable finding. CodeRabbit re-reviewed all four files on this head, found no new issues, and resolved the earlier admission-disposition finding. Local documentation links/anchors and whitespace pass. The trusted pull-request/265 copy equals the PR head; Fast CI and Full CI (35296737628) passed with expensive components explicitly N/A for documentation/review policy. The PR is non-draft and conflict-free; all review conversations are resolved. Ready for independent human/CODEOWNER review. The two historical PR samples still show adoption handoff gaps, so this PR does not close AIC-1914 by itself.

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