# So You Want to Contribute…

For general information on contributing to OpenStack, please check out the contributor guide to get started. It covers all the basics that are common to all OpenStack projects: the accounts you need, the basics of interacting with our Gerrit review system, how we communicate as a community, etc.

Below will cover the more project specific information you need to get started with Keystone.

## Communication

For communicating with Keystone Team, you can reach out to us through mailing lists and IRC channels.

## Contacting the Core Team

For any help contact keystone maintainers , the core team of keystone.

## New Feature Planning

If you are planning to propose a feature in keystone , check out Proposing Features

## Task Tracking

We track our tasks in keystone bug tracker. You can also track the tasks of other keystone repositories also.

> - keystonemiddleware

> - keystoneauth

> - python-keystoneclient

If you’re looking for some smaller, easier work item to pick up and get started on, search for the low-hanging-fruit tag in bugs launchpad.

## Reporting a Bug

You found an issue and want to make sure we are aware of it? You can do so in keystone bug tracker by following the bug triage procedure.

## Getting Your Patch Merged

After submitting a Patch, anyone can cooperate by reviewing the patch on gerrit. Finally, the patch will be merged by the keystone maintainers.

### Project Team Lead Duties

All common PTL duties are enumerated here in the PTL guide.

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