From a7228545d84a7ee5277b2ecc1beb7f881dc3db11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florence Bockting <florence.bockting@aalto.fi>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 10:36:44 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] add contributing section with link to AI policy to README.md

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 README.md | 4 ++++
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 The **shinystan** R package and ShinyStan interface are open source licensed under
 the GNU Public License, version 3 (GPLv3).
+
+### Contributing
+Contributions are welcome. 
+All contributions must follow the [Stan AI Contribution Policy](https://github.com/stan-dev/stan/wiki/AI-Contribution-Policy).
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