Contributing to ZOT

What We Need

• Benchmark results from different architectures (ARM, x86, RISC-V)
• Benchmark results from different OS (Linux, Windows, FreeBSD)
• New probe implementations for different substrates
• Signal processing improvements backed by immunology literature
• Performance optimizations that don't sacrifice accuracy

Rules

1. No dependencies. Organisms are single-file, zero-crate Rust.
2. Every change must include benchmark results (before/after).
3. Cite the biology. If you change the signal path, reference the paper.
4. No personal information in commits, issues, or PRs.

Process

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a branch from main
3. Run the benchmark: cargo run --release + python3 analyze.py
4. Include results in your PR description
5. Submit PR against main

Code Style

• cargo fmt before committing
• cargo clippy must pass (dead_code warnings allowed)
• Comments explain WHY, not WHAT