Contribute Code
How to contribute code to Tekton projects
If you would like to contribute code to Tekton, we’d love your help! Tekton is an open source project and we welcome contributions from everyone.
Getting started
Check out the Tekton Community page for an overview of how to get involved. The community page covers:
- Contribution standards - code of conduct, design principles, and coding standards.
- Contribution process - how to find something to work on, propose features, submit pull requests, and climb the contributor ladder.
- Community spaces - Slack, mailing lists, working groups, and meetings.
Finding something to work on
Browse the GitHub repositories under the tektoncd
organization. Look for issues labeled
good first issue
or help wanted
to get started.
You can also check the community process documentation for more guidance.
Key resources
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Contributor ladder | How to grow your role in the project |
| Design principles | Core design values for Tekton |
| Code standards | Coding conventions and standards |
| Commit standards | Commit message conventions |
| Pull request reviews | How the review process works |
| Propose new features | TEP process for feature proposals |
I need help!
If you’re not sure where to start, join the Tekton Slack and ask in the relevant project channel. You can also reach out on the tekton-dev mailing list.
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Last modified March 10, 2026: Fix 'How to Contribute' documentation funnel (e380d62)