Focused on enhancing contributor onboarding and community messaging, this developer updated the CONTRIBUTING.md files in both the layer5io/docs and layer5io/sistent repositories. Their work centered on refining documentation using Markdown to clarify Layer5’s mission around developer-defined infrastructure and to align contributor guidelines across projects. By improving the structure and language of onboarding materials, they reduced ambiguity for new contributors and reinforced open-source collaboration practices. No bug fixes were recorded, as the efforts were dedicated to documentation and governance improvements. The result was a more consistent and accessible onboarding experience for contributors engaging with Layer5’s open-source ecosystem.