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-# Maintainers
-This repo is currently maintained by Ken Liao (@yknl). 
+## Issues
 
-# Issues
-Github issues marked [help-wanted](https://github.com/blockstack/blockstack.js/labels/help-wanted)
-are great places to start. Please ask in a github issue or slack before embarking
-on larger issues that aren't labeled as help wanted or adding additional
-functionality so that we can make sure your contribution can be included!
+Github issues marked [help-wanted](https://github.com/hirosystems/stacks.js/labels/help%20wanted) are great places to start.
+Please ask in a GitHub issue or slack before embarking on larger issues that aren't labeled as help wanted or adding additional functionality so that we can make sure your contribution can be included!
 
-# Pull Request 
+## Pull Requests
 
-## Submitting
-This repository uses the [git flow branching mode](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/).
+Please follow [conventional commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) when writing commit messages.
 
-The latest released code as deployed to npm is in `master` and the latest delivered development
-changes for the next release are in `develop`.
+A pull request reviewer is responsible for ensuring the following:
 
-We use the [git-flow-avh](https://github.com/petervanderdoes/gitflow-avh) plugin.
-
-Pull request requirements:
-
-1. Describe exactly what the goal of the PR is (and link to any relevant issues)
-2. Describe how that goal was achieved through the submitted implementation.
-3. The code must be lint-free and pass the unit tests by running `$ npm run test`
-4. The code should contain [flow static type annotations](https://flow.org)
-5. Contain tests that cover any and all new functionality or code changes.
-6. Describe how the new functionality can be tested manually.
-7. Document any new features or endpoints, and describe how developers would be expected to interact with them. 
-8. PR authors should agree to our contributor's agreement.
-
-## Reviewers
-Ken Liao (@yknl)
-Hank Stoever (@hstove)
-Aaron Blankstein (@kantai)
-Matthew Little (@zone117x)
-
-All pull requests require at least 2 reviewer approvals before it can be merged.
-
-# Documentation
-Documentation in this repo is automatically generated from code comments via `documentation.js`. It is the responsibility of the pull request author to verify documentation builds correctly. 
-
-# Reviewing Pull Requests
-A PR reviewer is responsible for ensuring the following:
-
-1. All code changes are covered by automated tests. 
-
-2. Authentication and Gaia storage continues to work properly when integrated in both the Blockstack Browser and apps.
-
-3. Compatibility breaking changes are documented.
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+1. Commit messages are reasonable for changelogs (otherwise squash commit the pull request with a single new message).
+1. Important code changes are covered by automated tests.
+1. Compatibility breaking changes are documented and covered by conventional commits.