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From: drew <me@andrinoff.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:50:01 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add CONTRIBUTING (#34)

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+# Contributing to Email CLI
+
+First off, thank you for considering contributing to Email CLI! It's people like you that make this project great.
+
+## How Can I Contribute?
+
+### Reporting Bugs
+
+If you find a bug, please open an issue on our [GitHub issues page](https://github.com/andrinoff/email-cli/issues). Please include as much detail as possible, including:
+
+- A clear and descriptive title.
+- Steps to reproduce the bug.
+- What you expected to happen.
+- What actually happened.
+- Your operating system and terminal.
+
+### Suggesting Enhancements
+
+If you have an idea for a new feature or an improvement to an existing one, please open an issue on our [GitHub issues page](https://github.com/andrinoff/email-cli/issues). Please provide a clear description of the enhancement and why you think it would be a good addition.
+
+### Pull Requests
+
+We love pull requests! If you're ready to contribute code, here's how to get started:
+
+1.  Fork the repository.
+2.  Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix: `git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name` or `git checkout -b fix/your-bug-fix`.
+3.  Make your changes.
+4.  Ensure your code is formatted with `go fmt ./...`.
+5.  Run tests with `go test ./...`.
+6.  Commit your changes with a descriptive commit message.
+7.  Push your branch to your fork.
+8.  Open a pull request to the `master` branch of the main repository.
+
+## Development Setup
+
+To get started with development, you'll need to have Go installed.
+
+1.  Clone the repository:
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/andrinoff/email-cli.git
+    cd email-cli
+    ```
+2.  Install dependencies:
+    ```bash
+    go mod tidy
+    ```
+3.  Build the project:
+    ```bash
+    go build -o email-cli
+    ```
+4.  Run the application:
+    ```bash
+    ./email-cli
+    ```
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms. Please read the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).