Contributing to Claude Anchor

March 22, 2026 · View on GitHub

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Claude Anchor! We appreciate your willingness to help improve this project.

Important Notice

This is an open source project maintained on a best-effort basis. We do not maintain any specific timeline or commitment for:

  • Reviewing pull requests
  • Responding to issues
  • Accepting contributions
  • Providing support

We address contributions and issues as time allows. Your patience and understanding are appreciated.

How to Contribute

Reporting Issues

  1. Check if the issue already exists
  2. Create a new issue with a clear title and description
  3. Include steps to reproduce the problem
  4. Mention your environment (Node version, OS, etc.)

Submitting Pull Requests

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a new branch for your feature/fix
  3. Make your changes
  4. Run npm test and ensure all tests pass
  5. Submit a pull request with a clear description

All PRs require:

  • Passing CI checks (tests across Node 16/18/20)
  • Passing CodeQL security scan
  • Code review from @superbasicstudio

Code Guidelines

  • Keep changes focused and minimal
  • Follow the existing code style
  • Test your changes before submitting
  • Update documentation if needed
  • Keep templates framework-agnostic — they should work with any project in any language

What We're Looking For

  • Bug fixes
  • Documentation improvements
  • New templates that fit the behavioral context framework
  • Improvements to existing templates

What We're NOT Looking For

  • Major architectural changes without prior discussion
  • Features that add significant complexity
  • Changes that break backward compatibility
  • Dependencies on external services
  • Templates tied to a specific language or framework

Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/superbasicstudio/claude-anchor.git

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

Testing

Please ensure all existing tests pass and add tests for new functionality when applicable.

License

By contributing to Claude Anchor, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the BSD 2-Clause License.

Questions?

Feel free to open an issue for discussion, but please remember that responses may be delayed.

Thank you for contributing to Claude Anchor!