From 27e8479922b4d77ffb9e978c86da4506496119af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesse Rosenstock Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:58:18 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs(contributing): clarify self-assignment policy for issues Update the contributing guidelines to explicitly state that only issues labeled with "help wanted" are eligible for self-assignment using the /assign command. This helps guide contributors toward tasks that have been vetted and are ready for community participation. This prevents wasting time trying to self-assign issues where it will just fail: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues/4101#issuecomment-4072821664 --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index c6c619219c8..7a45422288f 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ assign or unassign the issue as requested, provided the conditions are met (e.g., an issue must be unassigned to be assigned). Please note that you can have a maximum of 3 issues assigned to you at any given -time. +time and that only +[issues labeled "help wanted"](https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22help%20wanted%22) +may be self-assigned. ### Pull request guidelines