# Contributing

First, thank you for contributing! We love and encourage pull requests from everyone.

Before submitting major changes, here are a few guidelines to follow:

1. Check the [open issues][issues] and [pull requests][prs] for existing discussions.
1. Open an [issue][issues] first, to discuss a new feature or enhancement.
1. Write tests, and make sure the test suite passes locally and on CI.
1. Open a pull request, and reference the relevant issue(s).
1. After receiving feedback, [squash your commits][squash] and add a [great commit message][message].
1. Have fun!

[issues]: https://github.com/go-kit/kit/issues
[prs]: https://github.com/go-kit/kit/pulls
[squash]: http://gitready.com/advanced/2009/02/10/squashing-commits-with-rebase.html
[message]: http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html