Improve new contributor onboarding in README and CONTRIBUTING #899
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Summary
This PR improves the onboarding experience for first-time contributors by
making the project purpose clearer and adding a short, actionable path to
getting started.
The goal is to reduce initial cognitive load before contributors dive into the
full documentation.
Motivation
While reading the README and CONTRIBUTING guide as a new contributor, I found
that:
“what should I do first?” for contributors.
high-level entry point.
This PR adds lightweight structure to address those gaps without changing any
existing contribution policies.
What’s changed
README
CONTRIBUTING
Scope and intent
Testing
N/A (documentation-only changes)