> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/tektoncd/pipeline/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contributing Overview

> Guide to contributing to Tekton Pipelines

Thank you for contributing your time and expertise to Tekton. This guide describes how to get started with contributing to the Tekton Pipelines project.

## Code of Conduct

Before you start contributing, you must read and abide by our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md).

## Getting Started

To start contributing to Tekton code:

1. Set up your development environment - see the [Development Guide](/contributing/development-guide)
2. Understand the architecture - see the [Architecture Overview](/contributing/architecture)
3. Review the development standards and processes in the [Tekton community repo](https://github.com/tektoncd/community)

## Development Standards

The [Tekton community repository](https://github.com/tektoncd/community) contains important information on:

* [Development standards](https://github.com/tektoncd/community/blob/main/standards.md):
  * Writing high quality code
  * Adopting good development principles
  * Writing useful commit messages

* [Development processes](https://github.com/tektoncd/community/tree/main/process#readme):
  * Finding things to work on
  * Proposing new features
  * Performing code reviews
  * Becoming a community member and maintainer

* [Contacting other contributors](https://github.com/tektoncd/community/blob/main/contact.md)

## Tekton Pipelines Resources

* [GitHub Project](https://github.com/orgs/tektoncd/projects/3) - Track project progress and milestones
* [Roadmap](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/roadmap.md) - Upcoming features and priorities
* [API Compatibility Policy](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/api_compatibility_policy.md) - Guidelines for API changes
* [Topical Ownership](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/topical-ownership.md) - Contact owners for specific areas

## Slash Commands

The project includes GitHub slash commands to automate common workflows:

### /cherry-pick

Automatically cherry-picks a merged PR to one or more target branches.

**Usage**: `/cherry-pick <target-branch> [<target-branch2> ...]`

**Examples**:

* `/cherry-pick release-v0.47.x`
* `/cherry-pick release-v0.47.x release-v1.3.x`

**Requirements**:

* PR must be merged
* User must have write permissions
* Target branch(es) must exist

The command creates a new PR with the cherry-picked changes for each target branch.

### /rebase

Rebases a PR branch against its base branch and force pushes the result.

**Usage**: `/rebase`

**Requirements**:

* PR must be open
* PR must not be from a fork (branch must be in tektoncd/pipeline)
* User must have write permissions

The command rebases the PR's head branch onto the base branch. If there are conflicts, it reports them in a comment. Uses `--force-with-lease` for safe force pushing.

## Contributing to Documentation

If you want to contribute to Tekton documentation, see the [Tekton Documentation Contributor's Guide](https://github.com/tektoncd/website/blob/main/content/en/docs/Contribute/_index.md).

The guide includes:

* The contribution process for documentation
* Standards for writing high quality content
* Formatting conventions
* A primer for getting started with writing documentation