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 # Contributors Guide
 
-starknet.go is an open-source Golang Library for Cairo written by NethermindEth.
-We welcome all contributions to this repository to help enrich the Starknet community.
+**starknet.go** is an open-source Golang library for Cairo developed by NethermindEth. We welcome all contributions to this repository to help enrich the Starknet community.
 
 ## How to Contribute
 
-We operate and maintain this project with an issue and pull request model. We will track
-the GitHub issues section [Issues](https://github.com/NethermindEth/starknet.go/issues) of this repository
-and contributors can submit [Pull
-Requests](https://github.com/NethermindEth/starknet.go/pulls) for review by the maintainers.
+We operate and maintain this project using an issue and pull request model. Please track the GitHub issues section [Issues](https://github.com/NethermindEth/starknet.go/issues) of this repository, and contributors can submit [Pull Requests](https://github.com/NethermindEth/starknet.go/pulls) for review by the maintainers.
 
 ### General Work-Flow
 
- We recommend the following work-flow for contributors:
+We recommend the following work-flow for contributors:
 
- 1. **Find an issue** to work on and use comments to communicate your intentions and ask questions.
- 2. **Work in a feature branch** of your personal fork (github.com/YOUR_NAME/starknet.go) of the main repository (github.com/NethermindEth/starknet.go).
- 3. After you have implemented or resolved the issue, **create a pull-request** to merge your changes in the main repository
- 4. Wait for the repository maintainers to **review your changes** to ensure the issue is addressed.
- 5. If the issue is addressed the repository maintainers will **merge your pull-request**
+1. **Find an issue** to work on and use comments to communicate your intentions and ask questions.
+2. **Work in a feature branch** of your personal fork (github.com/YOUR_NAME/starknet.go) of the main repository (github.com/NethermindEth/starknet.go).
+3. After you have implemented or resolved the issue, **create a pull request** to merge your changes into the main repository.
+4. Wait for the repository maintainers to **review your changes** to ensure the issue is addressed.
+5. If the issue is resolved, the repository maintainers will **merge your pull request**.
 
-### Helpful Article on contribution
+### Linter Checks
 
-[guide](https://akrabat.com/the-beginners-guide-to-contributing-to-a-github-project/)
+**starknet.go** now requires linter checks to pass. Please follow these steps to install and run the linter:
+
+1. **Install `golangci-lint`:**
+
+   ```bash
+   go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/[email protected]
+   ```
+
+2. **Run the linter:**
+
+   ```bash
+   golangci-lint run
+   ```
+
+   Ensure that there are no linter errors before submitting your pull request.
+
+3. **Run the linter on a specific file in a specific directory:**
+
+   To run the linter on a specific file, use:
+
+   ```bash
+   golangci-lint run path/to/your/file.go
+   ```
+
+   To run the linter on all files in a specific directory, use:
+
+   ```bash
+   golangci-lint run path/to/your/directory
+   ```
+
+   Replace `path/to/your/file.go` and `path/to/your/directory` with the actual file and directory paths.
+
+### Helpful Article on Contribution
+
+For a detailed guide on contributing to a GitHub project, check out this [guide](https://akrabat.com/the-beginners-guide-to-contributing-to-a-github-project/).