# 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](contributing.md)
- [Packaging and Distribution Notes](packaging.md)
- [Architecture](../explanation/architecture.md)

## Extension Workflows

- **[Extend the Analysis Framework](extending_analyses.md)** —
  how to add a new analysis type as a plugin package, including compute,
  comparison, formatting, and plotting

## 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 <contributing>
Set Up a Contributor Environment <setup>
Packaging and Distribution Notes <packaging>
Extend the Analysis Framework <extending_analyses>
Comparison Logic in an Analysis Plugin <extending_comparators>
Plotting in an Analysis Plugin <extending_plotters>
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