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Contributing

Land is open source and built in public. Every contribution (code, docs, tests, or design) and ships to real users.

Quick Links

Contributing Guide→

Read CONTRIBUTING.md on GitHub for the full setup walkthrough: environment, branch conventions, and how to submit changes.

Good First Issues→

Browse issues labeled "good first issue" to find approachable tasks for new contributors.

How to Contribute

  1. 1

    Fork and Clone

    Fork the Land repository on GitHub and clone it locally with submodules:

    git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/Land.git
  2. 2

    Set Up the Environment

    Install Rust 1.95.0+, Node.js, and pnpm. Then run:

    cd Land && pnpm install && cargo build
  3. 3

    Make Your Changes

    Create a branch, make your changes, and follow the PascalCase naming convention used throughout the project.

  4. 4

    Submit a Pull Request

    Push your branch and open a pull request against the Current branch. Describe what changed and why. One sentence is enough..

Fifteen Elements, One Editor

Land is built from fifteen modular Elements, each a standalone Rust crate or TypeScript package. Each element can be developed, tested, and published independently without touching the others.

Mountain 🏔️ Native backend Cocoon 🦋 Extension host Wind 💨 UI services Sky 🌤️ UI components Air 🌬️ Daemon sidecar Echo 🔊 Task scheduler Common 📦 Core library Vine 🌿 gRPC protocol Rest ⚡ JS bundler Output 📤 JS artifacts Mist 🌫️ WebSocket Grove 🌳 WASM extensions SideCar 🤖 AI/ML Worker ⚙️ Web workers Maintain 🔧 CI/CD scripts

Every Element has its own README with architecture details. Find them in Land/Element/

Ways to Contribute

Code 💻

Fix bugs, implement features, or improve performance in Rust or TypeScript.

Documentation 📖

Improve guides, add examples, or translate existing content into other languages.

Testing 🧪

Write tests, reproduce reported bugs, or help triage open issues.

Design 🎨

Contribute UI and UX improvements, icons, or visual design work for the editor or website.

Funding

NLnet Project Page🌐 NGI0 Commons Fund🤝 NLnet🏠

Code Editor Land has been funded through the

The project is operated by PlayForm, a company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. PlayForm acts as the open-source steward for Code Editor Land under the NGI0 Commons Fund grant.

Code of Conduct

Code of Conduct→

All participants in the Land community are expected to be respectful and constructive. Read the full Code of Conduct on GitHub.

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