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Contributing

So you’ve found us — open-nexus-os.io.
That’s the front door, the story, the vision.

But before we talk about “contributing”, one important reality check:

Open Nexus is in active early development and currently maintained by one person.
That means the project moves fast internally, but bandwidth is limited externally.

So if you’re here to file bug reports or feature requests:
we can’t reliably triage or respond to those yet. Not because we don’t care—
but because we’d rather be honest than collect a backlog we can’t service.

We use GitHub to reach developers worldwide,
but most modules are being migrated to our own GitLab:
👉 gitlab.open-nexus-os.io/open-nexus-os

That’s where day-to-day development takes place.

If you’re curious (best entry points)​

  • /community — Discord and community spaces (best for conversation)
  • /blog — latest updates
  • Discussions — longer-form threads
  • GitHub repo — public mirror and entry point
  • Wiki — background and guides

What “contributing” means right now​

At this stage, the most valuable contributions are signal, not volume:

  • Ask hard questions about architecture and failure modes
  • Read along and challenge assumptions
  • Share feedback that is specific, bounded, and testable

If you have an idea or found a problem, the best path is simple: start a conversation first. We’ll tell you what’s actionable right now.

This chapter documents how we work when a change is actionable:

  • How the codebase is structured
  • How to set up your dev environment
  • How we evaluate and accept changes (with limited maintainer bandwidth)
  • How companies can join as partners

If this project interests you, come talk to us.
No pressure. No promises. Just an honest conversation about where things are—and where they’re going.