Contribution Guidelines

What we accept and what we don't

What we accept

  • Issues requiring design, documentation, translation, research, community management, marketing, social media, project management, data analytics, or PR review.
  • Issues from public repositories with a recognised open source license (MIT, Apache, GPL, Creative Commons, etc.).
  • Issues that are currently open and actively seeking contributors.
  • Issues with enough context for a contributor to understand what is needed.

What we do not accept

  • Code-related issues — bug fixes, feature requests, refactoring, performance improvements, or anything requiring programming.
  • Issues from private, archived, or unlicensed repositories.
  • Duplicate issues already listed on Nocos.
  • Issues with no description or insufficient detail for a contributor to act on.
  • Issues from projects that are no longer actively maintained.
  • Spam, promotional content, or issues unrelated to open source contribution.

Tips for a successful submission

  • Make sure your issue title clearly describes the non-code work needed.
  • Include enough detail so a contributor knows exactly what to do.
  • Confirm the repository has an open source license before submitting.
  • Only submit issues that are genuinely open and welcoming contributors.
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