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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ Requests](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pulls) is where code gets
reviewed. We use [discord](https://discord.gg/cyAszAh) to chat
informally.

### A Note on LLM usage

We are happy to support contributors who are genuinely engaging with the code base. Our general policy regarding LLM usage:

- Please refrain from submissions that you haven't thoroughly understood, reviewed, and tested.
- Please disclose if a significant portion of your contribution was AI-generated.
- Descriptions and comments should be made by you.
- We reserve the right to reject any contributions we feel are violating the spirit of open source contribution.

### General Work-Flow

We recommend the following work-flow for contributors:
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KeyManager
Kurtosis
LMDB
LLM
LLVM
LRU
LTO
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