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Templates & Downloads

Ready-to-use templates to help you follow best practices in your GitHub repositories.

📁 Template Library

All templates are available in our Template Library on GitHub.

📄 README Template

→ Universal README Template
One flexible template for all projects - customize as needed - Works for basic projects, research, and publications - Delete sections you don't need - Add your project-specific information

🔄 GitHub Templates

→ Pull Request Templates
- Standard PR template for code/docs changes - Data-sensitive PR template with extra safety checks - Publication PR template for research outputs

→ Issue Templates
- Bug report template - Feature request template - Data request template with classification requirements

→ Contributing Guidelines
- Complete contribution guidelines template - Code of conduct and review process - Security and data safety requirements

📋 Compliance Templates

→ Data Classification Template
Required for all repositories - Data sensitivity assessment - Access control requirements - Retention and disposal policies

→ Repository Files
- Security policy templates - License files for different project types - Funding and citation files

🤖 Automation Templates

→ GitHub Actions Workflows
- Governance scanner for compliance monitoring - Repository compliance checker - Security and PHI/PII detection workflows

📖 How to Use Templates

  1. Browse the Template Library
  2. Copy the template file content
  3. Customize for your specific project
  4. Add to your repository

Quick Copy Commands

# Copy README template
curl -o README.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bihorac-LAB/github-governance-SOP/main/templates/README.template.md

# Copy data classification template (REQUIRED)
curl -o DATA_CLASSIFICATION.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bihorac-LAB/github-governance-SOP/main/templates/data-classification-template.md

# Copy contributing guidelines
curl -o CONTRIBUTING.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bihorac-LAB/github-governance-SOP/main/templates/CONTRIBUTING.md

# Copy standard PR template
mkdir -p .github
curl -o .github/pull_request_template.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bihorac-LAB/github-governance-SOP/main/templates/pull-requests/standard-pr.md

💡 Need Help?

💾 Remember: Always customize templates for your specific project needs and data classification requirements.