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 ## Development Standards
 
 ### Commitment and Sign-off Rules
-* **Commit Subject:** Must follow the format `feature: descriptive title`.
+* **Commit Subject:** Must follow the format `subsystem: component: short description` matching the SOF project convention. Use the git history of the modified file(s) (`git log --oneline -10 -- <file>`) to determine the correct subsystem and component prefix. Examples:
+  * `audio: chain_dma: add user-space scheduling support`
+  * `ipc4: handler: fix large config dispatch`
+  * `schedule: zephyr_domain: add user-space LL thread`
 * **Commit Body:** Should describe the changes in detail in the commit message body.
 * **Sign-off:** All commits must be signed off by the developer (`Signed-off-by: Name <email>`) using the identity from the local git config.