PR and issue templates

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

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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, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
+
+**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
+ - OS: [e.g. iOS]
+ - Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
+ - Version [e.g. 22]
+
+**Smartphone (please complete the following information):**
+ - Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
+ - OS: [e.g. iOS8.1]
+ - Browser [e.g. stock browser, safari]
+ - Version [e.g. 22]
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context about the problem here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

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+---
+name: Feature request
+about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
+A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
+
+**Describe the solution you'd like**
+A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
+
+**Describe alternatives you've considered**
+A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
+
+**Additional context**
+Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ixa_issues_template.md

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+---
+name: ixa issue template
+about: A template for writing specs for ixa modeling work
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+This template should be used as an outline. It may not be necessary to fill out every section. Delete this block of text and fill in anything in brackets.
+
+## Goal
+[1-3 sentence summary of the issue or feature request. E.g. "We want to improve automatic generation of reports..."]
+
+## Context
+[Short paragraph describing how the issue arose and constraints imposed by the existing code architecture]
+
+## Required features
+
+- [Describe each thing you need the code to do to achieve the goal]
+- [Example 1: Use a config to set input and output paths]
+- [Example 2: Read in some-dataset and output some-transformed-dataset]
+- etc...
+
+## Specifications
+[A checklist to keep track of details for each feature. At least one specification per feature is recommended. Edit the example below:]
+
+- [ ] EX2: A function that reads data from the `some-api` API and returns the dataset
+- [ ] EX2: Another function that inputs the dataset, performs $x$ transform, and outputs $y$
+- [ ] EX1: A script that runs the workflow from a config
+- [ ] The workflow should run in the VAP from `directory`
+- [ ] All functions should have associated unit tests
+- [ ] etc. etc.
+
+## Out of scope
+
+- [Things out of scope from this issue/PR]
+
+## Related documents
+
+- [Link to related scripts, functions, issues, PRs, conversations, datasets, etc.]

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/scientific-improvement.md

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+---
+name: Scientific improvement
+about: Suggest a way to improve an existing tool or pipeline
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+## Describe the improvement that needs to be made
+(e.g. update a parameter estimate, tweak the prior, modify the model)
+
+## Provide links to references to methods or data sources
+
+## Describe the changes expected to the model's outputs
+
+## Suggest new tests that will need to be implemented

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md

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+## Description
+
+[To use this template, replace bracketed text with info about your PR]
+
+## Changes
+[Describe the changes made in this pull request, use bullet points if possible].
+
+* [Describe key modifications to the code]
+* etc.
+
+## ⚠ Does this PR impact other parts of the model that other developers must be aware of?
+[If there are aspects of the interaction between parts of the model not include in Github actions, specify here whether the model could break with this PR.]
+
+## ⚠ Does this PR impact the input/output file schema/interpretation?
+[Describe how other users may need to change their usage of the model based on this PR].
+
+## What are outstanding issues?
+* [outstanding issue 1]
+* [outstanding issue 2]
+
+⚠️ [Describe anything that needs particular attention from reviewers]
+## Checklist
+[The checklist is a reminder, not a requirement. Delete items not relevant to your PR]
+
+- [ ] I have closed issues relevant to this PR by including "closes #ISSUE_NUMBER" in my commit messages. (If you forgot to do this, close the issues in your PR).
+- [ ] I have added necessary tests to check new functionality.
+- [ ] This PR does not break the pipeline.
+- [ ] The README and function documentation have been updated.