| # Contributing to Bazel | |
| ## Contributor License Agreement | |
| Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a Contributor License | |
| Agreement. You (or your employer) retain the copyright to your contribution, | |
| this simply gives us permission to use and redistribute your contributions as | |
| part of the project. Head over to <https://cla.developers.google.com/> to see | |
| your current agreements on file or to sign a new one. | |
| You generally only need to submit a CLA once, so if you've already submitted one | |
| (even if it was for a different project), you probably don't need to do it | |
| again. | |
| ## Patch Acceptance Process | |
| Read how to [build Bazel from source](https://bazel.build/install/compile-source), | |
| [contribute to Bazel](https://bazel.build/contribute), | |
| the [acceptance process for your pull request](https://bazel.build/contribute/patch-acceptance), | |
| [guidelines for AI-assisted contributions](https://bazel.build/contribute/ai-assisted-contributions), | |
| and the lifecycle of a Bazel [issue](https://www.bazel.build/contribute/maintainers-guide#lifecycle-issue) | |
| and [pull request](https://www.bazel.build/contribute/maintainers-guide#lifecycle-pull-request). |