Contributing to GoldenTellus

Thank you for your interest in contributing! GoldenTellus is focused on open-sourcing production-tested AI capabilities extracted from real enterprise deployments.

🎯 What We Accept

Capabilities (Primary)

All capability contributions go to goldentellus-capabilities.

See that repo's CONTRIBUTING.md for: - Quality standards (production-tested, universal format, self-contained) - Submission process (proposal → review → merge) - Maintenance expectations

Documentation (This Repo)

Improvements to this site:

• Typo fixes: Open a PR directly
• Content clarifications: Open an issue first, discuss approach
• New sections: Propose via issue, get alignment before writing

🚫 What We Don't Accept

• Experimental capabilities (must be production-deployed)
• FDE training content (we pivoted away from that direction)
• Case studies without authorization (all must be desensitized + approved)

📝 How to Contribute

For Capabilities

Go to goldentellus-capabilities and follow that repo's process.

For Documentation

1. Fork this repo
2. Create a branch: git checkout -b docs/your-improvement
3. Make changes: Edit files in docs/
4. Test locally:

   pip install mkdocs-material
   mkdocs serve
   

5. Open PR: Describe what you changed and why

✅ Quality Standards

• Accurate: All technical claims must be verifiable
• Clear: Use plain language, define jargon
• Structured: Headings, bullets, tables for scannability
• Linked: Reference SNAO framework sections (e.g., "see §4.3")

🤝 Code of Conduct

• Be respectful and constructive
• Focus on ideas, not people
• Accept feedback gracefully
• No spam, self-promotion, or off-topic discussions

💬 Questions?

• General questions: Discussions
• Bugs or issues: Issues
• Capability proposals: goldentellus-capabilities

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Thank you for helping us build a library of production-grade AI capabilities!