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+---
+name: Bug report
+about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Describe the bug**
+A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
+
+**To Reproduce**
+Steps to reproduce the behavior:
+1. Go to '...'
+2. Click on '....'
+3. Scroll down to '....'
+4. See error
+
+**Expected behavior**
+A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
+
+**Screenshots**
+If applicable, could you add screenshots to help explain your problem?
+
+**Environment**
+Enter important environment info needed to reproduce the bug. 
+ - [e.g. chrome, safari]
+ - [e.g. version]
+
+**Don't Forget To**
+* Assign this to a project (our default is [eigenlayer](https://github.com/orgs/Layr-Labs/projects/3/))
+* Add priority + size estimate
+* Set status to New
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/design.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/design.md
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+---
+name: Design
+about: Design
+title: "Design: Title"
+labels: design
+---
+
+## Description
+
+Add a summary and description. What are we trying to do and why?
+
+### Action Items
+
+- [ ] Come up with scheme for...
+- [ ] Spec it in a HackMD or Google Doc that is linked here
+- [ ] Get @ to review design
+- [ ] Discuss design and tradeoffs with @
+- [ ] Finalize the doc, and come to consensus
+- [ ] Create ticket for implementation and link the doc to it
+
+### Blocking Issues
+
+Is anything blocking for this? (Does this depend on other unfinished designs or pending changes?)
+Please link blocking issues here. If something is blocking and doesn't have an issue yet, create it!
+
+### Don't Forget To
+
+- Assign this to a project (our default is [eigenlayer](https://github.com/orgs/Layr-Labs/projects/3/))
+- Add priority + size estimate
+- Set status to New
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
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+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**User story**
+User stories are often expressed in a simple sentence, structured as follows: 'As a PERSONA, I want to GOAL_DESCRIPTION, so that CUSTOMER_VALUE_DESCRIPTION.' Alternatively for 
+
+**Actions**
+- [ ] An action item list describing the work to be done
+- [ ] Link to all of the related tasks needed to complete the feature. See the [tasks](https://github.com/Layr-Labs/docs/blob/949bd6b4ddd0ef08880c6775c2d9a6222e2e7eb3/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.md) template.
+- [ ] Include everything in the definition of done e.g. unit tests and documentation
+
+**Acceptance criteria**
+Acceptance criteria are the requirements that need to be met in order to mark a user story as complete. For example, if your user story is, "As a New Relic customer, I want to know how to interpret AI anomalies in order to monitor my site and protect myself against incidents," then the acceptance criteria would be: "A complete and published doc describing AI anomalies," and all related quality checks. 
+
+**Don't Forget To**
+* Assign this to a project (our default is [eigenlayer](https://github.com/orgs/Layr-Labs/projects/3/))
+* Add priority + size estimate
+* Set status to New
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/test.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/test.md
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+---
+name: Test
+about: Indentified areas that require additional testing
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+## Description
+Add a summary and description. What are we trying to do and why?
+
+### Action Items
+- [ ] Discuss scoping for tests with the team
+- [ ] List possible test cases in this issue
+- [ ] Get @ to review design
+- [ ] Implement tests
+
+### Blocking Issues
+Is anything blocking for this? (Does this depend on other unfinished designs or pending changes?)
+Please link blocking issues here. If something is blocking and doesn't have an issue yet, create it!
+
+### Don't Forget To
+* Assign this to a project (our default is [eigenlayer](https://github.com/orgs/Layr-Labs/projects/3/))
+* Add priority + size estimate
+* Set status to New