🤝 Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct
November 11, 2025 · View on GitHub
Building a Welcoming, Professional, and High-Quality Community
📋 Table of Contents
💫 Our Pledge
We as members, contributors, and leaders of the orchestr8 community pledge to make participation in our project and community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of:
- Age, body size, visible or invisible disability
- Ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression
- Level of experience, education, socio-economic status
- Nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion
- Sexual identity and orientation
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community focused on advancing enterprise-grade autonomous software orchestration.
⭐ Our Standards
Expected Behavior
Examples of behavior that contributes to a positive environment:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Empathy & Kindness | • Demonstrating empathy toward others • Being kind in words and actions • Supporting fellow contributors |
| Respect | • Respecting differing opinions and experiences • Valuing diverse perspectives • Listening actively and thoughtfully |
| Constructive Feedback | • Giving feedback that is specific and actionable • Accepting feedback gracefully • Focusing on improvement, not criticism |
| Accountability | • Accepting responsibility for mistakes • Apologizing when necessary • Learning from experiences |
| Community Focus | • Prioritizing what's best for the community • Sharing knowledge openly • Collaborating to advance the project |
| Professionalism | • Maintaining professional standards • Engaging in evidence-based discussions • Prioritizing quality and security |
Unacceptable Behavior
Examples of behavior that is not tolerated:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Harassment | • Sexualized language or imagery • Sexual attention or advances • Trolling, insulting, or derogatory comments |
| Personal Attacks | • Public or private harassment • Publishing others' private information • Personal or political attacks |
| Unprofessional Conduct | • Conduct inappropriate for a professional setting • Disregarding quality gates or security standards • Spamming or off-topic content |
| Malicious Behavior | • Intentionally submitting malicious code • Creating security vulnerabilities • Persistent disruptive behavior |
🎯 Special Considerations for Enterprise Orchestration
Given orchestr8's mission to provide enterprise-grade autonomous software orchestration, we expect all contributors to:
Quality Standards
- ✅ Follow established quality gates: code review, security audit, testing, performance, compliance
- ✅ Write comprehensive tests with appropriate coverage
- ✅ Document code and features clearly and thoroughly
- ✅ Adhere to security best practices and compliance requirements
Research & Collaboration
- ✅ Support evidence-based decision making and research-driven development
- ✅ Share knowledge openly to benefit the organizational learning system
- ✅ Respect the async execution model and long-running research processes
- ✅ Contribute to the knowledge base with patterns, anti-patterns, and validated assumptions
Professional Conduct
- ✅ Maintain enterprise-level professionalism in all interactions
- ✅ Respect the production-grade nature of the project and its users
- ✅ Consider the security and compliance implications of contributions
- ✅ Acknowledge that this tool is used in critical enterprise environments
🚨 Reporting Violations
How to Report
If you experience or witness unacceptable behavior, please report it:
Primary Methods
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GitHub Discussions (Preferred for non-sensitive issues)
- Create Private Discussion
- Tag maintainers: @seth-schultz
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Email (For sensitive reports)
- contact@orchestr8.builders
- Reports handled confidentially
What to Include
A complete report should include:
- Your contact information
- Names (real, usernames, or pseudonyms) of individuals involved
- Description of the incident (dates, locations, context)
- Supporting documentation (screenshots, links, logs)
- Any additional context that may be helpful
Template:
## Code of Conduct Violation Report
**Reporter**: [Your name or anonymous]
**Date**: [Date of incident]
**Location**: [GitHub issue #123, PR #456, etc.]
### Individuals Involved
- [List names/usernames]
### Description
[Detailed description of what happened]
### Supporting Evidence
- [Screenshot 1]
- [Link to comment]
- [Other evidence]
### Impact
[How this affected you or the community]
What Happens Next
| Stage | Timeline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Acknowledgment | 48 hours | You receive confirmation of receipt |
| 2. Investigation | 5 days | Maintainers review and gather information |
| 3. Decision | 7 days | Action determined based on severity |
| 4. Enforcement | Immediate | Appropriate action taken |
| 5. Follow-up | 10 days | You're informed of the outcome |
Confidentiality
- 🔒 All reports handled with discretion
- 🔒 Details shared only with those who need to know
- 🔒 Reporter identity protected (unless legally required)
- 🔒 Private reports never made public without consent
⚖️ Enforcement Guidelines
Community leaders follow these Community Impact Guidelines:
1. 📝 Correction
Community Impact: Minor violation (inappropriate language, unprofessional behavior)
Consequence:
- Private written warning
- Clarification of why the behavior was inappropriate
- Public apology may be requested
Example: Using inappropriate language in a GitHub comment
2. ⚠️ Warning
Community Impact: Single incident or series of violations
Consequence:
- Warning with consequences for continued behavior
- No interaction with people involved for specified period
- Includes avoiding community spaces and external channels
- Violating terms may lead to temporary or permanent ban
Example: Repeated trolling or disruptive comments
3. 🚫 Temporary Ban
Community Impact: Serious violation of community standards
Consequence:
- Temporary ban from all interaction (specified period)
- No public or private interaction with people involved
- No interaction with those enforcing Code of Conduct
- Violating terms may lead to permanent ban
Example: Sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment
Duration: 7 days to 90 days (based on severity)
4. 🔴 Permanent Ban
Community Impact: Pattern of violations, sustained harassment, aggression toward classes of individuals
Consequence:
- Permanent ban from all public interaction
- Removal of all contributions (at maintainers' discretion)
- No path to reinstatement
Example: Sexual harassment, threats, malicious code injection
🌍 Scope
This Code of Conduct applies in all community spaces, including:
Online Spaces
- ✅ GitHub repositories (code, issues, PRs, discussions)
- ✅ Community forums and chat channels
- ✅ Official communication platforms (Discord, Slack, etc.)
- ✅ Social media when representing the project
In-Person Spaces
- ✅ Official project events (conferences, meetups)
- ✅ Hackathons and workshops
- ✅ Any event where you officially represent orchestr8
Representing the Project
This Code of Conduct also applies when you are officially representing the community:
- Speaking at conferences about orchestr8
- Managing official social media accounts
- Acting as a designated representative
- Wearing orchestr8 branded materials at professional events
🏛️ Enforcement Responsibilities
Community leaders are responsible for:
- ✅ Clarifying and enforcing standards of acceptable behavior
- ✅ Taking appropriate and fair corrective action
- ✅ Removing, editing, or rejecting contributions that violate this Code
- ✅ Communicating reasons for moderation decisions
- ✅ Maintaining confidentiality of reporters
Rights of community leaders:
- Edit or remove comments, commits, code, issues that violate standards
- Ban temporarily or permanently for inappropriate behavior
- Escalate serious violations to GitHub or law enforcement
📚 Attribution
This Code of Conduct is adapted from:
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Contributor Covenant, version 2.1 Available at https://www.contributor-covenant.org/version/2/1/code_of_conduct.html
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Community Impact Guidelines inspired by Mozilla's code of conduct enforcement ladder
Additional Resources:
- FAQ: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
- Translations: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations
📞 Contact
For questions about this Code of Conduct:
| Method | Contact | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Discussions | orchestr8 Discussions | General questions |
| contact@orchestr8.builders | Sensitive reports | |
| GitHub Issues | orchestr8 Issues | Non-conduct issues |
📝 Changes to This Code
The project maintainers reserve the right to update this Code of Conduct:
Changes communicated through:
- ✅ GitHub commit history
- ✅ Project announcements
- ✅ CHANGELOG.md updates
- ✅ Email notifications for major changes
Review Frequency: Annually or as needed
Last Updated: November 11, 2025 Version: 1.0.0
Building a welcoming, professional, and high-quality community for enterprise orchestration.
Questions? Check the documentation or contact us