.. _Development_Suggestions_Support:

Contributing Guide
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.. note:: **Code development is handled by the SUEWS core team.** For detailed development documentation, see the `Developer Documentation <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/SUEWS/blob/master/dev-ref/README.md>`_ on GitHub.


Community Contributions
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We welcome community contributions in the following areas:

- **Bug Reports**: Open an issue on `GitHub Issues <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/SUEWS/issues>`_
- **Documentation Improvements**: Click the "Suggest an edit" button at the top right of the page (the GitHub icon) and make your changes.
- **Feature Requests**: Discuss ideas in `GitHub Discussions <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/UMEP/discussions>`_

.. note:: If you are interested in contributing to the project, please open a new discussion in the `SUEWS GitHub Issues <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/SUEWS/issues>`_ to share your ideas.

Building SUEWS Locally
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Building SUEWS locally allows you to:

- Test modifications to the source code
- Experiment with new features or algorithms
- Debug issues in your specific environment
- Contribute patches and improvements back to the project

See the `Building SUEWS Locally guide <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/SUEWS/blob/master/dev-ref/building-locally.md>`_ in the developer docs.

Getting Help
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- **Issues**: `GitHub Issues <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/SUEWS/issues>`_
- **Discussions**: `GitHub Discussions <https://github.com/UMEP-dev/UMEP/discussions>`_
- **Documentation**: `ReadTheDocs <https://suews.readthedocs.io>`_