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+# {{TITLE: a human-readable title for this RFC!}}
+
+## Summary
+
+{{A concise, one-paragraph description of the change.}}
+
+## Motivation
+
+{{Why are we doing this? What pain points does this resolve? What use cases does it support? What is the expected outcome? Use real, concrete examples to make your case!}}
+
+## Detailed Explanation
+
+{{Describe the expected changes in detail, }}
+
+## Rationale and Alternatives
+
+{{Discuss 2-3 different alternative solutions that were considered. This is required, even if it seems like a stretch. Then explain why this is the best choice out of available ones.}}
+
+## Implementation
+
+{{Give a high-level overview of implementation requirements and concerns. Be specific about areas of code that need to change, and what their potential effects are. Discuss which repositories and sub-components will be affected, and what its overall code effect might be.}}
+
+{{THIS SECTION IS REQUIRED FOR RATIFICATION -- you can skip it if you don't know the technical details when first submitting the proposal, but it must be there before it's accepted}}
+
+## Prior Art
+
+{{This section is optional if there are no actual prior examples in other tools}}
+
+{{Discuss existing examples of this change in other tools, and how they've addressed various concerns discussed above, and what the effect of those decisions has been}}
+
+## Unresolved Questions and Bikeshedding
+
+{{Write about any arbitrary decisions that need to be made (syntax, colors, formatting, minor UX decisions), and any questions for the proposal that have not been answered.}}
+
+{{THIS SECTION SHOULD BE REMOVED BEFORE RATIFICATION}}