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    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contributing
 
+   misc/contributing
    misc/maintain
 
 Indices and tables
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+==============================
+Contributing to sed
+==============================
+
+Welcome to the sed project, a collaboration of the Open Community of Multidimensional Photoemission Spectroscopy.
+
+Whether you are a beamline scientist hoping to create a loader for your data, or would like to add a new feature to the project, we welcome your contributions.
+
+This guide will walk you through the process of setting up your development environment, and the workflow for contributing to the project.
+
+.. contents::
+
+Getting Started
+===============
+
+1. **Clone the Repository:**
+
+   - If you are a member of the repository, clone the repository to your local machine:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        git clone https://github.com/OpenCOMPES/sed.git
+
+   - If you are not a member of the repository, clone your fork of the repository to your local machine:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        git clone https://github.com/yourusername/sed.git
+
+
+
+2. **Install Python and Poetry:**
+   - Ensure you have Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10 or 3.11 and poetry installed.
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        pip install pipx
+        pipx install poetry
+
+3. **Clone Repository:**
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        git clone https://github.com/OpenCOMPES/sed.git
+
+4. **Install Dependencies:**
+   - Navigate to the project directory and install the project dependencies (including development ones) using Poetry:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        poetry install --dev
+
+
+Development Workflow
+=====================
+
+.. note::
+   This guide assumes that you have Python (version 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11) and poetry with dev dependencies installed on your machine.
+
+1. **Install pre-commit hooks:** To ensure your code is formatted correctly, install pre-commit hooks:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        pip install pre-commit
+
+
+2. **Create a Branch:** Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix and make changes:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        git checkout -b feature-branch
+
+
+3. **Write Tests:** If your contribution introduces new features or fixes a bug, add tests to cover your changes.
+
+4. **Run Tests:** To ensure no funtionality is broken, run the tests:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        pytest tests
+
+
+5. **Commit Changes:** Commit your changes with a clear and concise commit message:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        git commit -a -m "Your commit message"
+
+
+6. **Push Changes:** Push your changes to your fork:
+
+    .. code-block:: bash
+
+        git push origin feature-branch
+
+
+7. **Open a Pull Request:** Open a pull request against the `main` branch of sed.
+
+Pull Request Guidelines
+=======================
+
+Please give a brief description of the changes you have made in your pull request.
+If your pull request fixes an issue, please reference the issue number in the pull request description.
+
+Before your pull request can be merged, it must pass the following checks:
+
+- **Linting Check**
+
+- **Tests Check**
+
+- **Code Review:** A maintainer will review your code and provide feedback if necessary.
+
+- **Rebase with Main:** Ensure your branch is up-to-date with the latest changes from the `main` branch.
+
+Once all checks are successful and your code is approved, it will be merged into the main branch.
+
+Developing a Loader
+===================
+If you are developing a loader for your beamline, please follow the guidelines below.
+
+1. **Create a Loader:**
+
+   - Create a new loader in the `sed/loaders` directory.
+   - The loader should be a subclass of `sed.loader.base.loader.BaseLoader` and implement a few methods. See :ref:`base_loader` for more information.
+   - Give your class a `__name__` attribute, which is used to select the loader in user config files (See the generic loader for example).
+   - At the end of your module, provide a `LOADER = YourNameLoader` variable, which is used to register that loader in the registry. See :ref:`loader_interface`.
+
+2. **Write Tests:**
+
+   - Write tests for your loader in the `tests/loaders` directory.
+   - You can also include a small test data in the `tests/data` directory.
+
+3. **Add Loader to Documentation:** Add your loader to the documentation in `docs/sed/loaders.rst`.
diff --git a/docs/sed/loader.rst b/docs/sed/loader.rst
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@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 Data loader
 ===================================================
 
+.. _loader_interface:
+
 Loader Interface
 ###################################################
 .. automodule:: sed.loader.loader_interface
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
 
+.. _base_loader:
 Abstract BaseLoader
 ###################################################
 .. automodule:: sed.loader.base.loader