Community

The Nano Collective is more than the software — it is the people building, maintaining, and using it. We coordinate in the open, welcome contributors of every skill level, and try to keep the bar for getting involved as low as possible.

Where We Talk

Discord — Real-time chat. Ask questions, suggest ideas, get help, or just say hello.
GitHub Discussions — Announcements, roadmaps, and longer-form conversations from the core team and wider community.
GitHub Issues — Per-project bug reports and feature requests. Each project’s issue tracker is the source of truth for work on that project.

What You’ll Find in Discussions

The core team uses GitHub Discussions to share:

Project updates — announcements about new features, releases, and progress.
Roadmap and direction — plans for upcoming work and longer-term vision.
Architectural decisions — technical choices and the reasoning behind them.
RFCs (Request for Comments) — proposals for major changes where community feedback is welcome.

If you want to understand where a project is heading or why a decision was made, Discussions is usually the first place to look.

Ways to Contribute

You do not need to write code to help build the Nano Collective. A few ways people contribute:

Non-technical

Share feedback on project direction and priorities.
Help write and improve documentation.
Design UI/UX concepts, wireframes, or brand assets.
Test early builds and report issues.
Write blog posts, tutorials, or talks.
Help organise community events.
Translate content for international audiences.

Technical

Fix bugs and implement features.
Improve performance and accessibility.
Add test coverage.
Review pull requests and leave useful feedback.
Open issues with detailed, reproducible bug reports.

Getting Started as a Contributor

Find a project that interests you on github.com/Nano-Collective .
Read its CONTRIBUTING.md — every project has one with setup instructions, coding standards, and testing expectations.
Browse open issues. Look for ones tagged good first issue or help wanted if you are new.
Comment on the issue to claim it, ask questions, and open a PR when you are ready.

For the conventions that apply across every project in the collective — repo structure, CI, testing, release process — see the Creating a New Project guide. For stack-specific tooling suggestions, see Stack Suggestions.

Supporting the Collective

The Nano Collective is built by volunteers and offered freely. If the work has been useful to you, there are a few ways to support it beyond contributing code:

Donations — A donation programme is being finalised. Check back soon or join the Discord to be notified when it is live.
Sponsorship — Sponsors help us dedicate more time to development, fund contributors fairly, and keep everything we build free and open. Sponsorship details are coming soon — reach out on Discord or GitHub if interested.

Any funds raised go back into the mission: compensating contributors and making sure quality AI tooling is not locked behind a paywall.

Code of Conduct

Be respectful and inclusive. Focus on constructive feedback. Help create a welcoming environment for every contributor, regardless of experience. Remember that everyone here is learning and contributing voluntarily.

If something goes wrong — you experience or witness behaviour that falls short of this — reach out to a maintainer on Discord or by email. We take this seriously.