Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Contribute-Developer
馃挕 In simple words: Computer programmers can help build WikiDeal. This page tells coders what skills are useful and how to start helping.
馃幆 In 20 seconds (expert summary): Entry page for developers who want to contribute to WikiDeal: useful skills (frontend, backend, MediaWiki, AI integration, mobile, DevOps) and the current way to get involved. There is no selection filter: open participation currently takes place in the Markets space, while contributing to governance, policies and institutions goes through a simple contact step (info@wikideal.net) to request administration rights, granted case by case.
Contribute as a Developer
Help build the infrastructure of cooperative e-commerce. WikiDeal follows a libre licensing orientation (AGPL v3 for the software). We are looking for developers interested in decentralized systems, smart contracts without blockchain, MediaWiki extensions, and transparent AI integration.
Skills and areas of interest
- Frontend (Vue, React, Tailwind)
- Backend (PHP, Laravel, Python)
- MediaWiki architecture and extensions
- AI / LLM integration
- Mobile (Flutter, React Native)
- DevOps / CI-CD
How to get involved
There is no filter and no selection process: you can start right away.
At this stage, open participation takes place in the Markets space, where anyone can propose use cases, contract templates and complete structures. The rest of the platform (governance, policies, institutions, everything outside the Markets) can currently be edited only by people holding administration rights. If you would like to take part in that work, the first step proposed is to identify yourself and contact us at info@wikideal.net, so that these rights can be granted by an administrator, after analysis and case by case (see the criteria envisaged). This arrangement reflects the current stage of the project and is offered as a working basis, open to discussion.
When you write to us, tell us what you would like to build for WikiDeal and your availability, which can range from a few volunteer hours per week to full-time work supported by a grant or occasional libre-licensed contributions.
For the broader picture, including the planned integration webinars, see Get started: how to contribute.