From b993ba65a83bf7e0906df20331b8178877083c73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Mr. Denman Mills" <alexmillsmail@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:21:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs: link canonical code style from README

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 readme.md | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0963d554..3c650446 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -976,4 +976,12 @@ it will likely not be possible, but that's ok, since you can just use TCP/ports.
 </details>
 
 
-hi
+## Contributing
+
+Pull requests are welcome.
+
+Before submitting changes:
+
+1. Follow [`CODE_STYLE.md`](CODE_STYLE.md), which adopts the canonical ORE Software code-style guide.
+2. Run `npm run lint:ores`.
+3. Run the relevant compile, unit, and client/conformance tests for the code you changed.