contributor-guide
Write a CONTRIBUTING guide that helps people contribute to an open-source project without friction. Use when asked to write a CONTRIBUTING.md, set up contribution guidelines, or make a repo welcoming to contributors. Produces a clear guide: how to set up, the contribution workflow, standards, PR expectations, and how to get help — lowering the barrier to a first PR.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill contributor-guide --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Contributor Guide Skill Most would-be contributors give up at setup friction or unclear expectations. A good `CONTRIBUTING.md` removes the guesswork: how to get the project running, how to propose a change, what a mergeable PR looks like, and where to ask. This skill writes that guide — welcoming, specific, and aimed at getting someone to a successful **first PR**. ## Required Inputs Ask for these only if they aren't already provided: - **Project & stack** — what it is, language/framework, repo layout basics. - **Dev setup** — how to clone, install, run locally, and run tests. - **Workflow** — branch model, commit/PR conventions, where issues live, who reviews. - **Standards** — linting/formatting, test requirements, the Code of Conduct (link). - **Norms** (optional) — how decisions are made, response times, good-first-issue process. ## Output Format A `CONTRIBUTING.md`: ### Contributing to [Project] A warm one-liner: contributions are welcome, here's how to make it smooth. **Ways to contribute** — issues, docs, code, triage — not everyone writes code. **Development setup** ``` # clone, install, run, test — the exact commands ``` …so a contributor can get the project running and
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- Output Format
- Contributing to [Project]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Based On
What does the contributor-guide skill do?
Write a CONTRIBUTING guide that helps people contribute to an open-source project without friction. Use when asked to write a CONTRIBUTING.md, set up contribution guidelines, or make a repo welcoming to contributors. Produces a clear guide: how to set up, the contribution workflow, standards, PR expectations, and how to get help — lowering the barrier to a first PR.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill contributor-guide --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.