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From: YaoyaoChang <cyy574006791@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:07:40 -0800
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+# Contributing to VibeVoice
+
+Thank you for your interest in **VibeVoice**. VibeVoice is an academic-oriented research project.  
+Our core principles are **code minimalism**, **high readability**, and **functional purity**.
+
+## 1. Preferred Contributions
+
+- **Bug Fixes & New Features**  
+  These are our primary focus.
+
+- **Minimalism First**  
+  Code must be concise, clear, and minimal.
+
+## 2. Rejected Patterns
+
+- **Over-Engineering**  
+  We will reject unnecessary encapsulation, excessive abstraction, or complex architectural refactoring.  
+  Please remember this is research-purposed code, not a commercial enterprise project.
+
+- **Style Tweaks**  
+  PRs solely for formatting, beautification, or non-functional style adjustments will be rejected.
+  
+- **Non-English Contributions**  
+  PRs containing non-English code comments, documentation, commit messages, or descriptions will be rejected.
+
+## 3. Review Policy
+
+- **Line-by-Line Review**  
+  Maintainers strictly audit every single line of change manually. Before submitting, ensure you have personally scrutinized and fully mastered all code logic.
+
+- **Caution Regarding AI-Generated Code**  
+  LLM-generated code often contains redundant logic and subtle defects. Large chunks of AI-generated code will be rejected unless they have undergone rigorous human cleaning and verification.  
+  Ensure that every line of code has an absolute necessity to exist.
+
+## 4. Documentation Standards
+
+- **Precise & Concise**  
+  VibeVoice's documentation serves a global research community. We hold extremely high standards: changes must be succinct and accurate.  
+  Please eliminate all verbosity and redundancy to ensure maximum information density.
+
+---
+
+We look forward to receiving **precise, streamlined, and substantively valuable** research contributions.
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+## Contributing
+
+Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed contribution guidelines.
+
+
+
 ## ⚠️ Risks and Limitations