ACCESS_LEVEL: PUBLIC

Contributing Protocol

Guidelines for expanding The Garbage Collector. Follow these procedures to establish a secure uplink and transmit new data packets.

01

Environment Initialization

Required Dependencies

Before attempting to interface with the source code, ensure your local terminal is equipped with the Node.js runtime environment and the Node Package Manager (NPM).

>> Install_Binaries

If commands return "not found", acquire packages via your package manager:

# Arch/Manjaro
sudo pacman -S nvm
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install nvm
# MacOS (Homebrew)
brew install nvm

Finally install a long-term-support version of node with the nvm tool:

nvm install lts

>> Verify_Installation

Run the following commands to check for existing binaries:

terminal
$ node -v
v18.16.0
$ npm -v
9.5.1
02

Establish Downlink

Cloning & Dependency Injection

terminal
$ git clone git@gitlab.com:Accomodata/the-garbage-collector.git
$ cd the-garbage-collector
$ npm install
... installing modules ... [DONE]
Branching Strategy

Never commit directly to release . Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b title-of-your-article

03

Runtime Operations

Server Execution & Compilation

>> Development_Mode

Initialize the local hot-reloading server for real-time preview.

terminal
$ npm run dev
┃ Local http://localhost:4321/
┃ Network use --host to expose

>> Production_Build

Compile assets and serve static artifacts for final validation.

terminal
$ npm run build
$ npm run preview
04

Register Operator

Writing your profile

Author Profile

To register as a network operator, create a file in ./content/authors . The filename must match your nickname.

./content/authors/0xN30.md
---
name: Neo
nick: 0xN30
function: Systems Architect
intro: Short introduction
skills:
  - Rust
  - Cryptography
---

Obsessed with distributed systems, rust-lang, and breaking things to see how they work.
05

Data Transmission

Authoring Content

Article Packet

Create a new markdown file in the ./content/articles directory. Ensure the frontmatter matches the schema below. The author should match your nickname.

./content/articles/new-protocol.md
---
title: Understanding Quantum Entanglement
subtitle: Optional subtitle
date: 23/11/2025
author: 0xN30
topic: Physics
summary: A short summary of your article
keywords:
  - quantum
  - computing
---

# Introduction

Here is the body of the article. We support **bold**, *italics*, and standard markdown syntax.

## Code Examples

You can insert code blocks like so:

```python
if __name__ == '__main__':
    print("Hello World!")
```