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+## 🌌 SpectraGraph Pull Request
+
+### 🔗 Linked Issue
+Closes #
+
+---
+
+### 🛠 Type of Change
+- [ ] **New Transform (OSINT Source)** – Adding a modular enrichment tool.
+- [ ] **Core Logic / API** – Backend, Database (Postgres/Neo4j), or Celery logic.
+- [ ] **UI / Dashboard Enhancement** – Frontend updates to the "Command Center".
+- [ ] **Bug Fix** – Resolving an existing issue.
+- [ ] **Documentation** – Updates to README or Guides.
+
+---
+
+### 🧩 Transform Lifecycle Checklist
+*Only required for contributions in `spectragraph-transforms/`*
+
+- [ ] Does the transform correctly subclass `BaseTransform`?
+- [ ] Is there input validation for entities (IP, Domain, Hash, etc.)?
+- [ ] Are **Shared Pydantic Types** used for data normalization?
+- [ ] Has the API key been added to `.env.example` (if applicable)?
+
+---
+
+### 🧪 Testing Evidence
+**Mandatory:** Please provide logs or output demonstrating that your changes work. 
+- Output from `make dev`:
+```text
+# Paste logs here
+```
+
+---
+
+### 🖼 Visuals
+
+#### Required for UI/Dashboard enhancements.
+
+##### 🛡 Ethical Review & Quality Assurance
+- [ ] I have read the SWoC Guide and `CONTRIBUTING.md`.
+- [ ] **Ethical Alignment:** My contribution adheres to the SpectraGraph Ethics & Safety Guidelines for transparent, defensible investigations.
+- [ ] My code follows the project's linting and formatting standards.
+