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+## Bug Report
+
+### Summary
+<!-- Short, precise description of the bug -->
+
+### Affected Component
+<!-- e.g. Lobby Menu, Global Chat, Loading screen, ... -->
+
+### Steps to Reproduce
+1. Do this first
+2. Then do that next
+3. Lastly, see the unexprected error message ...
+
+### Expected Behavior
+<!-- What should happen? -->
+
+### Actual Behavior
+<!-- What happens instead? -->
+
+### Stack Trace / Error Message
+```
+<!-- Paste stack trace or log output here -->
+```
+
+### Possible Cause
+<!-- Optional: your own hypothesis about the root cause -->
+
+
+/label ~bug
+
+/label ~client
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/bug_report_server.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/bug_report_server.md
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+## Bug Report
+
+### Summary
+<!-- Short, precise description of the bug -->
+
+### Affected Component
+<!-- e.g. TransportLayer, CommandRouter, UserRegistry, Response, ... -->
+
+### Steps to Reproduce
+1. Do this first
+2. Then do that next
+3. Lastly, see the unexprected error message ...
+
+### Expected Behavior
+<!-- What should happen? -->
+
+### Actual Behavior
+<!-- What happens instead? -->
+
+### Stack Trace / Error Message
+```
+<!-- Paste stack trace or log output here -->
+```
+
+### Possible Cause
+<!-- Optional: your own hypothesis about the root cause -->
+
+/label ~bug
+
+/label ~server
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request_client.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request_client.md
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+## Feature Request
+
+### Summary
+<!-- Brief description of the desired functionality -->
+
+### Motivation / Problem
+<!-- What problem does this feature solve? Why is it needed? -->
+
+### Description
+<!-- Detailed description of the desired behavior -->
+
+### Affected Components
+<!-- Which existing components are affected or need to be extended? -->
+<!-- e.g. Lobby Menu, Global Chat, Loading screen, … -->
+
+### Acceptance Criteria
+<!-- What must be fulfilled for this feature to be considered done? -->
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+
+### Open Questions / Trade-offs
+<!-- Are there design decisions that still need to be discussed? -->
+
+/label ~enhancement
+
+/label ~client
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request_server.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/feature_request_server.md
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+## Feature Request
+
+### Summary
+<!-- Brief description of the desired functionality -->
+
+### Motivation / Problem
+<!-- What problem does this feature solve? Why is it needed? -->
+
+### Description
+<!-- Detailed description of the desired behavior -->
+
+### Affected Components
+<!-- Which existing components are affected or need to be extended? -->
+<!-- e.g. CommandRouter, SessionManager, UserRegistry, … -->
+
+### Acceptance Criteria
+<!-- What must be fulfilled for this feature to be considered done? -->
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+
+### Open Questions / Trade-offs
+<!-- Are there design decisions that still need to be discussed? -->
+
+/label ~enhancement
+
+/label ~server
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/protocol_change.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/protocol_change.md
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+## Protocol / API Change
+
+### Summary
+<!-- Brief description of the protocol change -->
+
+### Affected Commands / Responses
+<!-- Which commands or response types are being added, changed, or removed? -->
+
+| Command | Response | Type of Change | Description |
+|---------|----------|----------------|-------------|
+|         |          | New / Changed / Removed | |
+
+### New / Changed Syntax
+```
+<!-- Before / after or new command syntax here -->
+<!-- Example:
+BEFORE: LOGIN UNAME=<username> PASS=<password>
+AFTER:  LOGIN USERNAME=<username> PASSWORD=<password>
+-->
+```
+
+### Affected Implementation Layers
+<!-- Which components / classes need to be updated? -->
+- [ ] `Session`
+- [ ] `User` or `UserRegistry`
+- [ ] `Tokenizer` / `RequestTokenClassifier`
+- [ ] `ProtocolParser`
+- [ ] `CommandParserDispatcher` + corresponding `CommandParser`
+- [ ] `CommandHandler`
+- [ ] `Response` hierarchy
+- [ ] `GameEngine` or `GameState`
+- [ ] Client-side (create your own issue and create link)
+
+### Motivation
+<!-- Why is this protocol change necessary? -->
+
+/label ~protocol
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/task_client.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/task_client.md
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+## Task
+
+### Summary
+<!-- What needs to be implemented? -->
+
+### Context
+<!-- Which part of the system does it belong to? -->
+
+### Affected Components
+<!-- e.g. Controller, View, Model, Network, ... -->
+
+### Definition of Done
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+
+### Notes
+<!-- Optional: implementation hints, links to prior design discussions, etc. -->
+
+### Checklist
+- [ ] Linked to other issues or branches that must be completed first?
+
+/label ~task
+
+/label ~client
diff --git a/.gitlab/issue_templates/task_server.md b/.gitlab/issue_templates/task_server.md
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+## Task
+
+### Summary
+<!-- What needs to be implemented? -->
+
+### Context
+<!-- Which part of the system does it belong to? -->
+
+### Affected Components
+<!-- e.g. Response hierarchy, CommandRouter, UserRegistry, ... -->
+
+### Definition of Done
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+- [ ] 
+
+### Notes
+<!-- Optional: implementation hints, links to prior design discussions, etc. -->
+
+### Checklist
+- [ ] Linked to other issues or branches that must be completed first?
+
+/label ~task
+
+/label ~server