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+## Contributing
+Please do all of your development in a feature branch on your own fork of LitterBox.
+Contribution guidelines can be found here: [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
 ## SECURITY WARNINGS
 
 - **DO NOT USE IN PRODUCTION**: This tool is designed for development and testing environments only. Running it in production could expose your systems to serious security risks.