awesome-copilot/skills/copilot-pr-autopilot/templates/reply-decline.md

Reply: declined with rationale

Use when triage decided decline. The reply must explain WHY declining is the right call — not just that you considered it. Always resolve the thread after replying; an open thread with no reply signals avoidance.

Considered this, but declining: <concrete reason rooted in code or
design>. <Optional: the interleaving / scenario you ruled out, or
the alternative cost>. Happy to revisit if <specific trigger>.

Example (domain-neutral):

Considered extending the lock into the initialization path, but declining: initialization runs to completion before any concurrent caller can reach this code, so the race window only opens after the init callback has returned. Sharing the lock across modules costs more in coupling than the actual exposure justifies. Happy to revisit if telemetry shows a real interleaving.