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+# Contribution Guidelines
+
+Thank you for taking an interest in Hetty! If you want to contribute to the
+project, please read the guidelines below to ensure a smooth develop experience.
+
+## Code of conduct
+
+Please first read the [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md), and abide to it
+whenever you interact with the community.
+
+## Issues
+
+Use [issues](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty/issues) for reporting bugs,
+adding feature requests and giving context to PRs you submit. Please use [labels](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty/labels)
+in favor of category prefixes in issue titles. To keep the issue tracker
+focused on development, use [discussions](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty/discussions)
+for usage questions and non-code related discourse.
+
+Before submitting new feature requests, check out the Kanban board for the
+status of on-going work. There might already be a card/issue.
+
+## Pull requests
+
+Before submitting a pull request that introduces a new feature or significantly
+changes the behavior of Hetty, please consider first using [discussions](https://github.com/dstotijn/hetty/discussions)
+or commenting on a relevant existing issue to share what you have in mind.
+Because the project is in an early stage, this is especially important; there
+are still a lot of major design decisions to be made. Until the foundation has
+solidified, design and implementation leading up to the first milestone (v1.0)
+is highly in flux, and your work might not align/be applicable for what the
+maintainers have envisioned.
+
+## Development
+
+_Todo: Write steps for setting up local development environment._
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 The project is currently under active development. Please star/follow and check
 back soon. 🤗
 
+## Contributing
+
+Please see the [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
+
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 Thanks to the [Hacker101 community on Discord](https://www.hacker101.com/discord)