Thank you for your interest in contributing to [tldraw](https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw)! We welcome any contributions to the code base and the documentation.
Before submitting a pull request, it is **strongly recommended** to create [create an issue](https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw/issues/new/choose) first to discuss your proposed changes. This will help us to make sure that your changes are aligned with the project goals and that you are not duplicating work that is already in progress.
If you are not sure whether your changes are needed, feel free to create an issue anyway and we can discuss it there. Once we have agreed on the changes, you can start working on them.
1. [Fork](https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/fork-a-repo) and [clone](https://docs.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/cloning-a-repository) the [repository](https://github.com/tldraw/tldraw)
2. [Create a separate branch](https://docs.github.com/en/desktop/contributing-and-collaborating-using-github-desktop/managing-branches) for your changes
3. Make your changes, and ensure that it is formatted by [Prettier](https://prettier.io) and type-checks without errors in [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
4. Write tests that validate your change and/or fix.
