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# Contribution Guidelines
-Before contributing to this repository, please ensure you are adhering to the
-following general guidelines. Further, if you are submitting a new prompt to the
-repository, be sure you are also following the prompt-specific guidelines. These
-checks will ensure that your contributions can be easily integrated into the
-main repository, without any headache for the owners.
+Thank you for your interest in contributing to Awesome ChatGPT Prompts!
-## General Guidelines
+## How to Contribute
-The following guidelines should be followed when making any open-source
-contributions:
+The easiest way to contribute is through **[prompts.chat](https://prompts.chat)**:
-- [ ] Contributions should be made via a pull request to the main repository
- from a personal fork.
-- [ ] Pull requests should be accompanied by a descriptive title and detailed
- explanation.
-- [ ] Submit all pull requests to the repository's main branch.
-- [ ] Before submitting a pull request, ensure additions/edits are aligned with
- the overall repo organization.
-- [ ] Be sure changes are compatible with the repository's license.
-- [ ] In case of conflicts, provide helpful explanations regarding your proposed
- changes so that they can be approved by repo owners.
+1. Visit [prompts.chat](https://prompts.chat)
+2. Sign in with your GitHub account
+3. Create and submit your prompt
+4. Your contribution will automatically sync to this repository
-## New Prompt Guidelines
+Your GitHub username will be credited as the contributor, and you'll appear in the repository's contributors list.
-To add a new prompt to this repository, a contributor should take the following
-steps (in their personal fork):
+## Prompt Guidelines
-1. Create and test the new prompt.
- - See the
- [README](https://github.com/f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts/blob/main/README.md)
- for guidance on how to write effective prompts.
- - Ensure prompts generate intended results and can be used by other users to
- replicate those results.
-2. Add the prompt to `README.md` using the following markdown template:
+When creating a new prompt:
- `## Prompt Title`
+- **Test your prompt** - Ensure it generates intended results and can be used by others
+- **Be descriptive** - Give your prompt a clear, concise title
+- **Be original** - Don't submit duplicates of existing prompts
+- **Be appropriate** - Keep content suitable for all audiences
- `Contributed by: [@github_username](https://github.com/github_profile)`
+## Direct Contributions
- `> prompt content`
+For bug fixes, documentation improvements, or other non-prompt contributions:
- - Note: If your prompt was generated by ChatGPT, append
- `Generated by ChatGPT` to the "Contributed by" line.
-3. Add the prompt to `prompts.csv`.
- - Put the prompt title in the `act` column, and the prompt itself in the
- `prompt` column.
-4. Submit a pull request on the repository's main branch.
- - If possible, provide some documentation of how you tested your prompt and
- the kinds of results you received.
- - Be sure to include a detailed title and description.
+1. Fork the repository
+2. Create a branch for your changes
+3. Submit a pull request with a descriptive title and explanation
-### New Prompt Checklist:
+## Prompt CSV Format
-- [ ] I've confirmed the prompt works well
-- [ ] I've added
- `Contributed by: [@yourusername](https://github.com/yourusername)`
-- [ ] I've added to the README.md
-- [ ] I've added to the `prompts.csv`
- - [ ] Escaped quotes by double-quoting them
- - [ ] No spaces after commas after double quotes. e.g. `"act","prompt"` not
- `"act", "prompt"`
- - [ ] Removed "Act as" from the title on CSV
+If you're contributing directly to `prompts.csv`, follow this format:
-Please ensure these requirements are met before submitting a pull request.
+| Column | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `act` | Prompt title (without "Act as" prefix) |
+| `prompt` | The full prompt text |
+| `for_devs` | `TRUE` or `FALSE` - is this for developers? |
+| `type` | `TEXT` or `STRUCTURED` |
+| `contributor` | Your GitHub username |
+
+**CSV Rules:**
+- Escape quotes by double-quoting them (`""`)
+- No spaces after commas inside quoted fields
+- Use your GitHub username exactly as it appears
+
+## Questions?
+
+Open an issue if you have questions about contributing.