# Contribute

SpliceKit is [open source](https://github.com/elliotttate/SpliceKit/blob/main/LICENSE) and anyone can contribute to it.

In a world of large language models (LLMs), it's easier than ever.

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## Setting up GitHub

Download the free [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/download/).

Once installed, go to the [SpliceKit GitHub Repository](https://github.com/elliotttate/SpliceKit).

If you don't already have a free GitHub Account, please create one.

GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.

Once you have an account, back on the [SpliceKit GitHub Repository](https://github.com/elliotttate/SpliceKit), click the **Fork** button:

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In the **Owner** dropdown, select your GitHub username, then click **Create fork**.

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You now have your own **Fork** of SpliceKit! 🥳

Now click the green **Code** button, then **Open with GitHub Desktop**:

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On Safari you'll be presented with a warning, click **Allow**:

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In GitHub Desktop choose where you want to save your local files, then click **Clone**:

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GitHub Desktop will ask you if you **How are you planning to use this fork?**, just leave it as **To contribute to the parent project** and click **Continue**:

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You now have the SpliceKit code on your local machine!

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If you click over to the **History** tab, you can see all the code changes:

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Click the **Current Branch** button then **New Branch**:

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Type a name then click **Create Branch**:

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You can now point your preferred LLM, such as Claude Code or Codex to the folder containing your code, and let it go nuts.

The LLM will recognise that you're in a GitHub fork, and can help you commit code (i.e save it to the GitHub Cloud) and make a **Pull Request** (i.e. submit your code to the wider SpliceKit project for review).

Happy Coding!