# Contributing to Kaspad Any contribution to Kaspad is very welcome. ## Getting started If you want to start contributing to Kaspad and don't know where to start, you can pick an issue from the [list](https://github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/issues). If you want to make a big change it's better to discuss it first by opening an issue or talk about it in [Discord](https://discord.gg/WmGhhzk) to avoid duplicate work. ## Pull Request process Any pull request should be opened against the development branch `dev`. All pull requests should pass the checks written in `build_and_test.sh`, so it's recommended to run this script before submitting your PR.