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+# Contributing
+
+PyAutoMind is an organ of **PyAutoScientist** — a living reference implementation
+that is the maintainer's daily working system. `main` moves fast and
+carries **no compatibility promises**: adopt by fork-and-pull (confining
+your diff to the declared config surfaces), never by tracking, and pin what
+you depend on. Issues and PRs are welcome; triage pace is set by the live
+instance's needs.
+
+The full contribution and stability policy is
+[PyAutoBrain/CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoBrain/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md);
+the adoption model is documented at <https://pyautoscientist.readthedocs.io>.
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 The organism this repo is the Mind of (Mind, Brain, Heart, Hands, Memory) is
 described once in
-[PyAutoBrain/ORGANISM.md](https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoBrain/blob/main/ORGANISM.md).
+[PyAutoBrain/ORGANISM.md](https://github.com/PyAutoLabs/PyAutoBrain/blob/main/ORGANISM.md)
+and documented in full at <https://pyautoscientist.readthedocs.io>.