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RFC (Request for Comments) template

Canonical template for the RFC (Request for Comments) format.

# RFC-NNNN: [Proposal Title]
## Status
[Draft | Under Review | Accepted | Rejected | Withdrawn | Superseded by RFC-NNNN]
## Author(s)
[Name(s), date]
## Problem
[What is broken, missing, or needed. Why this matters now.]
## Proposed Approach
[What you are proposing. Be specific enough that a reviewer can push back on the details.]
## Alternatives Considered
[Other approaches evaluated and why they were not chosen.]
## Open Questions
[What the author is uncertain about and wants reviewer input on.]
## Consequences
[What this change costs, enables, or forecloses if accepted.]