How to Contribute
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We're so thankful you're considering contributing to an open source project of the U.S. government! If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We appreciate all friendly contributions.
We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its LICENSE, and its README. -->
Getting Started
Building dependencies
Building the Project
Workflow and Branching
Coding Style and Linters
Writing Issues
Shipping Releases
Policies
Open Source Policy
We adhere to the CMS Open Source Policy. If you have any questions, just shoot us an email.
Security and Responsible Disclosure Policy
Submit a vulnerability: Vulnerability reports can be submitted through Bugcrowd. Reports may be submitted anonymously. If you share contact information, we will acknowledge receipt of your report within 3 business days.
For more information about our Security, Vulnerability, and Responsible Disclosure Policies, see SECURITY.md.
Public domain
This project is in the public domain within the United States, and copyright and related rights in the work worldwide are waived through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication as indicated in LICENSE.
All contributions to this project will be released under the CC0 dedication. By submitting a pull request or issue, you are agreeing to comply with this waiver of copyright interest.