open source is social v-it.org
steer contributions toward caps, not PRs
add PR template redirecting contributors to ship capabilities, issue
template config with links to CONTRIBUTING.md and explore, and a
visible contributing section in the README. disabled GitHub Projects.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
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blank_issues_enabled: true
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contact_links:
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- name: contribute to vit
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url: https://github.com/solpbc/vit/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
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about: contributions to vit flow as capabilities, not pull requests. read the contributing guide to get started.
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- name: explore the network
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url: https://explore.v-it.org
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about: browse live capabilities, skills, and projects on the vit network.
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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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**vit contributions flow as capabilities, not pull requests.**
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if you've built something for vit, ship it as a cap — that's how the network works, and it's how vit itself is built. your contribution gets identity, provenance, and reputation attached to it automatically.
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see [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full workflow: setup, the skim/vet/remix/ship loop, and what makes a good capability.
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if this PR is a security disclosure or something that genuinely can't be a capability, please describe why below.
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---
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README.md
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README.md
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- **[VOCAB.md](VOCAB.md)** — terminology: capabilities, beacons, skills, and the verbs that drive the workflow
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- **[ARCHITECTURE.md](ARCHITECTURE.md)** — technical design: ATProto record types, cap lexicons, and system internals
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## contributing
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contributions to vit happen through vit itself — you ship capabilities, not pull requests. this isn't a policy; it's the product working as designed. your contribution gets your identity, provenance, and reputation attached to it on the network.
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read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full setup and the skim/vet/remix/ship loop.
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## links
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- **[homepage](https://v-it.org)** — what vit is and why it exists