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PROJECTBeginner 90 min4 steps

Open source in public

Make contribution, documentation, and collaboration an active engine of your product.

TARGET PROOF OF WORK DELIVERABLE:

A documented repository with an invitation-style README, good-first-issue templates, and clear contribution guidelines.

STEP 01 OF 04

Write an invitation-style README

Replace boring boilerplates with a clear hook: What the product does, why it matters, who it is for, and how to run it in 60 seconds.

EXPECTED STEP ARTIFACT

A concise README with live demo link, architecture diagram, and 3-step quickstart.

CHECKPOINT VERIFICATION
Action Required

Audit your README against the 60-second onboarding test.

COMMAND / IMPLEMENTATION
git clone <url>
cd repo
npm install
npm run dev
STEP REFLECTION

Can someone with zero context clone and run your app on their laptop in 2 minutes?

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