Contribution Guidelines Skill

Purpose

Follow proper contribution process for CIA project including PR workflow and code review standards.

When to Use

• ✅ Submitting pull requests
• ✅ Conducting code reviews
• ✅ Contributing to open source
• ✅ Reporting bugs or requesting features

Pull Request Process

1. Fork and Clone

git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/cia.git
cd cia
git remote add upstream https://github.com/Hack23/cia.git

2. Create Feature Branch

git checkout -b feature/politician-analytics

3. Make Changes

# Follow coding standards
# Write tests
# Update documentation

4. Commit with Conventional Commits

git commit -m "feat: add politician voting analytics dashboard"
git commit -m "fix: resolve SQL injection in search endpoint"
git commit -m "docs: update SECURITY_ARCHITECTURE.md"

5. Push and Create PR

git push origin feature/politician-analytics
# Create PR via GitHub UI

Code Review Checklist

For Contributors

• ✅ All tests pass locally
• ✅ Code follows project conventions
• ✅ Documentation updated
• ✅ Security considerations addressed
• ✅ No secrets committed

For Reviewers

• ✅ Code is maintainable and readable
• ✅ Test coverage adequate
• ✅ Security vulnerabilities checked
• ✅ Performance implications considered
• ✅ Documentation complete

Commit Message Format

type(scope): subject

body

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Types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore

References

• CONTRIBUTING.md
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md