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+name: PR Title & Docs Check
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  pr-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Validate Conventional Commits title
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+        run: |
+          if echo "$PR_TITLE" | grep -qE '^(feat|fix|chore|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|build|ci|revert)(\(.+\))?!?: .+'; then
+            echo "✅ PR title follows Conventional Commits format."
+          else
+            echo "::error::PR title must follow Conventional Commits format: <type>(<scope>): <description>"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check docs update for fix/feat PRs
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+        run: |
+          # Escape hatch: skip docs check if PR body contains "skip-docs-check"
+          if echo "$PR_BODY" | grep -qi 'skip-docs-check'; then
+            echo "⏭️ skip-docs-check found in PR body, skipping docs check."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if echo "$PR_TITLE" | grep -qE '^(fix|feat)(\(.+\))?!?: '; then
+            echo "This is a fix/feat PR, checking docs/ changes..."
+            DOCS_CHANGED=$(git diff --name-only ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}...${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} -- docs/ | wc -l)
+            if [ "$DOCS_CHANGED" -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "::error::fix/feat PRs must include at least one docs/ update. Add skip-docs-check to the PR body to bypass."
+              exit 1
+            else
+              echo "✅ docs/ has $DOCS_CHANGED file(s) changed."
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "⏭️ Not a fix/feat PR, skipping docs check."
+          fi