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+# How to Contribute
+
+Found a bug? See something we can do better? Let us know by [opening an issue](https://github.com/cleverfranke/cf-kyt-starter-universal-redux/issues) on Github.
+
+### Submitting a PR
+
+Please make sure all PRs are:
+
+1. linted (npm run lint)
+2. tested (npm run test)
+3. Connected to an issue
+
+### Testing local starter-kyt changes
+
+To test setting up/installing local starter-kyts, you need to specify the `--local-path` option. This allows you to install a starter-kyt locally by copying rather than cloning from git. Now you can make changes to the codebase in your own branch or fork and init a new app locally to test if the starter-kyt is working as intended.
+
+`kyt-cli setup -d my-kyt-app --local-path ./cf-kyt-starter-universal-redux/`