presenton/CONTRIBUTING.md
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Create CONTRIBUTING.md for project guidelines
Added a comprehensive contributing guide for Presenton, detailing how to contribute, development setup, and community engagement.
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# Contributing to Presenton
Welcome! 🚀
Thanks for helping improve **Presenton — the open-source AI presentation generator.**
## Quick Links
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/presenton/presenton
- **Docs:** https://docs.presenton.ai
- **Website:** https://presenton.ai
- **Discord:** https://discord.gg/9ZsKKxudNE
- **X:** https://x.com/presentonai
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# Current Contribution Scope
⚠️ **We are currently accepting Pull Requests only inside the `electron/` directory.**
The Electron application contains:
- Desktop application
- FastAPI backend
- Next.js frontend
- Local runtime integrations
Contributions outside `electron/` may not be accepted at this time.
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# How to Contribute
### Bugs
Open an issue and include:
- Steps to reproduce
- Expected vs actual behavior
- Logs or screenshots
### Features
Start a **GitHub Issue** or **Discussion** explaining:
- The problem
- Proposed solution
### Code Contributions
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch
3. Implement your changes
4. Open a Pull Request
Example branch names:
```
feature/add-template-support
fix/export-pptx-error
docs/update-readme
```
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# Development Setup (Electron)
### Prerequisites
- Node.js (LTS)
- npm
- Python
- `uv` (Python package manager)
# Setup Environment
From the `electron` directory:
```
cd electron
npm run setup:env
```
This installs:
- Node dependencies
- FastAPI dependencies
- Next.js dependencies
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# Run the Electron App (Development)
```
npm run dev
```
This will:
- compile TypeScript
- start the Electron app
- run the backend and UI locally
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# Build the Electron App
To build all components:
```
npm run build:all
```
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# Before Opening a PR
Please ensure:
- Changes are **inside `electron/`**
- Code runs locally on development as well as build environment both
- PRs are **small and focused**
- You explain **what and why**
For UI changes, include screenshots.
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# AI-Assisted Contributions
PRs created with **AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Codex, etc.) are welcome.**
Please mention:
- that the PR is **AI-assisted**
- the level of testing performed
- confirmation that you reviewed the generated code
---
# Good First Issues
Look for issues labeled:
```
good first issue
help wanted
```
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# Community
Questions or discussions:
💬 Discord
https://discord.gg/9ZsKKxudNE
---
# Code of Conduct
Please follow our community guidelines:
```
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
```
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Thanks for helping make **Presenton better for everyone.**
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