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@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ Autopilot can also run when an event happens in a connected shared integration,
 
 Autopilot usually commits its changes to a new branch and opens a pull request. It never pushes directly to your deploy branch or to the repository's default branch.
 
+Autopilot creates its commits through the GitHub API, so GitHub signs them and shows them as **Verified**. Autopilot's commits work with branch protection rules that require signed commits.
+
 Pull requests target your deploy branch by default. If your team merges changes into a different branch than the one your site deploys from, tell Autopilot in a chat, and it targets that branch instead.
 
 ### Feature launches