| # Contributing to counsel |
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| Thank you for your interest in counsel. This repository is part of the [SZL Holdings](https://github.com/szl-holdings) platform — governed AI decision infrastructure for regulated enterprises. |
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| ## Contribution model |
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| counsel is **source-available, proprietary software**. The codebase is published for evaluation, audit, and reference. We do not accept unsolicited pull requests at this time. See the repository [`LICENSE`](./LICENSE) for the full grant. |
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| If you are a partner, customer, or collaborator with a written agreement, your contribution path is coordinated with your account contact. Reach us at [partners@szlholdings.com](mailto:partners@szlholdings.com). |
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| ## How you can engage |
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| We welcome the following without prior agreement: |
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| - **Bug reports.** Open a [GitHub issue](../../issues/new) with reproduction steps, environment, and expected vs actual behavior. |
| - **Security disclosures.** Do **not** open a public issue. Follow [`SECURITY.md`](./SECURITY.md) — preferred channel is [security@szlholdings.com](mailto:security@szlholdings.com) or a private GitHub security advisory. |
| - **Questions and feedback.** Email [stephen@szlholdings.com](mailto:stephen@szlholdings.com) for product questions, integration requests, or partnership inquiries. |
| - **Documentation corrections.** Small typo / link / factual fixes to public docs are welcome via PR. Please open an issue first describing the change. |
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| ## What we expect from contributors |
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| - Adherence to the [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). |
| - For any contribution merged into this repository, you grant SZL Holdings, LLC a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, modify, and redistribute the contribution under the repository's license. By submitting a PR you confirm you have the right to make this grant. |
| - Honest disclosure: do not submit code derived from third-party sources without proper attribution and a compatible license. |
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| ## Reporting a problem |
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| | Channel | Use it for | |
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| | [GitHub issues](../../issues) | Bugs, documentation gaps, reproducible defects | |
| | [security@szlholdings.com](mailto:security@szlholdings.com) | Security vulnerabilities (private) | |
| | [stephen@szlholdings.com](mailto:stephen@szlholdings.com) | Product, partnership, licensing | |
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| (c) 2024–2026 SZL Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. |
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| ## Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) |
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| All commits must carry a Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off per [DCO v1.1](https://developercertificate.org/). Add with: |
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| ```bash |
| git commit -s -m "your commit message" |
| # Produces: Signed-off-by: Name <email> |
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| ### Branch naming convention |
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| ``` |
| feat/<scope>/<short-description> # New functionality |
| fix/<scope>/<short-description> # Bug fix |
| docs/<short-description> # Documentation only |
| chore/<short-description> # Maintenance, dependencies |
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