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# Contributing to Dynamo

Thank you for your interest in contributing to Dynamo!

For the full contribution guide — including how to get started, build from source, submit PRs, and what to expect during review — see:

**[Contribution Guide](https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/dev/getting-started/contribution-guide)** (docs site)

Or view the source: [`docs/contribution-guide.md`](docs/contribution-guide.md)

## Quick Links

- [Good first issues](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/labels/good-first-issue)
- [Help wanted](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/labels/help-wanted)
- [Open a bug report](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml)
- [Propose a feature](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml)
- [CNCF Slack (`#ai-dynamo`)](https://communityinviter.com/apps/cloud-native/cncf)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/nvidia-dynamo)

Dynamo requires all contributions to be signed off with the [Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO)](https://developercertificate.org/). This certifies that you have the right to submit your contribution under the project's [Apache 2.0 license](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/blob/main/LICENSE).

By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the [Apache 2.0 License](https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo/blob/main/LICENSE).