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+# Contributing
+
+Thank you for your interest in improving Celo SDK(s) and CLI(s).
+
+If you want to contribute, but aren't sure where to start, you can create a
+[new discussion](https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling/discussions).
+
+There are multiple opportunities to contribute. It doesn't matter if you are just
+getting started or are an expert. We appreciate your interest in contributing.
+
+> **IMPORTANT**
+> Please ask before starting work on any significant new features.
+>
+> It's never a fun experience to have your pull request declined after investing time and effort
+> into a new feature. To avoid this from happening, we invite contributors to create a
+> [new discussion](https://github.com/wevm/viem/discussions) to discuss API changes or
+> significant new ideas.
+
+## Basic guide
+
+This guide is intended to help you get started with contributing. By following these steps,
+you will understand the development process and workflow.
+
+### Cloning the repository
+
+To start contributing to the project, clone it to your local machine using git:
+
+```sh
+$ git clone https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling.git
+```
+
+Navigate to the project's root directory:
+
+```sh
+$ cd developer-tooling
+```
+
+### Installing Node.js
+
+We use [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) to run the project locally.
+You need to install the **Node.js version** specified in [.nvmrc](../.nvmrc). To do so, run:
+
+```sh
+$ nvm install
+$ nvm use
+```
+
+### Installing dependencies
+
+Once in the project's root directory, run the following command to install the project's 
+dependencies:
+
+```sh
+$ yarn install
+```
+
+After installing the dependencies, the project is ready to be run. 
+
+### Navigating the repository
+
+The project is structured into multiple packages. Each package is located in the 
+[`packages/`](../packages/) directory. Each package has its own `package.json` file and is 
+published independently.
+
+For example:
+
+-   the [`@celo/celocli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/celocli) NPM package is 
+    located in the [`packages/cli/`](../packages/cli/) directory.
+-   the [`@celo/contractkit`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/contractkit) NPM package is 
+    located in the [`packages/sdk/contractkit/`](../packages/sdk/contractkit/) directory.
+
+### Running packages
+
+Once you navigated to the package directory you want to run, inspect the `package.json` file
+and look for the `scripts` section. It contains the list of available scripts that can be run.
+
+### Versioning
+
+When adding new features or fixing bugs, we'll need to bump the package versions. 
+We use [Changesets](https://github.com/changesets/changesets) to do this.
+
+> **INFO**
+> Only changes to the codebase that affect the public API or existing behavior (e.g. bugs) 
+> need changesets.
+
+Each changeset defines which package(s) should be published and whether the change should be a 
+major/minor/patch release, as well as providing release notes that will be added to the changelog 
+upon release.
+
+To create a new changeset, run:
+
+```sh
+$ yarn run changeset
+```
+
+This will run the Changesets CLI, prompting you for details about the change. 
+You’ll be able to edit the file after it’s created — don’t worry about getting everything perfect 
+up front.
+
+Even though you can technically use any markdown formatting you like, headings should be avoided 
+since each changeset will ultimately be nested within a bullet list. Instead, bold text should be 
+used as section headings.
+
+If your PR is making changes to an area that already has a changeset (e.g. there’s an existing 
+changeset covering theme API changes but you’re making further changes to the same API), you 
+should update the existing changeset in your PR rather than creating a new one.
+
+### Running the test suite 
+
+Unfortunately, we don't have a consistent way of running the test suite across all packages yet.
+Some packages have their own test suites, while others don't have any tests at all.
+This is something we are working on improving.
+
+When you open a Pull Request, the GitHub CI will run the available test suites for you, but 
+you can also run them locally.
+
+> **INFO**
+> Some tests are run automatically when you open a Pull Request, while others are run when a 
+> maintainer approves the Pull Request. This is for security reasons, as some tests require access 
+> to secrets.
+
+### Open a Pull Request
+
+✅ Now you're ready to contribute to Celo SDK(s) and CLI(s)!

README.md

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   - [`@celo/wallet-ledger`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/wallet-ledger)
   - [`@celo/wallet-local`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/wallet-local)
   - [`@celo/wallet-remote`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/wallet-remote)
-  - [`@celo/wallet-rpc`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/wallet-rpc)
+  - [`@celo/wallet-rpc`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@celo/wallet-rpc)
+
+## Contributing
+
+If you're interested in contributing, please read the [contributing docs](./CONTRIBUTING.md) 
+**before submitting a pull request**.
+
+## Documentation
+
+[Head to the documentation](https://docs.celo.org/) to read and learn more about Celo SDK(s) and 
+CLI(s).
+
+## Community
+
+Check out the following places for more developer tooling-related content:
+
+- Join the [discussions on GitHub](https://github.com/celo-org/developer-tooling/discussions)
+- Follow [@cLabs](https://twitter.com/cLabs) and [@celo](https://twitter.com/Celo) on X 
+  (formerly Twitter) for project updates
+
+## Authors
+
+- [@aaronmgdr](https://github.com/aaronmgdr)
+- [@nicolasbrugneaux](https://github.com/nicolasbrugneaux)
+- [@shazarre](https://github.com/shazarre)
+- [@arthurgousset](https://github.com/arthurgousset)