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+<!-- Thanks for contributing! -->
+<!-- Please ensure that the title of the PR is in the following form:
+[Issue Type]-[Issue Key]: Issue Title
+
+If you are an external contributor and there is no JIRA ticket associated with your change, then use your best judgement
+for the PR title. A MongoDB employee will create a JIRA ticket and edit the name and links as appropriate.
+-->
+[Issue Key](https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/%7BISSUE_KEY%7D)
+## Summary
+<!-- What conceptually is this PR introducing? If context is already provided from the JIRA ticket, still place it in the
+Pull Request as you should not make the reviewer do digging for a basic summary. -->
+
+## Changes in this PR
+<!-- What changes did you make to the code? What new APIs (public or private) were added, removed, or edited to generate
+the desired outcome explained in the above summary? -->
+
+## Testing Plan
+<!-- How did you test the code? If you added unit tests, you can say that. If you didn’t introduce unit tests, explain why.
+All code should be tested in some way – so please list what your validation strategy was. -->
+
+### Screenshots (optional)
+<!-- Usually a great supplement to a test plan, especially if this requires local testing. -->
+
+## Checklist
+<!-- Do not delete the items provided on this checklist. -->
+### Checklist for Author
+- [ ] Did you update the changelog (if necessary)?
+- [ ] Is the intention of the code captured in relevant tests?
+- [ ] If there are new TODOs, has a related JIRA ticket been created?
+
+### Checklist for Reviewer {@primary_reviewer}
+- [ ] Does the title of the PR reference a JIRA Ticket?
+- [ ] Do you fully understand the implementation? (Would you be comfortable explaining how this code works to someone else?)
+- [ ] Have you checked for spelling & grammar errors?
+- [ ] Is all relevant documentation (README or docstring) updated?
+
+## Focus Areas for Reviewer (optional)
+<!-- List any complex portion of code you believe needs additional scrutiny and explain why. -->
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-# [JIRA Ticket ID](Link to Ticket)
-<!-- Please provide explicit URL link to the corresponding JIRA ticket. -->
-
-# Summary
-<!-- Please provide a high level overview of what changes have been made. -->
-
-# Changes in this PR
-<!-- Highlight any high level architecture changes if the summary doesn't already cover the scope. -->
-
-# Test Plan
-<!-- Talk through any unit tests added, and if this is a bug fix, please add repro steps in the event the fix needs to be verified. -->
-
-# Screenshots (Optional)
-<!-- Add a before and after picture to indicate changes. -->
-
-# Callouts or Follow-up items (Optional)
-<!-- Any additional info not already specified in the PR including but not limited to:
-
-1. Potential stakeholders
-2. Slack threads etc.
-3. Implementation details that need additional oversight
-4. Callouts on future tactics
- -->