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@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ Single Rust binary — the CLI and actix-web server share the same codebase.
 | `src/logging/` | Structured logging (console, file, SQLite, SSE broadcast) |
 | `src/config.rs` | Config types, TOML serialization, `QUMA_*` env overrides |
 
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup, workflow, and code style guidelines.
+
 ## AI Disclosure
 
 Portions of this codebase were implemented with the assistance of LLM-based tools (Claude Code). All architecture, design decisions, and direction were done by a human (Senior Product Security Engineer w/ 10+ years of coding experience), the LLM was used as an implementation aid under continuous human supervision and review.