Making your first commit to Radius

July 13, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

This is a step-by-step walkthrough for contributing to the Radius codebase for those new to the project. In this walkthrough, you'll install prerequisites, learn how to debug the rad CLI and commit a code change.

Follow the steps in order:

  1. Set up the prerequisites.
  2. Install development tools.
  3. Build Radius.
  4. Make a small CLI change.
  5. Debug the CLI.
  6. Run tests.
  7. Create a pull request.