# Contributor Guide

This section is for developers and scientific contributors who want to extend
PolyzyMD, understand the codebase, or add new capabilities.

## Start Here

- [Set Up a Contributor Environment](setup.md)
- [Contributing to PolyzyMD](../tutorials/contributing.md)
- [Packaging and Distribution Notes](../tutorials/packaging.md)
- [Architecture](../tutorials/architecture.md)

## Extension Workflows

- [Extend Comparison Workflows](../tutorials/extending_comparators.md)
- [Extend Plotting Workflows](../tutorials/extending_plotters.md)

## Contributor Mindset

Use this section when you need to understand internal design, extension points,
or project maintenance patterns. For command lookup, switch to
[Reference](../reference/index.md).

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Contributing to PolyzyMD <../tutorials/contributing>
Set Up a Contributor Environment <setup>
Packaging and Distribution Notes <../tutorials/packaging>
Extend Comparison Workflows <../tutorials/extending_comparators>
Extend Plotting Workflows <../tutorials/extending_plotters>
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