docs: Add zulipbot and commit message guidelines.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ or by using Android Studio.
- `Build instructions (Android Studio)`_)
- `Build instructions (without Android Studio)`_)
- `Running server on device`_
-- `Coding Style`_
+- `Contributing`_
- `Mailing List`_
- `Export`_
- `License`_
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ or by using Android Studio.
.. _Build instructions (Android Studio): #build-instructions-android-studio
.. _Build instructions (without Android Studio): #build-instructions-without-android-studio
.. _Running server on device: #browsing-server-on-device
-.. _Coding Style: #coding-style
+.. _Contributing: #contributing
.. _Mailing List: #mailing-list
.. _Export: #export
.. _License: #license
@@ -233,12 +233,19 @@ Another way to connect android device to local server is via adb
.. _this: http://docs.telerik.com/fiddler/Configure-Fiddler/Tasks/ConfigureForAndroid
-Coding Style
+Contributing
------------
-Please read the Zulip coding style conventions documented at
-https://zulip.readthedocs.org/en/latest/code-style.html#version-control
-carefully.
+* If you're excited about helping with an open issue, make sure to claim the issue by commenting the following in the comment section: "**@zulipbot** claim". **@zulipbot** will assign you to the issue and label the issue as **in progress**. For more details, check out |@zulipbot|_.
+
+* For commit messages, be sure to checkout our `commit message style guidelines`_.
+
+* For code style, please read the `Zulip coding style`_ conventions carefully.
+
+.. |@zulipbot| replace:: **@zulipbot**
+.. _@zulipbot: https://github.com/zulip/zulipbot
+.. _commit message style guidelines: https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/version-control.html#commit-messages
+.. _Zulip coding style: https://zulip.readthedocs.org/en/latest/code-style.html#version-control
Mailing List
------------
