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path: "/docs/contributing-guide"
title: "Contributing Guide"
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Thanks for taking interest in contributing to Chatwoot source code. Before submitting your contribution, please make sure to take a moment and read through the following guidelines:
- [Code of Conduct ](https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md )
- [Development Setup ](https://docs.chatwoot.com/#/development/environment-setup/ubuntu )
- [Project Dependencies ](https://docs.chatwoot.com/#/development/project-setup/dependencies )
- [Environment Setup ](https://docs.chatwoot.com/#/development/project-setup/environment-variables )
## Pull Request Guidelines
- Assign the corresponding issue to you whenever you start working on it. This helps in resolving collision (mutliple people working on the same item)
- Please raise the PR against master branch
- It's OK to have multiple small commits as you work on the PR - We will squash the commits before merging.
- If adding a new feature:
- Add accompanying test case.
- Provide a convincing reason to add this feature. Ideally, you should open a suggestion issue first and have it approved before working on it.
- If fixing bug:
- If you are resolving a special issue, add `(fix #xxxx[,#xxxx])` (#xxxx is the issue id) in your PR title.
- Provide a detailed description of the bug in the PR.
- Add appropriate test coverage if applicable.
