CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing to Vitalis-FSI

We welcome contributions to the Vitalis-FSI ecosystem. To ensure the framework remains lean, sovereign, and surgically precise:

1. Keep it lean: New modules must not introduce external dependencies. We prioritize pure NumPy implementations.
2. Document everything: Every new plugin or module must include clear docstrings.
3. Benchmark impact: If submitting a new cognitive layer, include a summary of the impact on reasoning benchmarks.
4. Style: Follow standard PEP-8 guidelines.
5. PR Flow: Create a feature branch, run the benchmark suite (bash benchmark/run_all.sh), and submit a Pull Request.

Happy hacking.