# Authors & Contributors

CI Guardian is developed and maintained by:

## Creator & Lead Maintainer

- **jarko** ([@jarkillo](https://github.com/jarkillo))
  - Creator and lead developer
  - Architecture and design
  - TDD implementation
  - Security audit

## Contributors

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_This project follows the [All Contributors](https://allcontributors.org/) specification._

Want to be listed here? See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for how to contribute!

## Special Thanks

### Tools & Libraries

This project wouldn't be possible without these amazing open-source projects:

- **[Ruff](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff)** - The fastest Python linter
- **[Black](https://github.com/psf/black)** - The uncompromising code formatter
- **[Bandit](https://github.com/PyCQA/bandit)** - Security linter for Python
- **[Safety](https://github.com/pyupio/safety)** - Dependency security checker
- **[pytest](https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest)** - Testing framework
- **[Click](https://github.com/pallets/click)** - CLI framework (planned)
- **[act](https://github.com/nektos/act)** - Run GitHub Actions locally (planned)

### Inspiration

- **Claude Code** by Anthropic - The AI coding assistant this project is designed for
- **Pre-commit** framework - Inspiration for hook management
- **Husky** (JavaScript) - Git hooks made easy

## Recognition

### Security Researchers

Security researchers who responsibly disclosed vulnerabilities will be listed here.

_No security reports yet._

### Code Contributors

Contributors who have submitted pull requests:

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### Documentation Contributors

Contributors who improved documentation:

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### Community

Contributors who helped through:
- Bug reports
- Feature suggestions
- Code reviews
- Community support

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## Contribution Types

We recognize all types of contributions:

- 💻 **Code**: New features, bug fixes, refactoring
- 📖 **Documentation**: README, guides, examples
- 🐛 **Bug Reports**: Finding and reporting issues
- 💡 **Ideas**: Feature suggestions and improvements
- 🔍 **Review**: Code review and feedback
- 🎨 **Design**: UI/UX, logos, graphics
- 🌍 **Translation**: Internationalization
- 🤔 **Questions**: Helping in discussions
- 🚇 **Infrastructure**: CI/CD, build, deployment
- ⚠️ **Security**: Security audits and fixes

## How to Become a Contributor

1. Check out [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
2. Pick an issue or propose a feature
3. Follow the TDD workflow (RED → GREEN → REFACTOR)
4. Submit a pull request
5. Get reviewed and merged
6. Get automatically added to this list!

## License

All contributors agree to license their contributions under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

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**Last updated**: 2025-10-30

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