# Contributing
`tskit_rust` is a free and open-source project that welcomes contributions from everyone.
The [developer](https://github.com/molpopgen/tskit_rust/blob/main/DEVELOPMENT.md)] and [design](https://github.com/molpopgen/tskit_rust/blob/main/DESIGN.md) guides will help you get started.
We have an active slack group where tskit and associated projects are discussed.
If you wish to join email [admin@tskit.dev](mailto:admin@tskit.dev).
We ask all users to follow our [code of conduct](https://github.com/tskit-dev/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
when interacting with the project.