This section is for contributors and maintainers working on the codebase itself.

Start Here

• Contributing Guide covers workflow expectations and project contribution basics.
• Architecture Overview explains runtime structure before you modify it.
• Component Breakdown maps the crates and major responsibilities.
• Codebase Map is the quickest route to finding the correct crate or module for a change.
• Testing Strategy explains what the current suite is protecting.
• Invariants records the behavioral rules contributors should preserve.
• Adding Features Safely gives the expected workflow for non-trivial changes.
• Benchmarking describes the benchmark and regression-gate tooling.
• Roadmap captures the larger direction and missing capability areas.
• Changelog shows recently landed work and the project’s release narrative.

What This Section Covers

• contributor orientation
• architecture and crate boundaries
• test expectations and invariants
• benchmark tooling
• project direction
• release history