chore: add CONTRIBUTING.md

Author: BluDood

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing
+
+Thank you for showing interest in contributing to GlanceThing! This document will lay out some of the policies, processes and expectations for contributing to the project.
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+Please be respectful and constructive when interacting with others.
+
+Harassment, personal attacks, or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated.
+Assume good intentions and focus discussions on improving the project.
+
+## How To Contribute
+
+0. Make a fork of the repository and clone it locally
+1. Create a new branch:
+   ```bash
+   git checkout -b my-awesome-feature
+   ```
+2. Start making your changes
+3. Make sure you run the following commands to verify the code builds, and to follow formatting and code style rules:
+
+   ```bash
+   # in the root of the repository
+   npm run build
+   npm run lint
+   npm run format
+
+   # in /client
+   npm run build
+   npm run lint
+   ```
+
+   Installing Prettier and ESLint in your IDE can help automate this!
+
+4. Commit your changes (following [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org))
+5. Push your changes
+6. Make a pull request (style explained below)
+
+## Making Pull Requests
+
+Pull requests should:
+
+- Focus on one or few changes at a time (massive pull reqeusts will be denied)
+- Clearly describe its changes
+
+Pull request titles should also follow [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org), e.g.:
+
+```
+fix: prevent crash when configuration for X is missing
+```
+
+## AI Policy
+
+AI Tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, etc.) can be used for assistance when developing, but the human developer must understand and is responsible for the changes.
+
+Using AI for research, suggestions, boilerplate/examples and autocompletion may be allowed.
+
+Any AI used to make changes to the project must be disclosed in the pull request.
+
+Automated changes and pull requests (e.g. OpenClaw) is disallowed.
+
+Maintainers hold the right to close pull requests and deny changes that are suspected of using automated AI tools, or where the developer cannot explain what the changes contain.
+
+## Maintainer Rights
+
+The maintainer(s) holds the right to do the following:
+
+- Request / push changes to a pull request before it is merged
+- Reject pull requests that are low-quality, automated or do not align with the project's goals
+- Close stale pull requests and issues
+
+## Closing Thoughts
+
+These guidelines help keep the project maintainable, and creates a sustainable environment for everyone looking to help the development of the project.
+
+Thanks again for showing interest in helping the project!

README.md

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+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are very welcome! Make sure to follow the guidelines laid out in [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
 ## Support
 
 If you need any help with GlanceThing or the CarThing in general, don't hesitate to ask! You can either submit issues here, join [my discord server](https://discord.bludood.com) or join the [Thing Labs discord server](https://discord.gg/car-thing-hax-community-1042954149786046604).