diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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+First off. You are awesome. Thanks for wanting to help contribute to the JSketcher project. 
+
+To make things easier to manage we have some guidelines that will help to keep the codebase clean and tidy. 
+
+1. No merge commits. Everything should be rebased on top of the main branch. History should be one line/linear
+2. No unnecessary formatting/prettifiyng. Only for the neighborhood of the actual change.
+3. Indent is always 2 spaces. 
+4. Execute  ```npm run before-main-branch-merge``` to statically check and lint the code.
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diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE
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+name: Bug Report
+description: File a bug report
+title: "[Bug]: "
+labels: ["bug", "triage"]
+assignees: ["mmiscool", "xibyte"]  
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to fill out this bug report!
+  - type: input
+    id: contact
+    attributes:
+      label: Contact Details
+      description: How can we get in touch with you if we need more info?
+      placeholder: ex. email@example.com
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant log output
+      description: Please copy and paste any relevant log output. This will be automatically formatted into code, so no need for backticks.
+      render: shell
+  - type: textarea
+    id: jsketcherJSON
+    attributes:
+      label: Exported JSKetcher part file JSON
+      description: Please copy and paste the text of the exported JSKetcher project
+      render: shell
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diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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+Related issue: #XXXX  (if applicable)
+=========================
+
+Description:
+=========================
+A clear and concise description of what the problem was and how this pull request solves it.
+If pull request is for a new feature a clear description of the feature and usage.
+
+
+Contributor name: XXXXX
+=========================
+
+
+Confirm compliance with JSketcher project license. 
+=========================
+- [x] Pull request is made compliance with JSKetcher license  
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,3 +81,9 @@ Install node.js
 * $ cd \<jsketcher folder\>
 * $ npm install
 * $ npm start
+
+
+
+
+Contributing Please see  [.github/CONTRIBUTING.md ](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md )
+=========================