# Contribution Guidelines

This document will guide you through contributing to our documentation from start to finish.

### Prerequisites

* A GitHub account. You can [create one here](https://github.com/join).
* Basic understanding of the Git workflow.
* Read our [style guide](https://docs.oscafrica.org/~/changes/xMDCL5DzAhhQl0q8bjTh/contributing/design/style-guide) to see our writing style and expectations.
* Basic understanding of [how markdown works](https://www.markdownguide.org/).

### Using Git and GitHub

### Using Gitbook and GitHub

### Editing existing docs pages

### Linking pages or sections of a page together

### Adding new sections, pages and subpages


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.oscafrica.org/~/changes/xMDCL5DzAhhQl0q8bjTh/contributing/documentation/guidelines.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.