# Support

patina is an open-source project maintained on a best-effort basis.

## Best places to ask

- Bugs: open a GitHub issue with a minimal reproduction.
- Pattern proposals: use the pattern proposal issue template.
- False positives: use the false-positive report template.
- Security concerns: see `SECURITY.md`.

## Before asking

Please include:

- patina version or commit;
- language (`ko`, `en`, `zh`, `ja`);
- mode (`rewrite`, `audit`, `score`, `diff`, `ouroboros`);
- backend/provider if relevant;
- a short input sample, if it is safe to share;
- expected vs actual output.

Do not paste private, confidential, or legally sensitive text into public issues.

## External promotion and solicitation

Public issues are for concrete patina bugs, pattern work, docs gaps, benchmarks, and integrations. Issues that mainly advertise a third-party service, ask for a listing, request cross-promotion, recruit contributors for another platform, or solicit a partnership without a concrete patina change are out of scope.

Maintainers may close those issues as not planned or spam without preserving the promotional body text. If there is a real patina integration or research proposal, use the closest issue template and include:

- the user problem inside patina;
- the specific docs, code, benchmark, or process change being proposed;
- privacy, security, and maintenance implications;
- redistributable evidence or a reproducible evaluation protocol.

Commercial, recruiting, sponsorship, or partnership outreach should not be filed as a public issue unless it includes a concrete open-source change that can be reviewed on its own.
