# Contributing

> Contribute changes to the Feynman repository itself. Use when the task is to add features, fix bugs, update prompts or skills, change install or release behavior, improve docs, or prepare a focused PR against this repo.

- Skill: `advaitpaliwal/contributing` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add advaitpaliwal/contributing`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/advaitpaliwal/contributing/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: advaitpaliwal (https://skillmd.com/u/advaitpaliwal)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/advaitpaliwal/contributing

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# Contributing

When working inside the Feynman repository, read the repo-root `CONTRIBUTING.md` and `AGENTS.md` files for project-specific conventions.

Use this skill when working on Feynman itself, especially for:

- CLI or runtime changes in `src/`
- prompt changes in `prompts/`
- bundled skill changes in `skills/`
- subagent behavior changes in `.feynman/agents/`
- install, packaging, or release changes in `scripts/`, `README.md`, or website docs

Minimum local checks before claiming the repo change is done:

```bash
npm test
npm run typecheck
npm run build
```

If the docs site changed, also validate `website/`.

When changing release-sensitive behavior, verify that `.nvmrc`, package `engines`, runtime guards, and install docs stay aligned.