Contribute
Built by people who have done the work
Most subject-matter experts have never opened a pull request, and that cannot be a barrier to contributing. There are two ways in, and neither requires Git.
Where things stand
The community is open on Skool and is where MOS is discussed, tested and contributed to today. The public repository is on GitHub, where each release is published. It does not take pull requests yet, so the GitHub path below describes how that route will work once it does.
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Two ways to contribute
Same destination, different door. Contributions arriving through Skool are committed by a maintainer with the contributor credited as author.
GitHub
For technical contributors. Fork, edit, open a pull request. The repository is public; pull requests open once it takes contributions directly.
Skool
For everyone else, and open now. Post the draft or file in the community; a maintainer commits it, and you are credited as the author.
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What contributors get
Credit is given generously. Advertising is not.
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Named authorship
On every skill you help build. "Maintainer, MOS Risk Management skill" is a real line on a résumé.
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Review and mentorship
From experienced practitioners — the strongest draw for early-career members.
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A path upward
From contributor to maintainer to domain lead, plus stage time on the monthly community call.
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Every contribution affirms three things
A one-line Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off, as Linux uses. No agreements to sign, no legal cost.
Affirmation 01
I wrote this myself, or I have the right to share it.
Affirmation 02
It contains no confidential information belonging to my employer or anyone else.
Affirmation 03
It reproduces no text from ISO, IEC, AAMI or other copyrighted standards. Citing clause numbers is fine; pasting clause text is not.
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Two rules that protect the project
Both exist so that every skill has people using it on real work from the day it ships.
No skill without three testers
Before a skill is built, at least three community members commit to using it on real work and reporting back. Every skill therefore has users, and real feedback, from launch.
Every skill starts from a real problem
One someone has right now — not a gap on the map, and not whatever would look most impressive.
Skills are built in public and demoed on a community call.