From 5b42b21af5da44866d6950141aaf672fffa776ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vasilije <8619304+Vasilije1990@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:00:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Enhance CONTRIBUTING.md with example setup instructions

Added instructions for running a simple example and setting up the environment.
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 6ca815825..87e3dc91c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -97,6 +97,21 @@ git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
 python cognee/cognee/tests/test_library.py
 ```
 
+### Running Simple Example
+
+Change .env.example into .env and provide your OPENAI_API_KEY as LLM_API_KEY
+
+Make sure to run ```shell uv sync ``` in the root cloned folder or set up a virtual environment to run cognee
+
+```shell
+python cognee/cognee/examples/python/simple_example.py
+```
+or 
+
+```shell
+uv run python cognee/cognee/examples/python/simple_example.py
+```
+
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