Contributing to Silos Dashboard

March 4, 2026 · View on GitHub

Thank you for your interest in contributing! This document explains how to get involved.

Code of Conduct

Be respectful and constructive. We follow the Contributor Covenant.

Ways to Contribute

  • Bug reports — open an issue with steps to reproduce
  • Feature requests — open an issue describing the use case
  • Pull requests — fix a bug, add a feature, improve docs or translations

Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/cheapestinference/silos.git
cd silos
npm install
npm run dev

You need a running OpenClaw gateway (default: http://localhost:18789). The gateway URL can be changed in the Settings panel at runtime.

Pull Request Guidelines

  1. Fork the repo and create your branch from main:

    git checkout -b feat/my-feature
# or
git checkout -b fix/bug-description

  2. Keep PRs focused — one feature or fix per PR.

  3. Build must pass:

    npm run build

  4. Follow existing conventions:

    • TypeScript strict mode
    • Tailwind CSS for styling — no inline styles
    • Zustand for global state — no prop drilling for shared state
    • i18n keys for all user-facing strings (add to all 4 locale files: en, es, fr, de)

  5. Commit messages follow Conventional Commits:

    feat: add agent memory tab
fix: reconnect loop on gateway timeout
docs: update gateway URL config

  6. Open your PR against main and fill in the PR template.

Adding Translations

Locale files live in src/i18n/locales/. To add or update a string:

  1. Add the key to en.json first (source of truth for the TypeScript type)
  2. Add the equivalent to es.json, fr.json and de.json
  3. Machine translation is acceptable for initial PRs — native speakers will refine

Reporting Bugs

Open an issue and include:

  • Steps to reproduce
  • Expected vs actual behaviour
  • Browser and OS
  • OpenClaw gateway version (if relevant)

Releases

Maintainers handle releases. Each release:

  1. Bumps the version in package.json
  2. Updates CHANGELOG.md
  3. Tags the commit (v1.2.3)
  4. Publishes a GitHub Release
  5. Triggers the Docker build and push to ghcr.io/cheapestinference/silos

Questions

Open a GitHub Discussion or an issue.