chore: add Karan Palan to cla signers

[Karan-Palan]

Related Issue

fixes #631

Summary

Added myself to cla

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Checklist

• PR title follows format: type(scope): description or [scope] description
• Tests pass (pytest tests/)
• MVP label added if closing MVP issue
• Update "Cortex -h" (if needed)

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Added a new contributor entry to the project's CLA records.

Note: Administrative update only; no user-facing changes or functionality introduced.

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[github-actions]

CLA Verification Failed

The following contributors have not signed the Contributor License Agreement:

• @Karan-Palan (karan-palan, karanpalan007@gmail.com)
• @Karan-Palan (KaranPalan, 143683619+Karan-Palan@users.noreply.github.com)

How to Sign

1. Read the CLA document
2. Open a CLA signature request
3. A maintainer will add you to the signers list
4. Comment recheck on this PR to re-run verification

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This check runs automatically. Maintainers can update .github/cla-signers.json to add signers.

[gemini-code-assist]

Summary of Changes

Hello @Karan-Palan, I'm Gemini Code Assist¹! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request formally records the author's Contributor License Agreement (CLA) signature by adding their details to the project's cla-signers.json file. This ensures compliance with project contribution guidelines, allowing their contributions to be accepted.

Highlights

• CLA Signer Addition: A new entry for "Karan Palan" has been added to the .github/cla-signers.json file. This entry includes their name, GitHub username (karan-palan), email (karanpalan007@gmail.com), and the CLA signing date (2026-01-23), ensuring compliance with project contribution guidelines.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Added a new individual CLA signer entry for Karan Shailesh Palan to .github/cla-signers.json (name, GitHub username, email, signed_date, cla_version).

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
CLA Signer Addition .github/cla-signers.json	Appended a new individual entry: name "Karan Shailesh Palan", github_username: karan-palan, emails: [karanpalan007@gmail.com], signed_date: 2026-01-23, cla_version: 1.0.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• CLA Signature: Kesavaraja M #403: Also adds an individual signer entry to .github/cla-signers.json.
• Add new CLA signer Swaroop Manchala #415: Adds a new signer object to the same individuals array in .github/cla-signers.json.
• add CLA signature for Divanshu Grover #468: Appends a CLA signer entry to .github/cla-signers.json's individuals array.

Suggested reviewers

• mikejmorgan-ai
• Suyashd999
• Anshgrover23

Poem

🐰
A tiny hop, a scribbled name,
Karan joins the contributor game.
A signed line beneath the moon,
Welcome, friend—let code bloom soon!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding Karan Palan to the CLA signers file, with appropriate 'chore' prefix.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description addresses most key requirements: relates to issue #631, includes AI disclosure, and provides a basic summary, though some checklist items remain unchecked.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The code changes successfully implement the CLA signature requirement from issue #631 by adding Karan Palan's complete information to the signers file.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	All changes are directly related to the linked issue #631; only the CLA signers file was modified with no extraneous additions.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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[gemini-code-assist]

Code Review

This pull request adds a new individual contributor, Karan Palan, to the CLA signers list. The change involves adding a new JSON object to the individuals array in .github/cla-signers.json. The format of the new entry is consistent with existing entries in the file. The change is straightforward and appears correct.

[Anshgrover23]

LGTM!

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Adds a new individual signer entry to the CLA signers list to resolve issue #631.

Changes:

• Added an individual CLA signer record for Karan Palan (username + email + signed date).

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Actionable comments posted: 0

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⚠️ Outside diff range comments (1)

.github/cla-signers.json (1)

3-3: Update last_updated field to reflect this change.

The last_updated field is currently "2026-01-19" but should be updated to "2026-01-23" to reflect this new CLA signer addition.

Suggested fix

-  "last_updated": "2026-01-19",
+  "last_updated": "2026-01-23",

[sonarqubecloud]

Quality Gate passed

Issues
0 New issues
0 Accepted issues

Measures
0 Security Hotspots
0.0% Coverage on New Code
0.0% Duplication on New Code

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[Anshgrover23]

LGTM, thanks.