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CONTRIBUTING.md: the hard rule. Net ≤ 10 added lines per PR. AUDIT.md + AUDIT_REPORT.md: removed. Historical snapshots, referenced by nothing, 506 lines of dead weight. The policy eats its own dogfood. Net diff: +11 -594 = -583
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# Contributing to the Nexus
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**Every PR: net ≤ 10 added lines.** Not a guideline — a hard limit.
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Add 40, remove 30. Can't remove? You're homebrewing. Import instead.
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## Why
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Import over invent. Plug in the research. No builder trap.
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Removal is a first-class contribution. Baseline: 4,462 lines (2026-03-25). Goes down.
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## PR Checklist
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1. **Net diff ≤ 10** (`+12 -8 = net +4 ✅` / `+200 -0 = net +200 ❌`)
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2. **Manual test plan** — specific steps, not "it works"
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3. **Automated test output** — paste it, or write a test (counts toward your 10)
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Applies to every contributor: human, Timmy, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Kimi, Grok.
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Exception: initial dependency config files (requirements.txt, package.json).
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No other exceptions. Too big? Break it up.
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