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+<span style="display: inline-block; padding: 1rem 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; background: #FAA0A0; border-radius: 0.5rem; color: black;">
+<b>Note for contributors:</b> When branching out, create a new branch from the <span style="padding: 2px; border-radius: 0.25rem; background: #3D3D3D; color: #CFCFCF;">dev</span> branch.
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 # 🎉 Welcome to **cognee**! 
 
 We're excited that you're interested in contributing to our project!