Contribution Guidelines Skill

Purpose

Establishes standards for open source contributions ensuring quality, security, and inclusive community engagement.

PR Workflow

• Fork or branch from main

• Make focused, minimal changes

• Write descriptive commit messages

• Add/update tests for changes

• Run linting and validation

• Create PR with description template

• Address review feedback

• Squash and merge

Commit Message Format

type(scope): description

Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore Scope: component affected Description: imperative mood, < 72 chars

Code of Conduct

• Be respectful and inclusive

• Focus on constructive feedback

• Welcome newcomers

• Follow project conventions

• Report issues responsibly

Quality Requirements

• All CI checks must pass

• HTML validation (HTMLHint)

• No broken links

• WCAG 2.1 AA compliance

• Security scanning clean

• Documentation updated

Security Contributions

• Follow responsible disclosure

• Report via SECURITY.md

• Never commit credentials

• Follow secure development practices

Related Policies

• Secure Development Policy