Contribution Guidelines Skill

🔴 AI FIRST Quality Principle

Apply the AI FIRST principle: never accept first-pass quality. Minimum 2 iterations. Read all output, improve every section. No shortcuts.

Purpose

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

PR Workflow

1. Fork or branch from main
2. Make focused, minimal changes
3. Write descriptive commit messages
4. Add/update tests for changes
5. Run linting and validation
6. Create PR with description template
7. Address review feedback
8. 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