Contributing to Dynamo | NVIDIA Dynamo Documentation

NVIDIA Dynamo is an open-source distributed inference platform. Contributions can include code, documentation, bug reports, design proposals, reviews, and community support.

Choose a Contribution Path

Goal	Start Here
Make your first code change	Getting Started
Understand when to open an issue and how to submit a pull request	Contribution Flow
Prepare code, tests, and commit messages	Code Quality
Sign commits or fix a DCO check	DCO and Licensing
Improve the documentation	Documentation Style Guide
Build or preview the documentation site	Building and Publishing

Small fixes, such as typo corrections and focused documentation improvements, can usually go straight to a pull request. For new features, broad refactors, or architectural changes, start a conversation with the maintainers before investing in implementation.

Ways to Contribute

Report a bug with reproduction steps, expected and actual behavior, and relevant environment details.
Propose a feature before beginning implementation.
Browse good first issues and help wanted issues.
Improve explanations, examples, tutorials, and API documentation.
Review pull requests or answer questions in the community channels.
For changes to public APIs or architecture, start a Dynamo Enhancement Proposal (DEP).

Contribution Guides

The contributor guides separate the end-to-end process from reference material:

Getting Started is a tutorial for setting up a fork, preparing a development environment, and creating a signed first commit.
Contribution Flow explains issue-first changes, pull request submission, continuous integration (CI), and review.
Code Quality collects code style, testing, pre-commit, and commit message conventions.
DCO and Licensing explains sign-off requirements and how to verify or repair commits.

Join the Community

Community Standards

All participants must follow the Code of Conduct. By contributing, you agree that your contribution is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.