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+# Contributing
+
+[![Github-CI][github-ci]][github-link]
+[![Coverage Status][codecov-badge]][codecov-link]
+[![Documentation Status][rtd-badge]][rtd-link]
+[![Code style: black][black-badge]][black-link]
+
+We welcome all contributions!
+See the [EBP Contributing Guide](https://executablebooks.org/en/latest/contributing.html) for general details, and below for guidance specific to MyST-Parser.
+
+## Install for development
+
+To install `myst-parser` for development, take the following steps:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/executablebooks/MyST-Parser
+cd MyST-Parser
+git checkout master
+pip install -e .[code_style,testing,rtd]
+```
+
+## Code Style
+
+Code style is tested using [flake8](http://flake8.pycqa.org),
+with the configuration set in `.flake8`,
+and code formatted with [black](https://github.com/ambv/black).
+
+Installing with `myst-parser[code_style]` makes the [pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/)
+package available, which will ensure this style is met before commits are submitted, by reformatting the code
+and testing for lint errors.
+It can be setup by:
+
+```shell
+>> cd MyST-Parser
+>> pre-commit install
+```
+
+Optionally you can run `black` and `flake8` separately:
+
+```shell
+>> black .
+>> flake8 .
+```
+
+Editors like VS Code also have automatic code reformat utilities, which can adhere to this standard.
+
+All functions and class methods should be annotated with types and include a docstring. The preferred docstring format is outlined in `MyST-Parser/docstring.fmt.mustache` and can be used automatically with the
+[autodocstring](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=njpwerner.autodocstring) VS Code extension.
+
+## Testing
+
+For code tests, myst-parser uses [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org):
+
+```shell
+>> cd MyST-Parser
+>> pytest
+```
+
+You can also use [tox](https://tox.readthedocs.io), to run the tests in multiple isolated environments (see the `tox.ini` file for available test environments):
+
+```shell
+>> cd MyST-Parser
+>> tox
+```
+
+For documentation build tests:
+
+```shell
+>> cd MyST-Parser/docs
+>> make clean
+>> make html-strict
+```
+
+```{seealso}
+{ref}`develop/testing`
+```
+
+[github-ci]: https://github.com/executablebooks/MyST-Parser/workflows/continuous-integration/badge.svg?branch=master
+[github-link]: https://github.com/executablebooks/MyST-Parser
+[codecov-badge]: https://codecov.io/gh/executablebooks/MyST-Parser/branch/master/graph/badge.svg
+[codecov-link]: https://codecov.io/gh/executablebooks/MyST-Parser
+[rtd-badge]: https://readthedocs.org/projects/myst-parser/badge/?version=latest
+[rtd-link]: https://myst-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest
+[black-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg
+[black-link]: https://github.com/ambv/black