From 9809b1a4abb4252ffca964f324dc276cbdf298cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hari Krishnan <harikrishnan83@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:42:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add steps for testing template and command changes
 locally

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3e6e24aa..58447f75 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ When working on spec-kit:
 3. Test script functionality in the `scripts/` directory
 4. Ensure memory files (`memory/constitution.md`) are updated if major process changes are made
 
+### Testing template and command changes locally
+
+Running `uv run specify init` pulls released packages, which won’t include your local changes.  
+To test your templates, commands, and other changes locally, follow these steps:
+
+1. **Create release packages**
+
+   Run the following command to generate the local packages:
+   ```
+   ./.github/workflows/scripts/create-release-packages.sh v1.0.0
+   ```
+
+2. **Copy the relevant package to your test project**
+
+   ```
+   cp -r .genreleases/sdd-copilot-package-sh/. /PATH_TO/test-project/
+   ```
+
+3. **Open and test the agent**
+
+   Navigate to your test project folder and open the agent to verify your implementation.
+
 ## AI contributions in Spec Kit
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]