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+# Pre-requisites
+
+Before making a pull request, please make an associated issue. New features should be discussed with project maintainers first. Bug fixes require no discussion.
+
+# Setup & Development
+
+1. Clone the repo somewhere outside of your obsidian vault directory
+2. `npm install` (once)
+3. `npm run dev` to run a watch process that will rebuild the plugin automatically when files change
+4. After making changes, in another terminal window, `cp main.js styles.css manifest.json /path/to/your/vault/.obsidian/plugins/obsidian-github-link`
+5. Reload obsidian
+
+# Code Standards
+
+Code must meet the following standards:
+
+- Conforms to the code style enforced by prettier
+- Pass linting using the project's ESLint config (automated as a PR check)
+- Pass a static code analysis scan by SonarCloud (automated as a PR check)
+- Review by a project maintainer
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