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+## Description
+
+<!-- Brief description of the change, including context or motivation -->
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] No secrets, sensitive information, or unrelated changes
+- [ ] Lint checks passing (`make lint`)
+- [ ] Generated assets in-sync (`make validate-generated-assets`)
+- [ ] Go mod artifacts in-sync (`make validate-modules`)
+
+## Testing
+
+<!-- How was this tested? e.g., unit tests, manual testing on cluster -->
+
+- [ ] Unit tests (`make coverage`)
+- [ ] Manual cluster testing (describe below)
+- [ ] N/A or Other (docs, CI config, etc.)
+
+**Test details:**
+