ci: align pre-commit hooks and GitHub templates

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Bug report or feature request
+    url: https://github.com/triton-inference-server/server/issues/new/choose
+    about: Please report issues for all Triton Inference Server components in the server repository.

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template_external_contrib.md

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+#### What does the PR do?
+<!-- Describe your pull request here. Please read the text below the line, and make sure you follow the checklist.-->
+
+#### Checklist
+- [ ] I have read the [Contribution guidelines](#../../CONTRIBUTING.md) and signed the [Contributor License
+Agreement](https://github.com/NVIDIA/triton-inference-server/blob/master/Triton-CCLA-v1.pdf)
+- [ ] PR title reflects the change and is of format `<commit_type>: <Title>`
+- [ ] Changes are described in the pull request.
+- [ ] Related issues are referenced.
+- [ ] Populated [github labels](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/using-labels-and-milestones-to-track-work/managing-labels) field
+- [ ] Added [test plan](#test-plan) and verified test passes.
+- [ ] Verified that the PR passes existing CI.
+- [ ] I ran pre-commit locally (`pre-commit install, pre-commit run --all`)
+- [ ] Verified copyright is correct on all changed files.
+- [ ] Added _succinct_ git squash message before merging [ref](https://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html).
+- [ ] All template sections are filled out.
+- [ ] Optional: Additional screenshots for behavior/output changes with before/after.
+
+#### Related PRs:
+<!-- Related PRs from other Repositories -->
+
+#### Where should the reviewer start?
+<!-- call out specific files that should be looked at closely -->
+
+#### Test plan:
+<!-- list steps to verify feature works -->
+<!-- were e2e tests added?-->
+
+#### Caveats:
+<!-- any limitations or possible things missing from this PR -->
+
+#### Background
+<!-- e.g. what led to this change being made. this is optional extra information to help the reviewer -->
+
+#### Related Issues: (use one of the action keywords Closes / Fixes / Resolves / Relates to)
+- closes GitHub issue: #xxx

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template_internal_contrib.md

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+#### What does the PR do?
+<!-- Describe your pull request here. Please read the text below the line, and make sure you follow the checklist.-->
+
+#### Checklist
+- [ ] PR title reflects the change and is of format `<commit_type>: <Title>`
+- [ ] Changes are described in the pull request.
+- [ ] Related issues are referenced.
+- [ ] Populated [github labels](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/using-labels-and-milestones-to-track-work/managing-labels) field
+- [ ] Added [test plan](#test-plan) and verified test passes.
+- [ ] Verified that the PR passes existing CI.
+- [ ] Verified copyright is correct on all changed files.
+- [ ] Added _succinct_ git squash message before merging [ref](https://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html).
+- [ ] All template sections are filled out.
+- [ ] Optional: Additional screenshots for behavior/output changes with before/after.
+
+#### Related PRs:
+<!-- Related PRs from other Repositories -->
+
+#### Where should the reviewer start?
+<!-- call out specific files that should be looked at closely -->
+
+#### Test plan:
+<!-- list steps to verify -->
+<!-- were e2e tests added?-->
+
+- CI Pipeline ID:
+<!-- Only Pipeline ID and no direct link here -->
+
+#### Caveats:
+<!-- any limitations or possible things missing from this PR -->
+
+#### Background
+<!-- e.g. what led to this change being made. this is optional extra information to help the reviewer -->
+
+#### Related Issues: (use one of the action keywords Closes / Fixes / Resolves / Relates to)
+- closes GitHub issue: #xxx

.github/pull_request_template.md

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+Thanks for submitting a PR to Triton!
+Please go the the `Preview` tab above this description box and select the appropriate sub-template:
+
+* [PR description template for Triton Engineers](?expand=1&template=pull_request_template_internal_contrib.md)
+* [PR description template for External Contributors](?expand=1&template=pull_request_template_external_contrib.md)
+
+If you already created the PR, please replace this message with one of
+* [External contribution template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triton-inference-server/server/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template_external_contrib.md)
+* [Internal contribution template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/triton-inference-server/server/main/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template_internal_contrib.md)
+
+and fill it out.
+
+

.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml

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-# Copyright 2023-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright 2023-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions

.pre-commit-config.yaml

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 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+default_install_hook_types: [pre-commit, commit-msg]
+
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
   rev: 5.12.0
@@ -54,6 +56,15 @@ repos:
     additional_dependencies: [tomli]
     args: ["--toml", "pyproject.toml"]
     exclude: (?x)^(.*stemmer.*|.*stop_words.*|^CHANGELOG.md$)
+# Validates commit messages against the Conventional Commits format
+# (<commit_type>: <title>). Replaces the manual commit-type checklist that
+# used to live in the PR template.
+- repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit
+  rev: v4.4.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: conventional-pre-commit
+    stages: [commit-msg]
+    args: [build, chore, ci, docs, feat, fix, perf, refactor, revert, style, test]
 # More details about these pre-commit hooks here:
 # https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
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   - id: trailing-whitespace
 
 - repo: https://github.com/triton-inference-server/developer_tools
-  rev: v0.1.0
+  rev: v0.2.1
   hooks:
   - id: add-license