# GitHub Setup Instructions

**Status:** Git repository initialized locally (Commit fb00518)
**Files:** 83 files, 13,636 insertions
**Ready for:** GitHub remote connection and push

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## Step 1: Create GitHub Repository

1. Navigate to: [GitHub New Repository](https://github.com/new)

2. Repository settings:
   - **Name:** `llm-security-firewall`
   - **Description:** `Bidirectional Security Framework for Human/LLM Interfaces - 9 Defense Layers, 197 Tests, Production-Ready`
   - **Visibility:** Public (recommended for open source)
   - **Initialize:** Leave all checkboxes UNCHECKED (we already have README, LICENSE, .gitignore)

3. Click "Create repository"

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## Step 2: Connect Local Repository to GitHub

Copy your repository URL from GitHub, then run:

```powershell
# Add remote (replace YOUR_USERNAME with your GitHub username)
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/llm-security-firewall.git

# Verify remote
git remote -v

# Set main branch
git branch -M main

# Push to GitHub
git push -u origin main
```text
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## Step 3: Configure Repository (on GitHub)

### Topics (for discoverability)
Add these topics to your repository:
- `llm`
- `security`
- `firewall`
- `ai-safety`
- `adversarial-robustness`
- `memory-poisoning`
- `python`
- `machine-learning`
- `natural-language-processing`

### About Section
```text
Bidirectional Security Framework for Human/LLM Interfaces.
9 defense layers, 197 tests (100% passing), production-ready.
Validated by GPT-5, Mistral, DeepSeek R1.
```text
### Repository Settings
- Enable Issues
- Enable Discussions (optional)
- Add README badge updates (optional)

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## Step 4: Create First Release (Optional)

1. Go to Releases → Create a new release

2. Release settings:
   - **Tag:** `v1.0.0`
   - **Release title:** `LLM Security Firewall v1.0.0`
   - **Description:** See CHANGELOG.md
   - **Attach:** None needed (source automatically included)

3. Publish release

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## Step 5: Verify Publication

Check that these are visible:
- README displays correctly
- LICENSE is recognized
- Code structure is browsable
- Files are searchable

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## Expected Results

Once pushed to GitHub, users can:

```bash
# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/llm-security-firewall
cd llm-security-firewall

# Install
pip install -e .

# Run tests
pytest tests/

# Use CLI
llm-firewall health-check
```text
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## Heritage Attribution

The repository preserves creator attribution through:
- LICENSE file (MIT with attribution requirement)
- README creator section
- Commit message documentation
- Code file headers

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## Next Steps After GitHub Publication

### Optional Enhancements
1. Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated testing
2. Configure Dependabot for dependency updates
3. Add CONTRIBUTING.md for contributor guidelines
4. Create issue templates

### Future Versions
- v1.1: SQLite adapter, enhanced examples, API documentation
- v2.0: Core + All Plugins (Personality, Cultural Biometrics, CARE)

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**Current Status:** Local git repository initialized and committed. Ready for GitHub remote connection.

**Command to execute next:**
```powershell
git remote add origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/llm-security-firewall.git
git push -u origin main
```text
