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title: "Feature Requests & Bug Reports"
description: "How to submit feature requests and report bugs for Pangolin"
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We welcome contributions from the community to help improve Pangolin. To ensure your feedback is properly tracked and prioritized, please use the appropriate GitHub sections for different types of submissions.

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<Card title="Feature Requests" icon="lightbulb">
  Submit in GitHub Discussions for community feedback and upvoting
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<Card title="Bug Reports" icon="bug">
  Submit in GitHub Issues for tracking and resolution
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## Feature Requests

We encourage you to submit feature requests in the [GitHub Discussions section](https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/discussions) of the Pangolin repository. This allows the community to:

- **Upvote features** they want to see implemented
- **Provide feedback** and suggestions on proposed features
- **Discuss implementation details** and alternatives
- **Help prioritize** which features to work on next

<Note>
Feature requests with community support (upvotes and positive feedback) are more likely to be prioritized for development.
</Note>

## Bug Reports

Bug reports should be submitted in the [GitHub Issues section](https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/issues) for proper tracking and resolution. This ensures:

- **Proper tracking** of bugs through their lifecycle
- **Developer visibility** for quick resolution
- **Version tracking** and regression testing
- **Duplicate detection** and consolidation

<Warning>
Please provide as much detail as possible to help developers reproduce and fix the issue quickly.
</Warning>

## Before Submitting

- Search existing discussions and issues to avoid duplicates
- Provide clear, detailed information
- Include steps to reproduce (for bugs)
- Test on the latest version of Pangolin
- Check if the issue is environment-specific

## Alternative Channels

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<Card title="Security Issues" icon="shield">
  For security vulnerabilities, please email security@fossorial.com instead of posting publicly.
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<Card title="General Questions" icon="question">
  For general questions, use [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin/discussions) with the "Q&A" category, or come chat with us on [Discord](https://pangolin.net/discord).
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